Digesta Evangelica

Digest of the Most-Cited Passages

222 passages, entered under the Gospel and chapter where they are found. ✠ marks the first rank — the sayings everybody knows.

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Saint Matthew
Matt. 1:21 'Thou shalt call his name Jesus'And she shall bring forth a son: and thou shalt call his name Jesus. For he shall save his people from their…
Matt. 1:23 Emmanuel — God with usBehold a virgin shall be with child, and bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which…
Matt. 2:11 Gold, frankincense and myrrhAnd entering into the house, they found the child with Mary his mother, and falling down they adored him: and…
Matt. 3:17 'This is my beloved Son'And behold a voice from heaven saying: This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.Also: Mark 1:11 · Luke 3:22
✠Matt. 4:4 'Not in bread alone doth man live'Who answered and said: It is written, Not in bread alone doth man live, but in every word that proceedeth…Also: Luke 4:4
✠Matt. 4:19 'I will make you fishers of men'And he saith to them: Come ye after me, and I will make you to be fishers of men.Also: Mark 1:17
✠Matt. 5:3–12 The BeatitudesBlessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.Also: Luke 6:20–23
✠Matt. 5:13 Salt of the earthYou are the salt of the earth. But if the salt lose its savour, wherewith shall it be salted? It is good for…
✠Matt. 5:14–16 Light of the world; a city on a mountainYou are the light of the world. A city seated on a mountain cannot be hid.
Matt. 5:17 'Not to destroy, but to fulfil'Do not think that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets. I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
Matt. 5:28 Lust in the heart is adulteryBut I say to you, that whosoever shall look on a woman to lust after her, hath already committed adultery…
Matt. 5:37 'Let your speech be yea, yea: no, no'But let your speech be yea, yea: no, no: and that which is over and above these, is of evil.
✠Matt. 5:39 Turn the other cheekBut I say to you not to resist evil: but if one strike thee on thy right cheek, turn to him also the other:Also: Luke 6:29
✠Matt. 5:44 'Love your enemies'But I say to you, Love your enemies: do good to them that hate you: and pray for them that persecute and…Also: Luke 6:27–28
Matt. 5:48 'Be you therefore perfect'Be you therefore perfect, as also your heavenly Father is perfect.
Matt. 6:3 'Let not thy left hand know'But when thou dost alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doth.
Matt. 6:6 Pray in secretBut thou when thou shalt pray, enter into thy chamber, and having shut the door, pray to thy Father in…
✠Matt. 6:9–13 The Our FatherThus therefore shall you pray: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.Also: Luke 11:2–4
✠Matt. 6:19–21 Treasure in heaven; 'where thy treasure is'Lay not up to yourselves treasures on earth: where the rust, and moth consume, and where thieves break…Also: Luke 12:33–34
✠Matt. 6:24 'No man can serve two masters' — God and mammonNo man can serve two masters. For either he will hate the one, and love the other: or he will sustain the…Also: Luke 16:13
✠Matt. 6:26–29 Birds of the air; lilies of the fieldBehold the birds of the air, for they neither sow, nor do they reap, nor gather into barns: and your heavenly…Also: Luke 12:24–27
✠Matt. 6:33 'Seek ye first the kingdom of God'Seek ye therefore first the kingdom of God, and his justice, and all these things shall be added unto you.Also: Luke 12:31
Matt. 6:34 'Sufficient for the day is the evil thereof'Be not therefore solicitous for to morrow; for the morrow will be solicitous for itself. Sufficient for the…
