Hard Sayings of Jesus

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. – Luke 14:26

Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. – Matthew 16:24

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

Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me. – Mark 10:21

Do not judge, or you too will be judged. – Matthew 7:1

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

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. – Matthew 5:29

If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. – Luke 9:23

Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. – Matthew 7:15

You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’ But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also. – Matthew 5:38-39

But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. – Luke 6:35

Hard Sayings of Jesus part 2

Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. – Matthew 5:11

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

When someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other one to him as well. – Matthew 5:39

But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. – Matthew 6:33

And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones who is my disciple, truly I tell you, that person will certainly not lose their reward. – Matthew 10:42

You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. – Matthew 5:13

For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them. – Matthew 18:20

Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. – Matthew 18:3

Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. – Matthew 5:10

Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. – Matthew 6:19

Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. – Matthew 7:24

Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. – Matthew 7:7

Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. – Luke 6:38

For my yoke is easy and my burden is light. – Matthew 11:30

It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners. – Mark 2:17

I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. – John 14:6

Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. – Matthew 11:28

I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. – John 16:33

The Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. – Matthew 20:28

No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. – Matthew 6:24

It is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person. – Matthew 15:11

Do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? – Matthew 6:25

For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost. – Luke 19:10

Walking on water is easy when you trust me. – Matthew 14:29

Love your neighbor as yourself. – Matthew 22:39

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

If you love me, keep my commands. – John 14:15

Whoever wants to be first must be last, and the servant of all. – Mark 9:35

For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. – Mark 10:45

Whoever has two tunics should share with him who has none, and whoever has food should do the same. – Luke 3:11

But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. – Matthew 5:44

But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. – Matthew 6:33

This is my commandment: Love each other in the same way I have loved you. – John 15:12

What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? – Matthew 16:26