Study Desk

But before leaving, he called in ten servants and gave each of them some money. He told them, "Use this to earn more money until I get back."

But the people of his country hated him, and they sent messengers to the foreign country to say, "We don't want this man to be our king."

But they said, "Sir, he already has ten times as much!"

The king replied, "Those who have something will be given more. But everything will be taken away from those who don't have anything.

But Jesus answered, "If they keep quiet, these stones will start shouting."

He told them, "The Scriptures say, ‘My house should be a place of worship.' But you have made it a place where robbers hide!"

But they could not find a way to do it, because everyone else was eager to listen to him.

When it was time to harvest the crop, he sent a servant to ask the renters for his share of the grapes. But they beat up the servant and sent him away without anything.

But Jesus looked straight at them and said, "Then what do the Scriptures mean when they say, ‘The stone that the builders tossed aside is now the most important stone of all'?

The chief priests and the teachers of the Law of Moses knew that Jesus was talking about them when he was telling this story. They wanted to arrest him right then, but they were afraid of the people.

Jesus' enemies kept watching him closely, because they wanted to hand him over to the Roman governor. So they sent some men who pretended to be good. But they were really spies trying to catch Jesus saying something wrong.

There were once seven brothers. The first one married, but died without having any children.

But in the future world no one who is worthy to rise from death will either marry

So the Lord isn't the God of the dead, but of the living. This means that everyone is alive as far as God is concerned.

But they cheat widows out of their homes and then pray long prayers just to show off. These teachers will be punished most of all.

Everyone else gave what they didn't need. But she is very poor and gave everything she had."

Jesus replied: Don't be fooled by those who will come and claim to be me. They will say, "I am Christ!" and "Now is the time!" But don't follow them.

When you hear about wars and riots, don't be afraid. These things will have to happen first, but that isn't the end.

But this will be your chance to tell about your faith.

But don't worry!