In their own words — 2791 recorded sayings
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“And they, answering him, said, Where, Lord? And he said to them, Where the body is, there will the eagles come together.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Luke 17:37
“Saying, There was a judge in a certain town, who had no fear of God or respect for man: And there was a widow in that town, and she kept on coming to him and saying, Give me my right against the man who has done me wrong. And for a time he would not: but later, he said to himself, Though I have no fear of God or respect for man, Because this widow is a trouble to me, I will give her her right; for if not, I will be completely tired out by her frequent coming. And the Lord said, Give ear to the words of the evil judge. And will not God do right in the cause of his saints, whose cries come day…”— Jesus of Nazareth, Luke 18:2-8
“Two men went up to the Temple for prayer; one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-farmer. The Pharisee, taking up his position, said to himself these words: God, I give you praise because I am not like other men, who take more than their right, who are evil-doers, who are untrue to their wives, or even like this tax-farmer. Twice in the week I go without food; I give a tenth of all I have. The tax-farmer, on the other hand, keeping far away, and not lifting up even his eyes to heaven, made signs of grief and said, God, have mercy on me, a sinner. I say to you, This man went back to his house with…”— Jesus of Nazareth, Luke 18:10-14
“But Jesus sent for them, saying, Let the children come to me, and do not keep them away, for of such is the kingdom of heaven. Truly I say to you, Whoever does not put himself under the kingdom of God like a little child, will not come into it at all.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Luke 18:16-17
“And Jesus said to him, Why do you say that I am good? No one is good, but only God. You have knowledge of what the law says: Do not be untrue to your wife, Do not put anyone to death, Do not take what is not yours, Do not give false witness, Give honour to your father and mother.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Luke 18:19-20
“And Jesus, hearing it, said to him, One thing you still have need of; get money for your goods, and give it away to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven; and come after me.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Luke 18:22
“And Jesus, looking at him, said, How hard it is for those who have wealth to get into the kingdom of God! It is simpler for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a man who has much money to come into the kingdom of God.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Luke 18:24-25
“But he said, Things which are not possible with man are possible with God.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Luke 18:27
“And he said to them, Truly I say to you, There is no man who has given up house or wife or brothers or father or mother or children, because of the kingdom of God, Who will not get much more in this time, and in the world to come, eternal life. And he took with him the twelve and said to them, Now we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things which were said by the prophets will be done to the Son of man. For he will be given up to the Gentiles, and will be made sport of and put to shame: And he will be given cruel blows and put to death, and on the third day he will come back to life.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Luke 18:29-33
“What would you have me do for you? And he said, Lord, that I may be able to see again.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Luke 18:41
“And Jesus said, See again: your faith has made you well.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Luke 18:42
“And when Jesus came to the place, looking up, he said to him, Zacchaeus, be quick and come down, for I am coming to your house today.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Luke 19:5
“And Jesus said to him, Today salvation has come to this house, for even he is a son of Abraham. For the Son of man came to make search for those who are wandering from the way, and to be their Saviour.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Luke 19:9-10
“So he said, A certain man of high birth went into a far-away country to get a kingdom for himself, and to come back. And he sent for ten of his servants and gave them ten pounds and said to them, Do business with this till I come. But his people had no love for him, and sent representatives after him, saying, We will not have this man for our ruler. And when he came back again, having got his kingdom, he gave orders for those servants to whom he had given the money to come to him, so that he might have an account of what business they had done. And the first came before him, saying, Lord,…”— Jesus of Nazareth, Luke 19:12-27
“Saying, Go into the little town in front of you, and on going in you will see a young ass fixed with a cord, on which no man has ever been seated; let him loose and take him. And if anyone says to you, Why are you taking him? say, The Lord has need of him.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Luke 19:30-31
“And he said in answer, I say to you, if these men keep quiet, the very stones will be crying out.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Luke 19:40
“Saying, If you, even you, had knowledge today, of the things which give peace! but you are not able to see them. For the time will come when your attackers will put a wall round you, and come all round you and keep you in on every side, And will make you level with the earth, and your children with you; and there will not be one stone resting on another in you, because you did not see that it was your day of mercy.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Luke 19:42-44
“Saying to them, It has been said, My house is to be a house of prayer, but you have made it a hole of thieves.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Luke 19:46
“And in answer he said to them, I will put a question to you, and do you give me an answer: The baptism of John, was it from heaven or of men?”— Jesus of Nazareth, Luke 20:3-4
“And Jesus said, And I will not make clear to you by what authority I do these things. And he gave the people this story: A man made a vine-garden and gave the use of it to some field-workers and went into another country for a long time. And at the right time he sent a servant to the workers to get part of the fruit from the vines; but the workmen gave him blows and sent him away with nothing. And he sent another servant, and they gave blows to him in the same way, and put shame on him, and sent him away with nothing. And he sent a third, and they gave him wounds and put him out. And the lord…”— Jesus of Nazareth, Luke 20:8-16
