Quotes About Teaching

“Do you still not understand?” Jesus asked.

Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.

Moving on from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on a mountain and sat down.

And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground.

After Jesus had dismissed the crowds, He got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.

“Watch out!” Jesus told them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”

They discussed this among themselves and concluded, “It is because we did not bring any bread.”

Do you still not understand? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?

How do you not understand that I was not telling you about bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”

Then they understood that He was not telling them to beware of the leaven used in bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

Then He admonished the disciples not to tell anyone that He was the Christ.

The disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

Then the disciples understood that He was speaking to them about John the Baptist.

“Yes,” he answered. When Peter entered the house, Jesus preempted him. “What do you think, Simon?” He asked. “From whom do the kings of the earth collect customs and taxes: from their own sons, or from others?”

Jesus invited a little child to stand among them.

When Jesus had finished saying these things, He left Galilee and went into the region of Judea beyond the Jordan.

As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve disciples aside and said,

When the disciples saw this, they marveled and asked, “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?”

When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”

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

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

Once again, Jesus spoke to them in parables:

They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek favor from no one, because You pay no attention to external appearance.

When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at His teaching.