✠Matt. 7:1–2 'Judge not, that you may not be judged'Judge not, that you may not be judged.Also: Luke 6:37
✠Matt. 7:3–5 The mote and the beamAnd why seest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye; and seest not the beam that is in thy own eye?Also: Luke 6:41–42
✠Matt. 7:6 Pearls before swineGive not that which is holy to dogs; neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest perhaps they trample them…
✠Matt. 7:7–8 'Ask, and it shall be given you'Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and you shall find: knock, and it shall be opened to you.Also: Luke 11:9–10
✠Matt. 7:12 The Golden RuleAll things therefore whatsoever you would that men should do to you, do you also to them. For this is the law…Also: Luke 6:31
✠Matt. 7:13–14 The narrow gateEnter ye in at the narrow gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way that leadeth to destruction, and…Also: Luke 13:24
Matt. 7:15 Wolves in sheep's clothingBeware of false prophets, who come to you in the clothing of sheep, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
✠Matt. 7:16–20 'By their fruits you shall know them'By their fruits you shall know them. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?Also: Luke 6:43–44
Matt. 7:21 'Not every one that saith Lord, Lord'Not every one that saith to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven: but he that doth the will…
✠Matt. 7:24–27 The house built upon a rockEvery one therefore that heareth these my words, and doth them, shall be likened to a wise man that built his…Also: Luke 6:47–49
✠Matt. 8:8 'Lord, I am not worthy' — the centurionAnd the centurion, making answer, said: Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldst enter under my roof; but…Also: Luke 7:6–7
Matt. 8:20 'The foxes have holes'And Jesus saith to him: The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air nests; but the Son of man hath not…Also: Luke 9:58
Matt. 8:26 'Why are you fearful, O ye of little faith?'And Jesus saith to them: Why are you fearful, O ye of little faith? Then rising up, he commanded the winds,…Also: Mark 4:40 · Luke 8:25
Matt. 9:12–13 'They that are in health need not a physician'; mercy, not sacrificeBut Jesus hearing it, said: They that are in health need not a physician, but they that are ill.Also: Mark 2:17 · Luke 5:31–32
Matt. 9:17 New wine in old bottlesNeither do they put new wine into old bottles. Otherwise the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the…Also: Mark 2:22 · Luke 5:37–38
✠Matt. 9:37–38 'The harvest indeed is great, but the labourers are few'Then he saith to his disciples, The harvest indeed is great, but the labourers are few.Also: Luke 10:2
✠Matt. 10:16 'Wise as serpents and simple as doves'Behold I send you as sheep in the midst of wolves. Be ye therefore wise as serpents and simple as doves.
Matt. 10:28 'Fear ye not them that kill the body'And fear ye not them that kill the body, and are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him that can…Also: Luke 12:4–5
Matt. 10:30 The hairs of your head are numberedBut the very hairs of your head are all numbered.Also: Luke 12:7
✠Matt. 10:34 'Not peace, but the sword'Do not think that I came to send peace upon earth: I came not to send peace, but the sword.Also: Luke 12:51
Matt. 10:39 'He that findeth his life shall lose it'He that findeth his life, shall lose it: and he that shall lose his life for me, shall find it.Also: Matt. 16:25 · Luke 17:33 · John 12:25
✠Matt. 11:28–30 'Come to me, all you that labour' — my yoke is sweetCome to me all you that labor and are burdened, and I will refresh you.
