– The name means Yahweh is salvation, and is applied to the expected Messiah, indicating his mission of savior of humanity; the name Jesus is often accompanied by expressions that, according to the AT, characterize the Messiah: Jesus, servant of God:
Mt 12:18 : Behold my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved in whom my soul has set all its affection.
Is 42,1 : Behold my Servant whom I support, my chosen one to whom I give all my affection.
Acts 3:13 , 26 : The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified his servant Jesus.
Acts 4:27-30 : For […] Herod and Pontius Pilate were united in this city against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed.
– The earthly vicissitudes of the life of Jesus of Nazareth are narrated in the Gospels, to make us know better the one who rose and who is Christ the Lord, Jesus Christ:
Mc 1,1 : Beginning of the Good News of Jesus Christ, Son of God.
– Jesus is the Christ or else Jesus is the Lord are typical professions of faith of the first Christians; after baptism received from John:
Mt 3,13-14 : Jesus went from Galilee to the Jordan to John to be baptized by him.
Mk 1,9-10 : Now in those days Jesus came from Nazareth, from Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
Lc 3,21-22 : When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying, heaven was opened.
Jn 1,29-30 : The next day, John saw Jesus coming towards him and said: “Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world”.
– Started his ministry in Galilee:
Mt 4,12–18,35 : When, therefore, Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee.
Mk 1,14–9,50 : After John was arrested, Jesus went to Galilee. He preached the Gospel of God.
Lk 4,14–9,50 : Jesus then […] returned to Galilee. And his fame spread throughout the region.
– Announcing the kingdom of God:
Lk 5–7 : Seeing the crowds, Jesus went up the mountain. He sat down and his disciples approached him.
Mt 13 : On that day, Jesus went out and sat by the lake.
Mt 18 : At this moment, the disciples approached Jesus and asked him: “Who is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?”.
Lk 24–25 : Upon leaving the temple, the disciples approached Jesus and made him appreciate the buildings.
– With parables:
Mt 13 : On that day, Jesus went out and sat by the lake.
Mt 18,10-35 : Take care not to despise one of these little ones.
Mt 21,28-46 : A man had two sons. Going to the first, he said: “My son, go work today in the vineyard”.
Mt 22,1-14 : Jesus spoke to them again in parables.
Mt 24,45–25,30 : Who, then, is the faithful and wise servant whom the Lord has set over his household?
Mk 4 : Jesus began teaching again by the sea, and a large crowd gathered around him.
Lk 8,5-18 : The sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, part of the seed fell by the wayside.
Lk 10,25-37 : A lawyer stood up and […] asked: “Teacher, what must I do to possess eternal life?”.
Lk 15,4–16,31 : Who among you, having a hundred sheep and losing one of them, would not leave the ninety-nine in the desert?
Lk 18,9-14 : Jesus also told them this parable about some who boasted as if they were righteous.
Lk 19,12-27 : An illustrious man went to a distant country to be invested with royalty and then return.
Lk 20,9-19 : A man planted a vineyard, leased it to tenants and went away for a long time to a strange land.
– And miracles:
Mt 8,1–9,34 : When Jesus came down from the mountain, a large crowd followed him. Behold, a leper approached.
– According to the synoptic gospels, the last part of his ministry took place in Jerusalem:
Luke 21–25 : When they arrived at Bethphage, near the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples.
Mk 11–13 : Jesus and his disciples approached Jerusalem and reached the outskirts of Bethphage and Bethany.
Lc 19,29–21,38 : Arriving near Bethphage and Bethany […] Jesus sent two of his disciples.
John 2-3 : Three days later, there was a wedding in Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there.
John 4–5 : The Lord learned that the Pharisees had heard that he was recruiting and baptizing more disciples than John.
John 7–10 : Jesus traveled through Galilee. He didn’t want to stop in Judea, because the Jews were trying to take his life.
– Where he suffered the passion and died:
Lk 26–27 : You know that in two days it will be Easter, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to be crucified.
Mk 14–15 : The high priests and scribes were looking for some way to arrest Jesus by betrayal in order to kill him.
Luke 22–23 : The Feast of Unleavened Bread, called Passover, was approaching.
Jn 12,12–19,42 : A large crowd that had come to the feast in Jerusalem heard that Jesus was approaching.
– He rose from the dead, appeared to his own:
Mt 28 : After the Sabbath, when the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb.
Mk 16 : After the Sabbath, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices to anoint Jesus.
Luke 24 : On the first day of the week, very early, they went to the tomb with the spices they had prepared.
John 20–21 : Mary Magdalene went to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark. She saw the stone rolled away from the tomb.
– Who spread his message among the Gentiles:
Mt 28,19-20 : Go therefore and teach all nations; baptize them in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Mk 16,9-20 : Having risen in the morning, on the first day of the week he appeared first to Mary of Magdala.
