Thematic Bible: Words of Christ
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And he answering said to them, 'He who is sowing the good seed is the Son of Man,
so also ye, when ye may see all these, ye know that it is nigh -- at the doors.
and without a simile he was not speaking to them, and by themselves, to his disciples he was expounding all.
'And this is the simile: The seed is the word of God,
and having begun from Moses, and from all the prophets, he was expounding to them in all the Writings the things about himself.
Words of Christ » Concerning the future state of the wicked » Compares the suffering of, to fire
Then shall he say also to those on the left hand, Go ye from me, the cursed, to the fire, the age-during, that hath been prepared for the Devil and his messengers;
but I -- I say to you, that every one who is angry at his brother without cause, shall be in danger of the judgment, and whoever may say to his brother, Empty fellow! shall be in danger of the sanhedrim, and whoever may say, Rebel! shall be in danger of the gehenna of the fire.
And if thy hand may cause thee to stumble, cut it off; it is better for thee maimed to enter into the life, than having the two hands, to go away to the gehenna, to the fire -- the unquenchable --
the Son of Man shall send forth his messengers, and they shall gather up out of his kingdom all the stumbling-blocks, and those doing the unlawlessness, and shall cast them to the furnace of the fire; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.
And if thy foot may cause thee to stumble, cut it off; it is better for thee to enter into the life lame, than having the two feet to be cast to the gehenna, to the fire -- the unquenchable --
And if thine eye may cause thee to stumble, cast it out; it is better for thee one-eyed to enter into the reign of God, than having two eyes, to be cast to the gehenna of the fire -- where their worm is not dying, and the fire is not being quenched;
And it came to pass, that the poor man died, and that he was carried away by the messengers to the bosom of Abraham -- and the rich man also died, and was buried; and in the hades having lifted up his eyes, being in torments, he doth see Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom, and having cried, he said, Father Abraham, deal kindly with me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and may cool my tongue, because I am distressed in this flame.
Words of Christ » Promises concerning » Speaking as the oracle of God
a prophet I raise up to them, out of the midst of their brethren, like to thee; and I have given my words in his mouth, and he hath spoken unto them all that which I command him;
For Moses, indeed, unto the fathers said -- A prophet to you shall the Lord your God raise up out of your brethren, like to me; him shall ye hear in all things, as many as he may speak unto you;
because the sayings that Thou hast given to me, I have given to them, and they themselves received, and have known truly, that from Thee I came forth, and they did believe that Thou didst send me.
many things I have to speak concerning you and to judge, but He who sent me is true, and I -- what things I heard from Him -- these I say to the world.'
because I spake not from myself, but the Father who sent me, He did give me a command, what I may say, and what I may speak,
Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father is in me? the sayings that I speak to you, from myself I speak not, and the Father who is abiding in me, Himself doth the works;
he who is not loving me, my words doth not keep; and the word that ye hear is not mine, but the Father's who sent me.
Words of Christ » Promises concerning » Remembered
and the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and remind you of all things that I said to you.
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to be mindful of the sayings said before by the holy prophets, and of the command of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour,
when, then, he was raised out of the dead, his disciples remembered that he said this to them, and they believed the Writing, and the word that Jesus said.
And they remembered his sayings, and having turned back from the tomb told all these things to the eleven, and to all the rest.
And these things his disciples did not know at the first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were having been written about him, and these things they did to him.
But these things I have spoken to you, that when the hour may come, ye may remember them, that I said them to you, and these things to you from the beginning I did not say, because I was with you;
Words of Christ » Concerning the future state of the wicked » Other references of Christ to
'And be not afraid of those killing the body, and are not able to kill the soul, but fear rather Him who is able both soul and body to destroy in gehenna.
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'Wonder not at this, because there doth come an hour in which all those in the tombs shall hear his voice, and they shall come forth; those who did the good things to a rising again of life, and those who practised the evil things to a rising again of judgment.
'Serpents! brood of vipers! how may ye escape from the judgment of the gehenna?
and will cut him off, and his portion with the hypocrites will appoint; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.
Words of Christ » Concerning the future state of the wicked » Described as banishment from God
and then I will acknowledge to them, that -- I never knew you, depart from me ye who are working lawlessness.
but the sons of the reign shall be cast forth to the outer darkness -- there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.'
'Then said the king to the ministrants, Having bound his feet and hands, take him up and cast forth to the outer darkness, there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth;
And these shall go away to punishment age-during, but the righteous to life age-during.'
