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About Jesus
Jesus of Nazareth (c. 4 BC - AD 30 / 33), also known as Jesus Christ, Yeshua, Yeshu, Jesu and Isa, is the central figure of Christianity, a philosopher and teacher. He is believed to have lived around modern Israel, around 1 AD, and to be the Messiah of ultimate salvation and the Son of God by followers of Christian traditions. Manichaeans, Gnostics, Muslims, Bahá'ís, and others have found prominent places for Jesus in their religions.
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“Go.”
“Come.”
Jesus poses the open-ended question "What wilt thou?" to the mother of James and John, setting the stage for her audacious request to secure positions of power for her sons in his future kingdom.
English Translation: "What do you want?"
Original (Archaic English): "What wilt thou?"
“What wilt thou?”
Original (Archaic English): "What wilt thou?"
English Translation: "Have you understood all these things?"
Original (archaic English): "Have ye understood all these things?"
“Have ye understood all these things?”
Original (archaic English): "Have ye understood all these things?"
“Whose is this image and superscription?”
“Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever.”
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Jesus on Christianity 47 quotes
View all 47 quotes on Christianity →Jesus on Kingdom of God 11 quotes
View all 11 quotes on Kingdom of God →Jesus on Bible quotes about love 11 quotes
“Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.”
- Jesus, King James Version)
Jesus on Forgiveness 10 quotes
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“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?”
Jesus on Love 8 quotes
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View all 6 quotes on Truth →Jesus on Reward 6 quotes
“He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward. And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.”
Jesus on Harvest 5 quotes
“The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.”
- Jesus, Bible
Jesus on Poverty 4 quotes
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“In the last days they will curse your ascent to the holy [generation].”
What Jesus Said About Others
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Jesus on Berlin Codex 3 quotes
“Be of good courage, and if you are discouraged be encouraged in the presence of the different forms of nature.”
- Jesus, Gospel of Mary
Jesus on Judas Iscariot
Jesus on António Guterres
“We have a choice, collective action or collective suicide.”
- Jesus, 2022)
Jesus on Thomas Aquinas
English Translation: "Jesus Christ: You have written well of me, Thomas; what reward therefore will you receive? Aquinas: Not another, Lord, except yourself."
Original (Latin): "Jesus Christ: Bene scripsísti de me, Thoma; quam ergo mercédem accípies? Aquinas: Non áliam, Dómine, nisi teípsum."
“Jesus Christ: Bene scripsísti de me, Thoma; quam ergo mercédem accípies? Aquinas: Non áliam, Dómine, nisi teípsum.”
Original (Latin): "Jesus Christ: Bene scripsísti de me, Thoma; quam ergo mercédem accípies? Aquinas: Non áliam, Dómine, nisi teípsum."
Jesus on Voltaire
English Translation: "Jesus wept, Voltaire smiled; it is from this divine tear and this human smile that the sweetness of present civilization is made."
Original (French): "Jésus a pleuré, Voltaire a souri; c'est de cette larme divine et de ce sourire humain qu'est faite la douceur de la civilisation actuelle."
“Jésus a pleuré, Voltaire a souri; c'est de cette larme divine et de ce sourire humain qu'est faite la douceur de la civilisation actuelle.”
Original (French): "Jésus a pleuré, Voltaire a souri; c'est de cette larme divine et de ce sourire humain qu'est faite la douceur de la civilisation actuelle."
Jesus on Victor Hugo
Delivered during Voltaire's centenary, Victor Hugo's assertion that civilization stems from both Jesus' tears and Voltaire's smile highlights the blend of compassion and reason.
English Translation: "Jesus wept, Voltaire smiled; it is from this divine tear and this human smile that the sweetness of current civilization is made."
Original (French): "Jésus a pleuré, Voltaire a souri; c’est de cette larme divine et de ce sourire humain qu’est faite la douceur de la civilisation actuelle."
“Jésus a pleuré, Voltaire a souri; c’est de cette larme divine et de ce sourire humain qu’est faite la douceur de la civilisation actuelle.”
Original (French): "Jésus a pleuré, Voltaire a souri; c’est de cette larme divine et de ce sourire humain qu’est faite la douceur de la civilisation actuelle."
Jesus on Solomon
Jesus contrasts the Queen of Sheba's eagerness to seek wisdom from Solomon with his contemporaries' rejection of a far greater wisdom present in himself.
“The 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 on José Saramago
Facing his orchestrated demise and a future of bloodshed stemming from his sacrifice, a betrayed Jesus implores humanity to forgive a smiling, seemingly complicit God.
English Translation: "Jesus understood that he had come brought by deceit as the lamb is led to sacrifice, that his life had been destined to die like this from the beginning of beginnings, and, as the river of blood and suffering that will be born from his side and flood the whole earth rose to his memory, he cried out to the open sky where God smiled, Men forgive him for he does not know what he has done."
Original (Portuguese): "Jesus compreendeu que viera trazido ao engano como se leva o cordeiro ao sacrifício, que a sua vida fora traçada para morrer assim desde o princípio dos princípios, e, subindo-lhe à lembrança o rio de sangue e de sofrimento que do seu lado irá nascer e alagar toda a terra, clamou para o céu aberto onde Deus sorria, Homens perdoai-lhe porque ele não sabe o que fez."
“Jesus compreendeu que viera trazido ao engano como se leva o cordeiro ao sacrifício, que a sua vida fora traçada para morrer assim desde o princípio dos princípios, e, subindo-lhe à lembrança o rio de sangue e de sofrimento que do seu lado irá nascer e alagar toda a terra, clamou para o céu aberto onde Deus sorria, Homens perdoai-lhe porque ele não sabe o que fez.”
