THE CENTRE · JESUS’ OWN WORDS
THE CENTRE OF THE ATLAS
Jesus of Nazareth
HIS OWN RECORDED WORDS
A Scripture portrait arranged from words Jesus speaks in the New Testament, with selected quotations in the English Standard Version (ESV).

01 · WHO I AM
“I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.”JOHN 6:35
“I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”JOHN 8:12
“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.”JOHN 10:11
“I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live.”JOHN 11:25
“I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”JOHN 14:6
“Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.”JOHN 8:58
“I and the Father are one.”JOHN 10:30
02 · WHY I CAME
“For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”LUKE 19:10
“I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.”JOHN 10:10
“For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”MARK 10:45
03 · MY LIFE, LAID DOWN AND TAKEN UP
“For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life that I may take it up again.”JOHN 10:17
“No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again.”JOHN 10:18
“Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”JOHN 2:19
“Because I live, you also will live.”JOHN 14:19
04 · MY INVITATION
“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”MATTHEW 11:28
“All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out.”JOHN 6:37
“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.”JOHN 14:1
“I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved.”JOHN 10:9
These selections are recorded sayings, not a single continuous speech. Read each passage in its chapter and hear Jesus’ own invitation in context.
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