John 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father except through Me.
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John 11:25 Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies.
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John 10:9 I am the gate. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture.
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All of Matthew 21
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Isaiah 8:14 And he will become a sanctuary and a stone of offense and a rock of stumbling to both houses of Israel, a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
The Jewish people were “chosen” to take the word of God to the nations. Jesus and the disciples fulfilled that.