Thematic Bible: Words of Christ


Thematic Bible





he never spoke to them except by way of parable, but in private he explained everything to his own disciples. Verse ConceptsExplanationsHow Disciples LearnExposition Of The ScripturesJesus As Our TeacherChrist Speaking To DisciplesJesus Using Parables





If your hand is a hindrance to you, cut it off: better be maimed and get into Life, than keep your two hands and go to Gehenna, to the fire that is never quenched. Verse ConceptsCripplesPunishment, By GodSelf DenialGehennaEntering LifeCausing Others To StumbleNot Maintaining LifeFire Of HellCutting Off Hands And FeetTwo Of Body PartsMissing The Markcutting

the Son of man will despatch his angels, and they will gather out of his Realm all who are hindrances and who practise iniquity, and throw them into the furnace of fire; there men will wail and gnash their teeth.

If your foot is a hindrance to you, cut it off: better get into Life a cripple, than keep your two feet and be thrown into Gehenna. Verse ConceptsFeetLamenessGehennaInjury To FeetEntering LifeCausing Others To StumbleCare Of FeetTwo Of Body Parts

If your eye is a hindrance to you, tear it out: better get into God's Realm with one eye, than keep your two eyes and be thrown into Gehenna, where their worm never dies and the fire is never put out.

Now it happened that the poor man died, and he was carried by the angels to Abraham's bosom. The rich man died too, and was buried. And as he was being tortured in Hades he raised his eyes and saw Abraham far away with Lazarus in his bosom; so he called out, 'Father Abraham, take pity on me, send Lazarus to dip his fingertip in water and cool my tongue, for I am in anguish in these flames.'


for Moses said, The Lord our God will raise up a prophet for you from among your brotherhood, as he raised me: you must listen to whatever he may tell you. Verse ConceptsGod, Unity OfMoses, Significance OfChrist Like PeopleJesus The Prophet

for I have given them the words thou gavest me, and they have received them; they are now sure that I came from thee and believe that thou didst send me. Verse ConceptsAssurance, basis ofCommunicationAssurance in the life of faithMission, Of Jesus ChristAcceptance, Of Jesus ChristDivine MessengerChrist's OriginGod Sending OthersThose Who Believed In ChristSpeaking The Word God Gives

I have a great deal to say about you and many a judgment to pass upon you; but he who sent me is true, and so I tell the world what I have learned from him." Verse ConceptsGod, Revelation OfReliabilityGod Is TruthfulJesus Christ, JudgeChrist JudgingThe One Who Sent ChristGod's Things Revealed


Do you not believe I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words I speak to you all I do not speak of my own accord; it is the Father who remains ever in me, who is performing his own deeds. Verse ConceptsDoctrine, From GodGod, Revelation OfGospel, Descriptions OfSpeech, DivineChrist's Relationship To GodOneness With The FatherNot Believing In JesusFather And Son AlikeFather And Son In One AnotherRelationship Of Father And SonSubject To GodSpeaking The Word God Gives

He who does not love me does not obey my word; and what you hear me say is not my word but the word of the Father who sent me. Verse ConceptsDoctrine, From GodSpeech, DivineFather And Son AlikeNot Loving GodThe FatherThey Do Not Keep CommandsFathers Love


to have you recollect the words spoken by the holy prophets beforehand and the command given by your apostles from the Lord and saviour. Verse ConceptsCommands, in NTApostles, Basis Of AuthorityHoliness, As Set Apart For GodSpeech, DivinePredicting The FutureChrist's OrdersWritten In The ProphetsInspirationThe Pastpastpetermindfulness

and when the disciples recalled what he had said, after he had been raised from the dead, they believed the scripture and the word of Jesus. Verse ConceptsFaith, Origins OfRememberingUnderstandingBelieving ProphetsChrist Would RiseDiscipleshipJesus Death

Then they remembered what he had said, and turning away from the tomb they reported all this to the eleven and all the others.

(His disciples did not understand this at first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered this had been written of him and had happened to him.) Verse ConceptsRememberingUnderstandingRemembering ChristNot Understanding SayingsScriptures Fulfilled

I have told you all this, so that when the time for it arrives, you may remember what I said to you. I did not tell you about this at the beginning, because I was with you then; Verse ConceptsRememberingProphecies Said By JesusReminders Of The GospelPredicting The FutureBeginning To TeachChrist With People On EarthPutting God Firstaccomplishmentsaccomplishment


Do not wonder at this; for there is a time coming when all who are in the tombs will listen to his voice and come out, the doers of good to be raised to life, ill-doers to be raised for the sentence of judgment.


he will cut him in two and assign him the fate of the impious. There men will wail and gnash their teeth. Verse ConceptsAgony, God's JudgmentBitingHell, As Incentive To ActionTeethGnashing Of TeethPeople Cut In PiecesMourning In RegretHypocritesHypocrisyfate







