Study Desk

The man in charge of the meeting place was angry because Jesus had healed someone on the Sabbath. So he said to the people, "Each week has six days when we can work. Come and be healed on one of those days, but not on the Sabbath."

Then when you have been thrown outside, you will weep and grit your teeth because you will see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in God's kingdom.

Jesus said, "In the same way there is more happiness in heaven because of one sinner who turns to God than over ninety-nine good people who don't need to."

I will help this widow because she keeps on bothering me. If I don't help her, she will wear me out."

When the man heard this, he was sad, because he was very rich.

Jesus answered, "You can be sure that anyone who gives up home or wife or brothers or family or children because of God's kingdom

The apostles did not understand what Jesus was talking about. They could not understand, because the meaning of what he said was hidden from them.

Jesus replied, "Look and you will see! Your eyes are healed because of your faith."

Jesus said to Zacchaeus, "Today you and your family have been saved, because you are a true son of Abraham.

When Jesus was starting down the Mount of Olives, his large crowd of disciples were happy and praised God because of all the miracles they had seen.

They will level you to the ground and kill your people. Not one stone in your buildings will be left on top of another. This will happen because you did not see that God had come to save you.

But they could not find a way to do it, because everyone else was eager to listen to him.

And we can't say that it was merely some human who gave John the right to baptize. The crowd will stone us to death, because they think John was a prophet."

Jesus' enemies kept watching him closely, because they wanted to hand him over to the Roman governor. So they sent some men who pretended to be good. But they were really spies trying to catch Jesus saying something wrong.

or die. They will be like the angels and will be God's children, because they have been raised to life.

Before all this happens, you will be arrested and punished. You will be tried in your meeting places and put in jail. Because of me you will be placed on trial before kings and governors.

Because of me, you will be hated by everyone.

People will be so frightened that they will faint because of what is happening to the world. Every power in the sky will be shaken.

The chief priests and the teachers of the Law of Moses were looking for a way to get rid of Jesus, because they were afraid of what the people might do.

Do this because the Scriptures say, ‘He was considered a criminal.' This was written about me, and it will soon come true."