Matt. 12:30 'He that is not with me is against me'He that is not with me, is against me: and he that gathereth not with me, scattereth.Also: Luke 11:23
Matt. 12:31–32 The sin against the Holy GhostTherefore I say to you: Every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven men, but the blasphemy of the Spirit shall…Also: Mark 3:28–29
Matt. 12:34 'Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh'O generation of vipers, how can you speak good things, whereas you are evil? for out of the abundance of the…Also: Luke 6:45
✠Matt. 13:3–9 The SowerAnd he spoke to them many things in parables, saying: Behold the sower went forth to sow.Also: Mark 4:3–9 · Luke 8:5–8
Matt. 13:24–30 The cockle among the wheatAnother parable he proposed to them, saying: The kingdom of heaven is likened to a man that sowed good seed…
✠Matt. 13:31–32 The mustard seedAnother parable he proposed unto them, saying: The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed,…Also: Mark 4:30–32 · Luke 13:18–19
✠Matt. 13:44–46 Hidden treasure; the pearl of great priceThe kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in a field. Which a man having found, hid it, and for…
✠Matt. 13:57 'A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country'And they were scandalized in his regard. But Jesus said to them: A prophet is not without honour, save in his…Also: Mark 6:4 · Luke 4:24 · John 4:44
Matt. 14:27 'Be of good heart: it is I, fear ye not'And immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying: Be of good heart: it is I, fear ye not.Also: Mark 6:50 · John 6:20
✠Matt. 15:14 The blind leading the blindLet them alone: they are blind, and leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both fall into the…Also: Luke 6:39
✠Matt. 16:16 Peter: 'Thou art Christ, the Son of the living God'Simon Peter answered and said: Thou art Christ, the Son of the living God.Also: Mark 8:29 · Luke 9:20
✠Matt. 16:18–19 'Thou art Peter, and upon this rock' — the keysAnd I say to thee: That thou art Peter; and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell…
✠Matt. 16:23 'Go behind me, Satan'Who turning, said to Peter: Go behind me, Satan, thou art a scandal unto me: because thou savourest not the…Also: Mark 8:33
✠Matt. 16:24 'Take up his cross, and follow me'Then Jesus said to his disciples: If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross,…Also: Mark 8:34 · Luke 9:23
✠Matt. 16:26 'What doth it profit a man, if he gain the whole world?'For what doth it profit a man, if he gain the whole world and suffer the loss of his own soul? Or what…Also: Mark 8:36 · Luke 9:25
Matt. 17:5 Transfiguration: 'Hear ye him'And as he was yet speaking, behold a bright cloud overshadowed them. And lo a voice out of the cloud, saying:…Also: Mark 9:6 · Luke 9:35
✠Matt. 17:19 Faith as a grain of mustard seed moves mountainsJesus said to them: Because of your unbelief. For, amen I say to you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard…Also: Luke 17:6
✠Matt. 18:3 'Unless you become as little children'And said: amen I say to you, unless you be converted, and become as little children, you shall not enter into…Also: Mark 10:15 · Luke 18:17
Matt. 18:6 The millstoneBut he that shall scandalize one of these little ones that believe in me, it were better for him that a…Also: Mark 9:41 · Luke 17:2
Matt. 18:12–14 The lost sheepWhat think you? If a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them should go astray: doth he not leave the…Also: Luke 15:4–7
✠Matt. 18:20 'Where there are two or three gathered in my name'For where there are two or three gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
✠Matt. 18:21–22 'Seventy times seven times'Then came Peter unto him and said: Lord, how often shall my brother offend against me, and I forgive him?…
✠Matt. 19:6 'What God hath joined together, let no man put asunder'Therefore now they are not two, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let no man put…Also: Mark 10:9
✠Matt. 19:14 'Suffer the little children'But Jesus said to them: Suffer the little children, and forbid them not to come to me: for the kingdom of…Also: Mark 10:14 · Luke 18:16
✠Matt. 19:24 A camel through the eye of a needleAnd again I say to you: It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to…Also: Mark 10:25 · Luke 18:25
✠Matt. 19:26 'With God all things are possible'And Jesus beholding, said to them: With men this is impossible: but with God all things are possible.Also: Mark 10:27 · Luke 18:27
✠Matt. 19:30 'Many that are first, shall be last'And many that are first, shall be last: and the last shall be first.Also: Matt. 20:16 · Mark 10:31 · Luke 13:30
Matt. 20:1–16 The labourers in the vineyardThe kingdom of heaven is like to an householder, who went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his…
✠Matt. 20:28 'The Son of man is not come to be ministered unto, but to minister'Even as the Son of man is not come to be ministered unto, but to minister and to give his life a redemption…Also: Mark 10:45
Matt. 21:9 'Hosanna to the son of David'And the multitudes that went before and that followed cried, saying: Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is…Also: Mark 11:9–10 · Luke 19:38 · John 12:13
Matt. 21:13 'A den of thieves'And he saith to them: It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but you have made it a den…Also: Mark 11:17 · Luke 19:46
✠Matt. 22:14 'Many are called, but few are chosen'For many are called, but few are chosen.
