22 Bible Verses about Jesus The Prophet
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"Moses, for example, said: "The Lord your God will raise up a Prophet for you from among your brothers, as he raised up me; you must listen to whatever he may tell you;
"It was this Moses who said to the Children of Israel, "God will raise up a Prophet for you from among your brothers, as he did me.
And the crowds answered, "This is the Prophet Jesus, from Nazareth, in Galilee."
And awe took hold on them all, and they began to glorify God saying. "A great prophet has risen among us;" and, "God has visited his people."
but although they longed to apprehend him, they were afraid of the crowds, because they held him to be a prophet.
"What then?" they questioned; "Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not." "Are you the Prophet?" "No," he replied.
So when the people saw the sign which he had performed, they said, "This is in the truth the Prophet who is to come into the world."
Some of the crowd who had been listening to these discourses began to say, "Without a doubt this man is a Prophet."
So there was a difference of opinion among them. Accordingly they said to the blind man, "What have you to say about him, now that he has opened your eyes?" "He is a prophet," he answered.
"What kind of things?" he answered. And they said: "The things concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people;
"He is Elijah," said others. And still others were saying, "He is a prophet, like one of the old prophets."
And they told him. "Some say John the Baptist, others, Elijah, and others that you are one of the prophets."
and by some that Elijah had appeared; and by others that one of the ancient prophets was risen again.
"John the Baptist," they answered, "But others say Elijah, and others that one of the ancient prophets is risen again."
so they questioned him, saying, "Why then are you baptizing, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?"
In answer they said to him. "You are not from Galilee, are you? Search for yourself, and see that from Galilee arises no prophet."
When he noticed this the Pharisee, who had invited him, said to himself, "If this man were really a prophet he would have perceived who and what sort of woman this is who is touching him, and would know that she is a sinner."
"I tell you in solemn truth," he added, "that no prophet is acceptable in his own country.
Then they all condemn him to be worthy of death. Some began to spit on him, and to blindfold him while striking him and saying, "Prophesy." The officers, too, received him into custody with blows.
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Jesus The Prophet » Alone knows and reveals God
This man came to Jesus by night, and said to him. "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher sent from God; for no man can do these signs which you are continually doing, unless God is with him."
"I have made known thy name to the men whom thou gavest me out of the world. Thine they were, and thou gavest them to me, and they have kept thy word.
There is no one gone up to heaven, except the One who came down from heaven??he Son of man himself.
"Everything has been handed over to me by my Father; neither does any one know the Son, except the Father, nor any one know the Father except the Son, and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.
I have given them thy word; and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
Jesus The Prophet » Declared his doctrine to be that of the father
for I have given them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and they have believed that thou didst send me.
"I have many things to say and to judge concerning you. But he who sent me is true, and I speak to the world only those things which I have heard from him."
because I have never spoken on my own authority, but the Father himself who sent me gave me commandment what to say and what words to speak.
"Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father in me? The words that I speak to you I speak not of myself; but the Father, who ever dwells in me, is doing his own work.
Jesus The Prophet » Faithful to his trust
To the angel of the Church in Laodicea, write. These things says the Amen, the witness, faithful and true, the beginning of the creation of God.
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the Ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has loosed us from our sins in his own blood;
But he said to them. "I must preach the gospel of the kingdom of God to the other towns also; for that is what I was sent to do."
for I have given them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and they have believed that thou didst send me.
How faithful he was to the God who appointed him! For while Moses also was faithful in all God's house,
Jesus The Prophet » God commands us to hear
"Moses, for example, said: "The Lord your God will raise up a Prophet for you from among your brothers, as he raised up me; you must listen to whatever he may tell you;
"Indeed he does," answered Peter. But on Peter's entering the house, Jesus forestalled him, saying. "How does it seem to you, Simon? From whom do earthly kings collect customs or taxes??rom their own people, or from aliens?"
"It was this Moses who said to the Children of Israel, "God will raise up a Prophet for you from among your brothers, as he did me.
