Study Desk

While he was sitting on the tribunal a message came to him from his wife. "Have nothing to do with that innocent man," she said, "for during the night I have suffered terribly in a dream through him."

The High Priests, however, and the Elders urged the crowd to ask for Barabbas and to demand the death of Jesus.

So when he saw that he could gain nothing, but that on the contrary there was a riot threatening, he called for water and washed his hands in sight of them all, saying, "I am not responsible for this murder: you must answer for it."

At last, having finished their sport, they took off the cloak, clothed Him again in His own garments, and led Him away for crucifixion.

His trust is in God: let God deliver him now, if He will have him; for he said, `I am God's Son.'"

"The man is calling for Elijah," said some of the bystanders.

As for the Captain and the soldiers who were with Him keeping guard over Jesus, when they witnessed the earthquake and the other occurrences they were filled with terror, and exclaimed, "Assuredly he was God's Son."

So give orders for the sepulchre to be securely guarded till the third day, for fear his disciples should come by night and steal the body, and then tell the people that he has come back to life; and so the last imposture will be more serious than the first."

But to their amazement there had been a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord had descended from Heaven, and had come and rolled back the stone, and was sitting upon it.

For fear of him the guards trembled violently, and became like dead men.

But the angel said to the women, "As for you, dismiss your fears. I know that it is Jesus that you are looking for--the crucified One.

As for the eleven disciples, they proceeded into Galilee, to the hill where Jesus had arranged to meet them.

"The voice of one crying aloud: `In the Desert prepare a road for the Lord: Make His highways straight.'"

So John the Baptizer came, and was in the Desert proclaiming a baptism of the penitent for forgiveness of sins.

As for John, his garment was of camel's hair, and he wore a loincloth of leather; and his food was locusts and wild honey.

where He remained for forty days, tempted by Satan; and He was among the wild beasts, but the angels waited upon Him.

One day, passing along the shore of the Lake of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew, Simon's brother, throwing their nets in the Lake; for they were fisherman.

"Come and follow me," said Jesus, "and I will make you fishers for men."

The people listened with amazement to His teaching--for there was authority about it: it was very different from that of the Scribes--

And Simon and the others searched everywhere for Him.