Study Desk

"For I also am a man under authority, with soldiers under me; and I say to this one, 'Go!' and he goes, and to another, 'Come!' and he comes, and to my slave, 'Do this!' and he does it."

And Jesus said to the centurion, "Go; it shall be done for you as you have believed." And the servant was healed that very moment.

"But go and learn what this means: 'I DESIRE COMPASSION, AND NOT SACRIFICE,' for I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners."

"But no one puts a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for the patch pulls away from the garment, and a worse tear results.

And a woman who had been suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve years, came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak;

for she was saying to herself, "If I only touch His garment, I will get well."

He said, "Leave; for the girl has not died, but is asleep." And they began laughing at Him.

Seeing the people, He felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and dispirited like sheep without a shepherd.

"Do not acquire gold, or silver, or copper for your money belts,

or a bag for your journey, or even two coats, or sandals, or a staff; for the worker is worthy of his support.

"Truly I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city.

"But beware of men, for they will hand you over to the courts and scourge you in their synagogues;

and you will even be brought before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.

"But when they hand you over, do not worry about how or what you are to say; for it will be given you in that hour what you are to say.

"For it is not you who speak, but it is the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.

"But whenever they persecute you in one city, flee to the next; for truly I say to you, you will not finish going through the cities of Israel until the Son of Man comes.

"It is enough for the disciple that he become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they have called the head of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign the members of his household!

"Therefore do not fear them, for there is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known.

"Are not two sparrows sold for a cent? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father.

"For I came to SET A MAN AGAINST HIS FATHER, AND A DAUGHTER AGAINST HER MOTHER, AND A DAUGHTER-IN-LAW AGAINST HER MOTHER-IN-LAW;