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Faith & Trust in God

The Father knows what people need before they ask.Matthew 6:8.
God gives good gifts to those who ask him.Matthew 7:7-11; Luke 11:9-13.
The Father especially gives the Holy Spirit to those who ask.Luke 11:13.
God can do what is impossible for human beings.Matthew 19:26; Mark 10:27; Luke 18:27.
The Father seeks worshipers who worship in spirit and truth.John 4:23-24.
The Father seeks to glorify the Son, and the Son seeks the Father's glory rather than self-glory.John 8:49-50, 54.
Jesus asks the Father to sanctify his people in truth.John 17:17-19.
Jesus came to seek and save the lost.Luke 19:10.
Whoever comes to Jesus will not hunger, and whoever believes in him will not thirst.John 6:35.
Jesus will raise every believer on the last day.John 6:40, 44, 54.
Unless people believe that Jesus is who he claims to be, they will die in their sins.John 8:24.
Whoever believes in Jesus will live even though he dies.John 11:25.
Whoever lives and believes in Jesus will never finally die.John 11:26.
Jesus came as light so believers need not remain in darkness.John 12:46.
Jesus will do what disciples ask in his name so the Father may be glorified.John 14:13-14.
Those who have not seen and yet believe are blessed.John 20:29.
Believe the good news.Mark 1:15.
Outsiders may enter the kingdom while presumed insiders are excluded through unbelief.Matthew 8:10-12; Luke 13:28-30.
With God, salvation impossible for humans is possible.Matthew 19:26; Mark 10:27; Luke 18:27.
Faithful stewardship matters for participation in the Master's joy.Matthew 25:14-30; Luke 19:11-27.
The Son of Man must be lifted up so believers may have eternal life.John 3:14-15.
God loved the world by giving his unique Son so believers may have eternal life.John 3:16.
Whoever believes is not condemned; unbelief leaves a person condemned already.John 3:18.
Eternal life is received by believing in the One whom God sent.John 6:29, 40, 47.
Believe in the light while the light is present.John 12:35-36.
Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved; unbelief brings condemnation.Mark 16:16. Note: Longer ending of Mark; textual status disputed.
Seek God's kingdom first and trust him for provision.Matthew 6:33; Luke 12:31.
Faithfulness in little reveals trustworthiness.Luke 16:10.
Faithfulness with worldly wealth is connected to fitness for true riches.Luke 16:11.
Avoid causing little ones or vulnerable believers to stumble.Matthew 18:6-7; Mark 9:42; Luke 17:1-2.
Do not seek religious titles as a means of superiority.Matthew 23:8-10.
Justice, mercy, and faithfulness are weightier matters.Matthew 23:23.
If a brother sins, go privately first and seek restoration.Matthew 18:15.
Ask for daily bread and necessary provision.Matthew 6:11; Luke 11:3.
Ask God to forgive sins or debts.Matthew 6:12; Luke 11:4.
Forgive others as you seek forgiveness.Matthew 6:12, 14-15; Luke 11:4.
Ask, seek, and knock persistently.Matthew 7:7-8; Luke 11:9-10.
Trust the Father's goodness in answering prayer.Matthew 7:9-11; Luke 11:11-13.
Faith can trust God for what appears impossible.Matthew 17:20; 21:21-22; Mark 11:22-24; Luke 17:6.
Prayer offered in faith should expect God's action.Matthew 21:22; Mark 11:24; John 14:13-14; 15:7, 16.
Ask in Jesus' name.John 14:13-14; 15:16; 16:23-24, 26.
Ask so that your joy may be full.John 16:24.
Disciples can ask the Father directly in Jesus' name.John 16:23, 26-27.
Give to the one who asks rather than cultivating a closed hand.Matthew 5:42; Luke 6:30.
Give without seeking applause.Matthew 6:2-4.
Faithfulness in money is a test of deeper trustworthiness.Luke 16:10-12.
Causing a little one who believes to stumble is gravely serious.Matthew 18:6; Mark 9:42; Luke 17:2.
Do not seek the best seats and public honor.Matthew 23:6-12; Luke 14:7-11; 20:46.
Remain watchful and faithful while the master is away.Matthew 24:45-51; Mark 13:33-37; Luke 12:35-48.
Do not let your heart be troubled; trust God and trust Jesus.John 14:1.
Moses wrote about Jesus, so rejecting Jesus contradicts claimed trust in Moses.John 5:45-47.
The faithful and wicked servants teach responsible vigilance during the master's delay.Matthew 24:45-51; Luke 12:42-48.
The friend at midnight teaches bold persistence in asking.Luke 11:5-8.
The minas teach faithful stewardship during the king's absence and accountability at his return.Luke 19:11-27.
The paralytic's healing demonstrates Jesus' authority to forgive sins.Matthew 9:2-8; Mark 2:1-12; Luke 5:17-26.
The centurion's trust is praised as extraordinary faith.Matthew 8:5-13; Luke 7:1-10.
Jesus' calming of the storm rebukes fearful little faith and displays authority over creation.Matthew 8:23-27; Mark 4:35-41; Luke 8:22-25.
Jesus' exorcisms show authority over demonic powers.Matthew 8:28-34; Mark 5:1-20; Luke 8:26-39.
The healed demoniac is told to proclaim what God has done for him.Mark 5:19; Luke 8:39.
The woman with the flow of blood is told that her faith has made her well.Matthew 9:20-22; Mark 5:25-34; Luke 8:43-48.
Jairus is told not to fear but to believe.Mark 5:36; Luke 8:50.
Blind men are healed in relation to their faith in Jesus' ability.Matthew 9:27-30.
Jesus' compassion for crowds includes teaching and feeding them.Matthew 14:13-21; Mark 6:34-44; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:1-13.
The disciples are told to give the hungry crowd something to eat.Matthew 14:16; Mark 6:37; Luke 9:13.
Peter's sinking while walking on water is connected with little faith and doubt.Matthew 14:28-31.
A Gentile mother's persistent faith is praised as great.Matthew 15:21-28.
Repeated provision miracles should train disciples away from spiritual dullness.Matthew 16:8-11; Mark 8:17-21.
Some spiritual conflicts expose unbelief and the need for prayerful dependence.Matthew 17:14-20; Mark 9:14-29.
Faith as small as a mustard seed can trust God for what appears impossible.Matthew 17:20; Luke 17:6.
Congenital suffering is not always a simple punishment for a person's or parents' personal sin.John 9:1-3.
Suffering can become an occasion for God's works to be displayed.John 9:3.
Work while opportunity remains; night comes when work cannot be done.John 9:4.
Signs are meant to lead beyond wonder to faith in Jesus.John 4:48; 6:26-29; 10:37-38.
Seeking Jesus only because of material bread misses the deeper sign.John 6:26-27.
Demanding signs does not substitute for repentance.Matthew 12:38-42; 16:1-4; Mark 8:11-12; Luke 11:29-32.
Do not believe claims that Christ's return is hidden in a private location.Matthew 24:23-26; Mark 13:21-23.
Jesus will raise believers on the last day.John 6:39-40, 44, 54.
Jesus asks the Father to forgive his executioners.Luke 23:34. Note: Textual attestation varies in some early manuscripts.
Thomas is told not to persist in unbelief but to believe.John 20:27.
Those who believe without seeing the risen Jesus are blessed.John 20:29.
Do not be afraid; only believe.Mark 5:36; Luke 8:50.
Have faith in God.Mark 11:22.
Believe when praying, and forgive.Mark 11:24-25.
Do not believe false reports that Christ is secretly here or there.Matthew 24:23-26; Mark 13:21-23.
Ask, seek, and knock.Luke 11:9; Matthew 7:7.
Seek God's kingdom.Luke 12:31.
Believe Jesus' word concerning the official's son.John 4:50.
Believe in the One God sent.John 6:29.
Believe in the Son of Man.John 9:35-38.
Believe in the light while you have the light.John 12:36.
Believe in God and in Jesus.John 14:1.
Do not disbelieve but believe.John 20:27.
Believing in the lifted-up Son brings eternal life.John 3:14-15.
Faith should not depend solely on seeing signs and wonders.John 4:48.
Hearing Jesus and believing the Father means present possession of eternal life.John 5:24.
Jesus seeks the will of the Father who sent him.John 5:30.
The Father's testimony and Scripture expose unbelief toward Jesus.John 5:37-40.
Seeking human glory can obstruct genuine faith.John 5:41-44.
God's work in the discourse is to believe in the One he sent.John 6:29.
Everyone who sees the Son and believes has eternal life.John 6:40.
Believers have eternal life.John 6:47.
The one who seeks the sender's glory rather than his own is true.John 7:18.
Living water flowing from believers refers to the Spirit.John 7:37-39.
Jesus does not seek his own glory; the Father glorifies him.John 8:50, 54.
Some do not believe because they do not belong to Jesus' sheep.John 10:25-26.
Believe in Jesus even in the face of death.John 11:25-27, 40.
Those who believe will see the glory of God.John 11:40.
Believers will continue and extend Jesus' mission after his return to the Father.John 14:12.
Father, Son, and believer share indwelling communion tied to love and obedience.John 14:20-23.
Jesus predicts events so fulfillment may strengthen faith.John 14:29.
Fruitfulness is impossible apart from abiding in Jesus.John 15:4-5.
The Spirit convicts concerning sin because the world does not believe in Jesus.John 16:9.
The Father loves disciples because they love Jesus and believe he came from God.John 16:27.
The disciples received the Father's words through Jesus and believed the Father sent him.John 17:6-8.
Jesus prays for those given to him and future believers through their word.John 17:9, 20.
Jesus asks that disciples be kept in the Father's name and unified.John 17:11.
Jesus does not ask that disciples be removed from the world but kept from the evil one.John 17:15.
