Portrait Of A Savior

As Christians we have made a decision to follow Jesus. So we've put together a collection of scriptures that paint a picture of who Jesus is. We will use nothing but the Bible and hear from Jesus friends as well as His foes. Our goal is to help you obtain a greater understanding of who Jesus is by reading these (and other) verses. There are plenty of verses that weren't include because of space so I encourage you to use the ones we've included as a sort of "starting point" in your effort to know Jesus better.

"Jesus Christ the same yesterday and today and forever" Hebrews 13:6

JESUS IS GOD...

• Philip said to Him, "Lord show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us." Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you so long and yet you have not seen Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father."
  - Jesus, claiming He is God. (John 14:8-9)

• "I and My Father are one." Then the Jews took up stones again to stone Him. Jesus answered them, "Many good works I have shown you from My Father. For which of these do you stone Me?" The Jews answered Him, saying, "For a good work we do not stone You, but for blasphemy, and because You, being a Man, make yourself God."
  - The Jewish people who wanted to kill Jesus because He was claiming to be God. (John 10:30-33)

• "Jesus said to them, "Most assuredly I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM."
  - Jesus, on how He knew Abraham (John 8:58)

• "Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son and they shall call His name Emmanuel, which means, God with us." 
  - An angel talking to Mary (Matthew 1:23)

• "For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given, and the government will be on His shoulders. And He will be called, Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."
  - Isaiah, describing Jesus (Isaiah 9:6)

• "And Thomas answered and said to Him [Jesus], "My Lord and my God!"
  - Thomas after realizing Jesus is God (John 20:28)

JESUS COMFORTS US

• "Come to Me all you who are weary and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light."
  - Jesus' invitation to you (Matthew 11:28)

• "Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid."
  - Jesus' word to those who follow Him (John 14:27)

• "Casting all your cares upon Him; because He cares for you."
  - Peter, giving us advice (1 Peter 5:7)

• "So do not worry, saying, What shall we eat? Or what shall we wear? For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these thing will be given to you as well."
  - Jesus, talking about worrying about life's problems (Matthew 6:31-33)

• "And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away."
  - John, describing heaven (Revelation 21:4)

JESUS PERFORMS MIRACLES

• "He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, Quiet! Be still! Then the wind died down and it was completely calm. He said to His disciples, Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith? They were terrified and asked each other, Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey Him!"
  - Jesus, calming a storm (Mark 4:39-41)

• "A man with leprosy came and knelt before Him and said, Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean. Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man, I am willing, He said, Be clean! Immediately he was cured of his leprosy."
  - Jesus, healing a man of leprosy (Matthew 8:2-3)

• "The angel said to the women, Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; He has risen just as He said."
  - An angel, talking to two women at Jesus' empty grave (Matthew 28:5-6)

• "Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written."
  - John, talking about Jesus many works (John 21:25)

JESUS IS OUR BEST FRIEND

• "My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this; that he lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command.
  - Jesus, talking to all of us that are His friends (John 15:12-14)

• "But God commanded His love towards us, in that, while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him"
  - Paul, talking about how much the Lord loves us (Romans 5:8-9)

• "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him."
  - John, with the best news ever told! (John 3:16-17)

JESUS IS OUR SAVIOR

• "Look! The Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!"
  - John the Baptist, introducing Jesus (John 1:29)

• "For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with Him."
  - Paul, on why Jesus dies for us (1 Thessalonians 5:9)

• "But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us."
  - Paul, on how God shows us He loves us (Romans 5:8)

• "Sirs, what must I do to be saved? They replied, Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved - you and your household."
  - Paul, explaining how to become saved from judgment (Acts 16:30-31)

JESUS IS THE TRUTH

• "grace and truth come through Jesus Christ."
  - John in his description of Jesus (John 1:17)

• "If you hold to My teachings, you are really My disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."
  - Jesus, talking to His followers (John 8:31)

• "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me"
  - Jesus, claiming to be the Truth (John 14:6)

JESUS KNOWS EVERYTHING

• "And even the very hairs of your head are numbered"
  - Jesus, talking about how well knows you (Matthew 10:30)

• "I know your works. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know you have little strength, yet you have kept My word and have not denied My name."
  - Jesus, reviewing everything that the Church has done (Revelation 3:8)

• "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the ending."
  - Jesus, telling us He knows the beginning of history as well as He knows its ending (Revelation 1:8)

JESUS WILL JUDGE THE WICKED

• "Then I saw a great White Throne and Him who was seated on it. Earth and sky fled from His presence, and there was no place for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and the books were open. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books. Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. If anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire."
  - John, describing how Jesus will judge those who have not asked for His forgiveness (Revelation 20:11-12,14-15)

JESUS FORGIVES US

• "For they shall all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, declares the Lord, For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more."
  - Jesus, talking about the new covenant He would make when He died on the cross (Jeremiah 31:34)

• "When Jesus saw their faith, He said, Friend, your sins are forgiven"
  - Jesus, forgiving a man of his sins (Luke 5:20)

• "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness."
  - John, on how to be forgiven (1 John 1:9)

JESUS WILL COME AGAIN

• "I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you with Me so that you also may be where I am."
  - Jesus, promising to return for His followers (John 14:2-3)

• "For the Lord Himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that we, who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. Therefore, encourage one another with these words."
  - Paul, on our great hope that Jesus will soon return (1 Thessalonians 4:16-18)