01 April 2005
A Prayer
of Jesus
I thank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hidden these things from the wise
and understanding and revealed them to babes; yea, Father, for such was thy gracious will
 
ON FLESH AND BLOOD


Here are collected all utterances of Jesus that incorporate the New Testament Greek words, aima (haima, blood), sarc (sarx, flesh) and  their forms. 

The definition, as given by Thayer1 is:

aima
(haima) -  blood, whether of men or of animals


sarc  (sarx) - flesh, the soft substance of the living body, of both men and beasts

These words occur sometimes together so both are presented here, even when they occur separately.

The corresponding English word is colored in purple where it occurs in the English text below.


1. Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament, by Joseph H. Thayer
Hendrickson Publishers, Inc.
P. O. Box 3473
Peabody, Massachusetts 01961-3473
First Printing, June 199

        PETER'S CONFESSION
Matthew 16

[13] Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesare'a Philip'pi, he asked his disciples, "Who do men say that the Son of man is?"
Mark 8

[27] And Jesus went on with his disciples, to the villages of Caesare'a Philip'pi; and on the way he asked his disciples, "Who do men say that I am?"
Luke 9

[18] Now it happened that as he was praying alone the disciples were with him; and he asked them, "Who do the people say that I am?"
[14] And they said, "Some say John the Baptist, others say Eli'jah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets."
[28] And they told him, "John the Baptist; and others say, Eli'jah; and others one of the prophets."
[19] And they answered, "John the Baptist; but others say, Eli'jah; and others, that one of the old prophets has risen."
[15] He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?"
[29] And he asked them, "But who do you say that I am?"  [20] And he said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" 
[16] Simon Peter replied, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."
Peter answered him, "You are the Christ."
And Peter answered, "The Christ of God."
[17] And Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jona! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.

ON DIVORCE
Matthew 19
Mark 10
Luke
[3] And Pharisees came up to him and tested him by asking, "Is it lawful to divorce one's wife for any cause?"
[2] And Pharisees came up and in order to test him asked, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?" 
[4] He answered, [3 ] He answered them, "What did Moses command you?"

 
[4]They said, "Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of divorce, and to put her away."

[5] But Jesus said to them, "For your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment.

"Have you not read that he who made them from the beginning made them male and female, [6] But from the beginning of creation, `God made them male and female.'

[5] and said, `For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife,  [ 7] `For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife,

and the two shall become one flesh?
[6] So they are no longer two but one flesh.
[8] and the two shall become one flesh.' So they are no longer two but one flesh.

What therefore God has joined together, let not man put asunder." [9] What therefore God has joined together, let not man put asunder."
ON SCRIBES AND PHARISEES
Matthew 23

[29] "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the righteous,
Mark
Luke 11

[47] Woe to you! for you build the tombs of the prophets whom your fathers killed.

[30] saying, `If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have taken part with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.'


[31] Thus you witness against yourselves, that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets.

[48] So you are witnesses and consent to the deeds of your fathers; for they killed them, and you build their tombs.
[32] Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers.


[33] You serpents, you brood of vipers, how are you to escape being sentenced to hell?


[34] Therefore I send you prophets and wise men and scribes, some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from town to town,

[49] Therefore also the Wisdom of God said, `I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and persecute,'
[35] that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed on earth,

[50] that the blood of all the prophets, shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation,
from the blood of innocent Abel to the blood of Zechari'ah the son of Barachi'ah, whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar.
[51] from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechari'ah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary.
[36] Truly, I say to you, all this will come upon this generation
Yes, I tell you, it shall be required of this generation.
THE DESOLATING SACRILEGE
Matthew 24

[15] "So when you see the desolating sacrilege spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),
Mark 13

[14] "But when you see the desolating sacrilege set up where it ought not to be (let the reader understand),
Luke 21

[20] "But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation has come near.

[16] then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains;
then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains;
[21] Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, 
[17] let him who is on the housetop not go down to take what is in his house;
[15] let him who is on the housetop not go down, nor enter his house, to take anything away;  and let those who are inside the city depart, and let not those who are out in the country enter it;
[18] and let him who is in the field not turn back to take his mantle.
[16] and let him who is in the field not turn back to take his mantle.



