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.

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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. John 7:4Referred to, not named
    For no one who wants to be known publicly acts in secret. Since You are doing these things, show Yourself to the world.”
  2. John 7:5Referred to, not named
    For even His own brothers did not believe in Him.
  3. John 7:6Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord
    Therefore Jesus told them, “Although your time is always at hand, My time has not yet come.
  4. John 7:7Referred to, not named
    The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify that its works are evil.
  5. John 7:8Referred to, not named
    Go up to the feast on your own. I am not going up to this feast, because My time has not yet come.”
  6. John 7:9Referred to, not named
    Having said this, Jesus remained in Galilee.
  7. John 7:10Referred to, not named
    But after His brothers had gone up to the feast, He also went—not publicly, but in secret.
  8. John 7:11Referred to, not named
    So the Jews were looking for Him at the feast and asking, “Where is He?”
  9. John 7:12Referred to, not named
    Many in the crowds were whispering about Him. Some said, “He is a good man.” But others replied, “No, He deceives the people.”
  10. John 7:13Referred to, not named
    Yet no one would speak publicly about Him for fear of the Jews.
  11. John 7:14Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord
    About halfway through the feast, Jesus went up to the temple courts and began to teach.
  12. John 7:15Referred to, not named
    The Jews were amazed and asked, “How did this man attain such learning without having studied?”
  13. John 7:16Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord
    “My teaching is not My own,” Jesus replied. “It comes from Him who sent Me.
  14. John 7:17Referred to, not named
    If anyone desires to do His will, he will know whether My teaching is from God or whether I speak on My own.
  15. John 7:18Referred to, not named
    He who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory, but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is a man of truth; in Him there is no falsehood.
  16. John 7:19Referred to, not named
    Has not Moses given you the law? Yet not one of you keeps it. Why are you trying to kill Me?”
  17. John 7:20Referred to, not named
    “You have a demon,” the crowd replied. “Who is trying to kill You?”
  18. John 7:21Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord
    Jesus answered them, “I did one miracle, and you are all amazed.
  19. John 7:23Referred to, not named
    If a boy can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses will not be broken, why are you angry with Me for making the whole man well on the Sabbath?
  20. John 7:25Referred to, not named
    Then some of the people of Jerusalem began to say, “Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?
  21. John 7:26Χριστός · Christ
    Yet here He is, speaking publicly, and they are not saying anything to Him. Have the rulers truly recognized that this is the Christ?
  22. John 7:27Χριστός · Christ
    But we know where this man is from. When the Christ comes, no one will know where He is from.”
  23. John 7:28Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord
    Then Jesus, still teaching in the temple courts, cried out, “You know Me, and you know where I am from. I have not come of My own accord, but He who sent Me is true. You do not know Him,
  24. John 7:29Referred to, not named
    …but I know Him, because I am from Him and He sent Me.”
  25. John 7:30Referred to, not named
    So they tried to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.
  26. John 7:31Χριστός · Christ
    Many in the crowd, however, believed in Him and said, “When the Christ comes, will He perform more signs than this man?”
  27. John 7:32Referred to, not named
    When the Pharisees heard the crowd whispering these things about Jesus, they and the chief priests sent officers to arrest Him.
  28. John 7:33Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord
    So Jesus said, “I am with you only a little while longer, and then I am going to the One who sent Me.
  29. John 7:34Referred to, not named
    You will look for Me, but you will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.”
  30. John 7:35Referred to, not named
    At this, the Jews said to one another, “Where does He intend to go that we will not find Him? Will He go where the Jews are dispersed among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?
  31. John 7:36Referred to, not named
    What does He mean by saying, ‘You will look for Me, but you will not find Me,’ and, ‘Where I am, you cannot come’?”
  32. John 7:37Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord
    On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.
  33. John 7:38Referred to, not named
    Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’”
  34. John 7:39Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord
    He was speaking about the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were later to receive. For the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.
  35. John 7:40Referred to, not named
    On hearing these words, some of the people said, “This is truly the Prophet.”
  36. John 7:41Χριστός · Christ
    Others declared, “This is the Christ.” But still others asked, “How can the Christ come from Galilee?
  37. John 7:42Χριστός · Christ
    Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”
  38. John 7:43Referred to, not named
    So there was division in the crowd because of Jesus.
  39. John 7:44Referred to, not named
    Some of them wanted to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him.
  40. John 7:45Referred to, not named
    Then the officers returned to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, “Why didn’t you bring Him in?”
  41. John 7:48Referred to, not named
    “Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in Him?
  42. John 7:50Referred to, not named
    Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus earlier and who himself was one of them, asked,
  43. John 8:1Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord
    But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.
  44. John 8:2Referred to, not named
    Early in the morning He went back into the temple courts. All the people came to Him, and He sat down to teach them.
  45. John 8:3Referred to, not named
    The scribes and Pharisees, however, brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before them
  46. John 8:4Referred to, not named
    …and said, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery.
  47. John 8:6Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord
    They said this to test Him, in order to have a basis for accusing Him. But Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with His finger.
  48. John 8:7Referred to, not named
    When they continued to question Him, He straightened up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to cast a stone at her.”
  49. John 8:8Referred to, not named
    And again He bent down and wrote on the ground.
  50. John 8:9Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord
    When they heard this, they began to go away one by one, beginning with the older ones, until only Jesus was left, with the woman standing there.
