Jesus said, "I tell you the truth."

Jesus said, "Truly, I say to you ..."

These sayings of Jesus are listed chronologically. John always uses the expression “Truly, truly ...” (25 times).
KJV version uses the word 'Verily'

Jn 151 Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.

Jn 33 Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.

Jn 35 Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.

Jn 311 Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen, but you do not receive our testimony.

Lu 424 Truly, I say to you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown. But in truth, I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah.

Math 518 Truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished.

Math 526 Truly, I say to you, you will never get out until you have paid the last penny.

Math 62 When you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.

Math 65 When you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.

Math 616 When you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.

Math 1015
Mk 611 Truly, I say to you, it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.

Math 1023 When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next, for truly, I say to you, you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

Math 1042
Mk 941 Whoever gives one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward.

Math 1111 Truly, I say to you, among those born of women there has arisen no one greater than John the Baptist.

Jn 519 Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing.

Jn 524 Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life.

Jn 525 Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.

Mk 328 Truly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the children of man, and whatever blasphemies they utter, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness.

Math 1317 For truly, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, and didnot see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.

Jn 626 Truly, truly, I say to you, you are seeking me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves.

Jn 632 Truly, truly, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven.

Jn 647 Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life.

Jn 653 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.

Mk 812 Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly, I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation.

Math 1628
Mk 91
Lu 927 Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.

Math 1720 For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.

Mk 941 For truly, I say to you, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ will by no means lose his reward.

Math 183 Mk 1015 Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

Math 1813 And if he finds it, truly, I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that never went astray.

Mk 1029
Lu 1829 Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands, for my sake and for the gospel, who will not receive a hundredfold now in this time, and in the age to come, eternal life.

Math 1818 Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

Lu 1817 Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.

Math 1923 Truly, I say to you, only with difficulty will a rich person enter the kingdom of heaven.

Math 1928 Truly, I say to you, in the new world, when the Son of Man will sit on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Jn 834 Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin.

Jn 851 Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death.

Jn 858 Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.

Jn 101 Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber.

Jn 107 Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.

Math 2121
Mk 1123 Truly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what has been done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.

Math 2131 Truly, I say to you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes go into the kingdom of God before you.

Mk 1243
Lu 213 Truly, I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box.

Lu 1237 Truly, I say to you, he will dress himself for service and have them recline at table, and he will come and serve them.

Lu 1244 Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes. Truly, I say to you, he will set him over all his possessions.

Math 2336
Mk 1330
Lu 1151 Truly, I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation.

Math 242 Truly, I say to you, there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.

Math 2434
Mk 1330
Lu 2132 Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.

Math 2447 Truly, I say to you, he will set him over all his possessions.

Math 2512 Truly, I say to you, I do not know you.

Math 2540 Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.

Math 2545 Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.

Mk 1425 Truly, I say to you, I will not drink again of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.

Jn 1224 Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.

Math 2613
Mk 149 Truly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.

Math 2621
Mk 1418
Jn 1321 Truly, (truly) I say to you, one of you will betray me.

Jn 1316 Truly, truly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.

Jn 1320 Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever receives the one I send receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.

Math 2634
Mk 1430
Jn 1338 Truly, truly, I say to you, the rooster will not crow till you have denied me three times.

Jn 1412 Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father.

Jn 1620 Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy.

Jn 1623 Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you.

Lu 2343 Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise.

Jn 2118 Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you used to dress yourself and walk wherever you wanted, but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you and carry you where you do not want to go.

In the days when Jesus taught in Judea, truth was rare. It still is today!
Jesus emphasised on these 63 separate occasions that what he taught was the truth of God.
Let us treasure them all. And so may they instruct all our thinking, and thus also our actions.

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Jn 151	Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.
Jn 33	Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.
Jn 35	Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
Jn 311	Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen, but you do not receive our testimony.
Lu 424	Truly, I say to you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown. But in truth, I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah.
Math 518	Truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished.
Math 526	Truly, I say to you, you will never get out until you have paid the last penny.
Math 62	When you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.
Math 65	When you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.
Math 616	When you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.
Math 1015 Mk 611	Truly, I say to you, it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.
Math 1023	When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next, for truly, I say to you, you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
Math 1042 Mk 941	Whoever gives one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward.
Math 1111	Truly, I say to you, among those born of women there has arisen no one greater than John the Baptist.
Jn 519	Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing.
Jn 524	Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life.
Jn 525	Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.
Mk 328	Truly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the children of man, and whatever blasphemies they utter, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness.
Math 1317	For truly, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, and didnot see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.
Jn 626	Truly, truly, I say to you, you are seeking me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves.
Jn 632	Truly, truly, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven.
Jn 647	Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life.
Jn 653	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.
Mk 812	Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly, I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation.
Math 1628 Mk 91 Lu 927	Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.
Math 1720	For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.
Mk 941	For truly, I say to you, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ will by no means lose his reward.
Math 183 Mk 1015	Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
Math 1813	And if he finds it, truly, I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that never went astray.
Mk 1029 Lu 1829	Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands, for my sake and for the gospel, who will not receive a hundredfold now in this time, and in the age to come, eternal life.
Math 1818	Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Lu 1817	Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.
Math 1923	Truly, I say to you, only with difficulty will a rich person enter the kingdom of heaven.
Math 1928	Truly, I say to you, in the new world, when the Son of Man will sit on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
Jn 834	Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin.
Jn 851	Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death.
Jn 858	Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.
Jn 101	Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber.
Jn 107	Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.
Math 2121 Mk 1123	Truly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what has been done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.
Math 2131	Truly, I say to you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes go into the kingdom of God before you.
Mk 1243 Lu 213	Truly, I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box.
Lu 1237	Truly, I say to you, he will dress himself for service and have them recline at table, and he will come and serve them.
Lu 1244	Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes. Truly, I say to you, he will set him over all his possessions.
Math 2336 Mk 1330 Lu 1151	Truly, I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation.
Math 242	Truly, I say to you, there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.
Math 2434 Mk 1330 Lu 2132	Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.
Math 2447	Truly, I say to you, he will set him over all his possessions.
Math 2512	Truly, I say to you, I do not know you.
Math 2540	Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.
Math 2545	Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.
Mk 1425	Truly, I say to you, I will not drink again of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.
Jn 1224	Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.
Math 2613 Mk 149	Truly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.
Math 2621 Mk 1418 Jn 1321	Truly, (truly) I say to you, one of you will betray me.
Jn 1316	Truly, truly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.
Jn 1320	Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever receives the one I send receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.
Math 2634 Mk 1430 Jn 1338	Truly, truly, I say to you, the rooster will not crow till you have denied me three times.
Jn 1412	Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father.
Jn 1620	Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy.
Jn 1623	Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you.
Lu 2343	Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise.
Jn 2118	Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you used to dress yourself and walk wherever you wanted, but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you and carry you where you do not want to go.