Then they were all so amazed that they discussed it together, saying, "Whatever is this?" "It's new teaching with authority behind it!" "He orders even unclean spirits!" "Yes, and they obey him!" Verse ConceptsAmazingExorcismsevil, victory overDemons, Delivered FromNewnessAmazement, Of Jesus ChristAmazement, Of Christ's MiraclesChrist's DominionAuthority Of ChristWhat Is This?Christ's Ordersdoctrine



Then said Jesus, "Let her alone, let her keep what she has for the day of my burial. Verse ConceptsOintmentPerfumePreparation For BurialLeave Them Alone

He who does not love me does not obey my word; and what you hear me say is not my word but the word of the Father who sent me. Verse ConceptsDoctrine, From GodSpeech, DivineFather And Son AlikeNot Loving GodThe FatherThey Do Not Keep CommandsFathers Love

Anyone who teaches novelties and refuses to fall in with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the doctrine that tallies with piety, Verse ConceptsTeachersTeachingSound DoctrineMisteachingDifferent TeachingsFalse TeachersDoctrines of the The GospelGodly Mandoctrine


Jesus answered, "O faithless and perverse generation, how long must I still be with you and bear with you? Fetch your son here." Verse ConceptsGenerationsUnbelief, And Life Of FaithEvil GenerationsTwisted WaysDrawing Near To ChristNot Believing In JesusGod EnduringBefore God ActsChrist Not Always With People



If you love me you will keep my commands, and I will ask the Father to give you another Helper to be with you for ever,

Afterwards he appeared at table to the eleven themselves and reproached them for their unbelief and dulness of mind, because they had not believed those who saw him risen from the dead. [But they excused themselves, saying, "This age of lawlessness and unbelief lies under the sway of Satan, who will not allow what lies under the unclean spirits to understand the truth and power of God; therefore," they said to Christ, "reveal your righteousness now." Christ answered them, "The term of years for Satan's power has now expired, but other terrors are at hand. I was delivered to death on behalf of sinners, that they might return to the truth and sin no more, that they might inherit that glory of righteousness which is spiritual and imperishable in heaven."] Verse ConceptsFaith, Necessity OfAttitudes Of StubbornnessRebukeUnbelief, And Life Of FaithUnbelief, Sourced InReclining To EatSeeing The Risen ChristChrist AppearingDoubting The ResurrectionNot Believing PeopleConsequences Of ObstinacyElevenChrist Is Risen





Jesus answered them, "Truly, truly I tell you, it is not because you saw Signs that you are in quest of me, but because you ate these loaves and had your fill. Verse ConceptsSelfishness, Examples OfCrowds SeekingPeople EatingChrist Telling The TruthSigns Performed By ChristTruly TrulyFilling PeopleWhy People Did ThingsSelf LoveFishseeking


I tell you, among the sons of women there is none greater than John, and yet the least in the Realm of God is greater than he is." Verse ConceptsJohn The BaptistKingdom Of God, Characteristics OfInferiorityGreatness Of DisciplesGreatness Of JohnWhat Value Is Man?

But Jesus said, "Let her alone. Why are you annoying her? She has done a beautiful thing to me. Verse ConceptsLeave Them AloneTroubling Individuals

He said, "I tell you plainly, this poor widow has put in more than them all; Verse ConceptsCommendationOutdoingChrist Telling The TruthMore Than


I have made thy Name known to the men whom thou hast given to me from the world (thine they were, and thou gavest them to me), and they have held to thy word. Verse ConceptsAbility, Of God To Saveethics, basis ofelection, to salvationGod, Revelation OfTheologyBible, In Christian LivingGod Giving To The SonPeople Belong To GodOther References To God's Name


The attendants replied, "No man ever spoke as he does." Verse ConceptsUnique ChristChrist Speaking

Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, who are we to go to? You have got words of eternal life, Verse ConceptsPeter, The DiscipleLife By God's WordWho Is The One?Eternal lifeEverlastingThe Power Of Wordseternity


All spoke well of him and marvelled at the gracious words that came from his lips; they said, "Is this not Joseph's son?" Verse ConceptsLipsGrace, And Jesus ChristKind WordsAmazement, Of Jesus ChristPraising Specific PeopleWho He Might Begraciousness

they were astounded at his teaching, for his word came with authority. Verse ConceptsPower Of Christ, ShownAmazement, Of Jesus ChristAstonishmentChrist Teachingsurprisesdoctrine

When Jesus heard this he marvelled at him, and turning to the crowd that followed he said, "I tell you, I have never met faith like this anywhere even in Israel." Verse ConceptsFollowing Jesus ChristFaith, Growth InCommendationMission, Of Jesus ChristMarvellingAttitudes Of Faithsurprises