Study Desk

Any of you who try to save the life you have will lose it. But you who give up your life for me will find true life.

It is worth nothing for you to have the whole world if you yourself are lost. You could never pay enough to buy back your life.

The Son of Man will come again with his Father's glory and with his angels. And he will reward everyone for what they have done.

Peter said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good that we are here. If you want, I will put three tents here—one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

But we don't want to upset these tax collectors. So do this: Go to the lake and fish. After you catch the first fish, open its mouth. Inside its mouth you will find a four-drachma coin. Take that coin and give it to the tax collectors. That will pay the tax for you and me."

"If one of these little children believes in me, and someone causes that child to sin, it will be very bad for that person. It would be better for them to have a millstone tied around their neck and be drowned in the deep sea.

I feel sorry for the people in the world because of the things that make people sin. These things must happen, but it will be very bad for anyone who causes them to happen.

"If your hand or your foot makes you sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose part of your body and have eternal life than to have two hands and two feet and be thrown into the fire that burns forever.

If your eye makes you sin, take it out and throw it away. It is better for you to have only one eye and have eternal life than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.

"If a man has 100 sheep, but one of the sheep is lost, what will he do? He will leave the other 99 sheep on the hill and go look for the lost sheep. Right?

To say it another way, if two of you on earth agree on anything you pray for, my Father in heaven will do what you ask.

The master felt sorry for him. So he told the servant he did not have to pay. He let him go free.

All the other servants saw what happened. They felt very sorry for the man. So they went and told their master everything that happened.

Some Pharisees came to Jesus. They tried to make him say something wrong. They asked him, "Is it right for a man to divorce his wife for any reason he chooses?"

I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for the problem of sexual sin, and marries another woman is guilty of adultery."

He answered, "This statement is true for some, but not for everyone—only for those who have been given this gift.

There are different reasons why some men don't marry. Some were born without the ability to produce children. Others were made that way later in life. And others have given up marriage because of God's kingdom. This is for anyone who is able to accept it."

Then the people brought their little children to Jesus so that he could lay his hands on them to bless them and pray for them. When the followers saw this, they told the people to stop bringing their children to him.

Then Jesus said to his followers, "The truth is, it will be very hard for a rich person to enter God's kingdom.

Yes, I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter God's kingdom."