Words of Jesus

Previous Matthew 8:19-22; Luke 9:57-62 Jesus Teaches That All Else Must Be Forsaken A Man came to Jesus and said: “Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.” Jesus replied: “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.” Jesus spoke to another man, saying: “Follow me.” The man said: “Lord, suffer me to first go and bury my father.” Jesus said to him: “Let the dead bury their dead. But go thou and preach the kingdom of God.” Another man said to Jesus: “Lord, I will follow thee. But let me first go bid them farewell which are at home at my house.” To him Jesus said: “No man, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.” Next

Previous Luke 9:51-56 Jesus Rebukes James’ And John’s Desire To Misuse Spiritual Power As Jesus was making his way toward Jerusalem, he sent messengers before him. They entered a village of Samaria to make ready for Jesus’ passing through that place. The Samaritans would not receive Jesus because he was going toward Jerusalem. Two of his disciples, James and John, became very angry over this and said: “Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from Heaven, and consume them, even as Elijah did?” But Jesus turned and rebuked them, saying: “Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of. For the son of man is not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them.” So they went to another village. Next

Previous John 7:1-8:59 Jesus At The Feast Of Tabernacles Jesus Rejects The Advice of His Brothers To Go To Jerusalem When the Feast of the Tabernacles was at hand, Jesus’ brothers said to him: “Depart hence, and go into Judea, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest. For there is no man that doeth anything in secret, if he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, show thyself to the world.” Even his brothers did not believe in him. Jesus replied to his advisers: “My time is not yet come; but your time is always ready. The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil. Go ye up unto this feast. I go not up yet unto this feast; for my time is not yet full come.” And Jesus continued yet a while in Galilee. But, after his brothers had left for Jerusalem, he also went to the feast, not openly but secretly. Jesus Defeats An Attempt To Arrest Him The authorities, suspecting that Jesus was in ...

Previous Matthew 18:1-35; Mark 9:33-50; Luke 9:46-50 Jesus Discusses The Need For Humility Who Is The Greatest In The Kingdom? On their way to Capernaum the disciples argued among themselves. When he was in the house, Jesus asked them: “What was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way?” The disciples were silent for they had disputed about who was the greatest. Jesus sat down with them and said: “If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.” Then he set a child in the midst of the disciples and, holding him in his arms, he said: “Verily I say unto you, ‘Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of Heaven.’ Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of Heaven. And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.” Tolerance Urged John said to Jesus: “Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and he f...