Quotes About Truth

But Jesus, turning and looking at His disciples, rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind Me, Satan! For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”

If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in His Fatherís glory with the holy angels.”

But I tell you that Elijah has indeed come, and they have done to him whatever they wished, just as it is written about him.”

“What are you disputing with them?” He asked.

But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask Him about it.

“Do not stop him,” Jesus replied. “For no one who performs a miracle in My name can turn around and speak evil of Me.

When they were back inside the house, the disciples asked Jesus about this matter.

“Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied. “No one is good except God alone.

You know the commandments: ëDo not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not cheat others, honor your father and mother.í”

“Teacher,” he replied, “all these I have kept from my youth.”

And the disciples were amazed at His words. But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!

“By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You the authority to do them?”

“I will ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.

Johnís baptism—was it from heaven or from men? Answer Me!”

They deliberated among themselves what they should answer: “If we say, ëFrom heaven,í He will ask, ëWhy then did you not believe him?í

But if we say, ëFrom mení...” they were afraid of the people, for they all held that John truly was a prophet.

So they answered, “We do not know.” And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”

This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyesí?”

At this, the leaders sought to arrest Jesus, for they knew that He had spoken this parable against them. But fearing the crowd, they left Him and went away.

Later, they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to catch Jesus in His words.

“Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and seek favor from no one. Indeed, You are impartial and teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay them or not?”

But Jesus saw through their hypocrisy and said, “Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a denarius to inspect.”

Jesus said to them, “Arenít you mistaken, because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God?

He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are badly mistaken!”