Visible unity among believers serves the world's recognition of Jesus' mission.John 17:21-23.
Faith does not require physical sight of the risen Jesus.John 20:29.
Jesus honors extraordinary faith wherever it appears.Matthew 8:10; 15:28.

Prayer & Spiritual Habits

God alone is to be worshiped and served.Matthew 4:10; Luke 4:8.
The Father sees what is done in secret and rewards sincere devotion.Matthew 6:4, 6, 18.
The Father knows what people need before they ask.Matthew 6:8.
God gives good gifts to those who ask him.Matthew 7:7-11; Luke 11:9-13.
The Father especially gives the Holy Spirit to those who ask.Luke 11:13.
The Father seeks worshipers who worship in spirit and truth.John 4:23-24.
God is spirit, so true worship is not confined to a sacred geography.John 4:21-24.
The Father seeks to glorify the Son, and the Son seeks the Father's glory rather than self-glory.John 8:49-50, 54.
Jesus asks the Father to sanctify his people in truth.John 17:17-19.
Jesus is the bridegroom whose presence changes the fitting time for fasting.Matthew 9:15; Mark 2:19-20; Luke 5:34-35.
Jesus came to seek and save the lost.Luke 19:10.
Jesus will do what disciples ask in his name so the Father may be glorified.John 14:13-14.
Love enemies and pray for persecutors.Matthew 5:44; Luke 6:27-28, 35.
Prayer should not be performed for public admiration.Matthew 6:5-6.
Fasting should not advertise spirituality.Matthew 6:16-18.
Seek God's kingdom first and trust him for provision.Matthew 6:33; Luke 12:31.
Do not seek religious titles as a means of superiority.Matthew 23:8-10.
Pray for those who mistreat or persecute you.Matthew 5:44; Luke 6:28.
Forgive others when praying.Mark 11:25; Matthew 6:14-15.
If a brother sins, go privately first and seek restoration.Matthew 18:15.
Pray privately rather than for public admiration.Matthew 6:5-6.
Do not use empty repetitions as though many words force God to respond.Matthew 6:7-8.
Address God as Father.Matthew 6:9; Luke 11:2.
Pray for God's name to be hallowed.Matthew 6:9; Luke 11:2.
Pray for God's kingdom to come.Matthew 6:10; Luke 11:2.
Pray for God's will to be done.Matthew 6:10.
Ask for daily bread and necessary provision.Matthew 6:11; Luke 11:3.
Ask God to forgive sins or debts.Matthew 6:12; Luke 11:4.
Forgive others as you seek forgiveness.Matthew 6:12, 14-15; Luke 11:4.
Pray not to be led into temptation and to be delivered from evil.Matthew 6:13; Luke 11:4.
Ask, seek, and knock persistently.Matthew 7:7-8; Luke 11:9-10.
Trust the Father's goodness in answering prayer.Matthew 7:9-11; Luke 11:11-13.
Fast without advertising your discomfort.Matthew 6:16-18.
Fasting has an appropriate place after the bridegroom is taken away.Matthew 9:14-15; Mark 2:18-20; Luke 5:33-35.
New realities require fitting forms rather than rigid preservation of old forms.Matthew 9:16-17; Mark 2:21-22; Luke 5:36-39.
Pray for the Lord of the harvest to send workers.Matthew 9:37-38; Luke 10:2.
Faith can trust God for what appears impossible.Matthew 17:20; 21:21-22; Mark 11:22-24; Luke 17:6.
Prayer offered in faith should expect God's action.Matthew 21:22; Mark 11:24; John 14:13-14; 15:7, 16.
Forgive while praying.Mark 11:25.
Pray persistently and do not lose heart.Luke 18:1-8.
God is not reluctant like an unjust judge.Luke 18:1-8.
Pray humbly rather than advertising superiority.Luke 18:9-14.
The tax collector's plea for mercy models repentant prayer.Luke 18:13-14.
Watch and pray so that you do not enter temptation.Matthew 26:41; Mark 14:38; Luke 22:40, 46.
The spirit may be willing while the flesh is weak.Matthew 26:41; Mark 14:38.
Submit desire to the Father's will.Matthew 26:39, 42; Mark 14:36; Luke 22:42.
After failure, return and strengthen fellow disciples.Luke 22:31-32.
Ask in Jesus' name.John 14:13-14; 15:16; 16:23-24, 26.
Abiding in Jesus and letting his words abide in you shapes effective prayer.John 15:7.
Answered prayer is ordered toward the Father's glory.John 14:13.
Ask so that your joy may be full.John 16:24.
Disciples can ask the Father directly in Jesus' name.John 16:23, 26-27.
True worship is in spirit and truth rather than tied to sacred geography.John 4:21-24.
God's house should be a house of prayer, not commercial exploitation.Matthew 21:12-13; Mark 11:15-17; Luke 19:45-46.
Give to the one who asks rather than cultivating a closed hand.Matthew 5:42; Luke 6:30.
Give without seeking applause.Matthew 6:2-4.
Do not seek the best seats and public honor.Matthew 23:6-12; Luke 14:7-11; 20:46.
Agreement in prayer within Jesus' gathered community receives special assurance.Matthew 18:19.
Pray for workers because the harvest is plentiful and laborers are few.Matthew 9:37-38; Luke 10:2.
Jesus answers fasting criticism by identifying himself as the bridegroom.Matthew 9:14-17; Mark 2:18-22; Luke 5:33-39.
Jesus answers Sabbath-healing objections by asking whether it is lawful to do good and save life.Matthew 12:9-14; Mark 3:1-6; Luke 6:6-11.
Hardened sign-seeking receives the sign of Jonah.Matthew 12:38-42; 16:1-4; Luke 11:29-32.
Woe to religious exploitation hidden beneath long prayers.Mark 12:40; Luke 20:47; Matthew 23:14 in later manuscripts.
Jesus condemns self-righteous prayer that trusts in superiority and despises others.Luke 18:9-14.
Jesus exposes leaders who devour widows' houses while making long prayers.Mark 12:38-40; Luke 20:45-47.
The friend at midnight teaches bold persistence in asking.Luke 11:5-8.
The persistent widow teaches persistent prayer and confidence that God will bring justice.Luke 18:1-8.
Some spiritual conflicts expose unbelief and the need for prayerful dependence.Matthew 17:14-20; Mark 9:14-29.
Seeking Jesus only because of material bread misses the deeper sign.John 6:26-27.
Pray for strength to stand before the Son of Man.Luke 21:36.
Watch and pray against temptation.Matthew 26:41; Mark 14:38; Luke 22:40, 46.
Believe when praying, and forgive.Mark 11:24-25.
Sit while Jesus goes to pray, and remain awake with him.Matthew 26:36-38; Mark 14:32-34.
Watch and pray so as not to enter temptation.Matthew 26:41; Mark 14:38.
Ask, seek, and knock.Luke 11:9; Matthew 7:7.
Seek God's kingdom.Luke 12:31.
Always pray and do not lose heart.Luke 18:1.
Stay awake and pray for strength.Luke 21:36.
Pray not to enter temptation.Luke 22:40, 46.
Worship will not be restricted to Gerizim or Jerusalem.John 4:21.
True worshipers worship in spirit and truth.John 4:23-24.
Seeking human glory can obstruct genuine faith.John 5:41-44.
The one who seeks the sender's glory rather than his own is true.John 7:18.
Jesus does not seek his own glory; the Father glorifies him.John 8:50, 54.
Prayer in Jesus' name is ordered toward the Father's glory.John 14:13.
Jesus prays for those given to him and future believers through their word.John 17:9, 20.
Jesus asks that disciples be kept in the Father's name and unified.John 17:11.
Jesus does not ask that disciples be removed from the world but kept from the evil one.John 17:15.
Jesus prays for enemies amid crucifixion.Luke 23:34. Note: Textual attestation varies.

God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit

God alone is to be worshiped and served.Matthew 4:10; Luke 4:8.
Human beings do not live by bread alone but by every word that comes from God.Matthew 4:4; Luke 4:4.
God must not be put to the test.Matthew 4:7; Luke 4:12.
God is perfect, and disciples are called toward a corresponding wholeness of love.Matthew 5:48.
The Father sees what is done in secret and rewards sincere devotion.Matthew 6:4, 6, 18.
The Father knows what people need before they ask.Matthew 6:8.
God's name is to be treated as holy.Matthew 6:9; Luke 11:2.
God's kingdom and will are to be sought on earth.Matthew 6:10; Luke 11:2.
God gives good gifts to those who ask him.Matthew 7:7-11; Luke 11:9-13.
The Father especially gives the Holy Spirit to those who ask.Luke 11:13.
God desires mercy, not empty sacrifice.Matthew 9:13; 12:7.
God reveals saving truth according to his gracious will, not human status.Matthew 11:25-27; Luke 10:21-22.
No one truly knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son reveals him.Matthew 11:27; Luke 10:22.
God is God of the living, not of the dead.Matthew 22:31-32; Mark 12:26-27; Luke 20:37-38.
The greatest command is to love God with the whole heart, soul, mind, and strength.Matthew 22:37-38; Mark 12:29-30; Luke 10:27.
The second great command is to love one's neighbor as oneself.Matthew 22:39; Mark 12:31; Luke 10:27.
All the Law and the Prophets hang on love of God and neighbor.Matthew 22:40.
God's word is more enduring than heaven and earth.Matthew 24:35; Mark 13:31; Luke 21:33.
What God has joined together in marriage, humans should not separate.Matthew 19:6; Mark 10:9.
God can do what is impossible for human beings.Matthew 19:26; Mark 10:27; Luke 18:27.
God knows the heart and sees what humans exalt.Luke 16:15.
What is highly esteemed among humans may be detestable before God.Luke 16:15.
