An account of the public ministry of Jesus according to his disciple/apostle John
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Why did the apostle John call himself, “the disciple whom Jesus loved”?
John refers to himself, on at least four occasions, as "the disciple whom Jesus loved"? (John 13:23, 19:26, 21:7 & 21:20).
Why is this? It seems a bit arrogant, especially as Jesus loved the ...
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Dialog between Jesus and Peter in John 21: what's going on?
In John 21: 15-17 there's a post-Resurrection dialog between Peter and Jesus. Here's the KJV translation of this dialog.
So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of
Jonas, ...
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What is the significance of Jesus seeing Nathanael under the fig tree?
In John 1:46-50, Nathanael is introduced to Jesus for the first time.
Philip found Nathanael and said to him, "We have found him about whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus son ...
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What is the practical application of the story of the woman caught in adultery?
John 8:2-11 tells us the story of the woman caught in adultery:
2At dawn [Jesus] appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. 3The ...
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What does it mean that John's Gospel does not have an account of the institution of the Eucharist?
I'm preparing a class on the institution of the Eucharist and my text says
"The Gospel of John includes no mention of the institution of the Eucharist"
it goes on to give the account, for ...
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What is the scope of John 3:16?
I have never heard of any verse more quoted and memorized than this one. Many people know it without knowing a single other thing about Christianity.* If there was one verse we don't need to quote in ...
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Question on John 4:13-14 - How do we drink of the water from Jesus?
I've been struggling with this passage for a while:
Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be ...
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Was 'Jesus and the woman taken in adultery' in St. John a later addition, and does this invalidate infallibility?
In John 7:53-8:11 we have the account of 'Jesus and the woman taken in adultery'
53 Then they all went home, 1 but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 At dawn he appeared again in the temple ...
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Why did they choose Barabbas?
John 19:38 - 40 (NLT)
38 “What is truth?” Pilate asked. Then he went out again to the people
and told them, “He is not guilty of any crime. 39 But you have a
custom of asking me to release one ...
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What does John 2:24 mean?
I have trouble understanding what John 2:24 and John 2:25 mean. Does anyone know what it means for Jesus to not "commit himself unto them"?
John 2:22-25 (KJV)
22 When therefore he was risen ...
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John 3:5: “Of water” refers to physical birth from amniotic sac — who first proposed that theory?
Amen, amen, I say to you — if a man is not born of water and Spirit,
he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
Some say that the phrase "of water" refers to physical birth. Thus, one must be born in ...
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Why was Peter Fishing Naked (John 21:7)?
John 21: 7
7 Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the
Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his
fisher's coat unto him, (for he was ...
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In the book of John, is the Holy Spirit not in Jesus until the dove descends on Him?
When Jesus was baptized by John, and the Holy Spirit descended on Him like a dove, was the Holy Spirit not with Him up until then?
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Did Jesus baptize or not in St. John's account?
John 3:22 (KJV)
22 “After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.”
John 4:1-2 (KJV)
1 “When therefore the LORD knew ...
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Which persons of the Trinity are attached to which noun in John 1:18
No one has ever seen God[1]; the only God[2], who[3] is at the Father's[4] side, he[5] has made him[6] known. (John 1:18 ESV)
I have always had trouble understanding what this verse is actually ...
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Why the disciple took Jesus' mother unto his own home?
26 When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!
27 Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And ...
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What is a faithful translation for “the son of perdition” in John 17:12?
In John 17, Jesus prays and says of his disciples,
12 While I was with them, I was keeping them in Your name which You have given me; and I guarded them and not one of them perished but the son of ...
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Why didn't God send Jesus during Noah's time instead of The Flood?
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting
life. - John 3:16
John 3:16 tells us that God loved us, ...
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Who sent John the Baptist to baptize with water?
In the first chapter of the Gospel of John, the following account of John the Baptist's introduction of Jesus is given:
29 The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the
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Why did Jesus write on the ground in John 8:6-11? [duplicate]
John 8 describes a woman caught in adultery and brought before Jesus by the scribes and the Pharisees. In those passages, Jesus writes on the ground twice:
4 They said to him, “Teacher, this woman ...
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John 8:6-8, Jesus writing
John 8:6-8 NIV
6 This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him.
But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as
though he heard them not.
7 So when ...
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Why is the Gospel of John said to present Jesus distinctively as “the Son of God”?
A common assertion is that the Gospel of John uniquely presents Jesus as "the Son of God", while Matthew presents Him as "the King of the Jews", Mark as the "Servant", and Luke as "the Son of Man".
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Are there any alternative / emergent views on John 10:22-ff?
I'm just wondering if there is any other way of looking at the whole "I and the father are one" issue, and all that is this hugely important passage of the Bible.
As per the comment, I'll spell it ...
