Jesus quotes

Once in royal David's city Stood a lowly cattle-shed, Where a mother laid her baby In a manger for his bed. Mary was that mother mild, Jesus Christ her little child.

-Alexander, Cecil Frances
  'Once in Royal David's City'.

But there remains the question: what righteousness really is. The method and secret and sweet reasonableness of Jesus.

-Arnold, Matthew
  Literature and Dogma, ch.12.

The crucified Jesus is the only accurate picture of God the world has ever seen.

-Baker,John Austin
  The Foolishness of God.

   Jesus Christ, as he is attested to us in Holy Scripture, is the one Word of God whom we have to hear, and whom we have to trust and obey in life and in death.

-Barth, Karl
  TheBarmen Declaration adoptedby the Confessing Church in Germany (translated by D S Bax,1984).

It isaswholly wrong toblame Marx for what wasdonein his name, as it is to blame Jesus for what was done in his.

-Benn,Tony (Anthony Neil Wedgwood)
Quoted in  Alan Freeman The Benn Heresy (1982).

And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.

-Bible (NewTestament)
St Matthew1:21.

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, Saying,Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.

-Bible (NewTestament)
St Matthew 2:1^2.

And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting uponhim: And loavoicefromheaven, saying,This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

-Bible (NewTestament)
St Matthew 3:16^17.

Then was Jesus led up of the spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

-Bible (NewTestament)
St Matthew 4:1^4.

The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and myservant shall be healed.For Iama man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man,Go, and he goeth; and to another,Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed,Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.

-Bible (NewTestament)
St Matthew 8:8^10.

And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea. And when the disciples saw himwalking onthesea, they weretroubled, saying,It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear. But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.

-Bible (NewTestament)
St Matthew14:25^7.

And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him,O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?

-Bible (NewTestament)
St Matthew14:31.

And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves, And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.

-Bible (NewTestament)
St Matthew 21:12^13.

   And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

-Bible (NewTestament)
St Matthew 27:46.

   Jesus, whenhehad cried againwith a loud voice, yielded up theghost. And behold, the veil of thetemple wasrent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose.

-Bible (NewTestament)
St Matthew 27:50^2.

But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.

-Bible (NewTestament)
St Mark10:14.

And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave ittothe disciples, and said,Take, eat; this is my body. And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.

-Bible (NewTestament)
St Matthew 26:26^8.

And Jesus increased inwisdomand stature, and in favour with God and man.

-Bible (NewTestament)
St Luke 2:52.

The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith,Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

-Bible (NewTestament)
St  John1:29.

   Jesus wept.

-Bible (NewTestament)
This is the shortest verse in the Bible. St  John11:35.

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