What the Bible Says About Jesus

• JESUS IS THE SON OF GOD

Jesus’ (Hebrew name is Jehoshua) name means “Yah (God) saves”.
Jesus was born to be saviour and king.
Jesus is called “the son of God” 43 times in the New Testament from Matthew to Revelation.

Key Bible Verses

Mark 1:1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
Matthew 1:21 She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from
their sins.
Luke 1:31-32 …you (Mary) shall call his name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the
Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David.

• JESUS IS THE PROMISED SON TO FUFILL OLD TESTAMENT PROMISES

 Jesus is the son (direct descendant) of David and Abraham; two men to whom God made promises.
David was the King of Israel. God promised David that his son would be King forever.
God promised Abraham his son would inherit the land of Canaan. This was the Gospel message.

Key Bible Verses

Matthew 1:1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
1 Chron. 17:11-12 I will raise up your offspring after you (David), one of your own sons, and I will
establish his kingdom. He shall build a house for me, and I will establish his throne forever.
Galatians 3:8 And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the
gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, “In you shall all the nations be blessed.” (cp. Gen. 12:1-3)

• JESUS HAD HUMAN NATURE

Jesus possessed human nature. He was called “a man”. He was born, tempted with sin, grew up
learning wisdom and in stature, prayed to his Father in heaven, and died.

Key Bible Verses

Galatians 4:4 …God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law.
Acts 2:22 Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God…
Hebrews 4:15 … (Jesus) who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.
Luke 2:52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man.
Luke 22:42 (Jesus said) “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my
will, but yours, be done.”
1 Thess. 4:14 …Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who
have fallen asleep.
Romans 8:34 Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was
raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us.

• JESUS WAS CRUCIFIED ACCORDING TO GOD’S PLAN

Key Bible Verses

Acts 2:32 …this Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you
crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men.
Isaiah 53:10 Yet it was the will of the LORD to crush him (Jesus); he has put him to grief; when his
soul makes an offering for guilt, he shall see his offspring; he shall prolong his days;
the will of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.

• JESUS DIED AS A SACRIFICE FOR SIN

Key Bible Verses

Isaiah 53:5 But he (Jesus) was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities;
upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.
1 Cor. 15:3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for
our sins in accordance with the Scriptures
Hebrews 10:12 But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the
right hand of God…

• JESUS WAS RAISED FROM THE DEAD AND WILL RETURN TO EARTH AGAIN

Key Bible Verses

Acts 1:11 This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you
saw him go into heaven.
Romans 6:9 We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer
has dominion over him.

• JESUS WILL RETURN TO EARTH AND ESTABLISH AN EVERLASTING KINGDOM

Key Bible Verses

Acts 1:6 So when they (the disciples) had come together, they asked him, “Lord, will you at this
time restore the kingdom to Israel?”
Daniel 7:14 And to him (Son of Man – Jesus) was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all
peoples, nations, and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlastingdominion,
which shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that shall not be destroyed.
2 Timothy 4:1 I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and
the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom…