Study Desk

"What do you want me to do for you?" He said, "Lord, I want to see."

As he was coming close to Jerusalem, on the way down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of followers began joyfully shouting praise to God for all the miracles they had seen.

As Jesus came near Jerusalem, he saw the city and cried for it,

He said, "It is written in the Scriptures, ‘My Temple will be a house for prayer.' But you have changed it into a ‘hideout for robbers'!"

Then Jesus told the people this story: "A man planted a vineyard and leased it to some farmers. Then he went away for a long time.

When it was time for the grapes to be picked, he sent a servant to the farmers to get some of the grapes. But they beat the servant and sent him away empty-handed.

Then he sent another servant. They beat this servant also, and showed no respect for him, and sent him away empty-handed.

Tell us, is it right for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?"

They asked, "Teacher, Moses wrote that if a man's brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, then that man must marry the widow and have children for his brother.

"Beware of the teachers of the law. They like to walk around wearing fancy clothes, and they love for people to greet them with respect in the marketplaces. They love to have the most important seats in the synagogues and at feasts.

"As for these things you are looking at, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another. Every stone will be thrown down."

How terrible it will be for women who are pregnant or have nursing babies! Great trouble will come upon this land, and God will be angry with these people.

It was almost time for the Feast of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover Feast.

He agreed and watched for the best time to hand Jesus over to them when he was away from the crowd.

Jesus said to Peter and John, "Go and prepare the Passover meal for us to eat."

Then Jesus took some bread, gave thanks, broke it, and gave it to the apostles, saying, "This is my body, which I am giving for you. Do this to remember me."

In the same way, after supper, Jesus took the cup and said, "This cup is the new agreement that God makes with his people. This new agreement begins with my blood which is poured out for you.

What God has planned for the Son of Man will happen, but how terrible it will be for that one who turns against the Son of Man."

When he reached the place, he said to them, "Pray for strength against temptation."

Jesus said to them, "Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray for strength against temptation."