34 Bible Verses about Jews
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And the real circumcision is the circumcision of the heart, a spiritual and not a literal thing. Such a man wins praise from God, though not from men.
To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win Jews. To those who are subject to Law I became like a man subject to Law-though I was not myself subject to Law-to win those who are subject to Law.
For no distinction is made between the Jew and the Greek, for all have the same Lord, and he is bountiful to all who invoke him.
All distinctions between Jew and Greek, slave and freeman, male and female, have vanished; for in union with Christ Jesus you are all one.
I know your persecution and your poverty--yet you are rich! I know, too, the slander that come from those who declare that they are Jews, though they are not, but are a Congregation of Satan.
Listen, I give some of the Congregation of Satan, the men who declare that they are Jews, though they are not, but are lying----I will make them 'come and bow down at your feet,' and they shall learn that I loved you.
Or can it be that God is the God only of the Jews? Is not he also the God of the Gentiles?
In that new life there is no distinction between Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, freeman; but Christ is all!--and in all!
What is the advantage, then, of being a Jew? or what is the good of circumcision?
I was circumcised when eight days old; I am an Israelite by race, and of the tribe of Benjamin; I am a Hebrew, and the child of Hebrews. As to the Law, I was a Pharisee;
For it was by one Spirit that we were all baptized to form one Body, whether Jews or Greeks, slaves or free men, and were all imbued with one Spirit.
We are proclaiming Christ crucified!-to the Jews an obstacle, to the Gentiles mere folly,
For I am not ashamed of the Good News; it is the power of God which brings Salvation to every one who believes in Christ, to the Jew first, but also to the Greek.
So Jesus went on to say to those Jews who had believed him: "If you remain constant to my Message, you are truly my disciples;
For a man who is only a Jew outwardly is not a real Jew; nor is outward bodily circumcision real circumcision. The real Jew is the man who is a Jew in soul;
Wishing to take this man with him on his journey, Paul caused him to be circumcised on account of the Jews in that neighborhood, for they all knew that his father had been a Greek.
"My kingly power," replied Jesus, "is not due to this world. If it had been so, my servants would be doing their utmost to prevent my being given up to the Jews; but my kingly power is not from the world."
You Samaritans do not know what you worship; we know what we worship, for Salvation comes from the Jews.
For it is through him that we, the Jews and the Gentiles, united in the one Spirit, are now able to approach the Father.
"Where is the new-born King of the Jews? for we saw his star in the east, and have come to do homage to him."
He it is who is our Peace. He made the two divisions of mankind one, broke down the barrier that separated them,
Some, however, of the branches were broken off, and you, who were only a wild olive, were grafted in among them, and came to share with them the root which is the source of the richness of the cultivated olive.
These Jews of Beroea were better disposed than those in Thessalonica, for they welcomed the Message with great readiness, and daily examined the Scriptures to see if what was said was true.
We, though we are Jews by birth and not outcasts of Gentile origin, know that no one is pronounced righteous as the result of obedience to Law, but only through faith in Christ Jesus.
"What is Truth?" exclaimed Pilate. After saying this, he went out to the Jews again, and said: "For my part, I find nothing with which he can be charged.
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Anger » Sinful, exemplified » Jews
Backsliders » Instances of » Jews
Bunni » Family » Jews
Chariots » Used in war by the » Jews
Citizens » Instances of wicked » Jews
Commerce » Carried on by » Jews
Commerce » Jews
Compassion and sympathy » Exemplified » Jews
A number of the Jews had come there to condole with Martha and Mary on their brother's death.
Esther » fasts » Intercedes » Jews
Hatred to Christ » Exemplified » Jews
"What then," Pilate asked, "shall I do with Jesus who is called 'Christ'?" "Let him be crucified," they all replied. "Why, what harm has he done?" he asked. But they kept shouting furiously: "Let him be crucified!"
Iconoclasm » Destroyed by » Jews
Ignorance of God » Exemplified » Jews
[Then Jesus said: "Father, forgive them; they do not know what they are doing."] His clothes they divided among them by casting lots.
Injustice » Exemplified » Jews
Liberality » Exemplified » Jews
Mordecai » Intercedes » Jews
Murmuring » Exemplified » Jews
Upon this the Jews began murmuring against Jesus for saying-- 'I am the Bread which came down from Heaven.' "Is not this Jesus, Joseph's son," they asked, "whose father and mother we know? How is it that he now says that he has come down from Heaven?" "Do not murmur among yourselves," said Jesus in reply.
Paul » Rejected » Jews
Every Sabbath Paul gave addresses in the Synagogue, trying to convince both Jews and Greeks. But, when Silas and Timothy had come down from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself entirely to delivering the Message, earnestly maintaining before the Jews that Jesus was the Christ. However, as they set themselves against him and became abusive, Paul shook his clothes in protest and said to them: "Your blood be on your own heads. My conscience is clear. From this time forward I shall go to the Gentiles." read more.
So he left, and went to the house of a certain Titius Justus, who had been accustomed to join in the worship of God, and whose house was next door to the Synagogue. Crispus, the President of the Synagogue, came to believe in the Lord, and so did all his household; and many of the Corinthians, as they listened to Paul, became believers in Christ and were baptized. One night the Lord said to Paul, in a vision: "Have no fear, but continue to speak, and refuse to be silenced; For I am with you, and no one shall do you harm, for I have many People in this city." So he settled there for a year and a half, and taught God's Message among the people.
Poor » Kindness to » Jews
public Prayer » Exemplified » Jews
Feast of Purim » Adar (march) » Deliverance » Jews » Haman
Reviling and reproaching » Exemplified » Jews
The passers-by railed at him, shaking their heads as they said: "You who 'destroy the Temple and build one in three days,' save yourself! If you are God's Son, come down from the cross!"
Rulers' » Righteous » Instances of » Cyrus » Set free » Jews
Self-delusion » Exemplified » Jews
You are doing what your own father does." "We are not bastards," they said, "we have one Father--God himself."
"We are descendants of Abraham," was their answer, "and have never yet been in slavery to any one. What do you mean by saying 'you will be set free'?"
Selfishness » Exemplified » Jews
Sinners » Sin » Jews » Ignorance
[Then Jesus said: "Father, forgive them; they do not know what they are doing."] His clothes they divided among them by casting lots.
Slander » Exemplified » Jews
For, when John came, neither eating nor drinking, men said 'He has a demon in him'; And now that the Son of Man has come, eating and drinking, they are saying 'Here is a glutton and a wine-drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and outcasts!' And yet Wisdom is vindicated by her actions."
Swearing falsely » Exemplified » Jews
Unselfishness » Instances of » Jews
Topics on Jews
Jews As God's Chosen People
Romans 11:1-2I ask, then, 'Has God rejected his People?' Heaven forbid! For I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
Jews Separate From Gentiles
John 4:9"How is it," replied the Samaritan woman, "that you who are a Jew ask for water from a Samaritan woman like me?" (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans).
Messianic Titles, King Of The Jews
Matthew 2:2"Where is the new-born King of the Jews? for we saw his star in the east, and have come to do homage to him."