Jesus: “For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.’ Then the […]
Jesus: “If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off? And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he is happier about that one sheep than about the ninety-nine that did […]
Jesus: “Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.” (Luke 6:36) Paul: “The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people” (Romans 1:18) Jesus: …
Jesus: “Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be children of your Father in Heaven, for He causes his sun to rise on both the evil & the good, and sends rain to both the righteous & the unrighteous. If you love only those who love you, what […]
Jesus: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the Kingdom of Heaven.” (Matthew 18:3) Paul: “When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I did away with childish things.” […]
Jesus: “If you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven might forgive you … Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, ‘Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?’ Jesus answered, ‘I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-times-seven […]
Jesus: “Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.” (Mark 9:35) Paul: “For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.” (1 […]
Jesus: “Do not judge, so that you may not be judged. For with the judgment you make you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get” (Matthew 7:1-2) Paul: “Therefore you have no excuse, whoever you are, when you judge others; for in passing judgment on another you condemn […]
Jesus: “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone … I do not accept glory from human beings.” (Mark 10:18 + John 5:41) Paul: “And who through the Spirit of holiness was appointed the Son of God in power by his resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.” (Romans […]
Jesus: “A new command I give you: Love one another. Just as I have loved you, so you must love one another … The Kingdom of God will be give those who produce its Fruit.” (John 13:34 + Matthew 21:43) Paul: “Know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but […]
Jesus: “On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and that you are in me, and that I am in you.” (John 14:20) Paul: “Do you not know that you are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit lives within you?” (1 Corinthians 3:16) Jesus: “Now that’s more like it!”
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