Quotes About Truth

I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the very last penny.”

At that time some of those present told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.

When Jesus said this, all His adversaries were humiliated. And the whole crowd rejoiced at all the glorious things He was doing.

“Lord,” someone asked Him, “will only a few people be saved?” Jesus answered,

And he will answer, ëI tell you, I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you evildoers.í

And they were unable to answer these questions.

Then Jesus told them this parable:

So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.

But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for a single stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.

Then Abraham said to him, ëIf they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.í”

When asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The kingdom of God will not come with observable signs.

Nor will people say, ëLook, here it is,í or ëThere it is.í For you see, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”

People will tell you, ëLook, there He is!í or ëLook, here He is!í Do not go out or chase after them.

But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.

It will be just like that on the day the Son of Man is revealed.

“Where, Lord?” they asked. Jesus answered, “Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.”

“In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected men.

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

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

Those who heard this asked, “Who then can be saved?”

But the disciples did not understand any of these things. The meaning was hidden from them, and they did not comprehend what He was saying.

“I tell you,” He answered, “if they remain silent, the very stones will cry out.”

and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes.

Yet they could not find a way to do so, because all the people hung on His words.