✠Matt. 22:21 'Render therefore to Caesar'They say to him: Caesar's. Then he saith to them: Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's;…Also: Mark 12:17 · Luke 20:25
✠Matt. 22:37–40 The two great commandmentsJesus said to him: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart and with thy whole soul and with thy…Also: Mark 12:29–31 · Luke 10:27
Matt. 23:12 'He that humbleth himself shall be exalted'And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled: and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.Also: Luke 14:11 · Luke 18:14
Matt. 23:27 'Whited sepulchres'Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites; because you are like to whited sepulchres, which outwardly…
Matt. 24:35 'Heaven and earth shall pass, but my words shall not pass'Heaven and earth shall pass: but my words shall not pass.Also: Mark 13:31 · Luke 21:33
Matt. 24:36 'Of that day and hour no one knoweth'But of that day and hour no one knoweth: no, not the angels of heaven, but the Father alone.Also: Mark 13:32
Matt. 25:1–13 The ten virginsThen shall the kingdom of heaven be like to ten virgins, who taking their lamps went out to meet the…
✠Matt. 25:14–30 The talentsFor even as a man going into a far country called his servants and delivered to them his goods;Also: Luke 19:12–27
✠Matt. 25:21 'Well done, good and faithful servant'His lord said to him: Well done, good and faithful servant, because thou hast been faithful over a few…
✠Matt. 25:31–46 The Last Judgement: sheep and goatsAnd when the Son of man shall come in his majesty, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit upon the…
✠Matt. 25:40 'As long as you did it to one of these my least brethren'And the king answering shall say to them: Amen I say to you, as long as you did it to one of these my least…
Matt. 26:11 'The poor you have always with you'For the poor you have always with you: but me you have not always.Also: Mark 14:7 · John 12:8
✠Matt. 26:26–28 The institution of the EucharistAnd whilst they were at supper, Jesus took bread and blessed and broke and gave to his disciples and said:…Also: Mark 14:22–24 · Luke 22:19–20
✠Matt. 26:39 'Not as I will, but as thou wilt'And going a little further, he fell upon his face, praying and saying: My Father, if it be possible, let this…Also: Mark 14:36 · Luke 22:42
✠Matt. 26:41 'The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh weak'Watch ye: and pray that ye enter not into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.Also: Mark 14:38
✠Matt. 26:52 'All that take the sword shall perish with the sword'Then Jesus saith to him: Put up again thy sword into its place: for all that take the sword shall perish with…
Matt. 27:24 Pilate washes his handsAnd Pilate seeing that he prevailed nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, taking water washed his hands…
✠Matt. 27:46 'My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?'And about the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying: Eli, Eli, lamma sabacthani? That is, My God,…Also: Mark 15:34
✠Matt. 28:19–20 The Great Commission; 'I am with you all days'Going therefore, teach ye all nations: baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the…Also: Mark 16:15
Saint Mark
✠Mark 1:15 'Do penance, and believe the gospel'And saying: The time is accomplished and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent and believe the gospel:
✠Mark 2:27 'The sabbath was made for man'And he said to them: The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath.
