Jesus ’ first - century followers were certain that Jesus was the Messiah, for he did indeed fulfill the Messianic prophecies found in the Hebrew Scriptures.
كَمَا أَنَّ يَسُوعَ نَفْسَهُ قَالَ :‏ « لَيْسَ لِلْعَالَمِ سَبَبٌ لِيُبْغِضَكُمْ ،‏ وَلٰكِنَّهُ يُبْغِضُنِي ،‏ لِأَنِّي أَشْهَدُ عَلَيْهِ بِأَنَّ أَعْمَالَهُ شِرِّيرَةٌ » .‏ —‏ يو ٧ :‏ ٧‏ .‏