Lk 24,44-45 : Everything written about me in the Law of Moses, the prophets and the Psalms had to be fulfilled.
Acts 1:8 : But the Holy Spirit will come upon you and give you strength; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem.
– Inviting them to recognize in Jesus the Messiah and the Savior; he is identified as the Servant of Yahweh:
Mt 12,15-18 : Jesus […] left that place. A large crowd followed him, and he healed all their patients.
Is 41,9 : You, whom I brought from the end of the world, and to whom I said: “You are my servant, I chose you, and I did not reject you”.
Is 42,1-2 : Behold my Servant whom I support, my chosen one to whom I give all my affection.
– Jesus, son of David:
2Sm 7,13-16 : He will build me a temple and I will establish his royal throne forever.
1Ch 17,11-14 : It is he who will build me a house and I will establish his throne forever.
Amos 9:11 : On that day I will raise up the ruined hut of David, I will repair its breaches.
Mt 1,1 : Genealogy of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham.
Mt 9:27 : As Jesus departed from there, two blind men followed him, shouting: “Son of David, have mercy on us!”.
Mt 15:22 : And behold, a Canaanite woman, originally from that land, cried out: “Lord, son of David, have mercy on me!”.
Mk 10,47-48 : Knowing that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out: “Jesus, son of David, have mercy on me!”.
Lk 1:32 : He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David.
Lk 18:38-39 : He then exclaimed: “Jesus, son of David, have mercy on me!”.
Jn 7:42 : Does not the Scripture say: The Christ will come from the family of David, and from the village of Bethlehem, where David lived?
2Tm 2,8 : Remember Jesus Christ, descended from the stock of David and raised from the dead.
– Jesus is the son of Mary:
Mt 1:21 : She will give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.
Mk 6:3: Is he not the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, Joseph, Judas and Simon?
Luke 2:7 : And she gave birth to her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a crib.
John 19:25 : By the cross of Jesus were standing his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clophas, and Mary Magdalene.
Acts 1:14 : They were persevering with one accord in prayer, together with the women, including Mary, the mother of Jesus.
– He is the (supposed) son of Joseph:
Lk 2,48 : My son, what have you done to us?! Behold, your father and I were looking for you, full of distress.
Lc 3,23 : When Jesus began his ministry, he was about thirty years old, and was considered to be the son of Joseph.
Lc 4,22 : All marveled at the gracious words that proceeded from his mouth, and said: “Is not this the son of Joseph?”.
Jn 1:45 : We have found the one of whom Moses wrote in the Law and whom the prophets announced: he is Jesus of Nazareth, son of Joseph.
Jn 6:42 : Is he not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know?
– He is the Son of God:
Mt 3:17 : Behold my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Mt 4:3: The tempter approached him and said: “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become bread”.
Mt 14:33 : Those who were in the boat prostrated themselves before him and said: “You are truly the Son of God”.
Mt 16:16 : Simon Peter replied: “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God!”.
Mt 21:37 : Finally, he sent his own son, saying: “They will respect my son”.
Mt 26,63-66 : The high priest said to him: “By the living God, I adjure you to tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God?”.
Mt 27,43 : He trusted in God, God forbid now, if he loves him, because he said: “I am the Son of God!”.
Mc 1,1 : Beginning of the Good News of Jesus Christ, Son of God.
Lk 1:32 : He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David.
Jn 1:34 : I saw him and I bear witness that he is the Son of God.
Jn 10:36 : How do you accuse him of blasphemy whom the Father […] sent into the world, because I said, I am the Son of God?
Jo 11,4.27 : This illness […] has as its purpose the glory of God. Through it the Son of God will be glorified.
Acts 8:37 : If you believe with all your heart, you can be. “I believe,” he said, “that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”
Acts 9:20 : Immediately he began to proclaim in the synagogues that Jesus is the Son of God.
Romans 1 :3 : Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, a descendant of David.
Rom 8:32 : He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all.
Gal 4 :4 : But when the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son, who was born of a woman.
1Jn 4:15 : Everyone who proclaims that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him and he in God.
Rev 2:18 : This is what the Son of God says, who has eyes like a flame of fire and his feet like fine bronze.
– He is God, one with the Father, equal to the Father:
Jn 1 :1 : In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God.
Jn 5:18 : Because he not only violated the Sabbath rest, but also affirmed that God was his Father and made himself equal with God.
Jn 10:30 : I and the Father are one.
Jn 14,9-11 : I have been with you for so long and you have not known me, Philip! He who has seen me has also seen the Father.
John 16:15 : Everything the Father has is mine. Therefore he said, He shall take what is mine, and he shall declare it to you.
Jn 17:10 : All that is mine is yours, and all that is yours is mine. In them I am glorified.
John 20:28 : Thomas answered him: “My Lord and my God!”.