✠Mark 3:25 'A house divided against itself'And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.Also: Matt. 12:25 · Luke 11:17
Mark 4:9 'He that hath ears to hear, let him hear'And he said: He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.Also: Matt. 13:9 · Luke 8:8
Mark 4:21–22 The lamp under a bushelAnd he said to them: Doth a candle come in to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a…Also: Matt. 5:15 · Luke 8:16
✠Mark 4:39 'Peace, be still'And rising up, he rebuked the wind, and said to the sea: Peace, be still. And the wind ceased: and there was…
✠Mark 5:9 'My name is Legion'And he asked him: What is thy name? And he saith to him: My name is Legion, for we are many.Also: Luke 8:30
Mark 5:36 'Fear not, only believe'But Jesus having heard the word that was spoken, saith to the ruler of the synagogue: Fear not, only believe.Also: Luke 8:50
Mark 5:41 'Talitha cumi'And taking the damsel by the hand, he saith to her: Talitha cumi, which is, being interpreted: Damsel (I say…
Mark 7:34 'Ephpheta' — be thou openedAnd looking up to heaven, he groaned and said to him: Ephpheta, which is, Be thou opened.
Mark 9:22 'All things are possible to him that believeth'And Jesus saith to him: If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.
✠Mark 9:23 'Lord, I do believe; help my unbelief'And immediately the father of the boy crying out, with tears said: I do believe, Lord. Help my unbelief.
Mark 9:34 'If any man desire to be first, he shall be the last of all'And sitting down, he called the twelve and saith to them: If any man desire to be first, he shall be the last…Also: Matt. 20:26–27 · Luke 22:26
Mark 10:52 Bartimeus: 'Thy faith hath made thee whole'And Jesus saith to him: Go thy way. Thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he saw and followed him…Also: Luke 18:42
✠Mark 12:42–44 The widow's miteAnd there came a certain poor widow: and she cast in two mites, which make a farthing.Also: Luke 21:1–4
Mark 13:33 'Take ye heed, watch and pray'Take ye heed, watch and pray. For ye know not when the time is.Also: Matt. 24:42 · Luke 21:36
✠Mark 16:15–16 'Go ye into the whole world, and preach the gospel'And he said to them: Go ye into the whole world and preach the gospel to every creature.
Saint Luke
✠Luke 1:28 'Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee'And the angel being come in, said unto her: Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou…
✠Luke 1:38 'Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it done to me'And Mary said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord: be it done to me according to thy word. And the angel…
✠Luke 1:42 'Blessed art thou among women'And she cried out with a loud voice and said: Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy…
✠Luke 1:46–55 The MagnificatAnd Mary said: My soul doth magnify the Lord.
Luke 1:68–79 The BenedictusBlessed be the Lord God of Israel: because he hath visited and wrought the redemption of his people.
✠Luke 2:7 'No room for them in the inn'And she brought forth her first born son and wrapped him up in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger:…
✠Luke 2:10–11 'Tidings of great joy... a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord'And the angel said to them: Fear not; for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy that shall be to all…
✠Luke 2:14 'Glory to God in the highest'Glory to God in the highest: and on earth peace to men of good will.
Luke 2:19 'Mary kept all these words in her heart'But Mary kept all these words, pondering them in her heart.
Luke 2:29–32 The Nunc dimittisNow thou dost dismiss thy servant, O Lord, according to thy word in peace:
Luke 2:35 'Thy own soul a sword shall pierce'And thy own soul a sword shall pierce, that, out of many hearts thoughts may be revealed.
Luke 2:49 'I must be about my father's business'And he said to them: How is it that you sought me? Did you not know that I must be about my father's business?
Luke 2:52 'Jesus advanced in wisdom, and age, and grace'And Jesus advanced in wisdom and age and grace with God and men.
