John
The Book of John presents a profound exploration of Jesus' divine nature, emphasizing His identity as the Son of God. Through narratives like the wedding at Cana, the encounter with Nicodemus, and the raising of Lazarus, John highlights Jesus' miraculous signs and teachings. The book delves into themes of light, love, and eternal life, encouraging readers to believe in Jesus as the path to salvation. John's portrayal of Jesus' sacrificial love and His relationship with the Father offers deep spiritual insights.
John
Around 90-100 AD
John
Estimated time of writing
Around 90-100 AD
Chapters
Jesus Turns Water into Wine and Cleanses the Temple
Nicodemus Visits Jesus and the Teachings on Being Born Again and God's Love
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There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
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The same came to Jesus by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that you do, except God be with him.
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Jesus answered and said to him, Truly, truly, I say to you, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
Jesus and the Samaritan Woman at the Well, Healing of the Official's Son, and the Harvest of Believers.
Healing at the Pool of Bethesda and Jesus' Authority Explained
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After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
2.
Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.
3.
In these lay a great multitude of weak folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.
Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand and Declares Himself the Bread of Life.
Jesus Teaches at the Feast of Tabernacles and Faces Division Among the People
Jesus Forgives the Adulterous Woman and Declares Himself the Light of the World.
The Healing of the Man Born Blind and the Spiritual Blindness of the Pharisees
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And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth.
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And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?
3.
Jesus answered, Neither has this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep.
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Truly, truly, I say to you, He that enters not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
2.
But he that enters in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
3.
To him the porter opens; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out.
The Raising of Lazarus and the Unfolding Plot Against Jesus
1.
Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
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(It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)
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Therefore his sisters sent to him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom you love is sick.
The Triumphal Entry, Jesus Predicts His Death, and the Unbelief of the People
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Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.
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There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.
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Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odor of the ointment.
Jesus Washes His Disciples' Feet and Predicts His Betrayal and Peter's Denial
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Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them to the end.
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And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him;
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Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God;
Jesus Comforts His Disciples and Promises the Holy Spirit
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Let not your heart be troubled: you believe in God, believe also in me.
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In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
3.
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you to myself; that where I am, there you may be also.
Abiding in Christ, the True Vine, and the Call to Love One Another
Jesus' Final Teachings and the Promise of the Holy Spirit
Jesus' Prayer for Himself, His Disciples, and All Believers
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These words spoke Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify your Son, that your Son also may glorify you:
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As you have given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as you have given him.
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And this is life eternal, that they might know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.
The Arrest, Trial, and Denial of Jesus Before Pilate and the High Priest.
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When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into the which he entered, and his disciples.
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And Judas also, which betrayed him, knew the place: for Jesus often resorted thither with his disciples.
3.
Judas then, having received a band of men and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, comes thither with lanterns and torches and weapons.
The Crucifixion and Burial of Jesus Christ
The Resurrection of Jesus and His Appearances to the Disciples
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The first day of the week comes Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, to the sepulcher, and sees the stone taken away from the sepulcher.
2.
Then she runs, and comes to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and says to them, They have taken away the LORD out of the sepulcher, and we know not where they have laid him.
3.
Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulcher.
Jesus Appears to His Disciples and Restores Peter's Mission.
1.
After these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise showed he himself.
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There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples.
3.
Simon Peter says to them, I go a fishing. They say to him, We also go with you. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing.
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