33 Bible Verses about Christ, Character Of

Let my yoke be put upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble-minded, and your hearts will find rest,

"To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: " 'He who is holy and true, who carries the key of David, who opens and no one shall shut, and shuts and no one shall open, speaks thus:

For they have assembled here in this city against your holy servant Jesus, whom you had consecrated??erod and Pontius Pilate, with the heathen and the peoples of Israel,

The angel answered, "The holy Spirit will come over you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. For that reason your child will be called holy, and the Son of God.

I cannot do anything of my own accord. I pass judgment just as I am told to do, and my judgment is just, for I am not seeking to do what I please, but what pleases him who has sent me.

and he said, 'The God of our forefathers has appointed you to learn his will and to see his Righteous One and hear him speak,

Jesus said to them, "My food is doing the will of him who has sent me, and finishing his work.

If you keep my commands you will retain my love, just as I have observed the Father's commands and retain his love.

He who calls you can be relied on, and he will do this.

So the Word became flesh and blood and lived for a while among us, abounding in blessing and truth, and we saw the honor God had given him, such honor as an only son receives from his father.

And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us power to recognize him who is true; and we are in union with him who is true, through his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

Whoever speaks simply for himself is looking for honor for himself, but whoever looks for honor for the person who has sent him shows his sincerity; there is no dishonesty about him.

And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes and wild birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no where to lay his head!"

You know how gracious the Lord Jesus Christ was. Though he was rich, he became poor for your sake, in order that by his poverty you might become rich.

He said to them, "How did you come to look for me? Did you not know that I must be at my Father's house?"

His disciples remembered that the Scriptures said, "My zeal for your house will consume me!"

And he who has sent me is with me; he has not left me alone, for I always do what pleases him."

He made him who knew nothing of sin to be sin, for our sake, so that through union with him we might become God's uprightness.

Who among you can prove me guilty of sin? But if I tell you the truth, why do you refuse to believe me?

When he had assumed human form, he still further humbled himself and carried his obedience so far as to die, and to die upon the cross.

For which is greater, the man at the table, or the servant who waits on him? Is not the man at the table? Yet I am like a servant among you.

And he made him no reply to even a single accusation, so that the governor was greatly surprised.

You have loved right and hated wrong! That is why God, your God, has anointed you with exhilarating oil beyond all your comrades."

He committed no sin, and deceit was never on his lips.

As he approached the city and saw it, he wept over it,

No one can show greater love than by giving up his life for his friends.

Before the Passover Festival began, Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father, but he had loved those who were his own in the world, and he loved them to the last.

Then he went all over Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and curing any disease or sickness among the people. Word went all through Syria about him, and people brought to him all who were suffering with any kind of disease, or who were in great pain??emoniacs, epileptics, and paralytics??nd he cured them.

Then Jesus was guided by the Spirit into the desert, to be tempted by the devil. And he fasted forty days and nights, and after it he was famished. And the tempter came up and said to him, "If you are God's son, tell these stones to turn into bread!" read more.
But he answered, "The Scripture says, 'Not on bread alone is man to live, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God!' " Then the devil took him to the holy city, and made him stand on the summit of the Temple, and said to him, "If you are God's son, throw yourself down, for the Scripture says, " 'He will give his angels orders about you, And they will lift you up with their hands So that you may never strike your foot against a stone!' " Jesus said to him, "The Scripture also says, 'You shall not try the Lord your God.' " Again the devil took him to a very high mountain, and he showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor, and said to him, "I will give all this to you, if you will fall on your knees and do homage to me." Then Jesus said to him, "Begone, Satan! For the Scripture says, 'You must do homage to the Lord your God, and worship him alone!' "

but God had mercy on me in order that in my case as the foremost, Christ Jesus might display his perfect patience, as an example to those who would later believe in him and find eternal life.

Let my yoke be put upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble-minded, and your hearts will find rest,

A man came up to him and said, "Master, what good deed must I do to obtain eternal life?"

but with precious blood, like that of an unblemished, spotless lamb, the blood of Christ,

Such a high priest we needed??odly, blameless, unstained, removed from sinful men and raised above the very heavens;

And so he had to be made like his brothers in every respect, so that he might prove a compassionate high priest as well as one faithful in his service to God, in order to forgive the people's sins.

and said, "I did wrong when I handed an innocent man over to death!" They said, "What is that to us? You see to it yourself."

For those whom he had marked out from the first he predestined to be made like his Son, so that he should be the eldest of many brothers;

And they divided up his clothes among them by drawing lots for them,

and said, "Father, if you are willing, take this cup away from me. But not my will but yours be done!"

And he went back with them to Nazareth and obeyed them. And his mother treasured all these things up in her mind.