God is merciful even to the ungrateful and evil.Luke 6:35-36.
God notices even sparrows and knows the hairs of a person's head.Matthew 10:29-31; Luke 12:6-7.
God values people more than many sparrows.Matthew 10:31; Luke 12:7.
The Father seeks worshipers who worship in spirit and truth.John 4:23-24.
God is spirit, so true worship is not confined to a sacred geography.John 4:21-24.
The Father is always at work, and the Son works in unity with him.John 5:17.
The Father loves the Son and shows him what he is doing.John 5:20.
The Father gives life and has granted the Son authority to give life.John 5:21, 26.
The Father has entrusted judgment to the Son.John 5:22, 27.
The Father wills that the Son be honored as the Father is honored.John 5:23.
God's testimony concerning the Son is greater than human testimony.John 5:31-37; 8:18.
Scripture bears witness to Jesus.John 5:39-40, 46.
The Father's teaching can be recognized by those who truly desire to do God's will.John 7:16-17.
Judgment should be righteous rather than based on appearances.John 7:24.
The Father is true, and Jesus speaks what he has heard from the Father.John 8:26, 28, 38, 40.
The Father seeks to glorify the Son, and the Son seeks the Father's glory rather than self-glory.John 8:49-50, 54.
The Father and the Son are one in their protective purpose for the sheep.John 10:28-30.
The Father's command gives eternal life.John 12:49-50.
To see Jesus is to see the Father whom he uniquely reveals.John 12:44-45; 14:7-9.
The Father is greater than all who might threaten Christ's sheep.John 10:29.
The Father is glorified when disciples bear much fruit.John 15:8.
The Father loves those who love the Son and keep his word.John 14:21, 23.
The Father sends the Holy Spirit in Jesus' name to teach and remind disciples.John 14:26.
The Spirit of truth proceeds from the Father and testifies about Jesus.John 15:26.
The Spirit convicts the world concerning sin, righteousness, and judgment.John 16:8-11.
The Spirit guides disciples into truth, speaks what he hears, and glorifies Jesus.John 16:13-15.
Eternal life is to know the only true God and Jesus Christ whom he sent.John 17:3.
God's word is truth.John 17:17.
Jesus asks the Father to sanctify his people in truth.John 17:17-19.
Unity among Jesus' followers is meant to reflect the unity of Father and Son.John 17:20-23.
God's love for the Son precedes the foundation of the world.John 17:24.
Jesus has authority on earth to forgive sins.Matthew 9:6; Mark 2:10; Luke 5:24.
Jesus is the bridegroom whose presence changes the fitting time for fasting.Matthew 9:15; Mark 2:19-20; Luke 5:34-35.
Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath.Matthew 12:8; Mark 2:28; Luke 6:5.
Jesus is greater than the temple.Matthew 12:6.
Jesus is greater than Jonah.Matthew 12:41; Luke 11:32.
Jesus is greater than Solomon.Matthew 12:42; Luke 11:31.
Jesus is the Son uniquely known by the Father.Matthew 11:27; Luke 10:22.
Jesus invites the weary and burdened to come to him for rest.Matthew 11:28-30.
Jesus describes himself as gentle and humble in heart.Matthew 11:29.
Jesus' yoke is good and his burden is light.Matthew 11:29-30.
The Son of Man sows good seed in the world.Matthew 13:37.
The Son of Man will send his angels to remove evil from his kingdom.Matthew 13:41.
The Son of Man will come in his Father's glory and repay each person according to deeds.Matthew 16:27.
The Son of Man must suffer, be rejected, be killed, and be raised.Matthew 16:21; 17:22-23; 20:18-19; Mark 8:31; 9:31; 10:33-34; Luke 9:22; 18:31-33.
The Son of Man came not to be served but to serve and give his life as a ransom for many.Matthew 20:28; Mark 10:45.
The Son of Man will come unexpectedly.Matthew 24:27, 37-44; Luke 12:40; 17:24-30.
The Son of Man will sit on his glorious throne and judge the nations.Matthew 25:31-46.
Jesus is the stone rejected by builders that becomes the cornerstone.Matthew 21:42; Mark 12:10-11; Luke 20:17.
Jesus is David's Lord as well as David's son.Matthew 22:41-46; Mark 12:35-37; Luke 20:41-44.
All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Jesus.Matthew 28:18.
Jesus will be with his disciples to the end of the age.Matthew 28:20.
Jesus teaches with authority unlike the scribes.Matthew 7:28-29; Mark 1:22.
Jesus has authority to command unclean spirits.Mark 1:27; Luke 4:36.
Jesus came to preach in other towns because that is part of his mission.Mark 1:38; Luke 4:43.
Jesus came to call sinners rather than the self-righteous.Matthew 9:13; Mark 2:17; Luke 5:32.
Jesus came to seek and save the lost.Luke 19:10.
Jesus must be about his Father's affairs.Luke 2:49.
A prophet is not accepted in his hometown.Matthew 13:57; Mark 6:4; Luke 4:24; John 4:44.
Jesus fulfills Isaiah's proclamation of good news, liberty, sight, and the Lord's favor.Luke 4:16-21.
Jesus' food is to do the will of the One who sent him and finish his work.John 4:34.
Jesus gives living water that becomes a spring to eternal life.John 4:10, 13-14.
Jesus identifies himself as the Messiah to the Samaritan woman.John 4:25-26.
The Son does what he sees the Father doing.John 5:19.
Jesus gives life to whom he wills.John 5:21.
Jesus will raise the dead by his voice.John 5:25-29.
Jesus has authority to execute judgment because he is the Son of Man.John 5:27.
Jesus' works testify that the Father sent him.John 5:36.
Jesus is the bread of life.John 6:35, 48.
Whoever comes to Jesus will not hunger, and whoever believes in him will not thirst.John 6:35.
Jesus came from heaven to do the Father's will.John 6:38.
Jesus will lose none of those the Father gives him but will raise them on the last day.John 6:39.
Jesus will raise every believer on the last day.John 6:40, 44, 54.
Jesus is the living bread from heaven, given for the life of the world.John 6:51.
Jesus says his flesh is true food and his blood true drink.John 6:53-58.
The Spirit gives life and the flesh by itself profits nothing.John 6:63.
Jesus' words are spirit and life.John 6:63.
Jesus' teaching comes from the One who sent him.John 7:16.
Jesus is the light of the world.John 8:12; 9:5.
Whoever follows Jesus will not walk in darkness but will have the light of life.John 8:12.
Jesus is from above and not of this world in the way his opponents are.John 8:23.
Unless people believe that Jesus is who he claims to be, they will die in their sins.John 8:24.
Jesus always does what pleases the Father.John 8:28-29.
Before Abraham existed, Jesus declares, "I am."John 8:58.
Jesus is the door or gate for the sheep.John 10:7, 9.
Whoever enters through Jesus will be saved and find pasture.John 10:9.
Jesus came that his sheep may have life abundantly.John 10:10.
Jesus is the good shepherd.John 10:11, 14.
The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.John 10:11, 15, 17-18.
Jesus knows his sheep and his sheep know him.John 10:14.
Jesus has other sheep who will become one flock under one shepherd.John 10:16.
Jesus lays down his life voluntarily and has authority to take it up again.John 10:17-18.
Jesus gives his sheep eternal life.John 10:28.
No one can snatch Jesus' sheep from his hand.John 10:28.
Jesus and the Father are one.John 10:30.
Jesus is the one sanctified and sent into the world by the Father.John 10:36.
Jesus is the resurrection and the life.John 11:25.
Whoever believes in Jesus will live even though he dies.John 11:25.
Whoever lives and believes in Jesus will never finally die.John 11:26.
Jesus came as light so believers need not remain in darkness.John 12:46.
Jesus did not come in his first mission to condemn the world but to save it.John 12:47.
Jesus' spoken word will judge those who reject him on the last day.John 12:48.
Jesus is Teacher and Lord.John 13:13-14.
Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life.John 14:6.
No one comes to the Father except through Jesus.John 14:6.
Knowing Jesus is knowing the Father he reveals.John 14:7-9.
Jesus is in the Father and the Father is in him.John 14:10-11.
Jesus will do what disciples ask in his name so the Father may be glorified.John 14:13-14.
Jesus will not leave his disciples as orphans.John 14:18.
Because Jesus lives, his disciples will live.John 14:19.
Jesus gives peace unlike the world gives.John 14:27.
Jesus is the true vine.John 15:1, 5.
Apart from Jesus, disciples can do nothing spiritually fruitful.John 15:5.
Jesus calls obedient disciples friends because he has made the Father's purposes known.John 15:14-15.
Jesus chose and appointed his disciples to bear lasting fruit.John 15:16.
Jesus is hated by the world before his disciples are hated.John 15:18.
Everything the Father has belongs to Jesus.John 16:15.
Jesus came from the Father into the world and returns to the Father.John 16:28.
Jesus has overcome the world.John 16:33.
Jesus possessed glory with the Father before the world existed.John 17:5.
Jesus has authority over all flesh to give eternal life.John 17:2.
Jesus has manifested the Father's name to his disciples.John 17:6, 26.
Jesus' kingdom is not from this world.John 18:36.
Jesus came into the world to testify to the truth.John 18:37.
Everyone who is of the truth listens to Jesus' voice.John 18:37.
Any authority a ruler has ultimately comes from above.John 19:11.
Jesus sends his disciples as the Father sent him.John 20:21.
Those who have not seen and yet believe are blessed.John 20:29.
Each disciple should follow Jesus rather than compare assignments.John 21:19-22.
The poor in spirit are blessed because the kingdom is theirs.Matthew 5:3.
Merely saying "Lord, Lord" does not secure entrance; doing the Father's will matters.Matthew 7:21.
