What Jesus Said About God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit (279 Teachings)

God alone is to be worshiped and served.

Read the Scripture Matthew 4:10; Luke 4:8

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Matthew 4:10

¹⁰Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

Luke 4:8

⁸And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

Human beings do not live by bread alone but by every word that comes from God.

Read the Scripture Matthew 4:4; Luke 4:4

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Matthew 4:4

⁴But 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.

Luke 4:4

⁴And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.

God must not be put to the test.

Read the Scripture Matthew 4:7; Luke 4:12

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Matthew 4:7

⁷Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

Luke 4:12

¹²And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

Be perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect.

Read the Scripture Matthew 5:48

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Matthew 5:48

⁴⁸Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

The Father sees what is done in secret and rewards sincere devotion.

Read the Scripture Matthew 6:4, 6, 18

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Matthew 6:4, 6, 18

⁴That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
⁶But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
¹⁸That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.

The Father knows what people need before they ask.

Read the Scripture Matthew 6:8

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Matthew 6:8

⁸Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

God's name is to be treated as holy.

Read the Scripture Matthew 6:9; Luke 11:2

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Matthew 6:9

⁹After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

Luke 11:2

²And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.

God's kingdom and will are to be sought on earth.

Read the Scripture Matthew 6:10; Luke 11:2

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Matthew 6:10

¹⁰Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

Luke 11:2

²And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.

God gives good gifts to those who ask him.

Read the Scripture Matthew 7:7–11; Luke 11:9–13

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Matthew 7:7–11

⁷Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
⁸For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
⁹Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
¹⁰Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
¹¹If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?

Luke 11:9–13

⁹And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
¹⁰For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
¹¹If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?
¹²Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?
¹³If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

The Father especially gives the Holy Spirit to those who ask.

Read the Scripture Luke 11:13

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Luke 11:13

¹³If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

God desires mercy, not empty sacrifice.

Read the Scripture Matthew 9:13; 12:7

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Matthew 9:13

¹³But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Matthew 12:7

⁷But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.

God reveals saving truth according to his gracious will, not human status.

Read the Scripture Matthew 11:25–27; Luke 10:21–22

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Matthew 11:25–27

²⁵At that time Jesus answered and said, 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.
²⁶Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight.
²⁷All 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.

Luke 10:21–22

²¹In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that 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.
²²All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.

No one truly knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son reveals him.

Read the Scripture Matthew 11:27; Luke 10:22

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Matthew 11:27

²⁷All 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.

Luke 10:22

²²All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.

God is God of the living, not of the dead.

Read the Scripture Matthew 22:31–32; Mark 12:26–27; Luke 20:37–38

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Matthew 22:31–32

³¹But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,
³²I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.

Mark 12:26–27

²⁶And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?
²⁷He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err.

Luke 20:37–38

³⁷Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
³⁸For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.

The greatest command is to love God with the whole heart, soul, mind, and strength.

Read the Scripture Matthew 22:37–38; Mark 12:29–30; Luke 10:27

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Matthew 22:37–38

³⁷Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
³⁸This is the first and great commandment.

Mark 12:29–30

²⁹And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
³⁰And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.

Luke 10:27

²⁷And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.

The second great command is to love one's neighbor as oneself.

Read the Scripture Matthew 22:39; Mark 12:31; Luke 10:27

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Matthew 22:39

³⁹And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Mark 12:31

³¹And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.

Luke 10:27

²⁷And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.

All the Law and the Prophets hang on love of God and neighbor.

Read the Scripture Matthew 22:40

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Matthew 22:40

⁴⁰On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

God can do what is impossible for human beings.

Read the Scripture Matthew 19:26; Mark 10:27; Luke 18:27

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Matthew 19:26

²⁶But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

Mark 10:27

²⁷And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.

Luke 18:27

²⁷And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.

God knows the heart, even when people justify themselves before others.

Read the Scripture Luke 16:14–15

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Luke 16:14–15

¹⁴And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.
¹⁵And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.

What is highly esteemed among humans may be detestable before God.

Read the Scripture Luke 16:15

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Luke 16:15

¹⁵And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.

God is merciful even to the ungrateful and evil.

Read the Scripture Luke 6:35–36

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Luke 6:35–36

³⁵But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
³⁶Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.

God notices even sparrows and knows the hairs of a person's head.

Read the Scripture Matthew 10:29–31; Luke 12:6–7

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Matthew 10:29–31

²⁹Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.
³⁰But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
³¹Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.

Luke 12:6–7

⁶Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?
⁷But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.

God values people more than many sparrows.

Read the Scripture Matthew 10:31; Luke 12:7

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Matthew 10:31

³¹Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.

Luke 12:7

⁷But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.

The Father seeks worshipers who worship in spirit and truth.

Read the Scripture John 4:23–24

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John 4:23–24

²³But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
²⁴God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

God is spirit, so true worship is not confined to a sacred geography.

Read the Scripture John 4:21–24

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John 4:21–24

²¹Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.
²²Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.
²³But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
²⁴God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

The Father is always at work, and the Son works in unity with him.

Read the Scripture John 5:17

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John 5:17

¹⁷But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.

The Father loves the Son and shows him what he is doing.

Read the Scripture John 5:20

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John 5:20

²⁰For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth: and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may marvel.

The Father gives life and has granted the Son authority to give life.

Read the Scripture John 5:21, 26

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John 5:21, 26

²¹For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.
²⁶For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;

The Father has entrusted judgment to the Son.

Read the Scripture John 5:22, 27

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John 5:22, 27

²²For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:
²⁷And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.

The Father wills that the Son be honored as the Father is honored.

Read the Scripture John 5:23

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John 5:23

²³That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.

God's testimony concerning the Son is greater than human testimony.

Read the Scripture John 5:31–37; 8:18

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John 5:31–37

³¹If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.
³²There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.
³³Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth.
³⁴But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved.
³⁵He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.
³⁶But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.
³⁷And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.

John 8:18

¹⁸I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.

Scripture bears witness to Jesus.

Read the Scripture John 5:39–40, 46

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John 5:39–40, 46

³⁹Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
⁴⁰And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.
⁴⁶For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me.

The Father's teaching can be recognized by those who truly desire to do God's will.

Read the Scripture John 7:16–17

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John 7:16–17

¹⁶Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.
¹⁷If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.

The Father is true, and Jesus speaks what he has heard from the Father.

Read the Scripture John 8:26, 28, 38, 40

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John 8:26, 28, 38, 40

²⁶I have many things to say and to judge of you: but he that sent me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of him.
²⁸Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.
³⁸I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father.
⁴⁰But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham.

