In their own words — 2791 recorded sayings
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“Then he said to me, Have you seen this, O son of man? is it a small thing to the children of Judah that they do the disgusting things which they are doing here? for they have made the land full of violent behaviour, making me angry again and again: and see, they put the branch to my nose.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Ezekiel 8:17
“Then crying out in my hearing in a loud voice, he said, Let the overseers of the town come near, every man armed.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Ezekiel 9:1
“See, I come quickly. A blessing on him who keeps the words of this book of the prophet.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Revelation 22:7
“But Jesus made answer, saying to him, Let it be so now: because so it is right for us to make righteousness complete. Then he gave him baptism.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Matthew 3:15
“See, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give to every man the outcome of his works. I am the First and the Last, the start and the end. A blessing on those whose robes are washed, so that they may have a right to the tree of life, and may go in by the doors into the town. Outside are the dogs, and those who make use of evil powers, those who make themselves unclean, and the takers of life, and those who give worship to images, and everyone whose delight is in what is false. I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give witness to you of these things in the churches. I am the root and the…”— Jesus of Nazareth, Revelation 22:12-16
“But he made answer and said, It is in the Writings, Bread is not man's only need, but every word which comes out of the mouth of God.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Matthew 4:4
“Jesus said to him, Again it is in the Writings, You may not put the Lord your God to the test.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Matthew 4:7
“He who gives witness to these things says, Truly, I come quickly. Even so come, Lord Jesus.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Revelation 22:20
“Then said Jesus to him, Away, Satan: for it is in the Writings, Give worship to the Lord your God and be his servant only.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Matthew 4:10
“From that time Jesus went about preaching and saying, Let your hearts be turned from sin, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Matthew 4:17
“And he said to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Matthew 4:19
“Happy are the poor in spirit: for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Matthew 5:3
“And he put his hand on him, saying, It is my pleasure; be clean. And straight away he was made clean. And Jesus said to him, See that you say nothing about this to anyone; but go and let the priest see you and make the offering which was ordered by Moses, for a witness to them.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Matthew 8:3-4
“And he said to him, I will come and make him well.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Matthew 8:7
“And when these words came to the ears of Jesus he was surprised, and said to those who came after him, Truly I say to you, I have not seen such great faith, no, not in Israel. And I say to you that numbers will come from the east and the west, and will take their seats with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven: But the sons of the kingdom will be put out into the dark, and there will be weeping and cries of pain. And Jesus said to the captain, Go in peace; as your faith is, so let it be done to you. And the servant was made well in that hour.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Matthew 8:10-13
“And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of heaven have a resting-place; but the Son of man has nowhere to put his head.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Matthew 8:20
“But Jesus said to him, Come after me; and let the dead take care of their dead.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Matthew 8:22
“And he said to them, Why are you full of fear, O you of little faith? Then he got up and gave orders to the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Matthew 8:26
“And he said to them, Go. And they came out, and went into the pigs; and the herd went rushing down a sharp slope into the sea and came to their end in the water.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Matthew 8:32
“And they took to him a man stretched on a bed who had no power of moving; and Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the man who was ill, Son, take heart; you have forgiveness for your sins.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Matthew 9:2
“And Jesus, having knowledge of what was in their minds, said, Why are your thoughts evil? For which is the simpler, to say, You have forgiveness for your sins; or to say, Get up and go? But so that you may see that on earth the Son of man has authority for the forgiveness of sins, (then said he to the man who was ill,) Get up, and take up your bed, and go to your house.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Matthew 9:4-6
“And when Jesus was going from there, he saw a man whose name was Matthew, seated at the place where taxes were taken; and he said to him, Come after me. And he got up and went after him.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Matthew 9:9
“But on hearing this he said, Those who are well have no need of a medical man, but those who are ill. But go and take to heart the sense of these words, My desire is for mercy, not offerings: for I have come not to get the upright, but sinners.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Matthew 9:12-13
“And Jesus said to them, Will the friends of the newly-married man be sad as long as he is with them? But the days will come when he will be taken away from them, and then will they go without food. And no man puts a bit of new cloth on an old coat, for by pulling away from the old, it makes a worse hole. And men do not put new wine into old wine-skins; or the skins will be burst and the wine will come out, and the skins are of no more use: but they put new wine into new wine-skins, and so the two will be safe.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Matthew 9:15-17
“But Jesus, turning and seeing her, said, Daughter, take heart; your faith has made you well. And the woman was made well from that hour.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Matthew 9:22
“He said, Make room; for the girl is not dead, but sleeping. And they were laughing at him.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Matthew 9:24
“And when he had come into the house, the blind men came to him; and Jesus said to them, Have you faith that I am able to do this? They said to him, Yes, Lord.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Matthew 9:28