“But he, looking on them, said, Is it not in the Writings, The stone which the builders put on one side, the same has become the chief stone of the building? Everyone falling on that stone will be broken, but the man on whom the stone comes down will be crushed to dust.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Luke 20:17-18
“Let me see a penny. Whose image and name are on it? And they said, Caesar's.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Luke 20:24
“And he said, Then give to Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and to God the things which are God's.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Luke 20:25
“And Jesus said to them, The sons of this world are married and have wives; But those to whom is given the reward of the world to come, and to come back from the dead, have no wives, and are not married; And death has no more power over them, for they are equal to the angels, and are sons of God, being of those who will come back from the dead. But even Moses made it clear that the dead come back to life, saying, in the story of the burning thorn-tree, The Lord, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Now he is not the God of the dead but of the living: for all men are…”— Jesus of Nazareth, Luke 20:34-38
“And he said to them, Why do they say that the Christ is the son of David? For David himself says in the book of Psalms, The Lord said to my Lord, Take your seat at my right hand, Till I put under your feet all those who are against you. David then gives him the name of Lord, so how is it possible for him to be his son?”— Jesus of Nazareth, Luke 20:41-44
“Keep away from the scribes, whose pleasure it is to go about in long robes, and to have words of respect said to them in the market-places, and to take the chief seats in the Synagogues and the first places at feasts; Who take the property of widows and before the eyes of men make long prayers; they will get a greater punishment.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Luke 20:46-47
“And he said, Truly I say to you, This poor widow has given more than all of them: For they gave out of their wealth, having more than enough for themselves: but she, even out of her need, has put in all her living.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Luke 21:3-4
“As for these things which you see, the days will come when not one stone will be resting on another, but all will be broken down.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Luke 21:6
“And he said, Take care that you are not tricked: for a number of people will come in my name, saying, I am he; and, The time is near: do not go after them. And when news of wars and troubled times comes to your ears, have no fear; for these things have to be, but the end will not be now. Then he said to them, Nation will be moved against nation and kingdom against kingdom: There will be great earth-shocks and outbursts of disease in a number of places, and men will be without food; and there will be wonders and great signs from heaven. But before all this, they will take you and be very cruel…”— Jesus of Nazareth, Luke 21:8-36
“And Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, Go and make the Passover ready for us, so that we may take it.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Luke 22:8
“And he said to them, When you go into the town you will see a man coming to you with a vessel of water; go after him into the house into which he goes. And say to the master of the house, The Master says, Where is the guest-room, where I may take the Passover with my disciples? And he will take you up to a great room with a table and seats: there make ready.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Luke 22:10-12
“And he said, I have had a great desire to keep this Passover with you before I come to my death; For I say to you, I will not take it till it is made complete in the kingdom of God. And he took a cup and, having given praise, he said, Make division of this among yourselves; For I say to you, I will not take of the fruit of the vine till the kingdom of God has come. And he took bread and, having given praise, he gave it to them when it had been broken, saying, This is my body, which is given for you: do this in memory of me. And in the same way, after the meal, he took the cup, saying, This…”— Jesus of Nazareth, Luke 22:15-22
“And he said, The kings of the Gentiles are lords over them, and those who have authority are given names of honour. But let it not be so with you; but he who is greater, let him become like the younger; and he who is chief, like a servant. For which is greater, the guest who is seated at a meal or the servant who is waiting on him? is it not the guest? but I am among you as a servant. But you are those who have kept with me through my troubles; And I will give you a kingdom as my Father has given one to me, So that you may take food and drink at my table in my kingdom, and be seated like…”— Jesus of Nazareth, Luke 22:25-32
“And he said, I say to you, Peter, before the cock's second cry today, you will say three times that you have no knowledge of me.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Luke 22:34
“And he said to them, When I sent you out without money or bag or shoes, were you in need of anything? And they said, Nothing. And he said to them, But now, he who has a money-bag, or a bag for food, let him take it: and he who has not, let him give his coat for money and get a sword. For I say to you that these words will be put into effect in me, And he was numbered among the evil-doers: for what has been said in the Writings about me has an end.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Luke 22:35-37
“And they said, Lord, here are two swords. And he said, It is enough.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Luke 22:38
“And when he came to the place, he said to them, Make a prayer that you may not be put to the test.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Luke 22:40
“Father, if it is your pleasure, take this cup from me: but still, let your pleasure, not mine, be done.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Luke 22:42
“And he said, Why are you sleeping? Get up, and give yourselves to prayer, so that you may not be put to the test.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Luke 22:46
“But Jesus said to him, Judas, will you be false to the Son of man with a kiss?”— Jesus of Nazareth, Luke 22:48
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