Latin: ‘the very words of Jesus himself’; an expression used by commentators making a claim for the authenticity of such words, as opposed to words attributed to him by the evangelists.
Citation for ipsissima verba Jesu
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MLA
"ipsissima verba Jesu." In A Dictionary of the Bible. Ed. W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online. Jun 19, 2013. <http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e950>.
Chicago
"ipsissima verba Jesu." In A Dictionary of the Bible. , edited by W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online, http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e950 (accessed Jun 19, 2013).