“Then he put his hand on their eyes, saying, As your faith is, let it be done to you. And their eyes were made open. And Jesus said to them sharply, Let no man have knowledge of it.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Matthew 9:29-30
“Then he said to his disciples, There is much grain but not enough men to get it in. Make prayer, then, to the Lord of the grain-fields, that he may send out workers to get in his grain.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Matthew 9:37-38
“These twelve Jesus sent out and gave them orders, saying, Do not go among the Gentiles, or into any town of Samaria, But go to the wandering sheep of the house of Israel, And, on your way, say, The kingdom of heaven is near. Make well those who are ill, give life to the dead, make lepers clean, send evil spirits out of men; freely it has been given to you, freely give. Take no gold or silver or copper in your pockets; Take no bag for your journey and do not take two coats or shoes or a stick: for the workman has a right to his food. And into whatever town or small place you go, make search…”— Jesus of Nazareth, Matthew 10:5-42
“And Jesus, answering, said to them, Go and give news to John of the things which you are seeing and hearing: The blind see; those who were not able to, are walking; lepers are made clean; those who were without hearing, now have their ears open; the dead come to life again, and the poor have the good news given to them. And a blessing will be on him who has no doubts about me. And when they were going away, Jesus, talking of John, said to all the people, What went you out into the waste land to see? a tall stem moving in the wind? But what went you out to see? a man delicately clothed? Those…”— Jesus of Nazareth, Matthew 11:4-19
“Unhappy are you, Chorazin! Unhappy are you, Beth-saida! For if the works of power which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have been turned from their sins in days gone by, clothing themselves in haircloth and putting dust on their heads. But I say to you, It will be better for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judging, than for you. And you, Capernaum, were you not to be lifted up to heaven? you will go down into hell: for if the works of power which were done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have been here to this day. But I say to you that it will be better for…”— Jesus of Nazareth, Matthew 11:21-30
“But he said to them, Have you no knowledge of what David did when he had need of food, and those who were with him? How he went into the house of God and took for food the holy bread which it was not right for him or for those who were with him to take, but only for the priests? Or is it not said in the law, how the Sabbath is broken by the priests in the Temple and they do no wrong? But I say to you that a greater thing than the Temple is here. But if these words had been in your minds, My desire is for mercy and not for offerings, you would not have been judging those who have done no wrong.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Matthew 12:3-8
“And he said to them, Which of you, having a sheep, if it gets into a hole on the Sabbath day, will not put out a helping hand and get it back? Of how much more value is a man than a sheep! For this reason it is right to do good on the Sabbath day. Then said he to the man, Put out your hand. And he put it out, and it was made as well as the other.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Matthew 12:11-13
“And having knowledge of their thoughts he said to them, Every kingdom having division in itself is made waste, and every town or house having division in itself will come to destruction. And if Satan sends out Satan, he makes war against himself; how then will he keep his kingdom? And if I by Beelzebub send evil spirits out of men, by whom do your sons send them out? So let them be your judges. But if I by the Spirit of God send out evil spirits, then is the kingdom of God come on you. Or how may one go into a strong man's house and take his goods, if he does not first put cords round the…”— Jesus of Nazareth, Matthew 12:25-37
“But he, answering, said to them, An evil and false generation is looking for a sign; and no sign will be given to it but the sign of the prophet Jonah: For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the stomach of the great fish, so will the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. The men of Nineveh will come up in the day of judging and give their decision against this generation: because they were turned from their sins at the preaching of Jonah; and now a greater than Jonah is here. The queen of the South will come up in the day of judging and give her…”— Jesus of Nazareth, Matthew 12:39-45
“But he in answer said to him who gave the news, Who is my mother and who are my brothers? And he put out his hand to his disciples and said, See, my mother and my brothers! For whoever does the pleasure of my Father in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.”— Jesus of Nazareth, Matthew 12:48-50
“And he gave them teaching in the form of a story, saying, A man went out to put seed in the earth; And while he did so, some seeds were dropped by the wayside, and the birds came and took them for food: And some of the seed went among the stones, where it had not much earth, and straight away it came up because the earth was not deep: And when the sun was high, it was burned; and because it had no root it became dry and dead. And some seeds went among thorns, and the thorns came up and they had no room for growth: And some, falling on good earth, gave fruit, some a hundred, some sixty, some…”— Jesus of Nazareth, Matthew 13:3-9
“And he said to them in answer, To you is given the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. Because whoever has, to him will be given, and he will have more; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away. For this reason I put things into the form of stories; because they see without seeing, and give ear without hearing, and the sense is not clear to them. And for them the words of Isaiah have come true, Though you give ear, you will not get knowledge; and seeing, you will see, but the sense will not be clear to you: For the heart of this…”— Jesus of Nazareth, Matthew 13:11-33
“And he made answer and said, He who puts the good seed in the earth is the Son of man; And the field is the world; and the good seed is the sons of the kingdom; and the evil seeds are the sons of the Evil One; And he who put them in the earth is Satan; and the getting in of the grain is the end of the world; and those who get it in are the angels. As then the evil plants are got together and burned with fire, so will it be in the end of the world. The Son of man will send out his angels, and they will take out of his kingdom everything which is a cause of error, and all those who do wrong,…”— Jesus of Nazareth, Matthew 13:37-51
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