Study Desk

This place was near by. Because it was the day the Jews got ready for the special religious gathering, they laid Jesus in it.

They said to her, "Woman, why are you crying?" She said to them, "Because they have taken away my Lord. I do not know where they have put Him."

It was evening of the first day of the week. The followers had gathered together with the doors locked because they were afraid of the Jews. Jesus came and stood among them. He said, "May you have peace."

Jesus said to him, "Thomas, because you have seen Me, you believe. Those are happy who have never seen Me and yet believe!"

He said to them, "Put your net over the right side of the boat. Then you will catch some fish." They put out the net. They were not able to pull it in because it was so full of fish.

Jesus said to Peter the third time, "Simon, son of John, do you love Me?" Peter felt bad because Jesus asked him the third time, "Do you love Me?" He answered Jesus, "Lord, You know everything. You know I love You." Jesus said to him, "Feed My sheep.

He is to take the place of Judas in this work and be a missionary. Judas lost his place and went where he belonged because of sin."

It was not David who was taken up to heaven, because he said, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit at My right side,

They were angry because Peter and John had been teaching the people and preaching that Jesus had been raised from the dead.

So they took them and put them in prison until the next day because it was evening.

They were not able to argue about what Peter and John had said because the man who had been healed was standing with them.

After they had spoken more sharp words to them, they let them go. They could not beat them because the people were giving thanks to God for what had happened.

No one from outside their own group came in with them because they were afraid. But those outside the church had respect for the followers.

The leader of the house of God took his men and got them. They did not hurt the missionaries because they were afraid the people would throw stones at them.

So the missionaries went away from the court happy that they could suffer shame because of His Name.

"The sons of Jacob sold Joseph to people from the country of Egypt because they were jealous of him. But God was with Joseph.

Good men put Stephen in a grave. There was much sorrow because of him.

Peter said to him, "May your money be destroyed with you because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!

No one listened to Him because of His shame. Who will tell the story of His day? For His life was taken away from the earth.

I will show him how much he will have to suffer because of Me."