Just Jesus

It's strange how the sayings of Jesus are often attributed to "the Bible," bulked up by verses and passages. Listen to "just Jesus," let St. Paul and the other disciples and Apostles (ancient and modern) fall silent.

"Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic. Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back."



(Can you imagine what the world would look like if people [myself included] actually listened to this stuff? Education, healthcare, economics, immigration and foreign policy. Relationships with our fathers, mailmen, sisters, hairdressers, boyfriends, girlfriends, spouses, enemies.)


"Continue asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Continue seeking, and you will find. Continue knocking, and the door will be opened to you. For all who ask, receive. All who seek, find. And to all who knock, the door will be opened."


“What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, but loses his soul?”


“It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the heavenly kingdom."


“Every man who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”


"Love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you. In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven. For he gives his sunlight to both the evil and the good, and he sends rain on the just and the unjust alike."


"Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring it's own worries. Today's trouble is enough for today."


"My kingdom is not from this place. If it were, my followers would fight to prevent my arrest. But now my kingdom is not of this world."


"The kingdom is inside you and all around you. Split a piece of wood, and I am there. Lift up the stone, and you will find me."


"When you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, who love to pray standing on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly, they have received their reward. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen."

“In the world you will have many troubles, but take courage;
For I have overcome the world.”

(-Jesus)