The Father seeks to glorify the Son, and the Son seeks the Father's glory rather than self-glory.

Read the Scripture John 8:49–50, 54

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John 8:49–50, 54

⁴⁹Jesus answered, I have not a devil; but I honour my Father, and ye do dishonour me.
⁵⁰And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.
⁵⁴Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God:

The Father and the Son are one in their protective purpose for the sheep.

Read the Scripture John 10:28–30

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John 10:28–30

²⁸And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
²⁹My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand.
³⁰I and my Father are one.

The Father's command gives eternal life.

Read the Scripture John 12:49–50

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John 12:49–50

⁴⁹For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.
⁵⁰And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.

To see Jesus is to see the Father whom he uniquely reveals.

Read the Scripture John 12:44–45; 14:7–9

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John 12:44–45

⁴⁴Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me.
⁴⁵And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me.

John 14:7–9

⁷If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.
⁸Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us.
⁹Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?

The Father is greater than all who might threaten Christ's sheep.

Read the Scripture John 10:29

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John 10:29

²⁹My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand.

The Father is glorified when disciples bear much fruit.

Read the Scripture John 15:8

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John 15:8

⁸Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.

The Father loves those who love the Son and keep his word.

Read the Scripture John 14:21, 23

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John 14:21, 23

²¹He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
²³Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

The Father sends the Comforter, the Holy Ghost, in Jesus' name to teach the disciples and remind them of his words.

Read the Scripture John 14:26

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John 14:26

²⁶But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

The Spirit of truth proceeds from the Father and testifies about Jesus.

Read the Scripture John 15:26

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John 15:26

²⁶But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:

The Spirit convicts the world concerning sin, righteousness, and judgment.

Read the Scripture John 16:8–11

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John 16:8–11

⁸And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
⁹Of sin, because they believe not on me;
¹⁰Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;
¹¹Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.

The Spirit guides disciples into truth, speaks what he hears, and glorifies Jesus.

Read the Scripture John 16:13–15

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John 16:13–15

¹³Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
¹⁴He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.
¹⁵All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you.

Eternal life is to know the only true God and Jesus Christ whom he sent.

Read the Scripture John 17:3

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John 17:3

³And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

God's word is truth.

Read the Scripture John 17:17

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John 17:17

¹⁷Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.

Jesus asks the Father to sanctify his people in truth.

Read the Scripture John 17:17–19

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John 17:17–19

¹⁷Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
¹⁸As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.
¹⁹And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.

Unity among Jesus' followers is meant to reflect the unity of Father and Son.

Read the Scripture John 17:20–23

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John 17:20–23

²⁰Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;
²¹That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.
²²And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:
²³I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.

God's love for the Son precedes the foundation of the world.

Read the Scripture John 17:24

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John 17:24

²⁴Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

Jesus has authority on earth to forgive sins.

Read the Scripture Matthew 9:6; Mark 2:10; Luke 5:24

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Matthew 9:6

⁶But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.

Mark 2:10

¹⁰But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,)

Luke 5:24

²⁴But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house.

Jesus is the bridegroom whose presence changes the fitting time for fasting.

Read the Scripture Matthew 9:15; Mark 2:19–20; Luke 5:34–35

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Matthew 9:15

¹⁵And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.

Mark 2:19–20

¹⁹And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.
²⁰But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.

Luke 5:34–35

³⁴And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?
³⁵But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.

Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath.

Read the Scripture Matthew 12:8; Mark 2:28; Luke 6:5

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Matthew 12:8

⁸For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.

Mark 2:28

²⁸Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.

Luke 6:5

⁵And he said unto them, That the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.

Jesus is greater than the temple.

Read the Scripture Matthew 12:6

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Matthew 12:6

⁶But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple.

Jesus is greater than Jonah.

Read the Scripture Matthew 12:41; Luke 11:32

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Matthew 12:41

⁴¹The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.

Luke 11:32

³²The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.

Jesus is greater than Solomon.

Read the Scripture Matthew 12:42; Luke 11:31

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Matthew 12:42

⁴²The 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.

Luke 11:31

³¹The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

Jesus is the Son uniquely known by the Father.

Read the Scripture Matthew 11:27; Luke 10:22

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Matthew 11:27

²⁷All 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.

Luke 10:22

²²All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.

Jesus invites the weary and burdened to come to him for rest.

Read the Scripture Matthew 11:28–30

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Matthew 11:28–30

²⁸Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
²⁹Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
³⁰For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

Jesus describes himself as gentle and humble in heart.

Read the Scripture Matthew 11:29

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Matthew 11:29

²⁹Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

Jesus' yoke is good and his burden is light.

Read the Scripture Matthew 11:29–30

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Matthew 11:29–30

²⁹Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
³⁰For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

The Son of Man sows good seed in the world.

Read the Scripture Matthew 13:37

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Matthew 13:37

³⁷He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;

The Son of Man will come in his Father's glory and repay each person according to deeds.

Read the Scripture Matthew 16:27

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Matthew 16:27

²⁷For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.

The Son of Man must suffer, be rejected, be killed, and be raised.

Read the Scripture Matthew 16:21; 17:22–23; 20:18–19; Mark 8:31; 9:31; 10:33–34; Luke 9:22; 18:31–33

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Matthew 16:21

²¹From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.

Matthew 17:22–23

²²And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men:
²³And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceeding sorry.

Matthew 20:18–19

¹⁸Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death,
¹⁹And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again.

Mark 8:31

³¹And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.

Mark 9:31

³¹For he taught his disciples, and said unto them, The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and after that he is killed, he shall rise the third day.

Mark 10:33–34

³³Saying, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes; and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles:
³⁴And they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit upon him, and shall kill him: and the third day he shall rise again.

Luke 9:22

²²Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day.

Luke 18:31–33

³¹Then he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished.
³²For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on:
³³And they shall scourge him, and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again.

The Son of Man came not to be served but to serve and give his life as a ransom for many.

Read the Scripture Matthew 20:28; Mark 10:45

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Matthew 20:28

²⁸Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

Mark 10:45

⁴⁵For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

The Son of Man will come unexpectedly.

Read the Scripture Matthew 24:27, 37–44; Luke 12:40; 17:24–30

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Matthew 24:27, 37–44

²⁷For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
³⁷But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
³⁸For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
³⁹And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
⁴⁰Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
⁴¹Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
⁴²Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
⁴³But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.
⁴⁴Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.

Luke 12:40

⁴⁰Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.

Luke 17:24–30

²⁴For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.
²⁵But first must he suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation.
²⁶And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.
²⁷They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.
²⁸Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;
²⁹But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.
³⁰Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.

