Jesus did not use the word “homosexuality,” but He clearly addressed sexual morality and affirmed God’s design for sexuality and marriage. He upheld the authority of the Old Testament and defined marriage as exclusively between a man and a woman.
“Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning ‘made them male and female,’ and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’?” (Matthew 19:4–5)
By quoting Genesis, Jesus confirmed that any sexual activity outside this union (including homosexual acts) is outside God’s will. He consistently taught purity, self-denial, and faithfulness to God’s commands.
“But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications…” (Matthew 15:18–19)
The Greek word for “fornications” (porneiai) refers to all sexual immorality, including homosexuality. Jesus didn’t have to list every specific sin to condemn it, He upheld the whole moral law.
Jesus also affirmed the authority of the Law and the Prophets:
“Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill.” (Matthew 5:17)
The Law explicitly condemns homosexual acts:
“You shall not lie with a male as with a woman. It is an abomination.” (Leviticus 18:22)
Paul, writing under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, expanded this teaching:
“For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature… and the men likewise.” (Romans 1:26–27)
Jesus did not contradict the rest of Scripture. His silence on a specific act does not mean approval. He condemned all sin and called for repentance:
“I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.” (Luke 13:3)
Jesus came to save sinners, including those caught in sexual sin. His message was never affirmation, but transformation.
“Go and sin no more.” (John 8:11)