As Catholics, we believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. Our belief is supported by numerous verses from the Bible. We believe Jesus was sent by God to deliver us and help us gain eternal salvation through Him. In this post, we will review 25 Bible verses about the Son of God.
Who is the Son of God?
Jesus Christ, the Son of God
The Son of God is Jesus Christ, true God and true Man. As Catholics, this is the center of our faith. We believe Jesus was on earth as a man, but is now with God the Father eternally in heaven. Son of God is the identity of who Jesus is. Jesus is both fully God, and fully man. This is a wonder for us to behold. Jesus is both Divine and man.
From the beginning this acknowledgment of Christ’s divine sonship will be the center of the apostolic faith, first professed by Peter as the Church’s foundation. Source: Catechism of the Catholic Church #442
The Beginning
The Gospels Proclaim Christ is the Son of God
At the very beginning of his Gospel, St. Mark the Evangelist provides his readers assurance that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. And in St. Luke’s Gospel, the Angel Gabriel tells the Virgin Mary that her son to be born is the Son of God.
1. The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ (the Son of God). Mark 1:1
2. And the angel said to her in reply, “The holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God. Luke 1:35
Temptation
The Son of God Was Tempted by the Devil
Jesus gave us an example how to overcome the devil’s temptations: the enticements of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life. Jesus overcame all of the devil’s temptations in the desert with prayer, with fasting, and with Sacred Scripture.
3. The tempter approached and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become loaves of bread.” Matthew 4:3
4. The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.” Luke 4:3
5. “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down. For it is written: ‘He will command his angels concerning you’ and ‘with their hands they will support you, lest you dash your foot against a stone.’” Matthew 4:6
6. Then he led him to Jerusalem, made him stand on the parapet of the temple, and said to Him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here. Luke 4:9
Authority
The Son of God is Given Authority by the Father
Jesus is seated at the right hand of the Father in heaven. He is with the Most High God who has give Him authority over everything including unclean spirits and demons.
7. They cried out, “What have you to do with us, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the appointed time?” Matthew 8:29
8. And whenever unclean spirits saw him they would fall down before him and shout, “You are the Son of God.” Mark 3:11
9. And demons also came out from many, shouting, “You are the Son of God.” But he rebuked them and did not allow them to speak because they knew that he was the Messiah. Luke 4:41
Proclaim
Jesus Christ Proclaims He is the Son of God
In St. John’s Gospel, Jesus speaks in His own words that He is the Son of God. This is significant, as Jesus Christ Himself proclaims in the Bible that He is the Son of God.
10. Amen, amen, I say to you, the 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. John 5:25
11. Can you say that the one whom the Father has consecrated and sent into the world blasphemes because I said, ‘I am the Son of God’? John 10:36
12. When Jesus heard this He said, “This illness is not to end in death, but is for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it.” John 11:4
Disciples
The Apostles Proclaim Christ is the Son of God
Disciples of Jesus Christ proclaim that He is the Son of God. The apostles were with Him. They experienced Christ’s love and mercy. They were formed in His wisdom. And they witnessed many of the miracles He performed during his public ministry.
13. Those who were in the boat did him homage, saying, “Truly, you are the Son of God.” Matthew 14:33
14. Now I have seen and testified that He is the Son of God.” John 1:34
15. Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel.” John 1:49
Passion
The Passion of the Christ, the Son of God
Jesus would not be the Son of God and our Redeemer without His passion, death, and resurrection. If we did not believe Jesus rose from the dead, the good news of the Gospel would be all for nothing. But we believe Jesus rose from the dead. Christ’s resurrection from the dead changes everything. We believe the Son of God came down from heaven to save us. Christ became man so we might become sons of God.
The Son of God on Trial During His Passion
16. But Jesus was silent. Then the high priest said to him, “I order you to tell us under oath before the living God whether you are the Messiah, the Son of God.” Matthew 26:63
17. They all asked, “Are you then the Son of God?” He replied to them, “You say that I am.” Luke 22:70
18. The Jews answered, “We have a law, and according to that law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.” John 19:7
The Son of God on the Cross During His Passion
19. “You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself, if you are the Son of God, and come down from the cross!” Matthew 27:40
20. He trusted in God; let him deliver him now if he wants him. For he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” Matthew 27:43
The Centurion Believed Jesus was the Son of God
21. The centurion and the men with him who were keeping watch over Jesus feared greatly when they saw the earthquake and all that was happening, and they said, “Truly, this was the Son of God!” Matthew 27:54
22. When the centurion who stood facing him saw how he breathed his last he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!” Mark 15:39
Faith
The Son of God Seeks Our Faith in Him
Jesus asks for us to have faith in Him. Before He performed His miracles in the gospels, Jesus often asked if they believed he could perform the miracle. In the Gospel of Mark, Jesus told Peter to have faith in God. Likewise, we should always believe in the Son of God and have faith in Him, both in our lives and in the Church.
23. She said to him, “Yes, Lord. I have come to believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one who is coming into the world.” John 11:27
24. Whoever believes in him will not be condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. John 3:18
25. But these are written that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through this belief you may have life in His name. John 20:31