The Son of Man will sit on his glorious throne and judge the nations.

Read the Scripture Matthew 25:31–46

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Matthew 25:31–46

³¹When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
³²And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:
³³And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
³⁴Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
³⁵For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
³⁶Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
³⁷Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
³⁸When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?
³⁹Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
⁴⁰And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
⁴¹Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
⁴²For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:
⁴³I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
⁴⁴Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
⁴⁵Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
⁴⁶And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

Jesus is the stone rejected by builders that becomes the cornerstone.

Read the Scripture Matthew 21:42; Mark 12:10–11; Luke 20:17

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Matthew 21:42

⁴²Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?

Mark 12:10–11

¹⁰And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:
¹¹This was the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?

Luke 20:17

¹⁷And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner?

Jesus is David's Lord as well as David's son.

Read the Scripture Matthew 22:41–46; Mark 12:35–37; Luke 20:41–44

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Matthew 22:41–46

⁴¹While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,
⁴²Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The Son of David.
⁴³He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,
⁴⁴The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?
⁴⁵If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?
⁴⁶And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.

Mark 12:35–37

³⁵And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the Son of David?
³⁶For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.
³⁷David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son? And the common people heard him gladly.

Luke 20:41–44

⁴¹And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David’s son?
⁴²And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
⁴³Till I make thine enemies thy footstool.
⁴⁴David therefore calleth him Lord, how is he then his son?

All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Jesus.

Read the Scripture Matthew 28:18

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Matthew 28:18

¹⁸And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

Jesus will be with his disciples to the end of the age.

Read the Scripture Matthew 28:20

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Matthew 28:20

²⁰Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

Jesus teaches with authority unlike the scribes.

Read the Scripture Matthew 7:28–29; Mark 1:22

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Matthew 7:28–29

²⁸And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:
²⁹For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

Mark 1:22

²²And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.

Jesus has authority to command unclean spirits.

Read the Scripture Mark 1:27; Luke 4:36

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Mark 1:27

²⁷And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him.

Luke 4:36

³⁶And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word is this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.

Jesus came to preach in other towns because that is part of his mission.

Read the Scripture Mark 1:38; Luke 4:43

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Mark 1:38

³⁸And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth.

Luke 4:43

⁴³And he said unto them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent.

Jesus came to call sinners rather than the self-righteous.

Read the Scripture Matthew 9:13; Mark 2:17; Luke 5:32

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Matthew 9:13

¹³But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Mark 2:17

¹⁷When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Luke 5:32

³²I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Jesus came to seek and save the lost.

Read the Scripture Luke 19:10

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Luke 19:10

¹⁰For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

Jesus must be about his Father's affairs.

Read the Scripture Luke 2:49

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Luke 2:49

⁴⁹And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father’s business?

A prophet is not accepted in his hometown.

Read the Scripture Matthew 13:57; Mark 6:4; Luke 4:24; John 4:44

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Matthew 13:57

⁵⁷And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.

Mark 6:4

⁴But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.

Luke 4:24

²⁴And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.

John 4:44

⁴⁴For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.

Jesus fulfills Isaiah's proclamation of good news, liberty, sight, and the Lord's favor.

Read the Scripture Luke 4:16–21

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Luke 4:16–21

¹⁶And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.
¹⁷And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,
¹⁸The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
¹⁹To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
²⁰And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.
²¹And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.

Jesus' food is to do the will of the One who sent him and finish his work.

Read the Scripture John 4:34

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John 4:34

³⁴Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.

Jesus gives living water that becomes a spring to eternal life.

Read the Scripture John 4:10, 13–14

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John 4:10, 13–14

¹⁰Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
¹³Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again:
¹⁴But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

Jesus identifies himself as the Messiah to the Samaritan woman.

Read the Scripture John 4:25–26

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John 4:25–26

²⁵The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.
²⁶Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.

The Son does what he sees the Father doing.

Read the Scripture John 5:19

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John 5:19

¹⁹Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.

Jesus gives life to whom he wills.

Read the Scripture John 5:21

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John 5:21

²¹For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.

Jesus will raise the dead by his voice.

Read the Scripture John 5:25–29

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John 5:25–29

²⁵Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.
²⁶For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;
²⁷And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.
²⁸Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
²⁹And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.

Jesus has authority to execute judgment because he is the Son of Man.

Read the Scripture John 5:27

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John 5:27

²⁷And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.

Jesus' works testify that the Father sent him.

Read the Scripture John 5:36

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John 5:36

³⁶But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.

Jesus is the bread of life.

Read the Scripture John 6:35, 48

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John 6:35, 48

³⁵And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
⁴⁸I am that bread of life.

Whoever comes to Jesus will not hunger, and whoever believes in him will not thirst.

Read the Scripture John 6:35

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John 6:35

³⁵And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.

Jesus came from heaven to do the Father's will.

Read the Scripture John 6:38

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John 6:38

³⁸For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.

Jesus will lose none of those the Father gives him but will raise them on the last day.

Read the Scripture John 6:39

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John 6:39

³⁹And this is the Father’s will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.

Jesus will raise every believer on the last day.

Read the Scripture John 6:39–40, 44, 54

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John 6:39–40, 44, 54

³⁹And this is the Father’s will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.
⁴⁰And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
⁴⁴No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
⁵⁴Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.

Jesus is the living bread from heaven, given for the life of the world.

Read the Scripture John 6:51

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John 6:51

⁵¹I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.

Jesus says his flesh is true food and his blood true drink.

Read the Scripture John 6:53–58

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John 6:53–58

⁵³Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.
⁵⁴Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.
⁵⁵For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
⁵⁶He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.
⁵⁷As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.
⁵⁸This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.

The Spirit gives life and the flesh by itself profits nothing.

Read the Scripture John 6:63

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John 6:63

⁶³It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.

Jesus' words are spirit and life.

Read the Scripture John 6:63

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John 6:63

⁶³It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.

Jesus' teaching comes from the One who sent him.

Read the Scripture John 7:16

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John 7:16

¹⁶Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.

Jesus is the light of the world.

Read the Scripture John 8:12; 9:5

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John 8:12

¹²Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

John 9:5

⁵As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.

Whoever follows Jesus will not walk in darkness but will have the light of life.

Read the Scripture John 8:12

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John 8:12

¹²Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

Jesus is from above and not of this world in the way his opponents are.

Read the Scripture John 8:23

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John 8:23

²³And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.

Unless people believe that Jesus is who he claims to be, they will die in their sins.

Read the Scripture John 8:21–24

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John 8:21–24

²¹Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come.
²²Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come.
²³And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.
²⁴I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.

