Jesus

Jesus Christ, the central figure of Christianity, is the Son of God who became incarnate, died for the sins of humanity, and rose from the dead, providing salvation for all who believe in Him.

The name Jesus means “savior; deliverer”

MaleTribe of JudahNew Testament eraOld & New Testaments27 books2,748 verses

Summary

A man from the tribe of Judah living at the time of the New Testament, first mentioned at Matthew 1:1; referred to as Jesus (Ἰησοῦς), Christ (Χριστός), Christian (Χριστιανός), Immanuel (עִמָּנוּאֵל), or Immanuel (Ἐμμανουήλ); son of Joseph and Mary; a brother of James, Joses, Simon and Jude.

Events

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Glossary entries

Christ Messiah Lord Immanuel Christian Emmanuel

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Father

Joseph

Mother

Mary

Siblings

James Joses Jude Simon

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Mentions

2,748 verses

Includes 1,588 verses that refer to Jesus without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.

  1. Luke 4:17Referred to, not named
    …the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. Unrolling it, He found the place where it was written:
  2. Luke 4:20Referred to, not named
    Then He rolled up the scroll, returned it to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed on Him,
  3. Luke 4:21Referred to, not named
    …and He began by saying, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”
  4. Luke 4:22Referred to, not named
    All spoke well of Him and marveled at the gracious words that came from His lips. “Isn’t this the son of Joseph?” they asked.
  5. Luke 4:23Referred to, not named
    Jesus said to them, “Surely you will quote this proverb to Me: ‘Physician, heal yourself! Do here in Your hometown what we have heard that You did in Capernaum.’”
  6. Luke 4:24Referred to, not named
    Then He added, “Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in his hometown.
  7. Luke 4:25Referred to, not named
    But I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all the land.
  8. Luke 4:29Referred to, not named
    They got up, drove Him out of the town, and led Him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw Him over the cliff.
  9. Luke 4:30Referred to, not named
    But Jesus passed through the crowd and went on His way.
  10. Luke 4:31Referred to, not named
    Then He went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath He began to teach the people.
  11. Luke 4:32Referred to, not named
    They were astonished at His teaching, because His message had authority.
  12. Luke 4:34Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord
    “Ha! What do You want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”
  13. Luke 4:35Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord
    But Jesus rebuked the demon. “Be silent!” He said. “Come out of him!” At this, the demon threw the man down before them all and came out without harming him.
  14. Luke 4:36Referred to, not named
    All the people were overcome with amazement and asked one another, “What is this message? With authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!”
  15. Luke 4:37Referred to, not named
    And the news about Jesus spread throughout the surrounding region.
  16. Luke 4:38Referred to, not named
    After Jesus had left the synagogue, He went to the home of Simon, whose mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever. So they appealed to Jesus on her behalf,
  17. Luke 4:39Referred to, not named
    …and He stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. And she got up at once and began to serve them.
  18. Luke 4:40Referred to, not named
    At sunset, all who were ill with various diseases were brought to Jesus, and laying His hands on each one, He healed them.
  19. Luke 4:41Χριστός · Christ
    Demons also came out of many people, shouting, “You are the Son of God!” But He rebuked the demons and would not allow them to speak, because they knew He was the Christ.
  20. Luke 4:42Referred to, not named
    At daybreak, Jesus went out to a solitary place, and the crowds were looking for Him. They came to Him and tried to keep Him from leaving.
  21. Luke 4:43Referred to, not named
    But Jesus told them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well, because that is why I was sent.”
  22. Luke 4:44Referred to, not named
    And He continued to preach in the synagogues of Judea.
  23. Luke 5:1Referred to, not named
    On one occasion, while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret with the crowd pressing in on Him to hear the word of God,
  24. Luke 5:2Referred to, not named
    He saw two boats at the edge of the lake. The fishermen had left them and were washing their nets.
  25. Luke 5:3Referred to, not named
    Jesus got into the boat belonging to Simon and asked him to put out a little from shore. And sitting down, He taught the people from the boat.
  26. Luke 5:4Referred to, not named
    When Jesus had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and let down your nets for a catch.”
  27. Luke 5:8Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord
    When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord,” he said, “for I am a sinful man.”
  28. Luke 5:10Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord
    …and so were his partners James and John, the sons of Zebedee. “Do not be afraid,” Jesus said to Simon. “From now on you will catch men.”
  29. Luke 5:11Referred to, not named