Words of Christ » Promises concerning » Authoritative
for he was teaching them as having authority, and not as the scribes.
And having come near, Jesus spake to them, saying, 'Given to me was all authority in heaven and on earth;
and they were all amazed, so as to reason among themselves, saying, 'What is this? what new teaching is this? that with authority also the unclean spirits he commandeth, and they obey him!'
and authority He gave him also to do judgment, because he is Son of Man.
Words of Christ » Few, in times of trial instructive » To those who criticised mary
'As many as I love, I do convict and chasten; be zealous, then, and reform;
Words of Christ » Characteristics of » Divine
he who is not loving me, my words doth not keep; and the word that ye hear is not mine, but the Father's who sent me.
if any one be teaching otherwise, and do not consent to sound words -- those of our Lord Jesus Christ -- and to the teaching according to piety,
Words of Christ » Few, in times of trial instructive » To the disciples powerless to heal the demoniac
And he said unto them, 'O inconsiderate and slow in heart, to believe on all that the prophets spake!
And Jesus answering said, 'O generation, unstedfast and perverse, till when shall I be with you, and suffer you? bring near hither thy son;'
Words of Christ » Promises concerning » Access to God
I have known thy works; lo, I have set before thee a door -- opened, and no one is able to shut it, because thou hast a little power, and didst keep my word, and didst not deny my name;
Words of Christ » Comforting commending » The syrophenician woman
then answering, Jesus said to her, 'O woman, great is thy faith, let it be to thee as thou wilt;' and her daughter was healed from that hour.
Words of Christ » Promises concerning » The abiding comforter
'If ye love me, my commands keep, and I will ask the Father, and another Comforter He will give to you, that he may remain with you -- to the age;
Words of Christ » Few, in times of trial instructive » To the eleven, disbelieving in his resurrection
Afterwards, as they are reclining (at meat), he was manifested to the eleven, and did reproach their unbelief and stiffness of heart, because they believed not those having seen him being raised;
Words of Christ » Promises concerning » Fellowship, with God
Jesus answered and said to him, 'If any one may love me, my word he will keep, and my Father will love him, and unto him we will come, and abode with him we will make;
Words of Christ » Promises concerning » Assurance
and in this we know that we have known him, if his commands we may keep;
Words of Christ » Characteristics of » Words of judgment
'He who is rejecting me, and not receiving my sayings, hath one who is judging him, the word that I spake, that will judge him in the last day,
Words of Christ » Characteristics of » Imperishable
the heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
Words of Christ » Few, in times of trial instructive » To the seekers after loaves and fishes
Jesus answered them and said, 'Verily, verily, I say to you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw signs, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were satisfied;
Words of Christ » Few, in times of trial instructive » Reproving
and he, having turned, and having looked on his disciples, rebuked Peter, saying, 'Get behind me, Adversary, because thou dost not mind the things of God, but the things of men.'
Words of Christ » Comforting commending » John the baptist
for I say to you, a greater prophet, among those born of women, than John the Baptist there is not; but the least in the reign of God is greater than he.'
Words of Christ » Comforting commending » Mary of bethany
And Jesus said, 'Let her alone; why are ye giving her trouble? a good work she wrought on me;
Words of Christ » Comforting commending » A poor widow
Words of Christ » Promises concerning » Promises to those who keep
and he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and he was subject to them, and his mother was keeping all these sayings in her heart,
Words of Christ » Promises concerning » Divine disclosure
I did manifest Thy name to the men whom Thou hast given to me out of the world; Thine they were, and to me Thou hast given them, and Thy word they have kept;
Words of Christ » Promises concerning » Eternal life
verily, verily, I say to you, If any one may keep my word, death he may not see -- to the age.'
Words of Christ » Characteristics of » Incomparable
Words of Christ » Characteristics of » Life-giving
Simon Peter, therefore, answered him, 'Sir, unto whom shall we go? thou hast sayings of life age-during;
Words of Christ » Characteristics of » Spiritual
the spirit it is that is giving life; the flesh doth not profit anything; the sayings that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life;
Words of Christ » Characteristics of » Gracious
and all were bearing testimony to him, and were wondering at the gracious words that are coming forth out of his mouth, and they said, 'Is not this the son of Joseph?'
Words of Christ » Characteristics of » Mighty
and they were astonished at his teaching, because his word was with authority.
Words of Christ » Comforting commending » A centurion
And having heard these things Jesus wondered at him, and having turned to the multitude following him, he said, 'I say to you, not even in Israel so much faith did I find;'