Luke 4:18–19 'The Spirit of the Lord is upon me'The spirit of the Lord is upon me. Wherefore he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor, he hath…
✠Luke 4:23 'Physician, heal thyself'And he said to them: Doubtless you will say to me this similitude: Physician, heal thyself. As great things…
Luke 5:4 'Launch out into the deep'Now when he had ceased to speak, he said to Simon: Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a…
Luke 6:20–26 The Beatitudes and woes (Sermon on the Plain)And he, lifting up his eyes on his disciples, said: Blessed are ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.Also: Matt. 5:3–12
✠Luke 6:38 'Give, and it shall be given to you: good measure'Give: and it shall be given to you: good measure and pressed down and shaken together and running over shall…
Luke 7:47 'Many sins are forgiven her, because she hath loved much'Wherefore, I say to thee: Many sins are forgiven her, because she hath loved much. But to whom less is…
Luke 8:17 'Nothing is hid, that shall not be made manifest'For there is not any thing secret that shall not be made manifest, nor hidden that shall not be known and…Also: Matt. 10:26 · Mark 4:22
✠Luke 9:60 'Let the dead bury their dead'And Jesus said to him: Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.Also: Matt. 8:22
✠Luke 9:62 'No man putting his hand to the plough, and looking back'Jesus said to him: No man putting his hand to the plough and looking back is fit for the kingdom of God.
Luke 10:18 'I saw Satan like lightning falling from heaven'And he said to them: I saw Satan like lightning falling from heaven.
✠Luke 10:25–37 The Good SamaritanAnd behold a certain lawyer stood up, tempting him and saying, Master, what must I do to possess eternal life?
✠Luke 10:41–42 'Martha, Martha... Mary hath chosen the best part'And the Lord answering, said to her: Martha, Martha, thou art careful and art troubled about many things:
Luke 11:2–4 The Our Father (shorter form)And he said to them: When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come.Also: Matt. 6:9–13
Luke 12:15 'A man's life doth not consist in the abundance of things'And he said to them: Take heed and beware of all covetousness: for a man's life doth not consist in the…
Luke 12:16–21 The rich fool: 'this night do they require thy soul'And he spoke a similitude to them, saying: The land of a certain rich man brought forth plenty of fruits.
✠Luke 12:48 'Unto whomsoever much is given, of him much shall be required'But he that knew not and did things worthy of stripes shall be beaten with few stripes. And unto whomsoever…
Luke 12:49 'I am come to cast fire on the earth'I am come to cast fire on the earth. And what will I, but that it be kindled?
Luke 14:7–11 'Take the lowest place'And he spoke a parable also to them that were invited, marking how they chose the first seats at the table,…
Luke 14:16–24 The great supperBut he said to him: A certain man made a great supper and invited many.Also: Matt. 22:1–14
Luke 14:27 'Whosoever doth not carry his cross'And whosoever doth not carry his cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.Also: Matt. 10:38
✠Luke 15:4–7 The lost sheep; joy in heaven upon one sinnerWhat man of you that hath an hundred sheep, and if he shall lose one of them, doth he not leave the…Also: Matt. 18:12–14
Luke 15:8–10 The lost groatOr what woman having ten groats, if she lose one groat, doth not light a candle and sweep the house and seek…
✠Luke 15:11–32 The Prodigal SonAnd he said: A certain man had two sons.
✠Luke 16:19–31 Dives and LazarusThere was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and feasted sumptuously every day.
✠Luke 17:21 'The kingdom of God is within you'Neither shall they say: Behold here, or behold there. For lo, the kingdom of God is within you.
Luke 18:1–8 The unjust judge: pray alwaysAnd he spoke also a parable to them, that we ought always to pray and not to faint,
✠Luke 18:9–14 The Pharisee and the publicanAnd to some who trusted in themselves as just and despised others, he spoke also this parable:
✠Luke 18:13 'O God, be merciful to me a sinner'And the publican, standing afar off, would not so much as lift up his eyes towards heaven; but struck his…
Luke 19:1–10 Zacheus in the sycamore treeAnd entering he walked through Jericho.
✠Luke 19:10 'The Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost'For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
✠Luke 22:19–20 'Do this for a commemoration of me'And taking bread, he gave thanks and brake and gave to them, saying: This is my body, which is given for you.…Also: Matt. 26:26–28 · Mark 14:22–24
Luke 22:44 The sweat of bloodAnd his sweat became as drops of blood, trickling down upon the ground.