Jesus always does what pleases the Father.

Read the Scripture John 8:28–29

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John 8:28–29

²⁸Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.
²⁹And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.

Before Abraham existed, Jesus declares, "I am."

Read the Scripture John 8:58

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John 8:58

⁵⁸Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.

Jesus is the door or gate for the sheep.

Read the Scripture John 10:7, 9

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John 10:7, 9

⁷Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
⁹I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.

Whoever enters through Jesus will be saved and find pasture.

Read the Scripture John 10:7–9

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John 10:7–9

⁷Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
⁸All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.
⁹I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.

Jesus came that his sheep may have life abundantly.

Read the Scripture John 10:10

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John 10:10

¹⁰The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

Jesus is the good shepherd.

Read the Scripture John 10:11, 14

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John 10:11, 14

¹¹I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
¹⁴I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.

The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.

Read the Scripture John 10:11, 15, 17–18

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John 10:11, 15, 17–18

¹¹I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
¹⁵As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
¹⁷Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.
¹⁸No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.

Jesus has other sheep who will become one flock under one shepherd.

Read the Scripture John 10:16

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John 10:16

¹⁶And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.

Jesus lays down his life voluntarily and has authority to take it up again.

Read the Scripture John 10:17–18

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John 10:17–18

¹⁷Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.
¹⁸No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.

Jesus gives his sheep eternal life.

Read the Scripture John 10:28

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John 10:28

²⁸And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

No one can snatch Jesus' sheep from his hand.

Read the Scripture John 10:28

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John 10:28

²⁸And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

Jesus and the Father are one.

Read the Scripture John 10:30

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John 10:30

³⁰I and my Father are one.

Jesus is the one sanctified and sent into the world by the Father.

Read the Scripture John 10:36

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John 10:36

³⁶Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?

Jesus is the resurrection and the life.

Read the Scripture John 11:25

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John 11:25

²⁵Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

Whoever believes in Jesus will live even though he dies.

Read the Scripture John 11:25

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John 11:25

²⁵Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

Whoever lives and believes in Jesus will never finally die.

Read the Scripture John 11:26

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John 11:26

²⁶And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

Jesus came as light so believers need not remain in darkness.

Read the Scripture John 12:46

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John 12:46

⁴⁶I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.

Jesus came not to judge the world but to save the world.

Read the Scripture John 12:47

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John 12:47

⁴⁷And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.

Jesus' spoken word will judge those who reject him on the last day.

Read the Scripture John 12:47–48

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John 12:47–48

⁴⁷And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.
⁴⁸He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.

Jesus is Teacher and Lord.

Read the Scripture John 13:13–14

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John 13:13–14

¹³Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.
¹⁴If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another’s feet.

Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life.

Read the Scripture John 14:6

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John 14:6

⁶Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

No one comes to the Father except through Jesus.

Read the Scripture John 14:6

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John 14:6

⁶Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Jesus is in the Father and the Father is in him.

Read the Scripture John 14:10–11

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John 14:10–11

¹⁰Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.
¹¹Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works’ sake.

Jesus will do what disciples ask in his name so the Father may be glorified.

Read the Scripture John 14:13–14

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John 14:13–14

¹³And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
¹⁴If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.

Jesus will not leave his disciples as orphans.

Read the Scripture John 14:18

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John 14:18

¹⁸I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.

Because Jesus lives, his disciples will live.

Read the Scripture John 14:19

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John 14:19

¹⁹Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.

Jesus gives peace unlike the world gives.

Read the Scripture John 14:27

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John 14:27

²⁷Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

Jesus is the true vine.

Read the Scripture John 15:1, 5

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John 15:1, 5

¹I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.
⁵I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

Jesus calls obedient disciples friends because he has made the Father's purposes known.

Read the Scripture John 15:14–15

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John 15:14–15

¹⁴Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
¹⁵Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.

Jesus chose and appointed his disciples to bear lasting fruit.

Read the Scripture John 15:16

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John 15:16

¹⁶Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

Jesus is hated by the world before his disciples are hated.

Read the Scripture John 15:18

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John 15:18

¹⁸If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.

Everything the Father has belongs to Jesus.

Read the Scripture John 16:15

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John 16:15

¹⁵All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you.

Jesus came from the Father into the world and returns to the Father.

Read the Scripture John 16:28

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John 16:28

²⁸I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.

Jesus has overcome the world.

Read the Scripture John 16:33

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John 16:33

³³These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

Jesus possessed glory with the Father before the world existed.

Read the Scripture John 17:5

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John 17:5

⁵And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.

Jesus has authority over all flesh to give eternal life.

Read the Scripture John 17:2

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John 17:2

²As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.

Jesus has manifested the Father's name to his disciples.

Read the Scripture John 17:6, 26

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John 17:6, 26

⁶I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word.
²⁶And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.

Jesus' kingdom is not from this world.

Read the Scripture John 18:36

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John 18:36

³⁶Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.

Jesus came into the world to testify to the truth.

Read the Scripture John 18:37

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John 18:37

³⁷Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.

Everyone who is of the truth listens to Jesus' voice.

Read the Scripture John 18:37

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John 18:37

³⁷Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.

Any authority a ruler has ultimately comes from above.

Read the Scripture John 19:11

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John 19:11

¹¹Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.

Jesus sends his disciples as the Father sent him.

Read the Scripture John 20:21

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John 20:21

²¹Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.

Those who have not seen and yet believe are blessed.

Read the Scripture John 20:29

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John 20:29

²⁹Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.

Each disciple should follow Jesus rather than compare assignments.

Read the Scripture John 21:19–22

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John 21:19–22

¹⁹This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me.
²⁰Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee?
²¹Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do?
²²Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me.

The poor in spirit are blessed because the kingdom is theirs.

Read the Scripture Matthew 5:3

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Matthew 5:3

³Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Merely saying "Lord, Lord" does not secure entrance; doing the Father's will matters.

Read the Scripture Matthew 7:21–23

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Matthew 7:21–23

²¹Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
²²Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
²³And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

The kingdom has come in Jesus' victory over demons.

Read the Scripture Matthew 12:28; Luke 11:20

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Matthew 12:28

²⁸But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.

Luke 11:20

²⁰But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.

A person must be born again to see the kingdom of God.

Read the Scripture John 3:3

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John 3:3

³Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

A person must be born of water and Spirit to enter the kingdom.

Read the Scripture John 3:5

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John 3:5

⁵Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

The new birth is a sovereign work of the Spirit.

Read the Scripture John 3:6–8

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John 3:6–8

⁶That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
⁷Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
⁸The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

The Son of Man must be lifted up so believers may have eternal life.