    And when they had brought their boats ashore, they left everything and followed Him.
  30. Luke 5:12Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord
    While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
  31. Luke 5:13Referred to, not named
    Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him.
  32. Luke 5:14Referred to, not named
    “Do not tell anyone,” Jesus instructed him. “But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”
  33. Luke 5:15Referred to, not named
    But the news about Jesus spread all the more, and great crowds came to hear Him and to be healed of their sicknesses.
  34. Luke 5:16Referred to, not named
    Yet He frequently withdrew to the wilderness to pray.
  35. Luke 5:17Referred to, not named
    One day Jesus was teaching, and the Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. People had come from Jerusalem and from every village of Galilee and Judea, and the power of the Lord was present for Him to heal the sick.
  36. Luke 5:18Referred to, not named
    Just then some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They tried to bring him inside to set him before Jesus,
  37. Luke 5:19Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord
    …but they could not find a way through the crowd. So they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus.
  38. Luke 5:20Referred to, not named
    When Jesus saw their faith, He said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”
  39. Luke 5:21Referred to, not named
    But the scribes and Pharisees began thinking to themselves, “Who is this man who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
  40. Luke 5:22Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord
    Knowing what they were thinking, Jesus replied, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?
  41. Luke 5:24Referred to, not named
    But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins…” He said to the paralytic, “I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
  42. Luke 5:27Referred to, not named
    After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him,
  43. Luke 5:28Referred to, not named
    …and Levi got up, left everything, and followed Him.
  44. Luke 5:29Referred to, not named
    Then Levi hosted a great banquet for Jesus at his house. A large crowd of tax collectors was there, along with others who were eating with them.
  45. Luke 5:30Referred to, not named
    But the Pharisees and their scribes complained to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
  46. Luke 5:31Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord
    Jesus answered, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.
  47. Luke 5:32Referred to, not named
    I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”
  48. Luke 5:33Referred to, not named
    Then they said to Him, “John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees frequently fast and pray, but Yours keep on eating and drinking.”
  49. Luke 5:34Referred to, not named
    Jesus replied, “Can you make the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them?
  50. Luke 5:36Referred to, not named
    He also told them a parable: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and sews it on an old one. If he does, he will tear the new garment as well, and the patch from the new will not match the old.
  51. Luke 6:1Referred to, not named
    One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain, rub them in their hands, and eat them.
  52. Luke 6:3Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord
    Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?
  53. Luke 6:5Referred to, not named
    Then Jesus declared, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
  54. Luke 6:6Referred to, not named
    On another Sabbath Jesus entered the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was withered.
  55. Luke 6:7Referred to, not named
    Looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, the scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.
  56. Luke 6:8Referred to, not named
    But Jesus knew their thoughts and said to the man with the withered hand, “Get up and stand among us.” So he got up and stood there.
  57. Luke 6:9Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord
    Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?”
  58. Luke 6:10Referred to, not named
    And after looking around at all of them, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He did so, and it was restored.
  59. Luke 6:11Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord
    But the scribes and Pharisees were filled with rage and began to discuss with one another what they might do to Jesus.
  60. Luke 6:12Referred to, not named
    In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God.
  61. Luke 6:13Referred to, not named
    When daylight came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also designated as apostles:
  62. Luke 6:14Referred to, not named
    Simon, whom He named Peter, and his brother Andrew; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew;
  63. Luke 6:17Referred to, not named
    Then Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of His disciples was there, along with a great number of people from all over Judea, Jerusalem, and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon.
  64. Luke 6:18Referred to, not named
    They had come to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases, and those troubled by unclean spirits were healed.
