Quotes About Jesus

A few days later Jesus went back to Capernaum. And when the people heard that He was home,

they gathered in such large numbers that there was no more room, not even outside the door, as Jesus spoke the word to them.

Since they were unable to get to Jesus through the crowd, they uncovered the roof above Him, made an opening, and lowered the paralytic on his mat.

Once again Jesus went out beside the sea. All the people came to Him, and He taught them there.

As He was walking along, He saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Levi got up and followed Him.

While Jesus was dining at Leviís house, many tax collectors and sinners were eating with Him and His disciples—for there were many who followed Him.

When the scribes who were Pharisees saw Jesus eating with these people, they asked His disciples, “Why does He eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

Now Johnís disciples and the Pharisees were often fasting. So people came to Jesus and asked, “Why donít Your disciples fast like Johnís disciples and those of the Pharisees?”

One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain as they walked along.

So the Pharisees said to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”

Once again Jesus entered the synagogue, and a man with a withered hand was there.

In order to accuse Jesus, they were watching to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.

At this, the Pharisees went out and began plotting with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.

So Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea, accompanied by a large crowd from Galilee, Judea,

Jesus asked His disciples to have a boat ready for Him so that the crowd would not crush Him.

Then Jesus went up on the mountain and called for those He wanted, and they came to Him.

Then Jesus went home, and once again a crowd gathered, so that He and His disciples could not even eat.

Jesus made this statement because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”

Once again Jesus began to teach beside the sea, and such a large crowd gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people crowded along the shore.

As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.

After they had dismissed the crowd, they took Jesus with them, since He was already in the boat. And there were other boats with Him.

As soon as Jesus got out of the boat, He was met by a man with an unclean spirit, who was coming from the tombs.

When the man saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees before Him.

And he shouted in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You before God not to torture me!”