Read the Scripture John 3:14–15

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John 3:14–15

¹⁴And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
¹⁵That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

People reject light because they love evil deeds.

Read the Scripture John 3:19–21

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John 3:19–21

¹⁹And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
²⁰For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
²¹But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

Eternal life is received by believing in the One whom God sent.

Read the Scripture John 6:29, 40, 47

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John 6:29, 40, 47

²⁹Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
⁴⁰And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
⁴⁷Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.

No one can come to Jesus unless drawn by the Father.

Read the Scripture John 6:44, 65

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John 6:44, 65

⁴⁴No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
⁶⁵And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.

Everyone who hears and learns from the Father comes to Jesus.

Read the Scripture John 6:45

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John 6:45

⁴⁵It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.

Participation in Jesus' flesh and blood is presented as necessary for his life.

Read the Scripture John 6:53–58

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John 6:53–58

⁵³Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.
⁵⁴Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.
⁵⁵For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
⁵⁶He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.
⁵⁷As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.
⁵⁸This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.

Continuing in Jesus' word marks genuine discipleship.

Read the Scripture John 8:31

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John 8:31

³¹Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;

Knowing the truth brings freedom.

Read the Scripture John 8:32–36

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John 8:32–36

³²And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
³³They answered him, We be Abraham’s seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?
³⁴Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.
³⁵And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever.
³⁶If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

Those who keep Jesus' word will never see ultimate death.

Read the Scripture John 8:51

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John 8:51

⁵¹Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.

Repentance and forgiveness of sins are to be proclaimed to all nations.

Read the Scripture Luke 24:46–47

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Luke 24:46–47

⁴⁶And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:
⁴⁷And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

Those who receive Jesus' messengers receive Jesus and the One who sent him.

Read the Scripture Matthew 10:40; John 13:20

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Matthew 10:40

⁴⁰He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.

John 13:20

²⁰Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.

Address God as Father.

Read the Scripture Matthew 6:9; Luke 11:2

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Matthew 6:9

⁹After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

Luke 11:2

²And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.

Trust the Father's goodness in answering prayer.

Read the Scripture Matthew 7:9–11; Luke 11:11–13

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Matthew 7:9–11

⁹Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
¹⁰Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
¹¹If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?

Luke 11:11–13

¹¹If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?
¹²Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?
¹³If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

Submit desire to the Father's will.

Read the Scripture Matthew 26:39, 42; Mark 14:36; Luke 22:42

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Matthew 26:39, 42

³⁹And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.
⁴²He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.

Mark 14:36

³⁶And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.

Luke 22:42

⁴²Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.

Answered prayer is ordered toward the Father's glory.

Read the Scripture John 14:13

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John 14:13

¹³And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

Disciples can ask the Father directly in Jesus' name.

Read the Scripture John 16:23, 26–27

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John 16:23, 26–27

²³And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.
²⁶At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you:
²⁷For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.

A branch cannot bear fruit by itself; disciples must remain in the vine.

Read the Scripture John 15:4–5

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John 15:4–5

⁴Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
⁵I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

Jesus prepares a place for his people and will bring them to himself.

Read the Scripture John 14:2–3

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John 14:2–3

²In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
³And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

Receive the Holy Spirit.

Read the Scripture John 20:22

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John 20:22

²²And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:

Baptize disciples in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Read the Scripture Matthew 28:19

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Matthew 28:19

¹⁹Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

The Holy Spirit empowers and teaches witness.

Read the Scripture John 14:26; 15:26–27; 16:13–15; Luke 24:49

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John 14:26

²⁶But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

John 15:26–27

²⁶But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
²⁷And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.

John 16:13–15

¹³Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
¹⁴He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.
¹⁵All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you.

Luke 24:49

⁴⁹And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.

The greatest commandments are love of God and neighbor.

Read the Scripture Matthew 22:34–40; Mark 12:28–34

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Matthew 22:34–40

³⁴But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.
³⁵Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,
³⁶Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
³⁷Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
³⁸This is the first and great commandment.
³⁹And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
⁴⁰On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

Mark 12:28–34

²⁸And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?
²⁹And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
³⁰And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
³¹And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
³²And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:
³³And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
³⁴And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question.

Jesus affirms that the Scripture cannot be broken.

Read the Scripture John 10:34–35

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John 10:34–35

³⁴Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?
³⁵If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;

Moses wrote about Jesus, so rejecting Jesus contradicts claimed trust in Moses.

Read the Scripture John 5:45–47

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John 5:45–47

⁴⁵Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust.
⁴⁶For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me.
⁴⁷But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?

Abraham rejoiced to see Jesus' day.

Read the Scripture John 8:56

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John 8:56

⁵⁶Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad.

Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

Read the Scripture Matthew 12:31–32; Mark 3:28–30; Luke 12:10

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Matthew 12:31–32

³¹Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.
³²And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.

Mark 3:28–30

²⁸Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:
²⁹But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation:
³⁰Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.

Luke 12:10

¹⁰And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven.

Every plant not planted by the Father will be uprooted.

Read the Scripture Matthew 15:13

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Matthew 15:13

¹³But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.

Those who belong to God hear God's words.

Read the Scripture John 8:47

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John 8:47

⁴⁷He that is of God heareth God’s words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.

Jesus answers the charge of demon possession by saying he honors the Father and does not seek his own glory.

Read the Scripture John 8:48–50

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John 8:48–50

⁴⁸Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?
⁴⁹Jesus answered, I have not a devil; but I honour my Father, and ye do dishonour me.
⁵⁰And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.

Jesus answers the blasphemy accusation by appealing to Scripture and the Father's works.

Read the Scripture John 10:31–38

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John 10:31–38

³¹Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.
³²Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?
³³The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.
³⁴Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?
³⁵If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;
³⁶Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?
³⁷If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.
³⁸But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.

If opponents struggle with Jesus' verbal claims, they should at least evaluate his works.

Read the Scripture John 10:37–38

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John 10:37–38

³⁷If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.
³⁸But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.

The paralytic's healing demonstrates Jesus' authority to forgive sins.

Read the Scripture Matthew 9:2–8; Mark 2:1–12; Luke 5:17–26

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Matthew 9:2–8

²And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.
³And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth.
⁴And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?
⁵For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?
⁶But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.
⁷And he arose, and departed to his house.
⁸But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men.

Mark 2:1–12

¹And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house.
²And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them.
³And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four.
⁴And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.
⁵When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.
⁶But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,
⁷Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?
⁸And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?
⁹Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?
¹⁰But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,)
¹¹I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house.
¹²And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion.

Luke 5:17–26

¹⁷And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judæa, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.
¹⁸And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him.
¹⁹And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus.
²⁰And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.
²¹And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?
²²But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts?
²³Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?
²⁴But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house.
²⁵And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God.
²⁶And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to day.

Jesus' calming of the storm rebukes fearful little faith and displays authority over creation.

Read the Scripture Matthew 8:23–27; Mark 4:35–41; Luke 8:22–25

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Matthew 8:23–27

²³And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.
²⁴And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
²⁵And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish.
²⁶And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
²⁷But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!

Mark 4:35–41

³⁵And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side.
³⁶And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships.
³⁷And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.
³⁸And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?
³⁹And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
⁴⁰And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?
⁴¹And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?

Luke 8:22–25

²²Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth.
²³But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy.
²⁴And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm.
²⁵And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.

Jesus' exorcisms show authority over demonic powers.

Read the Scripture Matthew 8:28–34; Mark 5:1–20; Luke 8:26–39

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Matthew 8:28–34

²⁸And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.
²⁹And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?
³⁰And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.
³¹So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.
³²And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.
³³And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils.
³⁴And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of their coasts.

Mark 5:1–20

¹And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.
²And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,
³Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:
⁴Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him.
⁵And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.
⁶But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,
⁷And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.
⁸For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.
⁹And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.
¹⁰And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.
¹¹Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.
¹²And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.
¹³And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.
¹⁴And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done.
¹⁵And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
¹⁶And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine.
¹⁷And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts.
¹⁸And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him.
¹⁹Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.
²⁰And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel.

Luke 8:26–39

²⁶And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee.
²⁷And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs.
²⁸When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not.
²⁹(For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.)
³⁰And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him.
³¹And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.
³²And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them.
³³Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked.
³⁴When they that fed them saw what was done, they fled, and went and told it in the city and in the country.
³⁵Then they went out to see what was done; and came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the devils were departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
³⁶They also which saw it told them by what means he that was possessed of the devils was healed.
³⁷Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about besought him to depart from them; for they were taken with great fear: and he went up into the ship, and returned back again.
³⁸Now the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying,
³⁹Return to thine own house, and shew how great things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him.

Jesus' words will not pass away, even when heaven and earth pass away.

Read the Scripture Matthew 24:35; Mark 13:31; Luke 21:33

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Matthew 24:35

³⁵Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

Mark 13:31

³¹Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.

Luke 21:33

³³Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.

Jesus' being lifted up will draw people to him.

Read the Scripture John 12:32–33

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John 12:32–33

³²And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.
³³This he said, signifying what death he should die.

Jesus' glorification arrives through suffering and death.

Read the Scripture John 12:23–28; 13:31–32

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John 12:23–28

²³And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.
²⁴Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.
²⁵He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
²⁶If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.
²⁷Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.
²⁸Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.

John 13:31–32

³¹Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him.
³²If God be glorified in him, God shall also glorify him in himself, and shall straightway glorify him.

The bread of the final meal signifies Jesus' body given for his disciples.

Read the Scripture Matthew 26:26; Mark 14:22; Luke 22:19

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Matthew 26:26

²⁶And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.

Mark 14:22

²²And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body.

Luke 22:19

¹⁹And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.

Eat the bread in remembrance of Jesus.

Read the Scripture Matthew 26:26; Luke 22:19

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Matthew 26:26

²⁶And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.

Luke 22:19

¹⁹And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.

The cup signifies Jesus' blood of the covenant, poured out for many.

Read the Scripture Matthew 26:27–28; Mark 14:23–24

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Matthew 26:27–28

²⁷And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;
²⁸For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.

Mark 14:23–24

²³And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it.
²⁴And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many.

Jesus' poured-out blood is connected with forgiveness of sins.

Read the Scripture Matthew 26:28

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Matthew 26:28

²⁸For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.

The cup is the new covenant in Jesus' blood.

Read the Scripture Luke 22:20

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Luke 22:20

²⁰Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.

Jesus will drink the fruit of the vine again in the kingdom's future fulfillment.

Read the Scripture Matthew 26:29; Mark 14:25; Luke 22:18

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Matthew 26:29

²⁹But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.

Mark 14:25

²⁵Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God.

Luke 22:18

¹⁸For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come.

Passover points forward to fulfillment in God's kingdom.

Read the Scripture Luke 22:15–18

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Luke 22:15–18

¹⁵And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer:
¹⁶For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.
¹⁷And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves:
¹⁸For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come.

After being raised, Jesus will go ahead of the disciples to Galilee.

Read the Scripture Matthew 26:32; Mark 14:28

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Matthew 26:32

³²But after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee.

Mark 14:28

²⁸But after that I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee.

Gethsemane models honest lament joined to submission to the Father's will.

Read the Scripture Matthew 26:36–46; Mark 14:32–42; Luke 22:39–46

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Matthew 26:36–46

³⁶Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.
³⁷And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.
³⁸Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.
³⁹And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.
⁴⁰And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?
⁴¹Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
⁴²He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.
⁴³And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy.
⁴⁴And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words.
⁴⁵Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
⁴⁶Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth betray me.

Mark 14:32–42

³²And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane: and he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I shall pray.
³³And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy;
³⁴And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.
³⁵And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.
³⁶And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.
³⁷And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour?
³⁸Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.
³⁹And again he went away, and prayed, and spake the same words.
⁴⁰And when he returned, he found them asleep again, (for their eyes were heavy,) neither wist they what to answer him.
⁴¹And he cometh the third time, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: it is enough, the hour is come; behold, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
⁴²Rise up, let us go; lo, he that betrayeth me is at hand.

Luke 22:39–46

³⁹And he came out, and went, as he was wont, to the mount of Olives; and his disciples also followed him.
⁴⁰And when he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation.
⁴¹And he was withdrawn from them about a stone’s cast, and kneeled down, and prayed,
⁴²Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.
⁴³And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him.
⁴⁴And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
⁴⁵And when he rose up from prayer, and was come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow,
⁴⁶And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.

Textual note: Luke 22:43–44 is not found in some early manuscripts.

Jesus could summon angelic force but refuses because Scripture and the Father's purpose must be fulfilled.

Read the Scripture Matthew 26:53–54

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Matthew 26:53–54

⁵³Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?
⁵⁴But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?

Accept the cup the Father gives rather than resisting by violence.

Read the Scripture John 18:11

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John 18:11

¹¹Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?

Jesus' kingdom is not from this world, so his servants do not fight to prevent his arrest.

Read the Scripture John 18:36

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John 18:36

³⁶Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.

