It is not that I need what humans say; I tell you this so you can be saved.
“Jerusalem, Jerusalem! You kill the prophets and stone to death those who are sent to you. Many times I wanted to gather your people as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you would not let me.
The Son of Man came to find lost people and save them.”
and that a change of hearts and lives and forgiveness of sins would be preached in his name to all nations, starting at Jerusalem.
But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God. Then, by believing, you may have life through his name.
But there is another who tells about me, and I know that the things he says about me are true.
“I don’t need praise from people.
Jesus answered, “If I give honor to myself, that honor is worth nothing. The One who gives me honor is my Father, and you say he is your God.
Brothers and sisters, the thing I want most is for all the Jews to be saved. That is my prayer to God.
But about Israel God says, “All day long I stood ready to accept people who disobey and are stubborn.”
Do not let evil defeat you, but defeat evil by doing good.
If some Jews were not faithful to him, will that stop God from doing what he promised?
To those who are weak, I became weak so I could win the weak. I have become all things to all people so I could save some of them in any way possible.
Be careful in your life and in your teaching. If you continue to live and teach rightly, you will save both yourself and those who listen to you.
We believe people when they say something is true. But what God says is more important, and he has told us the truth about his own Son.