[22] for these are days of vengeance, to fulfil all that is written.
[19] And alas for those who are with child and for those who give suck in those days!
[17] And alas for those who are with child and for those who give suck in those days!
[23] Alas for those who are with child and for those who give suck in those days! For great distress shall be upon the earth and wrath upon this people;
[20] Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a sabbath.
[18] Pray that it may not happen in winter.

[21] For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be.
[19] For in those days there will be such tribulation as has not been from the beginning of the creation which God created until now, and never will be.

[22] And if those days had not been shorened, no flesh would be saved; but for the sake of the elect, those days will be shortened. [20] And if the Lord had not shortened the days, no flesh would be saved; but for the sake of the elect, whom he chose, he shortened the days.


[24] they will fall by the edge of the sword, and be led captive among all nations; and Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
THE LAST SUPPER
Matthew 26

[26] Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, "Take, eat; this is my body."
Mark 14

[22] And as they were eating, he took bread, and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to them, and said, "Take; this is my body."
Luke 22

[19] And he took bread, and when he had given thanks he broke it and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me."
[27] And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, "Drink of it, all of you; [23] And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, and they all drank of it. [17] And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he said,
[28] for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
[24] And he said to them, "This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.
"Take this, and divide it among yourselves;

[29] I tell you I shall not drink again of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom." [25] Truly, I say to you, I shall not drink again of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God." [18] for I tell you that from now on I shall not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes."
IN GETHSEMANE
Matthew 26

[39] And going a little farther he fell on his face and prayed,
Mark 14

[36] And he said,
Luke 22

[41] And he withdrew from them about a stone's throw, and knelt down and prayed,
"My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt."
"Abba, Father, all things are possible to thee; remove this cup from me; yet not what I will, but what thou wilt."
[42] "Father, if thou art willing, remove this cup from me; nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done."
[40] And he came to the disciples and found them sleeping; and he said to Peter, "So, could you not watch with me one hour?
[37] And he came and found them sleeping, and he said to Peter, "Simon, are you asleep? Could you not watch one hour?
[45] And when he rose from prayer, he came to the disciples and found them sleeping for sorrow,
[41] Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak." [38] Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak." [46] and he said to them, "Why do you sleep? Rise and pray that you may not enter into temptation."
FROM THE FOURTH GOSPEL

John 3

[1] Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicode'mus, a ruler of the Jews.
[2] This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that you do, unless God is with him."
[3] Jesus answered him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God."
[4] Nicode'mus said to him, "How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?"
[5] Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
[6] That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
[7] Do not marvel that I said to you, `You must be born anew.'
[8] The wind blows where it wills, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know whence it comes or whither it goes; so it is with every one who is born of the Spirit."


John 6

[51] I am the living bread which came down from heaven; if any one eats of this bread, he will live for ever; and the bread which I shall give for the life of the world is my flesh."
[52] The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?"
[53] So Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, you have no life in you;
[54] he who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.
[55] For my flesh is food indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
[56] He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him.
[57] As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so he who eats me will live because of me.
[58] This is the bread which came down from heaven, not such as the fathers ate and died; he who eats this bread will live for ever."
[59] This he said in the synagogue, as he taught at Caper'na-um.
[60] Many of his disciples, when they heard it, said, "This is a hard saying; who can listen to it?"
[61] But Jesus, knowing in himself that his disciples murmured at it, said to them, "Do you take offense at this?
[62] Then what if you were to see the Son of man ascending where he was before?
[63] It is the spirit that gives life, the flesh is of no avail; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life.


John 8

[12] Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world; he who follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."
[13] The Pharisees then said to him, "You are bearing witness to yourself; your testimony is not true."
[14] Jesus answered, "Even if I do bear witness to myself, my testimony is true, for I know whence I have come and whither I am going, but you do not know whence I come or whither I am going.
[15] You judge according to the flesh, I judge no one.
[16] Yet even if I do judge, my judgment is true, for it is not I alone that judge, but I and he who sent me.


John 17

[1] When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven and said, "Father, the hour has come; glorify thy Son that the Son may glorify thee,
[2] since thou hast given him power over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom thou hast given him.
[3] And this is eternal life, that they know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.
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