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Every list in one place: supposed contradictions, misused verses, prophecies, names, parables, creeds, and the rest. With no section picked you see all of them. Pick one or more sections to narrow it, then filter by words, verse, kind, or tag. Unroll a row for the answer.
Looking for a word? The Glossary has its own page, and so does The Covenants with its teaching.
Some things Jesus said are meant to sting on the first reading. Find the saying, then how to hear it without softening it.
Hate Father and Mother
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“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother… he cannot be My disciple.”
Let the Dead Bury Their Dead
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“Let the dead bury their own dead. You, however, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”
Sell All You Have
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“There is one thing you lack: Go, sell everything you own and give to the poor… Then come, follow Me.”
Cut Off the Hand
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“If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than to have two hands and go into hell.”
The Narrow Gate
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“Wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.”
A Camel Through a Needle
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“It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
The Last Will Be First
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“But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.”
Not Peace, but a Sword
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“I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.”
Eunuchs for the Kingdom
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“Still others live like eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it.”
Eat My Flesh, Drink My Blood
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“Unless you eat the flesh and drink the blood of the Son of Man, you have no life in you.”
Before Abraham Was, I Am
“Truly, truly, I tell you,” Jesus declared, “before Abraham was born, I am!”
No One Is Good Except God
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“Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied. “No one is good except God alone.”
I Said, You Are Gods
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Accused of blasphemy, Jesus answers with a psalm that calls men gods, then says the Father sanctified Him and sent Him.
The Unforgivable Sin
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“Every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.”
A Millstone Around the Neck
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“If anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.”
Outer Darkness
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“The sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
Whoever Denies Me
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“Whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father in heaven.”