The Themes

What he speaks about — thirteen subjects

“Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.”
John 6:68 — Simon Peter

Each of the corpus’s 489 utterances carries theme tags — what the saying is about. The categories overlap by design; a saying on treasure is also a saying on the heart. Counts are utterances; each reference lands on the saying’s tag row in its book page, where the full text stands in four translations.

God’s character and fatherhood — what the Father does, knows, gives.

The kingdom of God: its nature, nearness, entry, growth.

Wealth, treasure, giving, mammon, anxiety over provision.

How and why to pray; the promises attached to asking.

Forgiving and being forgiven; mercy received and required.

Trust and belief — great faith, little faith, unbelief.

Following him — self-denial, the cross carried, obedience, service.

The love command — neighbor, enemy, the golden rule.

Final judgment, Gehenna, the separation.

Torah, sabbath disputes, purity, the tradition of the elders.

Why he came — his death and resurrection’s purpose.

The Holy Spirit — the Paraclete, power from on high.

The end of the age, watchfulness, his return, the life to come.