  65. Luke 6:19Referred to, not named
    The entire crowd was trying to touch Him, because power was coming from Him and healing them all.
  66. Luke 6:20Referred to, not named
    Looking up at His disciples, Jesus said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
  67. Luke 6:27Referred to, not named
    But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
  68. Luke 6:39Referred to, not named
    Jesus also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?
  69. Luke 6:46Referred to, not named
    Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ but do not do what I say?
  70. Luke 6:47Referred to, not named
    I will show you what he is like who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them:
  71. Luke 7:1Referred to, not named
    When Jesus had concluded His discourse in the hearing of the people, He went to Capernaum.
  72. Luke 7:3Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord
    When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to ask Him to come and heal his servant.
  73. Luke 7:4Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord
    They came to Jesus and pleaded with Him earnestly, “This man is worthy to have You grant this,
  74. Luke 7:5Referred to, not named
    …for he loves our nation and has built our synagogue.”
  75. Luke 7:6Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord
    So Jesus went with them. But when He was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends with the message: “Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy to have You come under my roof.
  76. Luke 7:9Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord
    When Jesus heard this, He marveled at the centurion. Turning to the crowd following Him, He said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.”
  77. Luke 7:11Referred to, not named
    Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain. His disciples went with Him, accompanied by a large crowd.
  78. Luke 7:12Referred to, not named
    As He approached the town gate, He saw a dead man being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her.
  79. Luke 7:19Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord
    So John called two of his disciples and sent them to ask the Lord, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?”
  80. Luke 7:22Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord
    So He replied, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.
  81. Luke 7:40Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord
    But Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to tell you.” “Tell me, Teacher,” he said.
  82. Luke 7:43Referred to, not named
    “I suppose the one who was forgiven more,” Simon replied. “You have judged correctly,” Jesus said.
  83. Luke 7:44Referred to, not named
    And turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? When I entered your house, you did not give Me water for My feet, but she wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.
  84. Luke 7:45Referred to, not named
    You did not greet Me with a kiss, but she has not stopped kissing My feet since I arrived.
  85. Luke 7:46Referred to, not named
    You did not anoint My head with oil, but she has anointed My feet with perfume.
  86. Luke 7:47Referred to, not named
    Therefore I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven, for she has loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little.”
  87. Luke 7:48Referred to, not named
    Then Jesus said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”
  88. Luke 7:49Referred to, not named
    But those at the table began to say to themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”
  89. Luke 7:50Referred to, not named
    And Jesus told the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”
  90. Luke 8:1Referred to, not named
    Soon afterward, Jesus traveled from one town and village to another, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with Him,
  91. Luke 8:3Referred to, not named
    Joanna the wife of Herod’s household manager Chuza, Susanna, and many others. These women were ministering to them out of their own means.
  92. Luke 8:4Referred to, not named
    While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, He told them this parable:
  93. Luke 8:8Referred to, not named
    Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprang up and produced a crop—a hundredfold.” As Jesus said this, He called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
  94. Luke 8:9Referred to, not named
    Then His disciples asked Him what this parable meant.
  95. Luke 8:10Referred to, not named
    He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, ‘though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’
  96. Luke 8:19Referred to, not named
    Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see Him, but they were unable to reach Him because of the crowd.
  97. Luke 8:20Referred to, not named
    He was told, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to see You.”
  98. Luke 8:21Referred to, not named
    But He replied, “My mother and brothers are those who hear the word of God and carry it out.”
  99. Luke 8:22Referred to, not named
    One day Jesus said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side of the lake.” So He got into a boat with them and set out.
  100. Luke 8:23Referred to, not named
    As they sailed, He fell asleep, and a windstorm came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger.