Study Desk

"But his father said to the servants, ‘Quick! Bring the finest robe in the house and put it on him. Get a ring for his finger and sandals for his feet.

for this son of mine was dead and has now returned to life. He was lost, but now he is found.' So the party began.

but he replied, ‘All these years I've slaved for you and never once refused to do a single thing you told me to. And in all that time you never gave me even one young goat for a feast with my friends.

We had to celebrate this happy day. For your brother was dead and has come back to life! He was lost, but now he is found!'"

"The rich man had to admire the dishonest rascal for being so shrewd. And it is true that the children of this world are more shrewd in dealing with the world around them than are the children of the light.

"No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money."

But that doesn't mean that the law has lost its force. It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the smallest point of God's law to be overturned.

"For example, a man who divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery. And anyone who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery."

As Lazarus lay there longing for scraps from the rich man's table, the dogs would come and lick his open sores.

For I have five brothers, and I want him to warn them so they don't end up in this place of torment.'

And does the master thank the servant for doing what he was told to do? Of course not.

He fell to the ground at Jesus' feet, thanking him for what he had done. This man was a Samaritan.

You won't be able to say, ‘Here it is!' or ‘It's over there!' For the Kingdom of God is already among you."

For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other, so it will be on the day when the Son of Man comes.

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

"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.'

I tell you, this sinner, not the Pharisee, returned home justified before God. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted."

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.

Then Jesus called for the children and said to the disciples, "Let the children come to me. Don't stop them! For the Kingdom of God belongs to those who are like these children.

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