Phrases, Quotes and Gospel Verses from John and Luke
The article contains phrases based on the verses found in the gospels of John and Luke. The phrases are derived from these gospel verses, which were statements or utterances attributed to God the Father, Jesus Christ, Mary the mother of Jesus, John the Baptist, St. Peter, St. Thomas the Apostle, Angel Gabriel and fellow angels.
PHRASES and GOSPEL OF JOHN
Phrase: The Lamb of God
Gospel Verse: “Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.” – John the Baptist; John 1:29 (KJV)
Phrase: A Voice in the Wilderness
Gospel Verse: “I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.” – John the Baptist; John 1:23 (KJV)
Phrase: Listen to Him
Gospel Verse: “Whatsoever he [Jesus] saith unto you [house servants], do it.” – Mary the Mother of Jesus; John 2:5 (KJV)
Phrase: Born of Water and Spirit
Gospel Verse: “Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.” – Jesus Christ; John 3:5 (KJV)
Phrase: For God so Loved the World
Gospel Verse: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” – Jesus Christ; John 3:16 (NIVUK)
Phrases: Streams of Living Water; A Wellspring of Life
Gospel Verses: “Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.” – Jesus Christ; John 4:13-14; (KJV)
Phrase: In Spirit and Truth
Gospel Verses: “But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.” – Jesus Christ; John 4:23-24 (KJV)
Phrase: Bread of Life
Gospel Verse: “I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.” – Jesus Christ; John 6:35 (KJV)
Phrase: Son of the Living God
Gospel Verses: “Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life. And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.” – St. Peter; John 6:68-69 (KJV)
Phrase: Light of the World
Gospel Verse: “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life.” – Jesus Christ; John 8:12 (NRSVACE)
Phrases: The Gate of the Sheep; Door of the Sheep
Gospel Verses: “Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them. I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.” – Jesus Christ; John 10:7-9 (KJV)
Phrase: The Good Shepherd
Gospel Verses: “I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me – just as the Father knows me and I know the Father – and I lay down my life for the sheep.” – Jesus Christ; John 10:14-15 (NIVUK)
Phrase: One Flock, One Shepherd
Gospel Verse: “And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.” – Jesus Christ; John 10:16 (KJV)
Phrase: The Resurrection and The Life
Gospel Verses: “I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?” – Jesus Christ; John 11:25-26 (KJV)
Phrase: Children of the Light
Gospel Verse: “While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light.” – Jesus Christ; John 12:36 (KJV)
Phrase: In My Name
Gospel Verses: “And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.” – Jesus Christ; John 14:13-14 (KJV)
Phrase: Spirit of Truth
Gospel Verses: “And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.” – Jesus Christ; John 14:16-17 (KJV)
Phrase: The Vine and The Branches
Gospel Verse: “I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.” – Jesus Christ; John 15:5 (KJV)
Phrase: No Greater Love
Gospel Verse: “No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” – Jesus Christ; John 15:13 (NRSVACE)
Phrase: My Lord and My God
Gospel Verse: “My Lord and my God” – St. Thomas the Apostle; John 20:28 (KJV)
PHRASES and GOSPEL OF LUKE
Phrase: Hail Mary
Gospel Verses: “In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. The angel went to her and said, ‘Greetings, you who are highly favoured! The Lord is with you.’” – Angel Gabriel; Luke 1:26-28 (NIVUK)
Phrase: Son of the Most High
Gospel Verses: “Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David.” – Angel Gabriel; Luke 1:30-32 (KJV)
Phrases: Handmaid of the Lord; According to Thy Word or According to Your Word
Gospel Verse: “Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word.” – Mary the Mother of Jesus; Luke 1:38 (KJV)
Phrases: Good Tidings; Tidings of Great Joy; The Good News; The Good News of Great Joy
Gospel Verses: “… Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.” – An Angel of God; Luke 2:10-11 (KJV)
Phrases: Glory to God; Peace and Goodwill to All or Peace and Goodwill to All Men
Gospel Verse: “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.” – Army of Angels of God; Luke 2:14 (KJV)
Phrase: My Father’s Business
Gospel Verse: “How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?” – Jesus Christ; Luke 2:49 (KJV)
Phrase: Baptism of Fire
Gospel Verse: “I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire.” – John the Baptist, Luke 3:16 (KJV)
Phrases: Beloved Son; Beloved Son of the Father
Gospel Verse: “Thou art my beloved Son [Jesus]; in thee I am well pleased.” – God the Father; Luke 3:22 (KJV)
Phrases: Not by Bread Alone; Living by the Word of God
Gospel Verse: “It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.” – Jesus Christ; Luke 4:4 (KJV)
Phrases: Spirit of the Lord; Preach the Gospel; Heal the Brokenhearted; The Gospel of Salvation
Gospel Verse: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised.” – Jesus Christ; Luke 4:18 (KJV)
Phrase: Fishers of Men
Gospel Verse: “Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men.” – Jesus Christ to Simon Peter; Luke 5:10 (KJV)
Phrase: A Call to Repent
Gospel Verses: “They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” – Jesus Christ; Luke 5:31-32 (KJV)
Phrase: Names Inscribed in Heaven
Gospel Verse: “Do not rejoice in the knowledge that the spirits are subject to you. Rejoice rather that your names are inscribed in heaven.” – Jesus Christ; Luke 10:20 (NCB)
Phrase: A Good Samaritan
Gospel Verses: “But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he [beaten traveler] was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him, And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.” – Jesus Christ; Luke 10:33-34 (KJV)
Phrase: Our Father in Heaven
Gospel Verse: “When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.” – Jesus Christ; Luke 11:2 (KJV)
Phrase: Our Daily Bread
Gospel Verses: “Give us day by day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.” – Jesus Christ; Luke 11:3-4 (KJV)