Browse 6 quotations connecting Jesus with Faith, with meanings, source notes and related themes.
Sources represented here include King James Bible — John 13:34, King James Bible — John 14:27, King James Bible — John 16:20.
“A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you.”
Love is presented as an active obligation shaped by example, not merely a private feeling.
John 13:34, King James Version.
“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you.”
The promise distinguishes inward peace from security based only on changing external circumstances, placing calm within a spiritual relationship rather than worldly control.
John 14:27 in the King James Version; the verse continues, “Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”
“Ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.”
The line does not deny sorrow; it frames grief as an experience that can be transformed rather than the final state of a life.
John 16:20 in the King James Version.
“And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
Truth is connected with freedom, suggesting that clearer understanding can loosen the control of falsehood and confusion.
John 8:32, King James Version.
“Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.”
Peacemaking is treated as active moral work: reducing conflict and restoring relationship rather than simply avoiding disagreement.
Matthew 5:9, King James Version.
“Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:”
Attention is directed to ordinary flowers as a corrective to anxious preoccupation, making observation itself part of the teaching about worry.
Matthew 6:28, King James Version; Jesus points listeners to the lilies while discussing anxiety about clothing and material provision.
