“Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, ‘I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.’” Light as a Metaphor The idea of light chasing away the darkness is central to understanding Jesus and Christianity. One...
9 The Samaritan woman said to him, “You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.[a]) 10 Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have...
You are of this world; I am not of this world. 24 I told you that you would die in your sins, for unless you believe that I am he you will die in your sins.” 25 So they said to him, “Who are you?” Jesus said to them, “Just what I have been telling you from the ...
When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise and the night be gone? And I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day. - Bible | Anxiety and Worry Quotes Add to Favorite List The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him and saith. Behold the Lamb of God, which...
This website seeks to prove the contrary: The Bible is mostly about governments and empires. And the Bible is opposed to all governments.But the Bible is also against the violent overthrow of sinful, idolatrous, murderous, pagan governments. Jesus said "Resist not evil" (Matthew 5:39). ...
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?” John 6:40 For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son...
John 18:37Pilate therefore said to him: Art thou a king then? Jesus answered: Thou sayest that I am a king. For this was I born, and for this came I into the world; that I should give testimony to the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice. ...
Lk 12:54–57–Jesus said: When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is. And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass. Ye hypocrites, ye can discern (or understand) the face of ...
Marianne Meye Thompson, who teaches the New Testament at the evangelical Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, said, “I think most scholars would concede that the Gospels are paraphrases of Jesus’ teaching.” But she added that “I am not sure the seminar is doing the church a favor.”...
17 Jesus said, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’” 18 Mary Magdalene went to the d...