Romans 9 :5 : And the patriarchs; from them descended Christ […] who is, above all things, God blessed forever.
Phl 2,5-6 : Give one another the esteem that is due in Christ Jesus.
Tit 2:13 : Looking forward to our happy hope, the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.
1Jn 2:23 : Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father. Everyone who proclaims the Son also has the Father.
1Jn 5:10 : Whoever believes in the Son of God has the testimony of God in him.
– Everything was done by him:
Jo 1,3-10 : Everything was made by him, and without him nothing was made.
1Cor 8,6 : But for us there is one God, the Father, from whom all things come and for whom we exist.
Col 1,16s : In him all things were created in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible creatures.
– It is without sin:
John 8:46 : Who among you will accuse me of sin? If I tell you the truth, why don’t you believe me?
2Cor 5:21 : God made him who did not know sin to be sin […], so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
Heb 4:15 : On the contrary, he went through the same trials as us, with the exception of sin.
1 Pet 2:22 : He committed no sin, nor was deceit found in his mouth.
1Jn 3 :5 : You know that he (Jesus) appeared to take away sins, and that in him there is no sin.
– Died for all:
Jn 3,16-17 : God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish.
Rom 5:12-21 : Through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to the whole human race.
Rom 14:15 : Do not bring destruction on the one for whom Christ died through food!
1Cor 8,11 : And so by your knowledge, he who is weak will be lost, a brother, for whom Christ died!
2Cor 5:15 : He died for all, so that those who live might no longer live for themselves.
1Tm 2,6 : Who gave himself as a ransom for all. Such is the fact, attested in its time.
Heb 2,9 : But the one who was placed for a little while below the angels, Jesus, we see, by his Passion and death.
1Jn 2:2 : He is the atonement for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.
– He redeemed us with his blood:
Acts 20:28 : To shepherd the Church of God, which he acquired with his own blood.
Rom 5:9: Much more therefore, now that we are justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
1Cor 6,20 : Because you were bought with a great price. Therefore glorify God in your body.
Eph 1 :7: In that Son, through his blood, we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace.
Eph 2:13 : Thanks to Jesus Christ, you who once were far away are made present through the blood of Christ.
Col 1:20 : Through him who, at the price of his own blood on the cross, restored peace to all that exists.
Heb 9,13s : For if the blood of rams and bulls […] with which the unclean are sprinkled, sanctifies and purifies.
1Pt 1,18-19 : It is not for perishable goods […] that you have been redeemed […] but for the precious blood of Christ.
1Jn 1 :7 : And the blood of Jesus Christ, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.
Revelation 1 :5 : And from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and ruler over the kings of the earth.
Rev 5:9: You are worthy to receive the book […] because you were sacrificed and redeemed for God at the price of your blood.
– He rose from the dead and appeared to many:
Mt 12,39-40 : This adulterous generation […] asks for a sign, but no other sign will be given than that of the prophet Jonah.
Mt 16:21 : From then on, Jesus began to tell his disciples that he needed to go to Jerusalem and suffer a lot.
Mt 17,21-22 : Jesus said to them: “The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of men”.
Mt 20,17-19 : Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and scribes.
Mt 27,63 : Lord, we remember that that impostor said, while he was still alive: After three days I will rise again.
Mt 28,6 : He is not here: he has risen as he said. Come and see the place where he rested.
Acts 1:22 : One of them is to become a witness with us of his Resurrection.
Acts 2:24 : But God raised him up, breaking the chains of death.
Acts 17:18 : “He seems to be a preacher of new gods.” For he preached to them Jesus and the Resurrection.
Rom 4:24-25 : Because we believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.
Rom 6:4-11 : As Christ rose from the dead through the glory of the Father, so too may we live a new life.
Rom 8:11 : The Spirit […] who raised Jesus Christ from the dead will also give life.
Rom 14:9: For this reason Christ died and came back to life, that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living.
1Cor 15 : I remind you, brothers, the Gospel that I preached to you, and which you have accepted, in which you stand firm.
Gal 1 :1 : Not from men […] but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead.
Eph 1:20 : He manifested himself in the person of Christ, raising him from the dead and making him sit at his right hand in heaven.
Eph 2:6 : He raised us up together with him and made us sit together in heaven with Christ Jesus.
1Th 4:14 : If we believe that Jesus died and rose again, we also believe that God will bring with Jesus those who died in him.
– Is seated at the right hand of God:
Mk 14.62 : I am. And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the power of God, coming on the clouds of heaven.
Mk 16:19 : After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and is seated at the right hand of God.
Acts 7:55 : But, filled with the Holy Spirit, Stephen looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.
Rom 8:34 : Christ Jesus […] who is risen, who is at the right hand of God, is the one who intercedes for us!
Eph 1:20 : He manifested himself in the person of Christ, raising him from the dead and making him sit at his right hand in heaven.</
