Sayings of Jesus
“Blessed is the lion that a person will eat, and the lion will become human.”
- Not Biblical
Non-canonical — Gospel of Thomas 7
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”
Canonical - Genesis 1:1
“Fast on Wednesday and Friday, but not on Monday and Thursday.”
Non-Canonical - Didache 8
“If your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away.”
Canonical - Matthew 5:30
“The fool says in his heart, ‘There is no God.’”
Canonical - Psalm 53:1
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.”
Canonical - Matthew 5:9
“God is love.”
Canonical - 1 John 4:8
“Let all things be done decently and in order.”
Canonical - 1 Corinthians 14:40
“If anyone will not work, let him not eat.”
Canonical - 2 Thessalonians 3:10
“Do not praise anyone for his good looks, nor despise anyone for his appearance.
Non-Canonical - Sirach 11:2
“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
Canonical - Matthew 6:21
“The kingdom of God is within you and it is outside you.”
Non-canonical - Gospel of Thomas 3
“No longer drink only water, but use a little wine for the sake of your stomach.”
Canonical - 1 Timothy 5:23
“Do not be angry, for anger leads to murder.”
Non-Canonical - Didache 3
“Let the children be filled first, for it is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs.”
Canonical - Mark 7:27
“Whoever finds the interpretation of these sayings will not taste death.”
Non-canonical - Gospel of Thomas 1
“The earth and all things in it shall be shaken, and judgment shall come upon all men.”
Non-canonical - 1 Enoch
“Alexander and Hymenaeus, whom I have handed over to Satan that they may learn not to blaspheme.”
Canonical - 1 Timothy 1:20
“It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.”
Canonical - Proverbs 21:9
“I have said, ‘You are gods, sons of the Most High, all of you.’”
Canonical - Psalm 82:6
“Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”
Canonical - Matthew 23:12
“The throne of Thy glory stands unto all the generations of the ages, and Thy name is holy and glorious and blessed.”
Non-Canonical - 1 Enoch
“Give to everyone who asks you, and do not ask for anything back.”
Non-Canonical - Didache 1
“You shall not hate any man; but some you shall reprove, and concerning some you shall pray, and some you shall love more than your own life.”
“The beginning of pride is when a man departs from the Lord.”
Non-Canonical - Sirach 10:12