Jesus asks the Father to forgive his executioners.

Read the Scripture Luke 23:34

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Luke 23:34

³⁴Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.

Textual note: The words "Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do" in Luke 23:34 are not found in some early manuscripts.

Jesus promises the repentant criminal paradise with him.

Read the Scripture Luke 23:39–43

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Luke 23:39–43

³⁹And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.
⁴⁰But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?
⁴¹And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.
⁴²And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.
⁴³And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.

Jesus declares the completion of his mission: "It is finished."

Read the Scripture John 19:30

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John 19:30

³⁰When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.

The Christ had to suffer and rise again, as the Law, the Prophets, and the Psalms foretold.

Read the Scripture Luke 24:25–27, 44–46

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Luke 24:25–27, 44–46

²⁵Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:
²⁶Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?
²⁷And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
⁴⁴And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.
⁴⁵Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,
⁴⁶And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:

The risen Jesus offers peace to his disciples.

Read the Scripture Luke 24:36; John 20:19, 21, 26

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Luke 24:36

³⁶And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.

John 20:19, 21, 26

¹⁹Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
²¹Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.
²⁶And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.

The risen Jesus provides bodily evidence that he is not a mere spirit.

Read the Scripture Luke 24:38–43; John 20:20, 27

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Luke 24:38–43

³⁸And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?
³⁹Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.
⁴⁰And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands and his feet.
⁴¹And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat?
⁴²And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb.
⁴³And he took it, and did eat before them.

John 20:20, 27

²⁰And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.
²⁷Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.

Jesus called Lazarus out of the tomb and told the people to unbind him and let him go.

Read the Scripture John 11:43

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John 11:43

⁴³And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.

The Son of Man is the meeting point between heaven and earth.

Read the Scripture John 1:51

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John 1:51

⁵¹And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.

Jesus' body is the true temple that will be raised after being destroyed.

Read the Scripture John 2:19–21

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John 2:19–21

¹⁹Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.
²⁰Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?
²¹But he spake of the temple of his body.

Jesus speaks of heavenly things from firsthand heavenly knowledge.

Read the Scripture John 3:11–13

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John 3:11–13

¹¹Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
¹²If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?
¹³And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.

The Son of Man uniquely comes from heaven.

Read the Scripture John 3:13

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John 3:13

¹³And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.

Jesus tells the Samaritan woman that salvation is of the Jews.

Read the Scripture John 4:22

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John 4:22

²²Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.

The fields are spiritually ready for harvest.

Read the Scripture John 4:35

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John 4:35

³⁵Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.

Reaper and sower can rejoice together in God's mission.

Read the Scripture John 4:36–38

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John 4:36–38

³⁶And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.
³⁷And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.
³⁸I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.

Hearing Jesus and believing the Father means present possession of eternal life.

Read the Scripture John 5:24

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John 5:24

²⁴Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

Jesus seeks the will of the Father who sent him.

Read the Scripture John 5:30

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John 5:30

³⁰I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.

John the Baptist was a burning and shining lamp, but Jesus has greater testimony in his works.

Read the Scripture John 5:33–36

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John 5:33–36

³³Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth.
³⁴But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved.
³⁵He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.
³⁶But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.

The Father's testimony and Scripture expose unbelief toward Jesus.

Read the Scripture John 5:37–40

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John 5:37–40

³⁷And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.
³⁸And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not.
³⁹Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
⁴⁰And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.

The Father has set his seal on the Son of Man.

Read the Scripture John 6:27

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John 6:27

²⁷Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.

The Father, not Moses, is the ultimate giver of bread from heaven.

Read the Scripture John 6:32

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John 6:32

³²Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.

The true bread from heaven gives life to the world.

Read the Scripture John 6:33

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John 6:33

³³For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.

Whoever comes to Jesus will never be cast out.

Read the Scripture John 6:37

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John 6:37

³⁷All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.

Only the one from God has seen the Father.

Read the Scripture John 6:46

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John 6:46

⁴⁶Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father.

The bread Jesus gives leads to life beyond the manna that could not prevent death.

Read the Scripture John 6:49–51, 58

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John 6:49–51, 58

⁴⁹Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead.
⁵⁰This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.
⁵¹I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
⁵⁸This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.

The one who feeds on Jesus will live because of him.

Read the Scripture John 6:57

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John 6:57

⁵⁷As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.

Jesus knowingly chose the Twelve even though one would betray him.

Read the Scripture John 6:70–71

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John 6:70–71

⁷⁰Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?
⁷¹He spake of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon: for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve.

Jesus' time is governed by divine purpose rather than pressure from his brothers.

Read the Scripture John 7:6–8

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John 7:6–8

⁶Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready.
⁷The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.
⁸Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this feast; for my time is not yet full come.

The world hates Jesus because he testifies that its works are evil.

Read the Scripture John 7:7

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John 7:7

⁷The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.

Circumcision and Sabbath practice expose inconsistency in condemning Jesus for healing on the Sabbath.

Read the Scripture John 7:22–23

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John 7:22–23

²²Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man.
²³If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day?

Living water flowing from believers refers to the Spirit.

Read the Scripture John 7:37–39

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John 7:37–39

³⁷In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
³⁸He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
³⁹(But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)

Jesus' testimony is valid because he knows his origin and destiny and is corroborated by the Father.

Read the Scripture John 8:14–18

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John 8:14–18

¹⁴Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go.
¹⁵Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man.
¹⁶And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me.
¹⁷It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true.
¹⁸I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.

When the Son of Man is lifted up, people will know Jesus acts from the Father.

Read the Scripture John 8:28

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John 8:28

²⁸Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.

Love for God would entail love for the One who came from God.

Read the Scripture John 8:42

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John 8:42

⁴²Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.

A hired hand abandons sheep under danger because he does not truly own them.

Read the Scripture John 10:12–13

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John 10:12–13

¹²But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.
¹³The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.

Jesus and his sheep know one another in a pattern reflecting Father-Son knowledge.

Read the Scripture John 10:14–15

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John 10:14–15

¹⁴I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
¹⁵As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.

Jesus' voluntary death and resurrection obedience are loved by the Father.

Read the Scripture John 10:17–18

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John 10:17–18

¹⁷Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.
¹⁸No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.

Walking in light prevents stumbling; walking in darkness leaves a person without direction.

Read the Scripture John 11:9–10; 12:35

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John 11:9–10

⁹Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.
¹⁰But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him.

John 12:35

³⁵Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.

Whoever serves Jesus must follow him, and the Father will honor that servant.

Read the Scripture John 12:26

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John 12:26

²⁶If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.

Jesus' death brings judgment on the world and the casting out of its ruler.

