Study Desk

He was there for 40 days, being tempted by Satan. During this time he was out among the wild animals. Then angels came and helped him.

Their father Zebedee and the men who worked for him were in the boat with the brothers. When Jesus saw the brothers, he told them to come. They left their father and followed Jesus.

Later, Simon and his friends went to look for Jesus.

They found him and said, "Everyone is looking for you!"

"Don't tell anyone about what I did for you. But go and let the priest look at you. And offer a gift to God because you have been healed. Offer the gift that Moses commanded. This will show everyone that you are healed."

The Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins. But how can I prove this to you? Maybe you are thinking it was easy for me to say to the crippled man, ‘Your sins are forgiven.' There's no proof it really happened. But what if I say to the man, ‘Stand up. Take your mat and walk'? Then you will be able to see if I really have this power or not." So Jesus said to the paralyzed man,

He was walking beside the lake, and he saw a man named Levi, son of Alphaeus. Levi was sitting at his place for collecting taxes. Jesus said to him, "Follow me." Then Levi stood up and followed Jesus.

Jesus saw how many people there were, so he told his followers to get a small boat and make it ready for him. He wanted the boat so that the crowds of people could not push against him.

"I want you to know that people can be forgiven for all the sinful things they do. They can even be forgiven for the bad things they say against God.

Many people were sitting around Jesus. They said to him, "Your mother, your brothers, and your sisters are waiting for you outside."

The men who had the work of caring for the pigs ran away. They ran to the town and to the farms and told everyone what happened. The people went out to see.

But Jesus did not allow the man to go. He said, "Go home to your family and friends. Tell them about all that the Lord did for you. Tell them how the Lord was good to you."

So the man left and told the people in the Ten Towns about the great things Jesus did for him. Everyone was amazed.

There among the people was a woman who had been bleeding for the past twelve years.

But Jesus continued looking for the one who touched him.

This is what he told them: "Take nothing for your trip except a stick for walking. Take no bread, no bag, and no money.

John told Herod, "It is not right for you to be married to your brother's wife."

Then the right time came for Herodias to cause John's death. It happened on Herod's birthday. Herod gave a dinner party for the most important government leaders, the commanders of his army, and the most important people in Galilee.

He promised her, "Anything you ask for I will give to you—even half of my kingdom."

The girl went to her mother and asked, "What should I ask King Herod to give me?" Her mother answered, "Ask for the head of John the Baptizer."