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.
“My time has not yet come, but your time is always ready. The world can’t hate you, but it hates me, because I testify about it, that its works are evil. You go up to the feast. I am not yet going up to this feast, because my time is not yet fulfilled.”
Speaker, not author
Spoken by Jesus; the Gospel does not name its own author.
He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he will go out from there no more. I will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from my God, and my own new name. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. To the angel of the assembly in Laodicea write: The Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of God’s creation, says these things: I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were cold or hot. So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will vomit you out of my mouth.
Speaker, not author
Words of Jesus as recorded in Revelation.
“Why do you sleep? Rise and pray that you may not enter into temptation.”
Speaker, not author
Spoken by Jesus; the Gospel does not name its own author.
“Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, to repay to each man according to his work. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. Blessed are those who do his commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter in by the gates into the city. Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood. I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify these things to you for the assemblies. I am the root and the offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star.”
Speaker, not author
Words of Jesus as recorded in Revelation.
“If I tell you, you won’t believe, and if I ask, you will in no way answer me or let me go. From now on, the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.” “You say it, because I am.”
Speaker, not author
Spoken by Jesus; the Gospel does not name its own author.
“I saw Satan having fallen like lightning from heaven. Behold, I give you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will in any way hurt you. Nevertheless, don’t rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.” “I thank you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight.”
Speaker, not author
Spoken by Jesus; the Gospel does not name its own author.
“I will be with you a little while longer, then I go to him who sent me. You will seek me and won’t find me. You can’t come where I am.”
Speaker, not author
Spoken by Jesus; the Gospel does not name its own author.
“Most certainly I say to you, a rich man will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven with difficulty. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye than for a rich man to enter into God’s Kingdom.”
Speaker, not author
Spoken by Jesus; the Gospel does not name its own author.
That’s everything for now.