Jesus Christ
First-century Jewish teacher, healer, and itinerant rabbi from Galilee whose teachings — recorded in the four canonical Gospels and a handful of non-canonical sources — became the founding texts of Christianity, the largest religious movement in human history. Born around 4 BCE in the Roman client kingdom of Judea, executed by crucifixion in Jerusalem under the prefect Pontius Pilate around 30-33 CE, Jesus's three-year teaching ministry centered on the in-breaking 'kingdom of God' — a present and coming reality marked by mercy for the broken, reversal of social hierarchies, radical love (including love of enemies), forgiveness, and direct, intimate relationship with God as 'Abba' (Father). The Sermon on the Mount, the parables (the Prodigal Son, the Good Samaritan, the Mustard Seed), and the cross-and-resurrection narrative form the core of his recorded teaching. Beyond Christianity, Jesus is venerated as a major prophet in Islam, a wisdom teacher across virtually every contemplative tradition, and the most-quoted figure in the history of human language.
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Quotes by Jesus Christ
129 quotes“First take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye.”
self-examinationGospel of Matthew 7:5
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.”
askingGospel of Matthew 7:7
“For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.”
receivingGospel of Matthew 7:8
“So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.”
golden-ruleGospel of Matthew 7:12 (Golden Rule)
“Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many.”
narrow-wayGospel of Matthew 7:13
“For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.”
narrow-wayGospel of Matthew 7:14
“You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thorn-bushes, or figs from thistles?”
fruitsGospel of Matthew 7:16
“Every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit.”
treeGospel of Matthew 7:17
“Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father.”
actionGospel of Matthew 7:21
“Everyone who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.”
wisdomGospel of Matthew 7:24
“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”
restGospel of Matthew 11:28
“Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart.”
yokeGospel of Matthew 11:29
“And you will find rest for your souls.”
restGospel of Matthew 11:29
“For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
yokeGospel of Matthew 11:30
“Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.”
heartGospel of Matthew 12:34
“Whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”
familyGospel of Matthew 12:50
“The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his field.”
kingdomGospel of Matthew 13:31
“Though it is the smallest of all seeds, when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs.”
smallnessGospel of Matthew 13:32
“The kingdom of heaven is within you.”
consciousnessGospel of Luke 17:21
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