Original (Portuguese): "Jesus compreendeu que viera trazido ao engano como se leva o cordeiro ao sacrifício, que a sua vida fora traçada para morrer assim desde o princípio dos princípios, e, subindo-lhe à lembrança o rio de sangue e de sofrimento que do seu lado irá nascer e alagar toda a terra, clamou para o céu aberto onde Deus sorria, Homens perdoai-lhe porque ele não sabe o que fez."
- Jesus, The Gospel According to Jesus Christ
Jesus on Moses
“Whoever speaks of his own originality is seeking his own glory; but whoever seeks the glory of the one who sent him, this one is true and there is no unrighteousness in him. Moses gave you the Law, did he not? But not one of you obeys the Law. Why are you seeking to kill me?” The crowd answered: “You have a demon. Who is seeking to kill you?” In answer Jesus said to them: “One deed I performed, and you are all surprised.”
Jesus on Sita Ram Goel
“My only request is that you will not quote me at random, or selectively, or out of context. I have noticed again and again that the average scholar from the West is very scrupulous when it comes to presenting other people's point of view. But I cannot say the same about Western scholars with a conscious Christian bias. Very recently I had a shocking experience from the Southeast Asia correspondent of the Time magazine. I found him absolutely dishonest.”
- Jesus, 1990s)
Jesus on The Joker
“Jesus: See, judge, I don't know you -- well, actually, I do know you. When you were six years old, you decided to be a judge 'cause you wanted to put The Joker away, once and for all. Now, I know you're not a bad person, your honor. But you're not putting The Joker away. You're putting away poor people. Stop destroying families and children. Stop the privatization and profiteering of human struggle. You got the opportunity to do the right thing, right now, your honor, and gain the favor of your creator and mine, god, up in heaven. When you were young, you wanted to help people. It's not too late, bubbles.”
Quotes About Jesus
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Paul of Tarsus on Jesus 2 quotes
“For, indeed, while we were still weak, Christ died for ungodly men at the appointed time. For hardly would anyone die for a righteous man; though perhaps for a good man someone may dare to die. But God recommends his own love to us in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”
Source on Jesus 12 quotes
“After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it.”
John the Baptist on Jesus
“I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire: Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
John on Jesus
Peter on Jesus 2 quotes
“Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps: Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously: Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.”
Titus Flavius Josephus on Jesus
“Now there was about this time Jesus, a wise man, if it be lawful to call him a man; for he was a doer of wonderful works, a teacher of such men as receive the truth with pleasure. He drew over to him both many of the Jews and many of the Gentiles. He was [the] Christ. And when Pilate, at the suggestion of the principal men amongst us, had condemned him to the cross, those that loved him at the first did not forsake him; for he appeared to them alive again the third day; as the divine prophets had foretold these and ten thousand other wonderful things concerning him. And the tribe of Christians, so named from him, are not extinct at this day.”
Pliny the Younger, Governor of Bithynia on Jesus
“Meanwhile, with those who have been brought before me as Christians I have pursued the following course. I have asked them if they were Christians, and if they have confessed, I have asked them a second and third time, threatening them with punishment; if they have persisted, I have commanded them to be led away to punishment.... Moreover, they affirmed that this was the sum of their guilt or error; that they had been accustomed to come together on a fixed day before daylight and to sing responsively a song unto Christ as God; and to bind themselves with an oath, not with a view to the commission of some crime, but, on the contrary, that they would not commit theft, nor robbery, nor adultery, that they would not break faith, nor refuse to restore a deposit when asked for it.... For the contagion of this superstition has permeated not only the cities, but also the villages and even the country districts. Yet it can apparently be arrested and corrected. At any rate, it is certainly a fact that the [pagan] temples, which were almost deserted, are now beginning to be frequented....”
Against Heresies: Book V on Jesus
Irenaeus emphasizes the holistic creation of humanity in God's image through the Son and Holy Spirit, arguing against dividing humans into separate, unequal parts.
“For by the hands of the Father, that is, by the Son and the Holy Spirit, man, and not [merely] a part of man, was made in the likeness of God. For by the hands of the Father, that is, by the Son and the Holy Spirit, man, and not [merely] a part of man, was made in the likeness of God.”
Mary on Jesus
“He questioned them about the Saviour: Did He really speak privately with a woman and not openly to us? Are we to turn about and all listen to her? Did He prefer her to us? Then Mary wept and said to Peter, My brother Peter, what do you think? Do you think that I have thought this up myself in my heart, or that I am lying about the Saviour? Levi answered and said to Peter, Peter you have always been hot tempered. Now I see you contending against the woman like the adversaries. But if the Saviour made her worthy, who are you indeed to reject her? Surely the Saviour knows her very well. That is why He loved her more than us. Rather let us be ashamed and put on the perfect Man, and separate as He commanded us and preach the gospel, not laying down any other rule or other law beyond what the Saviour said. And when they heard this they began to go forth to proclaim and to preach.”
Acts of Pilate on Jesus
“The elders of the Jews answered and said unto Jesus: What shall we see? Firstly, that thou wast born of fornication; secondly, that thy birth in Bethlehem was the cause of the slaying of children; thirdly, that thy father Joseph and thy mother Mary fled into Egypt because they had no confidence before the people.”
Tertullian on Jesus 2 quotes
“And the Son of God died; it is by all means to be believed, because it is absurd. And he was buried and rose again; the fact is certain because it is impossible.”
About Jesus
Jesus of Nazareth (c. 4 BC - AD 30 / 33), also known as Jesus Christ, Yeshua, Yeshu, Jesu and Isa, is the central figure of Christianity, a philosopher and teacher. He is believed to have lived around modern Israel, around 1 AD, and to be the Messiah of ultimate salvation and the Son of God by followers of Christian traditions. Manichaeans, Gnostics, Muslims, Bahá'ís, and others have found prominent places for Jesus in their religions.