Quotes About Identity

“Am I a Jew?” Pilate replied. “Your own people and chief priests handed You over to me. What have You done?”

“Not this man,” they shouted, “but Barabbas!” (Now Barabbas was an insurrectionist.)

“We have a law,” answered the Jews, “and according to that law He must die, because He declared Himself to be the Son of God.”

and he went back into the Praetorium. “Where are You from?” he asked. But Jesus gave no answer.

So the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write, ëThe King of the Jews,í but only that He said, ëI am the King of the Jews.í”

“Woman, why are you weeping?” they asked. “Because they have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I do not know where they have put Him.”

When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there; but she did not recognize that it was Jesus.

“Woman, why are you weeping?” Jesus asked. “Whom are you seeking?” Thinking He was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried Him off, tell me where you have put Him, and I will get Him.”

Thomas replied, “My Lord and my God!”

Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not recognize that it was Jesus.

On their second visit, Joseph revealed his identity to his brothers, and his family became known to Pharaoh.

When he was set outside, Pharaohís daughter took him and brought him up as her own son.

When Moses was forty years old, he decided to visit his brothers, the children of Israel.

But the man who was abusing his neighbor pushed Moses aside and said, ëWho made you ruler and judge over us?

Do you want to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?í

At this remark, Moses fled to the land of Midian, where he lived as a foreigner and had two sons.

“Tell me,” said the eunuch, “who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?”

He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?”

“Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” He replied.

All who heard him were astounded and asked, “Isnít this the man who wreaked havoc in Jerusalem on those who call on this name? And hasnít he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?”

As John was completing his course, he said, ëWho do you suppose I am? I am not that One. But He is coming after me whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.í

Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, so he took him and circumcised him on account of the Jews in that area, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

by promoting customs that are unlawful for us Romans to adopt or practice.”

So the officers relayed this message to the magistrates, who were alarmed to hear that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens.