What kind of people did Jesus associate with? Whom did he consider important enough to touch? Here we see many of the people Jesus came to know. Some reached out to him; he reached out to them all. Regardless of how great or unknown, rich or poor, young or old, sinner or saint—Jesus cares equally for all. No person is beyond the loving touch of Jesus.
| Jesus talked with . . . | Reference |
| A despised tax collector | Matthew 9:9 |
| An insane hermit | Mark 5:1-15 |
| The Roman governor | Mark 15:1-15 |
| A young boy | Mark 9:17-27 |
| A prominent religious leader | John 3:1-21 |
| A homemaker | Luke 10:38-42 |
| A lawyer | Matthew 22:35 |
| A criminal | Luke 23:40-43 |
| A synagogue ruler | Mark 5:22 |
| Fishermen | Matthew 4:18-20 |
| A king | Luke 23:7-11 |
| A poor widow | Luke 7:11-17; 21:1-4 |
| A Roman captain | Luke 7:1-10 |
| A group of children | Mark 10:13-16 |
| A prophet | Matthew 3 |
| An adulterous woman | John 8:1-11 |
| The Jewish Council | Luke 22:66-71 |
| A sick woman | Mark 5:25-34 |
| A rich man | Mark 10:17-23 |
| A blind beggar | Mark 10:46 |
| Jewish political leaders | Mark 12:13 |
| A group of women | Luke 8:2, 3 |
| The high priest | Matthew 26:62-68 |
| An outcast with leprosy | Luke 17:11-19 |
| A government official | John 4:46-53 |
| A young girl | Mark 5:41, 42 |
| A traitor | John 13:1-3, 27 |
| A helpless and paralyzed man | Mark 2:1-12 |
| An angry mob of soldiers and guards | John 18:3-9 |
| A woman from a foreign land | Mark 7:25-30 |
| A doubting follower | John 20:24-29 |
| An enemy who hated him | Acts 9:1-9 |
| A Samaritan woman | John 4:1-26 |