Comparing the sayings of Jesus, James, Peter, and Paul

The table below compares teachings of Jesus in the sermon on the mount, with teachings of James, Peter, and Paul. The purpose is to show that they all taught very similar things. Observing those teachings is not "works" performed to obtain salvation, but rather, evidence of the fruits of the Spirit of Christ in the lives of believers.

Jesus	James	Peter	Paul	Old Testament
"Blessed are the poor in spirit." [Matt. 5:3]	"Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble."	"Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble."	"Let no one think of himself more highly than he ought."	"The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise." [Psa. 51:17]
"Blessed are the meek." [Matt. 5:5]	"Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up."	"Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time."	"Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering."	"Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud." [Prov. 16:19]
"Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled." [Matt. 5:6]	"And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace."	"But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you."	"For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth."	"The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise." [Prov. 11:30]
"Blessed are the merciful." [Matt. 5:7]	"For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy."	"Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous."	"Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law."	"The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth." [Psa. 37:21]
"Blessed are the pure in heart." [Matt. 5:8]	"Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded."	"Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently."	"Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good."	"Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you." [1 Sam. 12:24]
"Blessed are the peacemakers." [Matt. 5:9]	"And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace."	"For he that will love life, and see good days, ... Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it."	"As much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men."	"Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them." [Psa. 119:165]
"Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake." [Matt. 5:11]	"Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience."	"Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf."	"Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution."	"Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart standeth in awe of thy word." [Psa. 119:161]
"Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: am not come to destroy, but to fulfil." [Matt. 5:17]	"So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty."	"Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed."	"That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit."	"Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart." [Psa. 119:34]
"But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne: Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King." [Matt. 5:34-35]	"But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation."	"Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings..."	"Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice."	"These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates." [Zech. 8:16]
"Resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also." [Matt. 5:39]	"Speak not evil one of another, brethren."	"For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile."	"Recompense to no man evil for evil."	"Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile." [Psa. 34:13]
"Love your enemies" [Matt. 5:44]	"If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well."	"Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king."	"If thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him to drink."	"If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink" [Prov. 25:21]
"Bless them that curse you." [Matt. 5:44]	"Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be."	"For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:"	"Bless them which persecute you."	"Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil." [Psa. 37:8]
"Do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you." [Matt. 5:44]	"But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy."	"If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified."	"Recompense to no man evil for evil."	"Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it." [Psa. 34:14]
"Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect." [Matt. 5:48]	"Submit yourselves therefore to God."	"Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ."	"Present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God."	"I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect." [Gen. 17:1]
"If ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you." [Matt. 6:14]	"Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door."	"Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing."	"Avenge not yourselves."	"Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD." [Lev. 19:18]
"Judge not, that ye be not judged." [Matt. 7:1]	"There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?"	"And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear."	"But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ."	"For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; he will save us." [Isa. 33:22]
"All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them." [Matt. 7:12]	"Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin."	"Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation."	"Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good."	"Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore." [Psa. 37:27]