Bible Verses About The Christ Jesus

but the P'rushim and the Torah-teachers, by not letting themselves be immersed by him, nullified for themselves God's plan.

"Therefore," said the Lord, "how can I describe the people of this generation? What are they like?

They are like children sitting in the marketplaces, calling to one another, `We made happy music, but you wouldn't dance! We made sad music, but you wouldn't cry!'

For Yochanan has come not eating bread and not drinking wine; and you say, `He has a demon!'

The Son of Man has come eating and drinking; and you say, `Aha! A glutton and a drunkard! A friend of tax-collectors and sinners!'

Well, the proof of wisdom is in all the kinds of people it produces."

An argument arose among the talmidim as to which of them might be the greatest.

But Yeshua, knowing the thoughts of their hearts, took a child, stood him beside himself,

and said to them, “Whoever welcomes this child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the One who sent me. In other words, the one who is least among you all — this is the one who is great.”

Those who are not with me are against me, and those who do not gather with me are scattering.

“When an unclean spirit comes out of a person, it travels through dry country seeking rest. On finding none, it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’

When it arrives, it finds the house swept clean and put in order.

Then it goes and takes seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they come and live there — so that in the end the person is worse off than he was before.”

“I have come to set fire to the earth! And how I wish it were already kindled!

I have an immersion to undergo — how pressured I feel till it’s over!

Do you think that I have come to bring peace in the Land? Not peace, I tell you, but division!

For from now on, a household of five will be divided, three against two, two against three.

Father will be divided against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”

He said to them, “Go, tell that fox, ‘Pay attention: today and tomorrow I am driving out demons and healing people, and on the third day I reach my goal.’

Nevertheless, I must keep travelling today, tomorrow and the next day; because it is unthinkable that a prophet should die anywhere but in Yerushalayim.

But he replied, “Once a man gave a banquet and invited many people.

When the time came for the banquet, he sent his slave to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come! Everything is ready!’

But they responded with a chorus of excuses. The first said to him, ‘I’ve just bought a field, and I have to go out and see it. Please accept my apologies.’

Another said, ‘I’ve just bought five yoke of oxen, and I’m on my way to test them out. Please accept my apologies.’

Still another said, ‘I have just gotten married, so I can’t come.’