The Complete Sayings of Jesus

What It's About

This book presents the King James Version text of Christ's words, drawn from the four Gospels and arranged into a single chronological sequence. Arthur Hinds stripped away the surrounding Gospel narrative wherever possible, retaining only the brief framing needed to establish the place, time, or occasion of each saying. The result lets readers follow the teachings of Jesus as a continuous account, rather than encountering them scattered across four separate books.

Key Concepts

The approach is comparable to Thomas Jefferson's "Jefferson Bible," which similarly distilled Christ's teachings by removing surrounding material. By presenting the sayings in sequence and largely free of interpretive narrative, the compilation is intended as a study aid for readers wanting to trace the development of Christ's teaching through his ministry.

About the Author

Arthur Hinds was an American businessman who compiled and arranged this sequence of Christ's sayings; little else about his life is recorded publicly.