Jesus Christ

Founder of Christianity

Ancient influential 156 sayings

Sayings by Jesus Christ

Truly, I say to you, it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.

c. 30-33 CE — Matthew 10:15, speaking about towns that reject his disciples.
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It is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs.

c. 30-33 CE — Matthew 15:26, said to a Canaanite woman requesting healing for her daughter.
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Did I not choose you, the Twelve? And yet one of you is a devil.

c. 30-33 CE — John 6:70, referring to Judas Iscariot.
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You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires.

c. 30-33 CE — John 8:44, said to a group of Jews who questioned his authority.
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All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.

c. 30-33 CE — John 10:8, speaking about false leaders and himself as the good shepherd.
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If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell.

c. 27-30 CE — Matthew 5:29, teaching on radical self-denial to avoid sin.
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Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.

c. 30-33 CE — Mark 16:16, the Great Commission.
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I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

c. 30-33 CE — John 14:6, speaking to his disciples about the path to God.
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For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

c. 27-30 CE — Matthew 6:21, teaching on earthly vs. heavenly treasures.
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But take care that this liberty of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak.

c. 50-60 CE (Paul's letter, reflecting Jesus' teachings) — 1 Corinthians 8:9, though attributed to Paul, it reflects a principle attributed to Jesus in his tea…
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If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body go into hell.

c. 30-33 CE — Gospel of Matthew 5:29-30, during the Sermon on the Mount.
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Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her, and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.

c. 30-33 CE — Gospel of Mark 10:11-12, during a discussion about divorce.
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You must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

c. 30-33 CE — Gospel of Matthew 5:48, concluding the Sermon on the Mount.
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Fear him who has power to cast into hell.

c. 30-33 CE — Gospel of Matthew 10:28 and Luke 12:4-5, when instructing his disciples.
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Let him who has no sword buy one.

c. 30-33 CE — Gospel of Luke 22:36, during the Last Supper discourse.
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Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.

c. 30-33 CE — Gospel of Matthew 23:25, a denunciation of religious leaders.
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Get behind me, Satan!

c. 30-33 CE — Gospel of Matthew 16:23 and Mark 8:33, said to Peter after Peter rebuked Jesus for speaking of his c…
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I tell you that everyone who has will be given more; but the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.

c. 30-33 CE — Gospel of Luke 19:26, part of the Parable of the Minas (or Talents).
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Which one of you having a slave tending sheep or plowing will say to him when he comes in from the field, 'Come at once and sit down to eat'? Instead, will he not tell him, 'Prepare something for me to eat, get ready, and serve me while I eat and drink; later you can eat and drink'? In the same way, when you have done all that you were commanded, you should say, 'We are good-for-nothing slaves; we've only done our duty.'

c. 30-33 CE — Gospel of Luke 17:7-10, teaching about service.
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Who is My mother and who are My brothers? And stretching out His hand toward His disciples, He said, 'Behold My mother and My brothers! For whoever does the will of My Father who is in heaven, he is My brother and sister and mother.'

c. 30-33 CE — Gospel of Matthew 12:48-50, when his family sought to speak with him.
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