The Gospels

The Words and Acts of Jesus

This is a set of structured pages built directly on the recorded words and deeds of Jesus in the four Gospels: the questions people asked him and the questions he asked, his commands, promises, and prayers, and what he actually did when people were afraid, grieving, failing, doubting, rejected, or sick. Every entry is quoted from the King James Version and cited to its passage. Nothing is invented.

The datasets

Each page below gathers a category of what Jesus said or did, with every entry quoted from the King James Version and cited to its passage. Choose a door and begin.

• Questions people asked JesusTheir real questions, his real answers.
• Questions Jesus askedFrom 'Who do you say that I am?' onward.
• The commands of JesusLove, forgive, follow, go and make disciples.
• The promises of JesusRest, his presence, a place prepared, life.
• The prayers of JesusThe model prayer, Gethsemane, John 17, the cross.
• When people were afraidPeace, be still. It is I; be not afraid.
• When people were grievingHe wept, comforted, and raised the dead.
• When people failedHe caught, forgave, and restored them.
• When people doubtedHe met doubt with evidence and patience.
• When people were rejectedHe sought out the outcast and overlooked.
• When people were sickHe healed with compassion and a word.
• How Jesus prayedAlone before dawn, in thanks and surrender.
• How Jesus treated outsidersHe crossed every barrier with welcome.
• How Jesus responded to doubtPatience, evidence, and presence.
• How Jesus handled betrayalHe answered the worst with mercy.
• What did Jesus say about...Where he taught directly, and where he did not.

Why we built this carefully

These pages hold something too precious to blur: the actual words and deeds of Jesus Christ. So we hold to a simple rule. Never fabricate a quote, a question, a command, or an event. Cite the real Gospel reference every time. And where a modern topic has no direct teaching from Jesus, say so honestly rather than put words in his mouth. You can trust that what you read here, he really said and did.

What this shows about Jesus

Read together, a portrait emerges: a Teacher who answers the earnest and searches the proud, a Lord who commands only what love requires, a Savior who keeps every promise, and a friend who meets the afraid, the grieving, the failing, and the outcast with the same nearness. The words and the acts agree. He is who he said he is.

Frequently asked questions

What are the words and acts of Jesus?

They are the sayings and deeds of Jesus recorded in the four Gospels: the questions he asked and answered, his commands, promises, and prayers, and what he did for people who were afraid, grieving, failing, doubting, rejected, or sick.

Are these quotes from Jesus accurate?

Yes. Every quotation on these pages is taken verbatim from the King James Version and cited to its Gospel reference. Where Jesus gave no direct teaching on a modern topic, we say so plainly rather than invent his words.

How is this different from the 'Meet Jesus' pages?

The 'Meet Jesus' pages walk through his encounters with individual people. These dataset pages organize his words and deeds by category, questions, commands, promises, prayers, and how he acted in specific human situations, and link back to the encounters.