A person must be born of water and Spirit to enter the kingdom.John 3:5.
The new birth is a sovereign work of the Spirit.John 3:6-8.
No one can come to Jesus unless drawn by the Father.John 6:44.
Everyone who hears and learns from the Father comes to Jesus.John 6:45.
Eternal life is knowing the Father and the Son.John 17:3.
Disciples are light and should let good works point others to the Father.Matthew 5:14-16.
Merciful love imitates the Father's character.Matthew 5:45, 48; Luke 6:35-36.
Doing the Father's will matters more than merely claiming closeness to Jesus.Matthew 7:21-23.
Be merciful as the Father is merciful.Luke 6:36.
God's welcome of repentant sinners is pictured by the father receiving the prodigal son.Luke 15:11-24.
Merciful action toward "the least" is treated as action toward Christ.Matthew 25:34-40.
Neglect of the needy is treated as neglect of Christ.Matthew 25:41-45.
A cup given because someone belongs to Christ is remembered by God.Mark 9:41.
Address God as Father.Matthew 6:9; Luke 11:2.
Trust the Father's goodness in answering prayer.Matthew 7:9-11; Luke 11:11-13.
The spirit may be willing while the flesh is weak.Matthew 26:41; Mark 14:38.
Submit desire to the Father's will.Matthew 26:39, 42; Mark 14:36; Luke 22:42.
Answered prayer is ordered toward the Father's glory.John 14:13.
Disciples can ask the Father directly in Jesus' name.John 16:23, 26-27.
True worship is in spirit and truth rather than tied to sacred geography.John 4:21-24.
A man leaves father and mother and is joined to his wife.Matthew 19:5; Mark 10:7-8.
Honor father and mother must not be nullified through religious loopholes.Matthew 15:4-6; Mark 7:9-13.
The risen Jesus sends disciples as the Father sent him.John 20:21.
Receive the Holy Spirit.John 20:22.
The Spirit will give words in the hour of trial.Matthew 10:20; Mark 13:11; Luke 12:12.
Baptize disciples in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.Matthew 28:19.
The Holy Spirit empowers and teaches witness.John 14:26; 15:26-27; 16:13-15; Luke 24:49.
Jesus answers the scribes' objection to forgiving sins by asserting the Son of Man's authority.Matthew 9:2-8; Mark 2:5-12; Luke 5:20-26.
Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is uniquely grave in the stated context.Matthew 12:31-32; Mark 3:28-30; Luke 12:10.
Every plant not planted by the Father will be uprooted.Matthew 15:13.
Jesus challenges teachers about how Messiah can be both David's son and David's Lord.Matthew 22:41-46; Mark 12:35-37; Luke 20:41-44.
Woe to lawyers who build tombs for prophets while sharing the spirit of their killers.Luke 11:47-51.
The devil is a murderer and father of lies.John 8:44.
Jesus answers the charge of demon possession by saying he honors the Father and does not seek his own glory.John 8:48-50.
Jesus answers the blasphemy accusation by appealing to Scripture and the Father's works.John 10:31-38.
The returning unclean spirit warns that empty reform can end worse than the beginning.Matthew 12:43-45; Luke 11:24-26.
The paralytic's healing demonstrates Jesus' authority to forgive sins.Matthew 9:2-8; Mark 2:1-12; Luke 5:17-26.
Jesus' calming of the storm rebukes fearful little faith and displays authority over creation.Matthew 8:23-27; Mark 4:35-41; Luke 8:22-25.
Jesus' exorcisms show authority over demonic powers.Matthew 8:28-34; Mark 5:1-20; Luke 8:26-39.
Do not believe claims that Christ's return is hidden in a private location.Matthew 24:23-26; Mark 13:21-23.
Jesus repeatedly teaches that he must go to Jerusalem, suffer, be killed, and rise.Matthew 16:21; 17:22-23; 20:18-19; Mark 8:31; 9:31; 10:33-34; Luke 9:22; 18:31-33.
Rejecting the path of the cross can reflect human rather than divine priorities.Matthew 16:22-23; Mark 8:32-33.
The Son of Man came to serve and give his life as a ransom for many.Matthew 20:28; Mark 10:45.
Jesus' death is like a grain of wheat dying so that much fruit may result.John 12:24.
Jesus' being lifted up will draw people to him.John 12:32-33.
Jesus' glorification arrives through suffering and death.John 12:23-28; 13:31-32.
The bread of the final meal signifies Jesus' body given for his disciples.Matthew 26:26; Mark 14:22; Luke 22:19.
Eat the bread in remembrance of Jesus.Matthew 26:26; Luke 22:19.
The cup signifies Jesus' blood of the covenant, poured out for many.Matthew 26:27-28; Mark 14:23-24.
Jesus' poured-out blood is connected with forgiveness of sins.Matthew 26:28.
The cup is the new covenant in Jesus' blood.Luke 22:20.
Drink from the covenant cup.Matthew 26:27.
Jesus will drink the fruit of the vine again in the kingdom's future fulfillment.Matthew 26:29; Mark 14:25; Luke 22:18.
Passover points forward to fulfillment in God's kingdom.Luke 22:15-18.
One of Jesus' own table companions will betray him.Matthew 26:21-25; Mark 14:18-21; Luke 22:21-22; John 13:21-30.
The Son of Man goes as Scripture determines, but the betrayer remains accountable.Matthew 26:24; Mark 14:21; Luke 22:22.
Jesus predicts the disciples' scattering and Peter's denial.Matthew 26:31-35; Mark 14:27-31; Luke 22:31-34; John 13:36-38.
After being raised, Jesus will go ahead of the disciples to Galilee.Matthew 26:32; Mark 14:28.
Gethsemane models honest lament joined to submission to the Father's will.Matthew 26:36-46; Mark 14:32-42; Luke 22:39-46.
Watch and pray against temptation.Matthew 26:41; Mark 14:38; Luke 22:40, 46.
Jesus rejects violent defense of his mission with the sword.Matthew 26:52; Luke 22:51; John 18:11.
Those who take the sword will perish by the sword.Matthew 26:52.
Jesus could summon angelic force but refuses because Scripture and the Father's purpose must be fulfilled.Matthew 26:53-54.
Accept the cup the Father gives rather than resisting by violence.John 18:11.
Jesus' kingdom is not from this world, so his servants do not fight to prevent his arrest.John 18:36.
Jesus came into the world to bear witness to the truth.John 18:37.
Jesus asks the Father to forgive his executioners.Luke 23:34. Note: Textual attestation varies in some early manuscripts.
Jesus promises the repentant criminal paradise with him.Luke 23:39-43.
Jesus entrusts his mother and beloved disciple to one another.John 19:26-27.
Jesus declares the completion of his mission: "It is finished."John 19:30.
The Messiah had to suffer and enter glory according to Scripture.Luke 24:25-27, 44-46.
The Law, Prophets, and Psalms point to the Messiah's suffering and resurrection.Luke 24:44-46.
Repentance and forgiveness must be proclaimed because of the completed death-and-resurrection mission.Luke 24:46-47.
The risen Jesus offers peace to his disciples.Luke 24:36; John 20:19, 21, 26.
The risen Jesus provides bodily evidence that he is not a mere spirit.Luke 24:38-43; John 20:20, 27.
Thomas is told not to persist in unbelief but to believe.John 20:27.
Those who believe without seeing the risen Jesus are blessed.John 20:29.
Tell no one for a time that Jesus is the Christ before the passion is understood.Matthew 16:20; Mark 8:30; Luke 9:21.
Do not believe false reports that Christ is secretly here or there.Matthew 24:23-26; Mark 13:21-23.
Baptize in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.Matthew 28:19.
Stop making the Father's house a marketplace.John 2:16.
The Son of Man is the meeting point between heaven and earth.John 1:51.
Jesus' body is the true temple that will be raised after being destroyed.John 2:19-21.
A person cannot perceive God's kingdom without new birth from above.John 3:3.
Flesh gives birth to flesh and Spirit gives birth to spirit.John 3:6.
The Spirit's work is sovereign and mysterious like the wind.John 3:8.
Jesus speaks of heavenly things from firsthand heavenly knowledge.John 3:11-13.
The Son of Man uniquely comes from heaven.John 3:13.
Believing in the lifted-up Son brings eternal life.John 3:14-15.
Condemnation is connected to loving darkness rather than light.John 3:19.
Practicing truth brings a person into the light.John 3:21.
Living water from Jesus springs up to eternal life.John 4:13-14.
Worship will not be restricted to Gerizim or Jerusalem.John 4:21.
Salvation historically comes from the Jews.John 4:22.
True worshipers worship in spirit and truth.John 4:23-24.
The fields are spiritually ready for harvest.John 4:35.
Reaper and sower can rejoice together in God's mission.John 4:36-38.
Faith should not depend solely on seeing signs and wonders.John 4:48.
The Son can do nothing independently of the Father but mirrors the Father's work.John 5:19.
The Son's life-giving work parallels the Father's.John 5:21.
Honoring the Son is inseparable from honoring the Father who sent him.John 5:23.
Hearing Jesus and believing the Father means present possession of eternal life.John 5:24.
The dead will hear the Son of God's voice and live.John 5:25.
Jesus seeks the will of the Father who sent him.John 5:30.
John the Baptist was a burning and shining lamp, but Jesus has greater testimony in his works.John 5:33-36.
The Father's testimony and Scripture expose unbelief toward Jesus.John 5:37-40.
Seeking human glory can obstruct genuine faith.John 5:41-44.
Moses accuses those who claim him but reject the one he wrote about.John 5:45-47.
The crowd's pursuit of Jesus merely for bread exposes shallow motives.John 6:26.
The Father has set his seal on the Son of Man.John 6:27.
