Who is Jesus?

Twenty-three verses on who Jesus is, why he came, and his invitation to you, many of them in his own words.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.John 1:1

The same was in the beginning with God.John 1:2

All things were made through him. Without him, nothing was made that has been made.John 1:3

In him was life, and the life was the light of men.John 1:4

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness hasn’t overcome it.John 1:5

The Word became flesh, and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the one and only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.John 1:14

Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.Matthew 4:23

The report about him went out into all Syria. They brought to him all who were sick, afflicted with various diseases and torments, possessed with demons, epileptics, and paralytics; and he healed them.Matthew 4:24

For the Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost.”Luke 19:10

“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.Matthew 11:28

Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and you will find rest for your souls.Matthew 11:29

For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”Matthew 11:30

The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.John 10:10

I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.John 10:11

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.John 3:16

For God didn’t send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through him.John 3:17

But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.Romans 5:8

For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,1 Corinthians 15:3

that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,1 Corinthians 15:4

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will still live, even if he dies.John 11:25

Whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?”John 11:26

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.John 14:6

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, then I will come in to him, and will dine with him, and he with me.Revelation 3:20

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Bible text: World English Bible (public domain), adapted to use “the LORD” for God’s name.