Chapter 12

12:1 Make a list of the things that happened. When did they happen? What did the disciples do?

12:2 Who saw the disciples’ action? What did those people do about that? What might be the reason why they did that?

12:3 What happened? What example did Jesus give? What do you think about that?

12:4 What happened? Who did it? What was the problem? What might be the reason why it was a proper thing to do then?

12:5 What example did Jesus give? What do you think about what they did?

12:6 What statement did Jesus make? What do you think that it might mean?

12:7, 8 Make a list of the facts. What do you think that they might mean? How do you think that ‘the Son of Man’ is ‘ Lord of God’s rest day’?

12:9 What happened? What do you think about that?

12:10 Describe the people that were there. What might those people have wanted to happen?

12:11 How did Jesus reply to them? What example did he give? What do you think about that?

12:12 How does Jesus compare a sheep and a man? So, what does that mean that people should do?

12:13 Make a list of the things that happened. What did the man have to do? What did Jesus do? What was the result?

12:14 Who did what? What might be the reason why they did that?

12:15 What did Jesus hear about? What did he do about that? What else happened? What do you think about all that?

12:16 What happened? Who were those people? Look also at 12:15.

12:17 What had happened? What do you think about that?

12:18 Make a list of the things that you learn about ‘my (God’s) servant’. What will God do for him? What will he do? What do you think about that?

12:19, 20 Describe this person’s character. What will he not do? How long will he continue his efforts?

12:21 What will happen? Who will do that?

12:22 Who came to Jesus? What were the man’s problems? What did Jesus do for him? What do you think about that?

12:23 What happened? What did the people think? What do you think about that?

12:24 What happened? What did the Pharisees declare? What do you think about that?

12:25 What did Jesus know? What did he do about that? What idea did he teach?

12:26 What would happen? Why would that be?

12:27 What does Jesus argue? What do you think about his answer?

12:28 What does Jesus do? What does he say that it proves? What do you think about that?

12:29 Express this in your own words. What connection does this have with what the Pharisees had said? Look also at 12:24.

12:30 What things does Jesus contrast? What might the harvest be?

12:31 What does Jesus warn people about? What might be the reason why that is so bad? Look also at 12:24.

12:32 What will God do? What will God not do? What do you think about that?

12:33 How do you know whether you have a good tree or a bad one? For what other situation or situations might people use that test?

12:34 Of what things does Jesus accuse the Pharisees? What is the problem?

12:35 Contrast the two people. Why does one person say good things? And why does the other person say evil things?

12:36 What will happen? What do you think about that?

12:37 What will be the basic evidence for God to make his judgement? What will you do in a different way because you know that?

12:38 Who were present? What did they ask Jesus to do?

12:39 How did Jesus reply to them? What do you think about his answer?

12:40 What do you learn about Jonah? What do you learn about the Son of Man? What do you think about what is similar?

12:41 Express this in your own words. What will happen on the day when God makes his judgement? What is similar between Nineveh’s people then and the ‘people who are living now’? What is different between them?

12:42 What do you learn about the Queen of the South? What is different ‘now’?

12:43 What happens to an ‘evil spirit’ that ‘comes out from a man’? What do you think about that?

12:44 What happens? What kind of ‘house’ is this?

12:45 What happens next? What is the result? To whom will that happen?

12:46 What was Jesus doing? Who came? What did they want?

12:47 What was the message? What might you expect to happen next?

12:48 How did Jesus reply? What do you think about that?

12:49 What did Jesus do? What is strange about that?

12:50 How does Jesus explain his statement? Look also at 12:49. Who can be a ‘relative’ of Jesus? What will you do because you know that?