God's work in the discourse is to believe in the One he sent.John 6:29.
The Father, not Moses, is the ultimate giver of bread from heaven.John 6:32.
The true bread from heaven gives life to the world.John 6:33.
Whoever comes to Jesus will never be cast out.John 6:37.
The Father's will is that Jesus lose none of those given to him.John 6:39.
Everyone who sees the Son and believes has eternal life.John 6:40.
Everyone taught by God comes to Jesus.John 6:45.
Only the one from God has seen the Father.John 6:46.
Believers have eternal life.John 6:47.
The bread Jesus gives leads to life beyond the manna that could not prevent death.John 6:49-51.
Participation in Jesus' flesh and blood is described as necessary for life and abiding union.John 6:53-56.
The one who feeds on Jesus will live because of him.John 6:57.
The bread from heaven surpasses ancestral manna.John 6:58.
No one can come to Jesus unless it is granted by the Father.John 6:65.
Jesus knowingly chose the Twelve even though one would betray him.John 6:70-71.
Jesus' time is governed by divine purpose rather than pressure from his brothers.John 7:6-8.
The world hates Jesus because he testifies that its works are evil.John 7:7.
A willingness to do God's will helps a person recognize whether Jesus' teaching is from God.John 7:17.
The one who seeks the sender's glory rather than his own is true.John 7:18.
Circumcision and Sabbath practice expose inconsistency in condemning Jesus for healing on the Sabbath.John 7:22-23.
Living water flowing from believers refers to the Spirit.John 7:37-39.
Jesus' testimony is valid because he knows his origin and destiny and is corroborated by the Father.John 8:14-18.
Rejecting Jesus can result in dying in one's sin.John 8:21-24.
When the Son of Man is lifted up, people will know Jesus acts from the Father.John 8:28.
The Father has not left Jesus alone because Jesus does what pleases him.John 8:29.
Abiding in Jesus' word marks a true disciple.John 8:31.
Truth liberates from slavery to sin.John 8:32-36.
Claiming Abrahamic ancestry is insufficient without Abraham-like response to God.John 8:37-40.
Love for God would entail love for the One who came from God.John 8:42.
Those who are of God hear God's words.John 8:47.
Jesus does not seek his own glory; the Father glorifies him.John 8:50, 54.
Keeping Jesus' word protects from ultimate death.John 8:51.
Abraham rejoiced at Jesus' day.John 8:56.
The works of God can be displayed through suffering that is not simple punishment for personal sin.John 9:1-3.
Jesus came for a judgment that reverses presumed sight and blindness.John 9:39.
False shepherds enter illegitimately and harm the flock.John 10:1, 8, 10.
The true shepherd calls his sheep by name and leads them.John 10:3-4.
The sheep flee from strangers because they do not recognize the stranger's voice.John 10:5.
Jesus as gate provides salvation, freedom, and pasture.John 10:7-9.
The thief comes to steal, kill, and destroy; Jesus comes to give abundant life.John 10:10.
A hired hand abandons sheep under danger because he does not truly own them.John 10:12-13.
Jesus and his sheep know one another in a pattern reflecting Father-Son knowledge.John 10:14-15.
One flock will be gathered under one shepherd.John 10:16.
Jesus' voluntary death and resurrection obedience are loved by the Father.John 10:17-18.
Some do not believe because they do not belong to Jesus' sheep.John 10:25-26.
Jesus' sheep hear, are known, follow, and receive eternal life.John 10:27-28.
The Father has given the sheep to Jesus and is greater than all threats.John 10:29.
The Father's works can be grounds for recognizing the mutual indwelling of Father and Son.John 10:37-38.
Walking in light prevents stumbling; walking in darkness leaves a person without direction.John 11:9-10; 12:35.
Believe in Jesus even in the face of death.John 11:25-27, 40.
Those who believe will see the glory of God.John 11:40.
The hour of the Son of Man's glorification is bound to his death.John 12:23-24.
Whoever serves Jesus must follow him, and the Father will honor that servant.John 12:26.
Jesus' death brings judgment on the world and the casting out of its ruler.John 12:31-33.
Walk while you have the light so darkness does not overtake you.John 12:35.
Belief in Jesus is belief in the Father who sent him.John 12:44.
Seeing Jesus is seeing the One who sent him.John 12:45.
Jesus' words are commanded by the Father.John 12:49.
The Father's command is eternal life.John 12:50.
Receiving Jesus' messenger is receiving Jesus and the One who sent him.John 13:20.
Jesus' departure and glorification inaugurate a new phase of discipleship.John 13:31-33.
Mutual love is Jesus' new command in the pattern of his own love.John 13:34-35.
Peter's confident promise exceeds his present strength.John 13:36-38.
The Father's house has many dwelling places, and Jesus prepares a place for his people.John 14:2-3.
Jesus will return and take his people to himself.John 14:3.
Jesus' words and works reveal the Father.John 14:7-11.
Believers will continue and extend Jesus' mission after his return to the Father.John 14:12.
Prayer in Jesus' name is ordered toward the Father's glory.John 14:13.
Love for Jesus and command-keeping are inseparably connected.John 14:15, 21, 23-24.
The Father gives another Helper to remain with disciples.John 14:16-17.
The world cannot receive the Spirit of truth because it neither sees nor knows him.John 14:17.
The Spirit dwells with and in Jesus' disciples.John 14:17.
Jesus' resurrection life guarantees the disciples' life.John 14:19.
Father, Son, and believer share indwelling communion tied to love and obedience.John 14:20-23.
The Helper teaches and reminds disciples of Jesus' words.John 14:26.
Jesus' peace differs fundamentally from worldly peace.John 14:27.
Jesus' return to the Father should produce joy among those who love him.John 14:28.
Jesus predicts events so fulfillment may strengthen faith.John 14:29.
The ruler of the world has no claim on Jesus.John 14:30.
Jesus' obedience demonstrates love for the Father.John 14:31.
The Father prunes fruitful branches so they bear more fruit.John 15:2.
Jesus' word cleanses disciples.John 15:3.
Fruitfulness is impossible apart from abiding in Jesus.John 15:4-5.
Failure to abide is pictured as a branch thrown away and burned.John 15:6.
Bearing much fruit glorifies the Father and marks discipleship.John 15:8.
Jesus loves disciples as the Father loves him.John 15:9.
Obedience is the path of abiding in Jesus' love.John 15:10.
Jesus' teaching aims at full joy.John 15:11.
Self-sacrificial love is the highest form of love.John 15:13.
Jesus reveals the Father's purposes to his friends.John 15:15.
The initiative in discipleship begins with Jesus' choosing and appointing.John 15:16.
Mutual love is commanded in the face of worldly hatred.John 15:17-18.
Belonging to Jesus means no longer belonging to the world's rebellious order.John 15:19.
Persecution of disciples reflects ignorance of the Father and hatred of Jesus.John 15:21-25.
The Spirit and the apostles together bear witness to Jesus.John 15:26-27.
Jesus warns about persecution so disciples will not fall away.John 16:1.
Some persecutors will think they are offering service to God.John 16:2.
Such persecution arises from not knowing the Father or Jesus.John 16:3.
Jesus' departure makes way for the Helper's mission.John 16:7.
The Spirit convicts concerning sin because the world does not believe in Jesus.John 16:9.
The Spirit convicts concerning righteousness in relation to Jesus' return to the Father.John 16:10.
The Spirit convicts concerning judgment because the ruler of this world is judged.John 16:11.
The Spirit communicates what he hears and declares what is to come.John 16:13.
The Spirit glorifies Jesus by declaring what belongs to Jesus.John 16:14-15.
The disciples' sorrow will turn to joy like labor pains giving way to birth.John 16:20-22.
No one can ultimately take away the resurrection joy Jesus gives.John 16:22.
The Father loves disciples because they love Jesus and believe he came from God.John 16:27.
The disciples will scatter, yet the Father is with Jesus.John 16:32.
Peace is found in Jesus amid tribulation.John 16:33.
Jesus completed the work the Father gave him.John 17:4.
The disciples received the Father's words through Jesus and believed the Father sent him.John 17:6-8.
Jesus prays for those given to him and future believers through their word.John 17:9, 20.
Jesus asks that disciples be kept in the Father's name and unified.John 17:11.
Jesus' followers remain in the world though they are not of the world.John 17:14-16.
Jesus does not ask that disciples be removed from the world but kept from the evil one.John 17:15.
Sanctification in truth equips disciples for mission.John 17:17-19.
Visible unity among believers serves the world's recognition of Jesus' mission.John 17:21-23.
Jesus desires his people to be with him and see his glory.John 17:24.
Jesus makes the Father's name known so divine love may dwell in his people.John 17:26.
Jesus protects his disciples during arrest and willingly identifies himself.John 18:4-9.
Jesus' kingdom does not arise from worldly political force.John 18:36.
Truth is central to Jesus' kingship and testimony.John 18:37.
Pilate's authority is subordinate to authority from above.John 19:11.
The risen Jesus sends disciples, gives the Spirit, and entrusts a ministry related to forgiveness.John 20:21-23.
Faith does not require physical sight of the risen Jesus.John 20:29.
Love for Jesus is tested by care for his flock.John 21:15-17.
Jesus remains sovereign over Peter's death and John's future.John 21:18-22.
Jesus is obedient to the Father even when obedience leads through suffering.Matthew 26:39, 42; John 4:34; 14:31.
Jesus seeks the Father's glory rather than self-glory.John 7:18; 8:50; 17:1-5.
Jesus speaks with authority while remaining submitted to the Father.Matthew 7:28-29; John 5:19, 30.
Jesus is zealous for the holiness of his Father's house.Matthew 21:12-13; John 2:13-17.

Sin, Morality & Right/Wrong

The Father sees what is done in secret and rewards sincere devotion.Matthew 6:4, 6, 18.