Read the Scripture John 12:31–33

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John 12:31–33

³¹Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.
³²And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.
³³This he said, signifying what death he should die.

Belief in Jesus is belief in the Father who sent him.

Read the Scripture John 12:44

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John 12:44

⁴⁴Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me.

Jesus' words are commanded by the Father.

Read the Scripture John 12:49

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John 12:49

⁴⁹For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.

Jesus' departure and glorification inaugurate a new phase of discipleship.

Read the Scripture John 13:31–33

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John 13:31–33

³¹Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him.
³²If God be glorified in him, God shall also glorify him in himself, and shall straightway glorify him.
³³Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you.

Jesus warned Peter that his confident promise would fail before the rooster crowed.

Read the Scripture John 13:36–38

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John 13:36–38

³⁶Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards.
³⁷Peter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thy sake.
³⁸Jesus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice.

Jesus' words and works reveal the Father.

Read the Scripture John 14:7–11

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John 14:7–11

⁷If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.
⁸Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us.
⁹Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?
¹⁰Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.
¹¹Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works’ sake.

Believers will continue and extend Jesus' mission after his return to the Father.

Read the Scripture John 14:12

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John 14:12

¹²Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.

The Father gives another Comforter, the Spirit of truth, to stay with the disciples for ever.

Read the Scripture John 14:16–17

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John 14:16–17

¹⁶And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
¹⁷Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.

The world cannot receive the Spirit of truth because it neither sees nor knows him.

Read the Scripture John 14:17

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John 14:17

¹⁷Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.

The Spirit dwells with and in Jesus' disciples.

Read the Scripture John 14:17

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John 14:17

¹⁷Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.

Father, Son, and believer share indwelling communion tied to love and obedience.

Read the Scripture John 14:20–23

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John 14:20–23

²⁰At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.
²¹He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
²²Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?
²³Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

Jesus' return to the Father should produce joy among those who love him.

Read the Scripture John 14:28

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John 14:28

²⁸Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.

The ruler of the world has no claim on Jesus.

Read the Scripture John 14:30

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John 14:30

³⁰Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.

Jesus' obedience demonstrates love for the Father.

Read the Scripture John 14:31

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John 14:31

³¹But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.

The Father prunes fruitful branches so they bear more fruit.

Read the Scripture John 15:2

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John 15:2

²Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.

Jesus' word cleanses disciples.

Read the Scripture John 15:3

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John 15:3

³Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.

Jesus loves disciples as the Father loves him.

Read the Scripture John 15:9

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John 15:9

⁹As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.

Mutual love is commanded in the face of worldly hatred.

Read the Scripture John 15:17–18

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John 15:17–18

¹⁷These things I command you, that ye love one another.
¹⁸If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.

Persecution of disciples reflects ignorance of the Father and hatred of Jesus.

Read the Scripture John 15:21–25

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John 15:21–25

²¹But all these things will they do unto you for my name’s sake, because they know not him that sent me.
²²If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin.
²³He that hateth me hateth my Father also.
²⁴If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.
²⁵But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.

The Spirit and the apostles together bear witness to Jesus.

Read the Scripture John 15:26–27

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John 15:26–27

²⁶But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
²⁷And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.

Jesus warns about persecution so disciples will not fall away.

Read the Scripture John 16:1

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John 16:1

¹These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended.

Some persecutors will think they are offering service to God.

Read the Scripture John 16:2

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John 16:2

²They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.

Such persecution arises from not knowing the Father or Jesus.

Read the Scripture John 16:3

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John 16:3

³And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me.

Jesus' departure makes way for the coming of the Comforter.

Read the Scripture John 16:7

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John 16:7

⁷Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.

The Spirit convicts concerning sin because the world does not believe in Jesus.

Read the Scripture John 16:9

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John 16:9

⁹Of sin, because they believe not on me;

The Spirit convicts concerning righteousness in relation to Jesus' return to the Father.

Read the Scripture John 16:10

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John 16:10

¹⁰Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;

The Spirit convicts concerning judgment because the ruler of this world is judged.

Read the Scripture John 16:11

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John 16:11

¹¹Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.

The disciples' sorrow will turn to joy like labor pains giving way to birth.

Read the Scripture John 16:20–22

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John 16:20–22

²⁰Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
²¹A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.
²²And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.

No one can ultimately take away the resurrection joy Jesus gives.

Read the Scripture John 16:22

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John 16:22

²²And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.

The Father loves disciples because they love Jesus and believe he came from God.

Read the Scripture John 16:27

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John 16:27

²⁷For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.

The disciples will scatter, yet the Father is with Jesus.

Read the Scripture John 16:32

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John 16:32

³²Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.

Peace is found in Jesus amid tribulation.

Read the Scripture John 16:33

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John 16:33

³³These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

Jesus completed the work the Father gave him.

Read the Scripture John 17:4

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John 17:4

⁴I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.

The disciples received the Father's words through Jesus and believed the Father sent him.

Read the Scripture John 17:6–8

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John 17:6–8

⁶I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word.
⁷Now they have known that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee.
⁸For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.

Jesus asks that disciples be kept in the Father's name and unified.

Read the Scripture John 17:11

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John 17:11

¹¹And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.

Jesus' followers remain in the world though they are not of the world.

Read the Scripture John 17:14–16

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John 17:14–16

¹⁴I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
¹⁵I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.
¹⁶They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

Jesus desires his people to be with him and see his glory.

Read the Scripture John 17:24

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John 17:24

²⁴Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

Jesus makes the Father's name known so divine love may dwell in his people.

Read the Scripture John 17:26

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John 17:26

²⁶And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.

Jesus protects his disciples during arrest and willingly identifies himself.

Read the Scripture John 18:4–9

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John 18:4–9

⁴Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye?
⁵They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them.
⁶As soon then as he had said unto them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to the ground.
⁷Then asked he them again, Whom seek ye? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth.
⁸Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he: if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way:
⁹That the saying might be fulfilled, which he spake, Of them which thou gavest me have I lost none.

The risen Jesus sends disciples, gives the Spirit, and entrusts a ministry related to forgiveness.

Read the Scripture John 20:21–23

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John 20:21–23

²¹Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.
²²And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:
²³Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.

Love for Jesus is tested by care for his flock.

Read the Scripture John 21:15–17

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John 21:15–17

¹⁵So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.
¹⁶He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
¹⁷He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.

Jesus remains sovereign over Peter's death and John's future.

Read the Scripture John 21:18–22

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John 21:18–22

¹⁸Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.
¹⁹This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me.
²⁰Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee?
²¹Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do?
²²Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me.

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