Study Desk

"But Abraham said, ‘Moses and the prophets have warned them. Your brothers can read what they wrote.'

"The rich man replied, ‘No, Father Abraham! But if someone is sent to them from the dead, then they will repent of their sins and turn to God.'

"But Abraham said, ‘If they won't listen to Moses and the prophets, they won't be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.'"

One day Jesus said to his disciples, "There will always be temptations to sin, but what sorrow awaits the person who does the tempting!

Then he said to his disciples, "The time is coming when you will long to see the day when the Son of Man returns, but you won't see it.

People will tell you, ‘Look, there is the Son of Man,' or ‘Here he is,' but don't go out and follow them.

But first the Son of Man must suffer terribly and be rejected by this generation.

The judge ignored her for a while, but finally he said to himself, ‘I don't fear God or care about people,

but this woman is driving me crazy. I'm going to see that she gets justice, because she is wearing me out with her constant requests!'"

I tell you, he will grant justice to them quickly! But when the Son of Man returns, how many will he find on the earth who have faith?"

"But the tax collector stood at a distance and dared not even lift his eyes to heaven as he prayed. Instead, he beat his chest in sorrow, saying, ‘O God, be merciful to me, for I am a sinner.'

One day some parents brought their little children to Jesus so he could touch and bless them. But when the disciples saw this, they scolded the parents for bothering him.

But to answer your question, you know the commandments: ‘You must not commit adultery. You must not murder. You must not steal. You must not testify falsely. Honor your father and mother.'"

But when the man heard this he became very sad, for he was very rich.

They will flog him with a whip and kill him, but on the third day he will rise again."

But they didn't understand any of this. The significance of his words was hidden from them, and they failed to grasp what he was talking about.

"Be quiet!" the people in front yelled at him. But he only shouted louder, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"

He tried to get a look at Jesus, but he was too short to see over the crowd.

But the people were displeased. "He has gone to be the guest of a notorious sinner," they grumbled.

But his people hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want him to be our king.'