Study Desk

You will be hated by everyone because of my name,

because these are days of vengeance

People will faint from fear and expectation of the things that are coming on the world, because the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

But when these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is near.”

The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to put him to death, because they were afraid of the people.

Herod was very glad to see Jesus; for a long time he had wanted to see him because he had heard about him and was hoping to see some miracle performed by him.

Neither has Herod, because he sent him back to us. Clearly, he has done nothing to deserve death.

We are punished justly, because we’re getting back what we deserve for the things we did, but this man has done nothing wrong.”

because the sun’s light failed. The curtain of the sanctuary was split down the middle.

But they urged him, “Stay with us, because it’s almost evening, and now the day is almost over.” So he went in to stay with them.

But while they still were amazed and in disbelief because of their joy, he asked them, “Do you have anything here to eat?”

(John testified concerning him and exclaimed, “This was the one of whom I said, ‘The one coming after me ranks ahead of me, because he existed before me.’”)

This is the one I told you about: ‘After me comes a man who ranks ahead of me, because he existed before me.’

Jesus responded to him, “Do you believe because I told you I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than this.”

and because he did not need anyone to testify about man; for he himself knew what was in man.

John also was baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was plenty of water there. People were coming and being baptized,

because his disciples had gone into town to buy food.

You Samaritans worship what you do not know. We worship what we do know, because salvation is from the Jews.

Now many Samaritans from that town believed in him because of what the woman said when she testified, “He told me everything I ever did.”

Many more believed because of what he said.