  51. John 8:10Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord
    Then Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are your accusers? Has no one condemned you?”
  52. John 8:11Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord
    “No one, Lord,” she answered. “Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Now go and sin no more.”
  53. John 8:12Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord
    Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
  54. John 8:13Referred to, not named
    So the Pharisees said to Him, “You are testifying about Yourself; Your testimony is not valid.”
  55. John 8:14Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord
    Jesus replied, “Even if I testify about Myself, My testimony is valid, because I know where I came from and where I am going. But you do not know where I came from or where I am going.
  56. John 8:15Referred to, not named
    You judge according to the flesh; I judge no one.
  57. John 8:16Referred to, not named
    But even if I do judge, My judgment is true, because I am not alone; I am with the Father who sent Me.
  58. John 8:18Referred to, not named
    I am One who testifies about Myself, and the Father, who sent Me, also testifies about Me.”
  59. John 8:19Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord
    “Where is Your Father?” they asked Him. “You do not know Me or My Father,” Jesus answered. “If you knew Me, you would know My Father as well.”
  60. John 8:20Referred to, not named
    He spoke these words while teaching in the temple courts, near the treasury. Yet no one seized Him, because His hour had not yet come.
  61. John 8:21Referred to, not named
    Again He said to them, “I am going away, and you will look for Me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.”
  62. John 8:22Referred to, not named
    So the Jews began to ask, “Will He kill Himself, since He says, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come’?”
  63. John 8:23Referred to, not named
    Then He told them, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.
  64. John 8:24Referred to, not named
    That is why I told you that you would die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.”
  65. John 8:25Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord
    “Who are You?” they asked. “Just what I have been telling you from the beginning,” Jesus replied.
  66. John 8:26Referred to, not named
    “I have much to say about you and much to judge. But the One who sent Me is truthful, and what I have heard from Him, I tell the world.”
  67. John 8:27Referred to, not named
    They did not understand that He was telling them about the Father.
  68. John 8:28Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord
    So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing on My own, but speak exactly what the Father has taught Me.
  69. John 8:29Referred to, not named
    He who sent Me is with Me. He has not left Me alone, because I always do what pleases Him.”
  70. John 8:30Referred to, not named
    As Jesus spoke these things, many believed in Him.
  71. John 8:31Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord
    So He said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples.
  72. John 8:33Referred to, not named
    “We are Abraham’s descendants,” they answered. “We have never been slaves to anyone. How can You say we will be set free?”
  73. John 8:34Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord
    Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.
  74. John 8:37Referred to, not named
    I know you are Abraham’s descendants, but you are trying to kill Me because My word has no place within you.
  75. John 8:38Referred to, not named
    I speak of what I have seen in the presence of the Father, and you do what you have heard from your father.”
  76. John 8:39Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord
    “Abraham is our father,” they replied. “If you were children of Abraham,” said Jesus, “you would do the works of Abraham.
  77. John 8:40Referred to, not named
    But now you are trying to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham never did such a thing.
  78. John 8:41Referred to, not named
    You are doing the works of your father.” “We are not illegitimate children,” they declared. “Our only Father is God Himself.”
  79. John 8:42Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord
    Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on My own, but He sent Me.
  80. John 8:43Referred to, not named
    Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you are unable to accept My message.
  81. John 8:45Referred to, not named
    But because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me!
  82. John 8:46Referred to, not named
    Which of you can prove Me guilty of sin? If I speak the truth, why do you not believe Me?
  83. John 8:48Referred to, not named
    The Jews answered Him, “Are we not right to say that You are a Samaritan and You have a demon?”
  84. John 8:49Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord
    “I do not have a demon,” Jesus replied, “but I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me.
  85. John 8:50Referred to, not named
    I do not seek My own glory. There is One who seeks it, and He is the Judge.
  86. John 8:51Referred to, not named
    Truly, truly, I tell you, if anyone keeps My word, he will never see death.”
  87. John 8:52Referred to, not named
    “Now we know that You have a demon!” declared the Jews. “Abraham died, and so did the prophets, yet You say that anyone who keeps Your word will never taste death.
  88. John 8:53Referred to, not named
    Are You greater than our father Abraham? He died, as did the prophets. Who do You claim to be?”
  89. John 8:54Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord
    Jesus answered, “If I glorify Myself, My glory means nothing. The One who glorifies Me is My Father, of whom you say, ‘He is our God.’
  90. John 8:55Referred to, not named
    You do not know Him, but I know Him. If I said I did not know Him, I would be a liar like you. But I do know Him, and I keep His word.
  91. John 8:56Referred to, not named
    Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see My day. He saw it and was glad.”
  92. John 8:57Referred to, not named
    Then the Jews said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and You have seen Abraham?”
  93. John 8:58Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord
    “Truly, truly, I tell you,” Jesus declared, “before Abraham was born, I am!”
  94. John 8:59Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord
    At this, they picked up stones to throw at Him. But Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple area.
  95. John 9:1Referred to, not named
    Now as Jesus was passing by, He saw a man blind from birth,
  96. John 9:2Referred to, not named
    …and His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
  97. John 9:3Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord
    Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but this happened so that the works of God would be displayed in him.
  98. John 9:4Referred to, not named
    While it is daytime, we must do the works of Him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work.
  99. John 9:5Referred to, not named
    While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
  100. John 9:6Referred to, not named
    When Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes.