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An account of the public ministry of Jesus according to his disciple/apostle John
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What does the Catholic Church think John the Baptist was referring when making the statement on greatness of Jesus?
John 3:30 (NIV) presents John the Baptist as saying about Jesus: " He must become greater; I must become less.”
My question is: What exactly is the Baptist referring to (for example, public ...
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According to the Catholic Church, does Jesus condemn those who don't believe?
From the Nicene Creed:
I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ
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He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead
After reading this today, which appears somewhat to contrast the Creed:
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How are the broken bones in the Shroud of Turin seen to be consistent with the bones of Jesus not being broken?
Many Christians believe that the Shroud of Turin is authentic. Recent research demonstrates how two nails pierced the right foot of Jesus, and the first nail actually went through his heel bone.
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On the which council did Joseph of Arimathea sit?
Mark 15:43
Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the Council, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for Jesus' body.
Of which council was Joseph of ...
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Why is foot washing so uncommon nowadays
In John Chapter 13, Jesus tells us to wash each other's feet, and that we will be blessed if we do so. Why do most churches do not practice this?
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Is there any historical evidence for the practice of "foot washing" during the first centuries of Christianity?
Is there any historical evidence for the practice of “foot washing” during the first centuries of Christianity?
My question to the practice of foot washing based on John 13:
John 13:12-17 (New ...
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Was the washing of feet of the disciples by Jesus, part of a Jewish tradition?
At John 13:3-6 (RSVCE) we read:
Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going to God, rose from supper, laid aside his garments, ...
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Why do some Bible Translations omit John 7:53-8:11?
When I tried to look at the verses quoted in this question Ihttp://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/5903/what-did-jesus-write-on-the-ground/
I found that in the New World Translation of the ...
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Why did Jesus confront the official who had slapped Him in the presence of the High Priest?
John 18:20-23 (NIV) reads:
“I have spoken openly to the world,” Jesus replied. “I always taught in synagogues or at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret. Why ...
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How does the Catholic Church interpret "you are gods" in John 10:34?
Jesus was blamed by the Jews because he made Himself God. So Jesus defended Himself by saying that is written in Ps 82 that 'you are gods'.
John 10:34 DRB Jesus answered them, Is it not written in ...
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What are the main biblical interpretations used to defend the point of view that Nicodemus had inferior faith?
I was reading a post by John Piper here where he said this:
But it is not saving faith. Nicodemus was not born again
The same week my Pastor made a derogatory reference to the faith of Nicodemus, ...
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How do Bible scholars reconcile the differences between Greek and Aramaic in John 21:15-17?
John 21:15-17 recounts a powerful conversation between Jesus and Peter, where Jesus asks Peter, three times, if he loves Him. Greek has several words for "love". In Greek, the dialogue goes like this:
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Why did the Roman soldiers compete to possess Jesus' clothes? [closed]
John 19: 23-24 reads: "When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes, dividing them into four shares, one for each of them, with the undergarment remaining. This garment was seamless, woven ...
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Why did Simon Peter react so violently?
In John 18, when Jesus is in the Garden on Gethsemane, Judas approaches with a mob of Pharisees and soldiers, coming to arrest Him.
4 Jesus, knowing all that was going to happen to him, went out and ...
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How do Catholics explain Hebrews 13:10 and John 6:54?
We have an altar from which those who minister at the tabernacle have
no right to eat.
Hebrews 13:10 (NIV)
Catholics interpret Hebrews 13:10 as talking about the Eucharist (source).
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What did Jesus mean by saying "the works of God might be displayed" in the man born blind? [closed]
John 9:1–3
As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 And his disciples
asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was
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Do Matthew and John have a discrepancy with regards to Jesus before Pilate?
Matthew 27:11-12 (Mark has a very similar account in Mark 15:1-11)
11 Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?”
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How do Trinitarians interpret John 3:35?
The Father loves the Son and has given all things into his hand.
John 3:35 (ESV)
The Father gave the Son the following:
All authority (Matthew 28:18).
Life in Himself (John 5:26).
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John 1:47-49 understanding Nathaniel [duplicate]
As Nathaniel approaches Jesus the Lord says "here comes a true Israelite in whom there is no duplicity." Nathaniel asks "how do you know me?" Jesus answers "I saw you under the fig tree." Nathaniel ...
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Did Jesus change his mind in John 7? [duplicate]
John 7:8–10 reads:
8 “You go up to the feast. I am not going up to this feast, for my time has not yet fully come.” 9 After saying this, he remained in Galilee. 10 But after his brothers had gone ...
