In their own words — 2791 recorded sayings
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“And said to him, Go and make yourself clean in the bath of Siloam (the sense of the name is, Sent). So he went away and, after washing, came back able to see.”— Jesus of Nazareth, John 9:7
“It came to the ears of Jesus that they had put him out, and meeting him he said, Have you faith in the Son of man?”— Jesus of Nazareth, John 9:35
“Jesus said to him, You have seen him; it is he who is talking to you.”— Jesus of Nazareth, John 9:37
“And Jesus said, I came into this world to be a judge, so that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind.”— Jesus of Nazareth, John 9:39
“Jesus said to them, If you were blind you would have no sin: but now that you say, We see; your sin is there still.”— Jesus of Nazareth, John 9:41
“So Jesus said again, Truly I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and outlaws: but the sheep did not give ear to them. I am the door: if any man goes in through me he will have salvation, and will go in and go out, and will get food. The thief comes only to take the sheep and to put them to death: he comes for their destruction: I have come so that they may have life and have it in greater measure. I am the good keeper of sheep: the good keeper gives his life for the sheep. He who is a servant, and not the keeper or the owner of the sheep, sees the wolf…”— Jesus of Nazareth, John 10:7-18
“Jesus said in answer, I have said it and you have no belief: the works which I do in my Father's name, these give witness about me. But you have no belief because you are not of my sheep. My sheep give ear to my voice, and I have knowledge of them, and they come after me: And I give them eternal life; they will never come to destruction, and no one will ever take them out of my hand. That which my Father has given to me has more value than all; and no one is able to take anything out of the Father's hand. I and my Father are one.”— Jesus of Nazareth, John 10:25-30
“Jesus said to them in answer, I have let you see a number of good works from the Father; for which of those works are you stoning me?”— Jesus of Nazareth, John 10:32
“In answer, Jesus said, Is there not a saying in your law, I said, You are gods? If he said they were gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Writings may not be broken), Do you say of him whom the Father made holy and sent into the world, Your words are evil; because I said, I am God's Son? If I am not doing the works of my Father, do not have belief in me; But if I am doing them, then have belief in the works even if you have no belief in me; so that you may see clearly and be certain that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.”— Jesus of Nazareth, John 10:34-38
“When this came to his ears, Jesus said, The end of this disease is not death, but the glory of God, so that the Son of God may have glory because of it.”— Jesus of Nazareth, John 11:4
“Then after that time he said to his disciples, Let us go into Judaea again.”— Jesus of Nazareth, John 11:7
“Then Jesus said in answer, Are there not twelve hours in the day? A man may go about in the day without falling, because he sees the light of this world. But if a man goes about in the night, he may have a fall because the light is not in him. These things said he: and after that he said to them, Lazarus our friend is at rest; but I go so that I may make him come out of his sleep.”— Jesus of Nazareth, John 11:9-11
“Then Jesus said to them clearly, Lazarus is dead. And because of you I am glad I was not there, so that you may have faith; but let us go to him.”— Jesus of Nazareth, John 11:14-15
“Jesus said to her, Your brother will come to life again.”— Jesus of Nazareth, John 11:23
“Jesus said to her, I am myself that day and that life; he who has faith in me will have life even if he is dead; And no one who is living and has faith in me will ever see death. Is this your faith?”— Jesus of Nazareth, John 11:25-26
“And said, Where have you put him? They said, Come and see, Lord.”— Jesus of Nazareth, John 11:34
“Jesus said, Take away the stone. Martha, the sister of him who was dead, said, Lord, by this time the body will be smelling, for he has been dead four days.”— Jesus of Nazareth, John 11:39
“Jesus said to her, Did I not say to you that if you had faith you would see the glory of God? So they took away the stone. And Jesus, looking up to heaven, said, Father, I give praise to you for hearing me. I was certain that your ears are at all times open to me, but I said it because of these who are here, so that they may see that you sent me. Then he said in a loud voice, Lazarus, come out! And he who was dead came out, with linen bands folded tightly about his hands and feet, and a cloth about his face. Jesus said to them, Make him free and let him go.”— Jesus of Nazareth, John 11:40-44
“Then Jesus said, Let her be. Let her keep what she has for the day of my death. The poor you have ever with you, but me you have not for ever.”— Jesus of Nazareth, John 12:7-8
“And Jesus said to them in answer, The hour of the glory of the Son of man has come. Truly I say to you, If a seed of grain does not go into the earth and come to an end, it is still a seed and no more; but through its death it gives much fruit. He who is in love with life will have it taken from him; and he who has no care for his life in this world will keep it for ever and ever. If any man is my servant, let him come after me; and where I am, there will my servant be. If any man becomes my servant, my Father will give him honour. Now is my soul troubled; and what am I to say? Father, keep…”— Jesus of Nazareth, John 12:23-28
“Jesus said in answer, This voice came not for me but for you. Now is this world to be judged: now will the ruler of this world be sent out. And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will make all men come to me.”— Jesus of Nazareth, John 12:30-32
