One of the most common ways we misread Jesus is by shrinking Him. We reduce His teaching to short, memorable lines—phrases we can quote, post, and apply instantly. “Love your neighbor.” “Judge not.” “The Kingdom of God is within you.” Clean. Portable. Convenient. But Jesus did not teach in soundbites. Those lines only make sense inside a much larger story—one His original listeners already knew. JESUS ASSUMED CONTEXT When Jesus spoke, He wasn’t starting conversations from scr