The greatest command is to love God with the whole heart, soul, mind, and strength.Matthew 22:37-38; Mark 12:29-30; Luke 10:27.
The second great command is to love one's neighbor as oneself.Matthew 22:39; Mark 12:31; Luke 10:27.
All the Law and the Prophets hang on love of God and neighbor.Matthew 22:40.
God is merciful even to the ungrateful and evil.Luke 6:35-36.
Judgment should be righteous rather than based on appearances.John 7:24.
The Father's command gives eternal life.John 12:49-50.
The Spirit convicts the world concerning sin, righteousness, and judgment.John 16:8-11.
The Son of Man will send his angels to remove evil from his kingdom.Matthew 13:41.
Jesus has authority to command unclean spirits.Mark 1:27; Luke 4:36.
Jesus came to call sinners rather than the self-righteous.Matthew 9:13; Mark 2:17; Luke 5:32.
Unless people believe that Jesus is who he claims to be, they will die in their sins.John 8:24.
Those persecuted for righteousness are blessed because the kingdom is theirs.Matthew 5:10.
Entrance into the kingdom requires righteousness deeper than performative legalism.Matthew 5:20.
The kingdom grows amid evil until final separation.Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43.
People reject light because they love evil deeds.John 3:19-21.
Everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin.John 8:34.
Those who mourn are blessed because they will be comforted.Matthew 5:4.
The meek are blessed because they will inherit the earth.Matthew 5:5.
Those who hunger and thirst for righteousness are blessed because they will be satisfied.Matthew 5:6.
The merciful are blessed because they will receive mercy.Matthew 5:7.
The pure in heart are blessed because they will see God.Matthew 5:8.
Peacemakers are blessed because they will be called sons of God.Matthew 5:9.
Those persecuted for Jesus should rejoice because their heavenly reward is great.Matthew 5:11-12; Luke 6:22-23.
Disciples are salt and must not lose their distinctive usefulness.Matthew 5:13; Mark 9:50; Luke 14:34-35.
Disciples are light and should let good works point others to the Father.Matthew 5:14-16.
Jesus fulfills rather than abolishes the Law and Prophets.Matthew 5:17.
God's law is not trivialized in Jesus' teaching.Matthew 5:18-19.
Anger and contempt toward a brother are morally serious.Matthew 5:21-22.
Reconciliation with an offended brother should be pursued urgently.Matthew 5:23-24.
Settle conflicts before they escalate into judgment.Matthew 5:25-26; Luke 12:57-59.
Lustful looking can constitute adultery of the heart.Matthew 5:27-28.
Take radical action against sources of sin.Matthew 5:29-30; 18:8-9; Mark 9:43-48.
Divorce is not a morally neutral escape from marital fidelity.Matthew 5:31-32; 19:3-9; Mark 10:2-12; Luke 16:18.
A disciple's "yes" or "no" should be reliable without manipulative oaths.Matthew 5:33-37.
Do not retaliate in personal vengeance.Matthew 5:38-42; Luke 6:29-30.
Be willing to absorb insult and inconvenience rather than mirror hostility.Matthew 5:39-41.
Give generously beyond the circle of likely repayment.Matthew 5:42; Luke 6:30, 34-35.
Love enemies and pray for persecutors.Matthew 5:44; Luke 6:27-28, 35.
Doing good only to those who do good to you falls short of kingdom love.Matthew 5:46-47; Luke 6:32-33.
Merciful love imitates the Father's character.Matthew 5:45, 48; Luke 6:35-36.
Do not practice righteousness merely to be seen.Matthew 6:1.
Charity should not be performed for applause.Matthew 6:2-4.
Prayer should not be performed for public admiration.Matthew 6:5-6.
Religious verbosity does not manipulate God.Matthew 6:7-8.
Fasting should not advertise spirituality.Matthew 6:16-18.
Treasure reveals the location of the heart.Matthew 6:19-21; Luke 12:33-34.
The inner eye can fill life with light or darkness.Matthew 6:22-23; Luke 11:34-36.
No one can serve both God and money.Matthew 6:24; Luke 16:13.
Life is more than food and the body more than clothing.Matthew 6:25; Luke 12:22-23.
Do not be consumed by anxiety about ordinary needs.Matthew 6:25-34; Luke 12:22-31.
Seek God's kingdom first and trust him for provision.Matthew 6:33; Luke 12:31.
Do not borrow tomorrow's trouble.Matthew 6:34.
Do not judge hypocritically while ignoring your own greater fault.Matthew 7:1-5; Luke 6:37, 41-42.
The measure used against others will be used against you.Matthew 7:2; Mark 4:24; Luke 6:38.
Correct your own fault before attempting to correct another's.Matthew 7:3-5; Luke 6:41-42.
Discernment is still required; do not give sacred things to those who will only trample them.Matthew 7:6.
Treat others as you want them to treat you.Matthew 7:12; Luke 6:31.
Enter through the narrow gate rather than the broad road to destruction.Matthew 7:13-14; Luke 13:24.
False prophets are known by their fruit.Matthew 7:15-20.
A good tree bears good fruit and a bad tree bad fruit.Matthew 7:17-20; 12:33; Luke 6:43-44.
The mouth speaks from the abundance of the heart.Matthew 12:34; Luke 6:45.
Good and evil actions flow from what is stored in the heart.Matthew 12:35; Luke 6:45.
People will give account for careless words.Matthew 12:36-37.
Defilement comes fundamentally from the heart rather than food entering the body.Matthew 15:10-20; Mark 7:14-23.
Evil thoughts, sexual sins, theft, murder, adultery, greed, deceit, envy, slander, pride, and folly arise from within.Mark 7:20-23; Matthew 15:19.
Do not nullify God's command through religious tradition.Matthew 15:3-9; Mark 7:6-13.
Lip-service worship with a distant heart is vain.Matthew 15:7-9; Mark 7:6-7.
Do not elevate human rules into divine commandments.Matthew 15:9; Mark 7:7-8.
Beware hypocrisy because hidden things will be exposed.Luke 12:1-3.
Guard against every form of greed.Luke 12:15.
A person's life does not consist in possessions.Luke 12:15.
Be rich toward God rather than merely storing earthly wealth.Luke 12:16-21.
Faithfulness in little reveals trustworthiness.Luke 16:10.
Dishonesty in little predicts dishonesty in much.Luke 16:10.
Faithfulness with worldly wealth is connected to fitness for true riches.Luke 16:11.
Avoid causing little ones or vulnerable believers to stumble.Matthew 18:6-7; Mark 9:42; Luke 17:1-2.
Temptations will come, but woe to the person through whom they come.Matthew 18:7; Luke 17:1.
Maintain salt and peace among yourselves.Mark 9:49-50.
Do not despise little ones.Matthew 18:10, 14.
Do not dominate others as Gentile rulers do.Matthew 20:25-28; Mark 10:42-45; Luke 22:25-27.
The greatest should become the servant.Matthew 20:26-27; 23:11; Mark 10:43-44; Luke 22:26.
Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.Matthew 23:12; Luke 14:11; 18:14.
Do not seek religious titles as a means of superiority.Matthew 23:8-10.
Do not imitate leaders whose conduct contradicts their teaching.Matthew 23:2-3.
Beware outward cleanliness hiding inward corruption.Matthew 23:25-28.
Justice, mercy, and faithfulness are weightier matters.Matthew 23:23.
Do not obsess over tiny religious details while ignoring grave moral duties.Matthew 23:24.
Clean the inside first so the outside may become clean.Matthew 23:26.
Hear Jesus' words and do them.Matthew 7:24-25; Luke 6:47-48.
Hearing without obeying ends in ruin.Matthew 7:26-27; Luke 6:49.
Doing the Father's will matters more than merely claiming closeness to Jesus.Matthew 7:21-23.
Hearing God's word and keeping it is more blessed than mere biological proximity to Jesus.Luke 11:27-28.
Count the cost before beginning what cannot be finished.Luke 14:28-33.
Trying to preserve one's life at all costs can result in losing it.Matthew 10:39; 16:25; Mark 8:35; Luke 9:24; 17:33; John 12:25.
Losing one's life for Jesus leads to true life.Matthew 10:39; 16:25; Mark 8:35; Luke 9:24.
Gaining the whole world is worthless if one forfeits the soul.Matthew 16:26; Mark 8:36-37; Luke 9:25.
Do not be ashamed of Jesus and his words.Mark 8:38; Luke 9:26.
Deny yourself, take up the cross, and follow Jesus.Matthew 16:24; Mark 8:34; Luke 9:23.
Take up the cross daily.Luke 9:23.
A servant is not greater than his master.Matthew 10:24-25; John 13:16; 15:20.
Those who receive Jesus' messengers receive Jesus and the One who sent him.Matthew 10:40; John 13:20.
Even a cup of cold water given because someone is a disciple will not lose its reward.Matthew 10:42; Mark 9:41.
Love of God and neighbor summarizes the central moral demand of Scripture.Matthew 22:37-40; Mark 12:29-31; Luke 10:27.
Heaven rejoices over one sinner who repents.Luke 15:7, 10.
God's welcome of repentant sinners is pictured by the father receiving the prodigal son.Luke 15:11-24.
Self-righteous resentment at grace is pictured by the older brother.Luke 15:25-32.
Forgiveness received and forgiveness extended are morally inseparable.Matthew 6:12, 14-15; 18:23-35.
If a brother sins, go privately first and seek restoration.Matthew 18:15.
If persistent sin remains unresolved, involve the gathered community.Matthew 18:17.
Pray not to be led into temptation and to be delivered from evil.Matthew 6:13; Luke 11:4.
Present moral choices can have irreversible postmortem consequences.Luke 16:26.