“Jesus said to them, For a little time longer the light will be among you; while you have the light go on walking in it, so that the dark may not overtake you: one walking in the dark has no knowledge of where he is going. In so far as you have the light, put your faith in the light so that you may become sons of light. With these words Jesus went away and for a time was not seen again by them.”— Jesus of Nazareth, John 12:35-36
“Then Jesus said with a loud voice, He who has faith in me, has faith not in me, but in him who sent me. And he who sees me, sees him who sent me. I have come as a light into the world, so that no one who has faith in me will go on living in the dark. And if any man gives ear to my words and does not keep them, I am not his judge: I did not come to be judge of the world but to give salvation to the world. He who puts me on one side and does not take my words to heart, is not without a judge: the word which I have said will be his judge on the last day. For I have not said it on my authority,…”— Jesus of Nazareth, John 12:44-50
“And Jesus, answering, said to him, What I do is not clear to you now, but it will be clear to you in time to come. Peter said, I will never let my feet be washed by you, never. Jesus said in answer, If I do not make you clean you have no part with me.”— Jesus of Nazareth, John 13:7-8
“Jesus said to him, He who is bathed has need only to have his feet washed and then he is clean all over: and you, my disciples, are clean, but not all of you.”— Jesus of Nazareth, John 13:10
“This was the answer Jesus gave: It is the one to whom I will give this bit of bread after I have put it in the vessel. Then he took the bit of bread, put it into the vessel, and gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. And when Judas took the bread Satan went into him. Then Jesus said to him, Do quickly what you have to do.”— Jesus of Nazareth, John 13:26-27
“Some were of the opinion that because Judas kept the money-bag Jesus said to him, Get the things we have need of for the feast; or, that he was to give something to the poor.”— Jesus of Nazareth, John 13:29
“Then when he had gone out, Jesus said, Now is glory given to the Son of man, and God is given glory in him. If God is given glory in him, God will give him glory in himself, and will give him glory even now. My dear children, I am only to be with you a little longer. Then you will be looking for me: and as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you, Where I am going you may not come. I give you a new law: Have love one for another; even as I have had love for you, so are you to have love one for another. By this it will be clear to all men that you are my disciples, if you have love one for…”— Jesus of Nazareth, John 13:31-36
“Jesus said in answer, Will you give up your life for me? Truly I say to you, Before the cry of the cock you will have said three times that you are not my disciple.”— Jesus of Nazareth, John 13:38
“Jesus said to him, I am the true and living way: no one comes to the Father but by me. If you had knowledge of me, you would have knowledge of my Father: you have knowledge of him now and have seen him.”— Jesus of Nazareth, John 14:6-7
“Jesus said to him, Philip, have I been with you all this time, and still you have no knowledge of me? He who has seen me has seen the Father. Why do you say, Let us see the Father? Have you not faith that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words which I say to you, I say not from myself: but the Father who is in me all the time does his works. Have faith that I am in the Father and that the Father is in me: at least, have faith in me because of what I do. Truly I say to you, He who puts his faith in me will do the very works which I do, and he will do greater things than these,…”— Jesus of Nazareth, John 14:9-21
“Jesus said to him in answer, If anyone has love for me, he will keep my words: and he will be dear to my Father; and we will come to him and make our living-place with him.”— Jesus of Nazareth, John 14:23
“Jesus saw that they had a desire to put the question to him, so he said to them, Is this what you are questioning one with another, why I said, After a little time, you will see me no longer; and then again, after a little time, you will see me? Truly I say to you, You will be weeping and sorrowing, but the world will be glad: you will be sad, but your sorrow will be turned into joy. When a woman is about to give birth she has sorrow, because her hour is come; but when she has given birth to the child, the pain is put out of her mind by the joy that a man has come into the world. So you have…”— Jesus of Nazareth, John 16:19-28
“Jesus made answer, Have you faith now?”— Jesus of Nazareth, John 16:31
“Then Jesus, having knowledge of everything which was coming on him, went forward and said to them, Who are you looking for? Their answer was, Jesus the Nazarene. Jesus said, I am he. And Judas, who was false to him, was there at their side.”— Jesus of Nazareth, John 18:4-5
“So again he put the question to them, Who are you looking for? And they said, Jesus the Nazarene.”— Jesus of Nazareth, John 18:7
“Jesus made answer, I have said that I am he; if you are looking for me, let these men go away. (He said this so that his words might come true, I have kept safe all those whom you gave to me.)”— Jesus of Nazareth, John 18:8-9
“Then Jesus said to Peter, Put back your sword: am I not to take the cup which my Father has given to me?”— Jesus of Nazareth, John 18:11
“Jesus made answer, I said things openly to the world at all times; I have given my teaching in the Synagogues and in the Temple to which all the Jews come; and I have said nothing secretly. Why are you questioning me? put questions to my hearers about what I have said to them: they have knowledge of what I said.”— Jesus of Nazareth, John 18:20-21
“Jesus said in answer, If I have said anything evil, give witness to the evil: but if I said what is true, why do you give me blows?”— Jesus of Nazareth, John 18:23
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