Voices of Scripture
The Bible, quoted
in its own voices.
Every passage is traced to the person behind it — stated in the text,
carried by tradition, or spoken where no author is named.
“Allow the little children, and don’t forbid them to come to me; for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to ones like these.”
Speaker, not author
Spoken by Jesus; the Gospel does not name its own author.
“I am. You will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of the sky.”
Speaker, not author
Spoken by Jesus; the Gospel does not name its own author.
I have said these things to you so that you wouldn’t be caused to stumble. They will put you out of the synagogues. Yes, the time is coming that whoever kills you will think that he offers service to God. They will do these things because they have not known the Father nor me. But I have told you these things so that when the time comes, you may remember that I told you about them. I didn’t tell you these things from the beginning, because I was with you. But now I am going to him who sent me, and none of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’ But because I have told you these things, sorrow has filled your heart.
Speaker, not author
Spoken by Jesus; the Gospel does not name its own author.
“You both know me, and know where I am from. I have not come of myself, but he who sent me is true, whom you don’t know. I know him, because I am from him, and he sent me.”
Speaker, not author
Spoken by Jesus; the Gospel does not name its own author.
The harvest is indeed plentiful, but the laborers are few. Pray therefore to the Lord of the harvest, that he may send out laborers into his harvest. Go your ways. Behold, I send you out as lambs among wolves. Carry no purse, nor wallet, nor sandals. Greet no one on the way. Into whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace be to this house.’ If a son of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; but if not, it will return to you.
Speaker, not author
Spoken by Jesus; the Gospel does not name its own author.
Go and tell John the things which you hear and see: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them. Blessed is he who finds no occasion for stumbling in me.” “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? But what did you go out to see? A man in soft clothing? Behold, those who wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses.
Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, and the ears of the deaf will be unstopped. Then the lame man will leap like a deer, and the tongue of the mute will sing; for waters will break out in the wilderness, and streams in the desert. The burning sand will become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water. Grass with reeds and rushes will be in the habitation of jackals, where they lay. A highway will be there, a road, and it will be called “The Holy Way”. The unclean shall not pass over it, but it will be for those who walk in the Way. Wicked fools shall not go there. No lion will be there, nor will any ravenous animal go up on it. They will not be found there; but the redeemed will walk there. Then the LORD’s ransomed ones will return, and come with singing to Zion; and everlasting joy will be on their heads. They will obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.”
The Lord GOD’s Spirit is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the humble. He has sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and release to those who are bound, to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, to provide for those who mourn in Zion, to give to them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness, that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he may be glorified.
Speaker, not author
Spoken by Jesus; the Gospel does not name its own author.
“Most certainly I tell you that tonight, before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.”
Speaker, not author
Spoken by Jesus; the Gospel does not name its own author.
“Judas, do you betray the Son of Man with a kiss?”
Speaker, not author
Spoken by Jesus; the Gospel does not name its own author.
“Behold, I am coming soon! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”
Speaker, not author
Words of Jesus as recorded in Revelation.
That’s everything for now.