Scripture provides sufficient moral warning; spectacular signs do not guarantee repentance.Luke 16:27-31.
Obedience to Jesus' commands is connected with friendship with him.John 15:14.
Abide in Jesus' love by keeping his commands.John 15:9-10.
Love for Jesus is expressed by keeping his commandments.John 14:15, 21, 23-24.
Hospitality shown to prophets, righteous people, and disciples receives reward.Matthew 10:41-42.
Teach disciples to obey everything Jesus commanded.Matthew 28:20.
Scripture is authoritative in resisting temptation.Matthew 4:4, 7, 10; Luke 4:4, 8, 12.
Scripture must not be twisted to justify testing God.Matthew 4:5-7; Luke 4:9-12.
God's commands reach the heart and cannot be reduced to external compliance.Matthew 5:21-48.
Murder's prohibition reaches anger and contempt.Matthew 5:21-22.
Adultery's prohibition reaches lustful intent.Matthew 5:27-28.
Truthfulness makes manipulative oath-taking unnecessary.Matthew 5:33-37.
The lex talionis is not a mandate for personal vengeance.Matthew 5:38-42.
Neighbor love must extend even to enemies.Matthew 5:43-48.
Mercy outweighs ritualistic misuse of sacrifice.Matthew 9:13; 12:7.
David's consecrated-bread episode shows that legal interpretation must account for human need.Matthew 12:3-4; Mark 2:25-26; Luke 6:3-4.
Priestly Sabbath work shows not all Sabbath activity is violation.Matthew 12:5.
The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.Matthew 12:8; Mark 2:28; Luke 6:5.
The Sabbath was made for humanity.Mark 2:27.
Doing good on the Sabbath is lawful.Matthew 12:11-12; Mark 3:4; Luke 6:9.
Saving life is fitting on the Sabbath.Mark 3:4; Luke 6:9.
Healing and liberating a bound person on the Sabbath is appropriate.Luke 13:10-17; 14:1-6.
Human tradition must not invalidate God's command.Matthew 15:1-9; Mark 7:1-13.
Corban-style loopholes cannot cancel the duty to honor parents.Mark 7:9-13; Matthew 15:3-6.
External washing does not purify a corrupt heart.Matthew 15:10-20; Mark 7:14-23.
Food entering the body is not the ultimate source of moral defilement.Mark 7:18-19; Matthew 15:17.
The heart is the source of moral defilement.Mark 7:20-23; Matthew 15:18-20.
The greatest commandments are love of God and neighbor.Matthew 22:34-40; Mark 12:28-34.
Love of God and neighbor is more important than burnt offerings and sacrifices.Mark 12:32-34.
Justice, mercy, and faithfulness are weightier matters of the law.Matthew 23:23.
Tithing minutiae does not excuse neglect of weightier duties.Matthew 23:23.
Scripture cannot be broken in Jesus' argument.John 10:34-35.
Moses wrote about Jesus, so rejecting Jesus contradicts claimed trust in Moses.John 5:45-47.
Abraham rejoiced to see Jesus' day.John 8:56.
The woman-caught-in-adultery passage condemns hypocritical condemnation and calls the woman away from sin.John 7:53-8:11. Note: Textual location/status disputed in the earliest manuscripts.
Moral emptiness without true transformation can leave a person worse than before.Matthew 12:43-45; Luke 11:24-26.
Religious leaders become blind guides when tradition displaces God's command.Matthew 15:12-14.
Woe to outward beauty masking inward death and uncleanness.Matthew 23:27-28.
Jesus answers criticism over unwashed hands by exposing tradition that overrides God's command.Mark 7:1-13.
Practicing sin is slavery despite claims of freedom.John 8:31-36.
Murderous falsehood morally resembles the devil.John 8:41-44.
The returning unclean spirit warns that empty reform can end worse than the beginning.Matthew 12:43-45; Luke 11:24-26.
The weeds among wheat teach that good and evil coexist until final divine separation.Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43.
The dragnet teaches broad gathering followed by final separation of righteous and wicked.Matthew 13:47-50.
The wicked tenants teach judgment on leaders who reject God's messengers and finally his Son.Matthew 21:33-46; Mark 12:1-12; Luke 20:9-19.
The faithful and wicked servants teach responsible vigilance during the master's delay.Matthew 24:45-51; Luke 12:42-48.
The lost coin teaches God's joy over recovering one sinner.Luke 15:8-10.
The older brother warns against self-righteous resentment of grace.Luke 15:25-32.
The Pharisee and tax collector teach humble repentance over self-righteous contempt.Luke 18:9-14.
The paralytic's healing demonstrates Jesus' authority to forgive sins.Matthew 9:2-8; Mark 2:1-12; Luke 5:17-26.
Peter's sinking while walking on water is connected with little faith and doubt.Matthew 14:28-31.
Congenital suffering is not always a simple punishment for a person's or parents' personal sin.John 9:1-3.
At the end of the age, angels separate evil from righteous.Matthew 13:40-43, 49-50.
Jesus' poured-out blood is connected with forgiveness of sins.Matthew 26:28.
The Law, Prophets, and Psalms point to the Messiah's suffering and resurrection.Luke 24:44-46.
Permit Jesus' baptism to proceed to fulfill all righteousness.Matthew 3:15.
Show yourself to the priest and offer what Moses commanded after cleansing.Matthew 8:4; Mark 1:44; Luke 5:14.
Keep certain healings temporarily quiet when Jesus specifically commands it.Matthew 8:4; 9:30; 12:16; Mark 1:44; 5:43; 7:36; 8:26.
Take heart; your sins are forgiven.Matthew 9:2.
Go and show a sinning brother his fault privately.Matthew 18:15.
Keep the commandments in response to the rich ruler's question about life.Matthew 19:17-19; Mark 10:19; Luke 18:20.
Sin no more, lest something worse happen, in the healed man's specific warning.John 5:14.
Do not judge according to appearance; judge with righteous judgment.John 7:24.
In the adulterous-woman passage, leave the life of sin.John 8:11. Note: Pericope adulterae; textual status disputed.
Keep Jesus' commandments if you love him.John 14:15.
Keep Jesus' commandments.John 15:10.
The world hates Jesus because he testifies that its works are evil.John 7:7.
Rejecting Jesus can result in dying in one's sin.John 8:21-24.
Truth liberates from slavery to sin.John 8:32-36.
The works of God can be displayed through suffering that is not simple punishment for personal sin.John 9:1-3.
Jesus' words are commanded by the Father.John 12:49.
The Father's command is eternal life.John 12:50.
Mutual love is Jesus' new command in the pattern of his own love.John 13:34-35.
Love for Jesus and command-keeping are inseparably connected.John 14:15, 21, 23-24.
Mutual love is commanded in the face of worldly hatred.John 15:17-18.
The Spirit convicts concerning sin because the world does not believe in Jesus.John 16:9.
The Spirit convicts concerning righteousness in relation to Jesus' return to the Father.John 16:10.
Jesus does not ask that disciples be removed from the world but kept from the evil one.John 17:15.
Jesus receives repentant sinners while confronting self-righteousness.Matthew 9:10-13; Luke 7:36-50; 15:1-32.
Jesus combines mercy toward sinners with a call away from sin.Luke 7:36-50; John 8:11. Note: John 8:11 is in a textually disputed passage.
Jesus is willing to touch and restore those considered unclean.Matthew 8:2-3; Mark 1:40-42; Luke 5:12-13.

Salvation, Repentance & Eternal Life

God's kingdom and will are to be sought on earth.Matthew 6:10; Luke 11:2.
The Father's command gives eternal life.John 12:49-50.
Eternal life is to know the only true God and Jesus Christ whom he sent.John 17:3.
The Son of Man will send his angels to remove evil from his kingdom.Matthew 13:41.
Jesus gives living water that becomes a spring to eternal life.John 4:10, 13-14.
Jesus gives his sheep eternal life.John 10:28.
Jesus did not come in his first mission to condemn the world but to save it.John 12:47.
Jesus has authority over all flesh to give eternal life.John 17:2.
Jesus' kingdom is not from this world.John 18:36.
Repent because the kingdom of heaven has drawn near.Matthew 4:17; Mark 1:15.
Believe the good news.Mark 1:15.
The poor in spirit are blessed because the kingdom is theirs.Matthew 5:3.
Those persecuted for righteousness are blessed because the kingdom is theirs.Matthew 5:10.
Entrance into the kingdom requires righteousness deeper than performative legalism.Matthew 5:20.
Merely saying "Lord, Lord" does not secure entrance; doing the Father's will matters.Matthew 7:21.
Impressive religious works do not substitute for true obedience.Matthew 7:22-23.
Hearing and obeying Jesus is the stable foundation of discipleship.Matthew 7:24-27.
Outsiders may enter the kingdom while presumed insiders are excluded through unbelief.Matthew 8:10-12; Luke 13:28-30.
The kingdom's mysteries are given to receptive disciples.Matthew 13:10-17; Mark 4:10-12; Luke 8:9-10.
The word bears different fruit depending on the hearer's response.Matthew 13:18-23; Mark 4:13-20; Luke 8:11-15.
The kingdom grows amid evil until final separation.Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43.
The kingdom begins small but grows greatly.Matthew 13:31-32; Mark 4:30-32; Luke 13:18-19.
The kingdom works pervasively like leaven.Matthew 13:33; Luke 13:20-21.
The kingdom is worth joyful sacrifice of everything else.Matthew 13:44.
The kingdom is a pearl of surpassing value.Matthew 13:45-46.
The kingdom gathers broadly before final separation.Matthew 13:47-50.
A trained disciple of the kingdom brings out old and new treasures.Matthew 13:51-52.
The kingdom has come in Jesus' victory over demons.Matthew 12:28; Luke 11:20.
Turn and become like a child to enter the kingdom.Matthew 18:3.
Childlike humility is greatness in the kingdom.Matthew 18:4.
It is extremely difficult for the rich to enter the kingdom when wealth rules the heart.Matthew 19:23-24; Mark 10:23-25; Luke 18:24-25.
With God, salvation impossible for humans is possible.Matthew 19:26; Mark 10:27; Luke 18:27.
Sacrifice for Jesus and the gospel is remembered and rewarded.Matthew 19:27-30; Mark 10:28-31; Luke 18:28-30.
Many who are first will be last and the last first.Matthew 19:30; 20:16; Mark 10:31; Luke 13:30.
God's generosity is not governed by human entitlement or comparison.Matthew 20:1-16.
Tax collectors and prostitutes may enter ahead of unrepentant religious leaders.Matthew 21:28-32.
The kingdom can be taken from unfruitful stewards and given to those producing fruit.Matthew 21:43.
Many are invited to the kingdom banquet, but not all respond rightly.Matthew 22:1-14; Luke 14:15-24.
Be ready because the King's return may be delayed and sudden.Matthew 25:1-13.
Faithful stewardship matters for participation in the Master's joy.Matthew 25:14-30; Luke 19:11-27.
The kingdom belongs to people who receive it like children.Mark 10:14-15; Luke 18:16-17.
The kingdom grows through divine processes humans do not fully control.Mark 4:26-29.
The kingdom is already in the midst of people in Jesus.Luke 17:20-21.
A person must be born from above to see the kingdom.John 3:3.
A person must be born of water and Spirit to enter the kingdom.John 3:5.
The new birth is a sovereign work of the Spirit.John 3:6-8.
The Son of Man must be lifted up so believers may have eternal life.John 3:14-15.
God loved the world by giving his unique Son so believers may have eternal life.John 3:16.
God sent the Son to save the world rather than condemn it in his first coming.John 3:17.
Whoever believes is not condemned; unbelief leaves a person condemned already.John 3:18.
People reject light because they love evil deeds.John 3:19-21.
Eternal life is received by believing in the One whom God sent.John 6:29, 40, 47.
Work for food that endures to eternal life, not only perishable food.John 6:27.
No one can come to Jesus unless drawn by the Father.John 6:44.
Everyone who hears and learns from the Father comes to Jesus.John 6:45.
Participation in Jesus' flesh and blood is presented as necessary for his life.John 6:53-58.
Continuing in Jesus' word marks genuine discipleship.John 8:31.
Knowing the truth brings freedom.John 8:32.
Everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin.John 8:34.
The Son makes people truly free.John 8:36.
Those who keep Jesus' word will never see ultimate death.John 8:51.
Jesus' sheep hear his voice and follow him.John 10:27.
Jesus gives his sheep eternal life and security.John 10:28-29.
Belief in Jesus as resurrection and life gives hope beyond physical death.John 11:25-26.
A person who loves life above God loses it, while one who hates life in this world keeps it for eternal life.John 12:25.
Serving Jesus means following him.John 12:26.
Believe in the light while the light is present.John 12:35-36.
Rejecting Jesus' word has final-day consequences.John 12:47-48.
Eternal life is knowing the Father and the Son.John 17:3.
Repentance and forgiveness of sins are to be proclaimed to all nations.Luke 24:46-47.
Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved; unbelief brings condemnation.Mark 16:16. Note: Longer ending of Mark; textual status disputed.
Doing good only to those who do good to you falls short of kingdom love.Matthew 5:46-47; Luke 6:32-33.
Seek God's kingdom first and trust him for provision.Matthew 6:33; Luke 12:31.
Do not condemn; forgive and you will be forgiven.Luke 6:37.
Heaven rejoices over one sinner who repents.Luke 15:7, 10.
God's joy over repentance is pictured by a shepherd recovering a sheep.Luke 15:3-7.
God's joy over repentance is pictured by a woman recovering a coin.Luke 15:8-10.
God's welcome of repentant sinners is pictured by the father receiving the prodigal son.Luke 15:11-24.
Pray for God's kingdom to come.Matthew 6:10; Luke 11:2.
Scripture provides sufficient moral warning; spectacular signs do not guarantee repentance.Luke 16:27-31.
Wealth can make entering God's kingdom extremely difficult.Matthew 19:23-24; Mark 10:23-25; Luke 18:24-25.
Some remain unmarried for the sake of the kingdom.Matthew 19:10-12.
Celibacy for the kingdom is a calling for those able to receive it.Matthew 19:11-12.
The kingdom belongs to those who receive it like a child.Mark 10:14-15; Luke 18:16-17; Matthew 19:14.
Proclaim the kingdom rather than remaining trapped by backward-looking obligations.Luke 9:60.
Receive the kingdom with childlike dependence.Mark 10:15; Luke 18:17.
Peter is given the keys of the kingdom.Matthew 16:19.
The Twelve are sent to proclaim that the kingdom has drawn near.Matthew 10:5-7.
Rejecting authorized kingdom messengers carries serious accountability.Matthew 10:15; Luke 10:12-16.
The Twelve were to proclaim the kingdom and heal.Luke 9:2.
Even rejection should be accompanied by the kingdom announcement.Luke 10:10-11.
Jesus answers the Beelzebul accusation by showing that a divided kingdom cannot stand.Matthew 12:22-30; Mark 3:22-27; Luke 11:14-23.
Jesus' exorcisms demonstrate the arrival of God's kingdom.Matthew 12:28; Luke 11:20.
Whoever is not with Jesus is against him in the decisive kingdom conflict.Matthew 12:30; Luke 11:23.
Nineveh's repentance will condemn a generation rejecting greater revelation.Matthew 12:41; Luke 11:32.
The queen of the South will condemn a generation rejecting someone greater than Solomon.Matthew 12:42; Luke 11:31.
Religious leaders are condemned for laying heavy burdens on others without helping carry them.Matthew 23:4; Luke 11:46.
Religious leaders are condemned for doing religious works to be seen.Matthew 23:5.
Woe to scribes and Pharisees who shut the kingdom in people's faces.Matthew 23:13.
Jesus condemns Pharisaic self-justification because God knows the heart.Luke 16:14-15.
The divided kingdom teaches that Satan cannot be defeated by Satan working against himself.Matthew 12:25-26; Mark 3:23-26; Luke 11:17-18.
The growing seed teaches that God's kingdom grows through processes humans do not fully control.Mark 4:26-29.
The mustard seed teaches that God's kingdom can begin tiny and grow greatly.Matthew 13:31-32; Mark 4:30-32; Luke 13:18-19.
The leaven teaches that God's kingdom works pervasively from within.Matthew 13:33; Luke 13:20-21.
The hidden treasure teaches the kingdom's incomparable value and the joy of sacrificing lesser goods for it.Matthew 13:44.
The pearl of great price teaches the supreme worth of the kingdom.Matthew 13:45-46.
The lost sheep teaches God's concern for each wandering one and joy over repentance.Matthew 18:12-14; Luke 15:3-7.
The barren fig tree teaches divine patience and the urgency of repentance.Luke 13:6-9.
The prodigal son teaches repentance, lavish welcome, and restoration of the lost.Luke 15:11-24.
The Pharisee and tax collector teach humble repentance over self-righteous contempt.Luke 18:9-14.
Demanding signs does not substitute for repentance.Matthew 12:38-42; 16:1-4; Mark 8:11-12; Luke 11:29-32.
Not everyone who claims Jesus' name will enter the kingdom.Matthew 7:21-23.
Some will come from east and west into the kingdom while unbelieving heirs are cast out.Matthew 8:11-12; Luke 13:28-29.
The righteous will shine like the sun in the Father's kingdom.Matthew 13:43.
The righteous inherit the kingdom prepared from the foundation of the world.Matthew 25:34.
Final punishment and eternal life are set in parallel contrast.Matthew 25:46.
Do not reduce the kingdom's final manifestation to sensational claims of "here" or "there."Luke 17:20-24.
Jesus' poured-out blood is connected with forgiveness of sins.Matthew 26:28.
Jesus will drink the fruit of the vine again in the kingdom's future fulfillment.Matthew 26:29; Mark 14:25; Luke 22:18.
Passover points forward to fulfillment in God's kingdom.Luke 22:15-18.
Jesus' kingdom is not from this world, so his servants do not fight to prevent his arrest.John 18:36.
Jesus promises the repentant criminal paradise with him.Luke 23:39-43.
Repentance and forgiveness must be proclaimed because of the completed death-and-resurrection mission.Luke 24:46-47.
Seek God's kingdom.Luke 12:31.
Do not marvel that one must be born again.John 3:7.
Work for food that endures to eternal life.John 6:27.
A person cannot perceive God's kingdom without new birth from above.John 3:3.
Believing in the lifted-up Son brings eternal life.John 3:14-15.
Condemnation is connected to loving darkness rather than light.John 3:19.
Living water from Jesus springs up to eternal life.John 4:13-14.
Salvation historically comes from the Jews.John 4:22.
Hearing Jesus and believing the Father means present possession of eternal life.John 5:24.
Everyone who sees the Son and believes has eternal life.John 6:40.
Believers have eternal life.John 6:47.
Circumcision and Sabbath practice expose inconsistency in condemning Jesus for healing on the Sabbath.John 7:22-23.
Jesus as gate provides salvation, freedom, and pasture.John 10:7-9.
Jesus' sheep hear, are known, follow, and receive eternal life.John 10:27-28.
The Father's command is eternal life.John 12:50.
Jesus' kingdom does not arise from worldly political force.John 18:36.
Jesus' warnings of judgment are accompanied by invitations to rest, repentance, and salvation.Matthew 11:20-30; Luke 13:1-9; John 3:16-21.