✠Luke 23:34 'Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do'And Jesus said: Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. But they, dividing his garments, cast…
✠Luke 23:43 'This day thou shalt be with me in paradise'And Jesus said to him: Amen I say to thee: This day thou shalt be with me in paradise.
✠Luke 23:46 'Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit'And Jesus crying with a loud voice, said: Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit. And saying this, he…
Luke 24:32 'Was not our heart burning within us?'And they said one to the other: Was not our heart burning within us, whilst he spoke in the way and opened to…
Luke 24:35 'Known in the breaking of bread'And they told what things were done in the way: and how they knew him in the breaking of bread.
Saint John
✠John 1:1–5 'In the beginning was the Word' — the PrologueIn the beginning was the Word: and the Word was with God: and the Word was God.
John 1:11 'He came unto his own, and his own received him not'He came unto his own: and his own received him not.
✠John 1:14 'The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us'And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us (and we saw his glory, the glory as it were of the only…
✠John 1:29 'Behold the Lamb of God'The next day, John saw Jesus coming to him; and he saith: Behold the Lamb of God. Behold him who taketh away…
John 1:46 'Can any thing of good come from Nazareth?'And Nathanael said to him: Can any thing of good come from Nazareth? Philip saith to him: Come and see.
✠John 2:1–11 The wedding at CanaAnd the third day, there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee: and the mother of Jesus was there.
✠John 3:3–5 'Born again' of water and the Holy GhostJesus answered and said to him: Amen, amen, I say to thee, unless a man be born again, he cannot see the…
John 3:8 'The Spirit breatheth where he will'The Spirit breatheth where he will and thou hearest his voice: but thou knowest not whence he cometh and…
✠John 3:16 'God so loved the world'For God so loved the world, as to give his only begotten Son: that whosoever believeth in him may not perish,…
✠John 3:30 'He must increase, but I must decrease'He must increase: but I must decrease.
John 4:14 Water springing up into life everlastingBut the water that I will give him shall become in him a fountain of water, springing up into life…
John 4:24 'God is a spirit' — worship in spirit and in truthGod is a spirit: and they that adore him must adore him in spirit and in truth.
John 4:35 'The countries... already white to harvest'Do not you say: There are yet four months, and then the harvest cometh? Behold, I say to you, lift up your…
John 5:8 'Arise, take up thy bed, and walk'Jesus saith to him: Arise, take up thy bed and walk.Also: Mark 2:11
✠John 6:35 'I am the bread of life'And Jesus said to them: I am the bread of life. He that cometh to me shall not hunger: and he that believeth…
✠John 6:51–52 'The bread that I will give, is my flesh'I am the living bread which came down from heaven.
✠John 6:54–57 'Except you eat the flesh of the Son of man'Then Jesus said to them: Amen, amen, I say unto you: except you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his…
✠John 6:69–70 'Lord, to whom shall we go?'And Simon Peter answered him: Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou hast the words of eternal life.
John 7:24 'Judge not according to the appearance'Judge not according to the appearance: but judge just judgment.
John 7:38 'Rivers of living water'He that believeth in me, as the scripture saith: Out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
✠John 8:7 'He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone'When therefore they continued asking him, he lifted up himself and said to them: He that is without sin among…
✠John 8:11 'Go, and now sin no more'Who said: No man, Lord. And Jesus said: Neither will I condemn thee. Go, and now sin no more.
✠John 8:12 'I am the light of the world'Again therefore, Jesus spoke to: them, saying: I am the light of the world. He that followeth me walketh not…
✠John 8:32 'The truth shall make you free'And you shall know the truth: and the truth shall make you free.
John 8:44 The devil, 'a liar, and the father thereof'You are of your father the devil: and the desires of your father you will do. He was a murderer from the…
✠John 8:58 'Before Abraham was made, I am'Jesus said to them: Amen, amen, I say to you, before Abraham was made, I AM.
