Every Word of Jesus
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Chronological King James Version

Every recorded word of Jesus, in one place.

Search, read and explore the sayings attributed to Jesus across the New Testament through a chronological Gospel harmony, with references, editorial caveats, topic guides, and post-Ascension sayings kept visibly distinct.

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What this project adds

A reading tool built around context, not isolated quotations.

The words themselves are public-domain KJV text. The value of this project is the editorial work around them: arranging recorded sayings into a usable chronology, preserving their Gospel references, making parallel material searchable, separating later New Testament sayings from the Gospel ministry, and explaining where the arrangement depends on editorial judgment rather than manuscript certainty.

Chronology with caveats

The four Gospels do not present every event in an identical sequence. This reader follows a harmony tradition for practical chronological reading, but it does not label that sequence as the only possible reconstruction. The chronology guide explains what was combined, what was kept separate, and where uncertainty matters.

Search without losing the source

Searching for a modern topic can easily turn Scripture into disconnected fragments. Here, a search result keeps its section title and reference so you can move from a keyword back to the narrated setting. The study guide gives a simple workflow for reading before and after a saying rather than stopping at the quote.

Parallel Gospel awareness

Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John often overlap, but they are not treated as interchangeable transcripts. Parallel references remain visible, and disputed red-letter boundaries are acknowledged. Read how Gospel harmonies work for the strengths and limits of combining the accounts.

New to the project?

Start with the reader, then use the method pages when a chronology, speaker boundary, or parallel passage raises a question.

Source note: The wording follows the public-domain King James Version tradition. The chronological framework is based primarily on Arthur Hinds’ The Complete Sayings of Jesus (1927), with references and red-letter boundaries cross-checked against the project’s KJV source data. Chronology and speaking-turn boundaries are editorial aids, not additions to the biblical text.

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