Unraveling the Complexity: The Hard Sayings of Jesus

The first shall be last, and the last shall be first.

It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.

Deny yourself, pick up your cross and follow me.

Whoever tries to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.

Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.

Do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself.

Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s, and unto God the things that are God’s.

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

Unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

Sell your possessions and give to the poor.

You cannot serve both God and money.

Do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing.

Forgive, and you will be forgiven.

Do not judge, or you too will be judged.

For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it.

If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, leave that home or town and shake the dust off your feet.

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

Whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them.

If your right eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.

Unraveling the Complexity: The Hard Sayings of Jesus part 2

Love your enemies, bless them that curse you.

If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor.

Let the dead bury their own dead.

It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.

Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.

If your right eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away.

Turn the other cheek.

If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters?yes, even their own life?such a person cannot be my disciple.

Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.

Unless one is born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God.

Do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear.

Whoever does not receive the Kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.

I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

When you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

Whoever tries to keep their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life will preserve it.

He who is not with me is against me.

You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its savor, how can it be made salty again?

You cannot serve both God and Money.

Observe the lilies of the field. They do not labor or spin.

I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live.

The first shall be last and the last shall be first. – Matthew 20:16

Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it. – Matthew 10:39

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. – Matthew 5:8

Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you. – Matthew 5:42

Do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing. – Matthew 6:3

If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. – Matthew 16:24

If your eye makes you stumble, throw it out; it is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye, than, having two eyes, to be cast into hell. – Mark 9:47

Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s. – Mark 12:17

Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you. – Luke 6:27

Whoever has not sinned can throw the first stone. – John 8:7

I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one can come to the Father except through me. – John 14:6

Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. – John 14:1

Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. – Luke 9:23

I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live. – John 11:25

Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. – John 7:37

If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away. – Matthew 18:8

I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. – John 15:5

Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven. – Matthew 6:19-20

Let the dead bury their dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God. – Luke 9:60

It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God. – Mark 10:25