Words of Jesus

Previous Matthew 8:18, 23-27; Mark 4:35-41; Luke 8:22-25 Jesus Stills the Storm One day Jesus said to his disciples: “Let us go over unto the other side of the lake.” They launched forth in a ship and other little ships sailed with them. There arose a great storm which lashed the waves and beat them so high that they broke over the ship. The boat rapidly filled with water while Jesus slept on a pillow in the stern. As they were in great peril, his disciples wakened Jesus, saying: “Lord, save us! We perish!” Jesus arose, saying:  “Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith?” Then Jesus rebuked the winds and said to the sea: “Peace, be still.” The wind ceased and the sea grew calm. Jesus said to his disciples: “Why are ye fearful? Have ye not yet faith?” The disciples were afraid and wondering. They said to one another: “What manner of man is this? For he commands even the winds and the sea, and they obey him.” Next

Previous Jesus Teaches The Kingdom In Parables The Tares (Weeds) Matthew 13:24-30; 36-43 Then Jesus told another parable, saying: “The kingdom of Heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field. But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, “Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? From whence then hath it tares?’ He said unto them, ‘An enemy hath done this.’ The servants said unto him, ‘Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?’ But he said, ‘Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest; and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, “Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles and burn them. But gather the wheat into my barn.”’” Later on, after the multitude had been sent ...

Previous Matthew 13:1-23; Mark 4:1-25; Luke 8:4-18 Jesus Tells a Parable of a Sower The same day that his mother and brothers had come to see him, Jesus went down by the seaside. Great multitudes came to hear and see him. Jesus sat in a boat and spoke to the crowd on shore, saying: “Behold, a sower went forth to sow. And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the wayside, and the fowls came and devoured them up. Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth; and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth. And when the sun was up they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them. But other fell into good ground, and brought forth good fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.” When they were alone, his disciples asked Jesus: “Why speakest thou to them in parables?” Jesus replied: “Because it is given unto ...

Previous Matthew 12:46-50; Mark 3:31-35; Luke 8:19-21 Jesus’ Mother and Brothers Come to See Him While Jesus was talking to the people, his mother and brothers came to the house but were unable to enter because of the large crowds which thronged about it. A messenger came to Jesus, saying: “Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee.” But Jesus replied to the messenger: “Who is my mother? And who are my brethren?” Then Jesus stretched his hand in the direction of his disciples and said: “Behold my mother and my brethren! For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in Heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.” Next  

Previous Matthew 12:38-45; Luke 11:16, 29-32 Jesus Refuses to Give a Sign of His Authority Certain of the scribes and Pharisees came to Jesus and said: “Master, we would see a sign of thee.” Jesus answered: “An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonah. For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly, so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it; because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and, behold, a greater than Jonah is here. The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it; for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, a greater than Solomon is here. When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth no...

Previous Matthew 12:22-37; Mark 3:20-30; Luke 11:14-36 Jesus Heals a Dumb and Blind Man A man both dumb and blind was healed when he was brought before Jesus.  Those who saw this miracle were amazed and said: “Is not this the son of David?” But when the scribes from Jerusalem and the Pharisees heard of it, they said: “This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub, the prince of the devils.” Jesus knew their thoughts and responded: “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand. And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then shall his kingdom stand? And if by Beelzebub I cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges. But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you. Or else how can one enter into a strong man’s house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? An...

Previous Luke 7:36-50 Jesus Anointed Jesus accepted an invitation to go to the home of a Pharisee for a meal.      While Jesus sat eating, a sinful woman of the city came to the house, bringing an alabaster box of ointment. She stood weeping and washed his feet with her tears, dried them with her hair, kissed them, and anointed them with ointment. When the Pharisee saw what the woman was doing, he thought to himself: “This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him; for she is a sinner.” Jesus said to the Pharisee: “Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee.” The Pharisee replied: “Master, say on.” Jesus said: “There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty. And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?” Simon answered, saying: “I suppose that he to whom he forgave most.”...

Previous Matthew 11:25-30 Jesus Invites All Men to God Jesus explained to the multitude how they could reach the Father through the Son, saying: “I thank thee, O Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. Even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight. All things are delivered unto me of my Father, and no man knoweth the Son but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him. “Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart, and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” Next

Previous Matthew 11:7-19; Luke 7:24-35 Jesus Speaks of John the Baptist When the messengers of John the Baptist had left, Jesus said to the multitude concerning the Baptizer: “What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind? But what went ye out to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously appareled, and live delicately, are in kings’ courts. But what went ye out to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, ‘And much more than a prophet.’ This is he, of whom it is written, ‘Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.’ For I say unto you, ‘Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist; but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.’” The publicans and people who had been baptized by John glorified God because of Jesus’ words of tribute to John. But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected his words against themselves, being not baptized by Joh...

Previous Matthew 11:2-6; Luke 7:18-23 Jesus Answers John the Baptist Regarding His Identity John the Baptist was in prison, but he heard about the works of Jesus. He called two of his disciples and told them to go to Jesus and ask: “Art thou he that should come? Or look we for another?” They found Jesus and said to him: “John Baptist has sent us unto thee, saying ‘Art thou he that should come? Or look we for another?’” While the two disciples of John were with him Jesus healed many who were infirm, many who were suffering with plagues, and others who were filled with evil spirits; also, to many that were blind he gave sight. Then Jesus said unto the disciples: “Go and show John again those things which ye do hear and see: the blind receive their site, and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear; the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them. And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.” Next