Study Desk

At this, some of his disciples said to one another, "What does he mean by saying, ‘In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me,' and ‘Because I am going to the Father' ?"

A woman giving birth to a child has pain because her time has come; but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into the world.

No, the Father himself loves you because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God.

"Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world.

Now Judas, who betrayed him, knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with his disciples.

Simon Peter and another disciple were following Jesus. Because this disciple was known to the high priest, he went with Jesus into the high priest's courtyard,

Then the Jewish leaders took Jesus from Caiaphas to the palace of the Roman governor. By now it was early morning, and to avoid ceremonial uncleanness they did not enter the palace, because they wanted to be able to eat the Passover.

The Jewish leaders insisted, "We have a law, and according to that law he must die, because he claimed to be the Son of God."

Now it was the day of Preparation, and the next day was to be a special Sabbath. Because the Jewish leaders did not want the bodies left on the crosses during the Sabbath, they asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies taken down.

Later, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Now Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because he feared the Jewish leaders. With Pilate's permission, he came and took the body away.

Because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and since the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there.

Then Jesus told him, "Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed."

He said, "Throw your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some." When they did, they were unable to haul the net in because of the large number of fish.

The third time he said to him, "Simon son of John, do you love me?" Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, "Do you love me?" He said, "Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you." Jesus said, "Feed my sheep.

Because of this, the rumor spread among the believers that this disciple would not die. But Jesus did not say that he would not die; he only said, "If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you?"

When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard their own language being spoken.

But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him.

David said about him: "‘I saw the Lord always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, you will not let your holy one see decay.

They were greatly disturbed because the apostles were teaching the people, proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.