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Matthew 22:21
[Bible Verses]Jesus' reply, "Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's." It is the verse most commonly cited in discussions of the relationship between the state and faith, and between the church and politics.
Luke 6:38
[Bible Verses]A saying of Jesus that begins, "Give, and it shall be given unto you." The verse is widely used to encourage offerings and generosity, but its original context concerns judging and forgiving others, and whether it should be read as a promise of reward is debated.
John 6:53–54
[Bible Verses]In this passage Jesus says, "Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you." The Catholic Church and various Protestant traditions disagree on whether these words refer to the Lord's Supper and on how Christ is present in its bread and wine.
John 8:7
[Bible Verses]John 8:7 is the verse in which Jesus says to those about to stone a woman taken in adultery, "He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her." It is a classic text on mercy and forgiveness, but it raises a textual problem: the entire story is absent from the oldest manuscripts.
John 10:28–29
[Bible Verses]In this passage Jesus says that he gives eternal life to his sheep and that no one can snatch them out of his hand or out of the Father's hand. It is a principal basis for the doctrine of the perseverance of the saints, which holds that those who have once been saved are preserved to the end, and it stands at the center of the debate over whether salvation can be lost.
John 14:12–14
[Bible Verses]A passage in which Jesus says that whoever believes in him will do the works he does and "greater works than these shall he do," and promises to do whatever is asked in his name. Discussion centers on what the "greater works" are and on what it means to pray in Jesus' name.
John 15:5
[Bible Verses]In this verse Jesus says, "I am the vine, ye are the branches," declaring that whoever abides in him brings forth much fruit and that without him nothing can be done. It is a leading image for explaining union with Christ and the fruit of the Christian life, and the meanings of "abiding" and "fruit" are subjects of ongoing discussion.
Acts 1:8
[Bible Verses]Acts 1:8 records Jesus' words to the disciples just before his ascension: when the Holy Spirit comes upon them, they will receive power and be his witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. The verse previews the narrative of the entire Book of Acts and serves as a leading watchword for missions. The nature of the experience of the Spirit implied by "receiving power" is debated.
Matthew 5:17–18
[Bible Verses]In this saying Jesus declares that he came not to destroy the law or the prophets but to fulfill them. The passage is a starting point from which different denominations reach different conclusions about the relationship between Christians and the Old Testament law.
Matthew 5:44
[Bible Verses]Matthew 5:44 records Jesus' command, "Love your enemies... and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you." It is regarded as one of the most radical passages in Jesus' ethical teaching and is applied broadly, from personal forgiveness to questions of national division and reconciliation.
Matthew 7:13–14
[Bible Verses]A saying of Jesus contrasting the wide gate that leads to destruction with the narrow gate that leads to life. It is read as a warning that the path of discipleship is not easy, and it frequently appears in discussions about the number of the saved and the exclusivity of salvation.
Matthew 11:28
[Bible Verses]Matthew 11:28 records the invitation of Jesus: "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." It is one of the verses most widely used in evangelism and as a word of comfort.
Matthew 12:31–32
[Bible Verses]Matthew 12:31–32 records Jesus' warning that all manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men, but that blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven, "neither in this world, neither in the world to come." What constitutes this "unforgivable sin" has long been debated.
Matthew 19:9
[Bible Verses]A saying of Jesus: "Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery." Denominations differ in their positions on divorce and remarriage depending on how they understand this so-called "exception clause."
Matthew 22:37–40
[Bible Verses]In this passage Jesus, asked which is the greatest commandment, names love for God and love for neighbor and declares that all the law and the prophets hang on these two commandments. It is accepted across denominational lines as a summary of biblical ethics.
Matthew 24:14
[Bible Verses]Matthew 24:14 is a prophecy of Jesus that this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations, and then the end shall come. Because it links the motive for mission with the timing of the Second Coming, the verse figures prominently both in the missionary movement and in eschatological discussion.
Matthew 27:46
[Bible Verses]Matthew 27:46 records the cry that Jesus uttered with a loud voice from the cross: "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" It is one of the Seven Last Words of Christ. Its meaning, specifically what it means for the Son to have been forsaken on the cross, has been the subject of profound theological discussion.
Mark 10:45
[Bible Verses]Mark 10:45 is a saying of Jesus: "For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many." The verse unites the theme of servant leadership with the meaning of substitutionary redemption and is a central text for the doctrine of the atonement.
John 9:1-3
[Bible Verses]In this passage Jesus answers that the blindness of a man born blind was caused neither by his own sin nor by his parents' sin, but came about so that the works of God should be made manifest in him. It is frequently cited in discussions of the relationship between suffering and sin and of how disability should be viewed.
Matthew 24:30–31
[Bible Verses]A passage in the Olivet Discourse in which Jesus says that after the great tribulation the Son of Man will come on the clouds of heaven with great glory and His angels will gather His elect. Because interpreters differ on the Second Coming, the timing of the Rapture, and the passage's relation to the destruction of the Temple, it is frequently cited in discussions of eschatology.