Jesus The Prophet » Anointed with the holy ghost
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me Because He has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor, He has sent me to proclaim release to the prisoners, And recovery of sight to the blind; To set at liberty those that are bruised,
For he whom God sent utters the words of God; for God does not give the Spirit sparingly.
Jesus The Prophet » Mighty in deed and word
and every one was amazed so that they began questioning among themselves. "What does this mean? A new teaching with authority? He lays commands even upon unclean spirits and they obey him."
and came into his own country, where he continued teaching the people in their synagogues, until they were amazed. "Where did he get such wisdom?" they said, "and such wondrous powers?
They were deeply impressed by his teaching because his speech was with authority.
Jesus The Prophet » God will severely visit our neglect of
"and it shall be that every soul who will not listen to that Prophet shall be utterly destroyed from among the people.
Which having begun to be spoken by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard him;
Jesus The Prophet » Foretold things to come
"you and your children within you. And they will not leave in you one stone upon the another. Because you knew not the time of your visitation."
And when he came into view of the city, as he approached it he broke into loud weeping,
When he had seated himself on the Mount of Olives, his disciples came to him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of your coming, and of the end of the age?" "Take care," Jesus answered, "that no one mislead you; for many will come in my name saying, 'I am the Christ,' and will mislead many. read more.
And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars; see to it that you are not afraid. Such things must happen, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these things are the beginning of birth-pangs. Then they will deliver you up to suffer affliction, and will put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations for my name's sake. And then many will stumble and fall, and will betray one another, and hate one another. Many false prophets will rise up and mislead many; and because of the increase of iniquity the love of the majority will grow cold; but he who endures to the end will be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom shall be proclaimed throughout the whole inhabited earth, for a testimony to the Gentiles, and then will come the end. "So when you see the Abomination of Desolation spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place let the reader take note of this, then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains; let him who is upon the housetop not go down to get the things in his house, and the man in the field not turn back to get his cloak. Alas for thee women who are with child, and for the nursing mothers in those days! "But pray that your flight may not be in the winter; nor on a Sabbath; for then shall be a time of great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never shall be again. And if these days had not been shortened, no flesh would have been saved; but for the elect's sake these days will be cut short. "If at that time any one should say to you, 'See, here is the Christ!' or 'There he is!' believe him not. For false christs and false prophets will arise, and will work great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if it were possible, the very elect. See, I have forewarned you! So if they say to you, "'See, He is in the desert,' do not go out there. "'See, He is in the inner room,' do not believe it. For just as the lightning flashes from the east, and is seen even to the west; so will be the coming of the Son of man. Wherever the corpse lies, there will the vultures flock together. "But immediately after the tribulation of those days, "The sun will be darkened, The moon will not shed her light, The stars will fall from the sky, And the powers of the heavens will be shaken. "Then the signs of the Son of man will appear in the sky; and then all the tribes of the earth will lament, when they see the Son of man coming upon the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory. And he will send forth his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather his elect together from the four winds, from utmost heaven to utmost earth. "Learn from the fig tree, her parable; when her branches are become soft, and put forth leaves, you know that summer is near; so you also, when you see these signs, know that He is near, at the very doors. I tell you in solemn truth, that the present generation shall not pass away till all these things happen. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
Jesus The Prophet » Preached the gospel, and worked miracles
"the lame are walking, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf are hearing, the dead are being raised up, and the gospel is being preached to the poor.
But he said to them. "I must preach the gospel of the kingdom of God to the other towns also; for that is what I was sent to do."
Then Jesus went about through Galilee, teaching in the synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and infirmity among the people.
Jesus The Prophet » Foretold
Jesus The Prophet » Abounded in wisdom
And the child grew and became strong, becoming full of wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.
And Jesus was ever advancing in wisdom and in status and in favor with God and man.
Jesus The Prophet » Meek and unostentatious in his teaching
that the word spoken through Isaiah, the prophet, might be fulfilled. Behold my servant whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom my soul delights; I will breathe my spirit upon him, and he shall announce justice to the Gentiles. He will not strive nor cry aloud, Nor shall anyone hear is voice in the streets. read more.
The bruised reed will not break; The dimly burning wick will not quench; Till he has led justice on to victory.