✠John 9:25 'Whereas I was blind, now I see'He said therefore to them: If he be a sinner, I know not. One thing I know, that whereas I was blind, now I…
John 10:9 'I am the door'I am the door. By me, if any man enter in, he shall be saved: and he shall go in and go out, and shall find…
✠John 10:10 'That they may have life, and may have it more abundantly'The thief cometh not, but for to steal and to kill and to destroy. I am come that they may have life and may…
✠John 10:11 'I am the good shepherd'I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd giveth his life for his sheep.
John 10:16 'One fold and one shepherd'And other sheep I have that are not of this fold: them also I must bring. And they shall hear my voice: And…
✠John 10:30 'I and the Father are one'I and the Father are one.
✠John 11:25–26 'I am the resurrection and the life'Jesus said to her: I am the resurrection and the life: he that believeth in me, although he be dead, shall…
✠John 11:35 'And Jesus wept'And Jesus wept.
✠John 12:24–25 'Unless the grain of wheat falling into the ground die'Amen, amen, I say to you, unless the grain of wheat falling into the ground die,
John 12:32 'If I be lifted up from the earth, I will draw all things to myself'And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all things to myself.
John 13:14–15 'You also ought to wash one another's feet'If then I being your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; you also ought to wash one another's feet.
✠John 13:34–35 'A new commandment I give unto you'A new commandment I give unto you: That you love one another, as I have loved you, that you also love one…
✠John 14:1–3 'Let not your heart be troubled... many mansions'Let not your heart be troubled. You believe in God: believe also in me.
✠John 14:6 'I am the way, and the truth, and the life'Jesus saith to him: I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No man cometh to the Father, but by me.
John 14:15 'If you love me, keep my commandments'If you love me, keep my commandments.
John 14:16–17 The Paraclete promisedAnd I will ask the Father: and he shall give you another Paraclete, that he may abide with you for ever:
✠John 14:27 'Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you'Peace I leave with you: my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, do I give unto you. Let not your…
✠John 15:1–5 'I am the vine; you the branches' — 'without me you can do nothing'I am the true vine: and my Father is the husbandman.
✠John 15:12–13 'Greater love than this no man hath'This is my commandment, that you love one another, as I have loved you.
John 15:16 'You have not chosen me: but I have chosen you'You have not chosen me: but I have chosen you; and have appointed you, that you should go and should bring…
✠John 16:33 'Have confidence, I have overcome the world'These things I have spoken to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you shall have distress. But…
✠John 17:21 'That they all may be one'That they all may be one, as thou, Father, in me, and I in thee; that they also may be one in us: that the…
✠John 18:36 'My kingdom is not of this world'Jesus answered: My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would…
✠John 18:38 Pilate: 'What is truth?'Pilate saith to him: What is truth? And when he said this, he went out again to the Jews and saith to them: I…
John 19:5 'Ecce homo' — Behold the Man(Jesus therefore came forth, bearing the crown of thorns and the purple garment.) And he saith to them:…
✠John 19:26–27 'Woman, behold thy son'When Jesus therefore had seen his mother and the disciple standing whom he loved, he saith to his mother:…
✠John 19:30 'It is consummated'Jesus therefore, when he had taken the vinegar, said: It is consummated. And bowing his head, he gave up the…
John 19:34 Blood and water from his sideBut one of the soldiers with a spear opened his side: and immediately there came out blood and water.
✠John 20:19–23 'Peace be to you'; 'whose sins you shall forgive'Now when it was late the same day, the first of the week, and the doors were shut, where the disciples were…
✠John 20:28 Thomas: 'My Lord and my God'Thomas answered and said to him: My Lord and my God.
✠John 20:29 'Blessed are they that have not seen, and have believed'Jesus saith to him: Because thou hast seen me, Thomas, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not…
✠John 21:15–17 'Feed my lambs... feed my sheep'When therefore they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter: Simon, son of John, lovest thou me more than…
John 21:25 'The world itself... would not be able to contain the books'But there are also many other things which Jesus did which, if they were written every one, the world itself.…

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