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How are John 18:36 and Matthew 13:41 reconciled according to Protestants?
John 18:36:
My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders. But now my kingdom is from another place.
Matthew 13:41:
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In John 4:1-3, in whose name were Jesus' disciples' baptizing?
In regards to John 4:1-3, were Jesus' disciples in this passage baptizing with John's baptism? If not, and they were baptizing in the name of Jesus, did the people who receive this baptism have to be ...
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How do Eastern Christians explain Jesus "sending" the Holy Spirit in John 15:26?
One of the issues behind the schism between East and West was the doctrine of the eternal procession of the Holy Spirit: does he proceed from the Father, or from the Father and Son? There doesn't ...
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In John 17:19, what is Jesus referring to specifically regarding His sanctification, and how does this then apply to us being sanctified? [closed]
John 17:19 (NASB)
19 For their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they themselves also may be
sanctified in truth.
Is this sanctifying of Jesus in reference to his crucifixion, his resurrection, ...
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John 1:18 - "No one has ever seen God" - How do Trinitarians reconcile this scripture with the belief that the Lord Jesus Christ is God?
In John 1:18, it states
θεὸν οὐδεὶς ἑώρακεν πώποτε
"No one has ever seen God."
Trinitarians believe that the Lord Jesus Christ is God [the Son], the second person of the Trinity. That being said,...
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What did Jesus mean by "whoever believes in me will do greater works than I do"?
In John 14:12, Jesus says:
“Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father." [ESV]
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How do Jehovah's Witnesses explain Thomas's exclamation, "My Lord and my God"?
In John 20, Jesus is resurrected and is showing Thomas the wounds in his hands, to prove that he is risen. In John 20:28–29, we see Thomas's response:
28 Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!” ...
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Did Jesus lie about going to a feast? [duplicate]
I know Jesus is not a liar, but an incident in the New Testament has puzzled me for a long time. Jesus was asked by his disciples if he was going to go to a feast and he said he wasn't, but, later he ...
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What is the Catholic interpretation of Soteriology in the Bread of Life Discourse in John chapter 6?
Catholics interpret the Bread of Life Discourse in John chapter 6 in light of transubstantiation (= the miracle of bread changing into Jesus' literal flesh and wine changing into Jesus' literal blood ...
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Jesus called God his own Father, and this is supposed to mean that Jesus is equal with God. Why?
John 5:18 reads as follows:
This was why the Jews were seeking all the more to kill him, because not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself ...
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Who is the "advocate" in John 16? [duplicate]
As I was reading Bible of John I came by these verses:
John 16:7-8: "But very truly I tell you, it is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if ...
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What is the significance of colour purple in the robe that Jesus was made to wear?
Was there any significance to the colour purple, as described by the evangelists while mentioning the robe that Jesus was made to put on before His crucifixion? Both John 19:2 and Mark 15:7 mentioning ...
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Born of water and of the Spirit [closed]
John 3:5-7
Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that ...
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What does it meant that Jesus "breathed on them"?
I always tried to visualize the moment when, after Resurrection, Jesus gave Holy Spirit to Apostles:
So Jesus said to them again, "Peace to you! As the Father has sent
Me, I also send you." And ...
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Why did the soldiers go backward and fall down when Jesus said "I am he" in John 18:6? [closed]
I really don't get it. Why did the soldiers trying to arrest Jesus go backward and fall to the ground in John 18:6? Was it because they realized that he was the I AM? If so, then why did they arrest ...
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In the Lord's Prayer, to what does "daily bread" refer? [closed]
I am taught that in the Lord's Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13) all petitions concern matters of our souls upon which we should meditate, except the fourth, "Give us today our daily bread" which petitions for ...
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How do Trinitarians explain that the Logos is a person?
This question is inspired by What "Word" is John talking about in John 1:1? He argues that the Logos is an impersonal Word of God which He used to create the world just as our own words are ...
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What support is there for the Jehovah’s Witness translation of John 1:1?
Rather than the more traditional “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God,” Jehovah’s Witnesses use the New World Translation, which gives John 1:1 as “In the ...
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What is the significance of Jesus' spitting on the ground in the book of John?
Why does Jesus spit on the ground and make clay to anoint the blind man's eyes? What does this represent? Is the need to wash the anointing off significant?
John 9:6-7 NIV
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What is the Catholic interpretation of John 19:26-27?
What is the Catholic interpretation of John 19:26-27?
John 19:26-27 (RSVCE)
26 When Jesus saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved standing near, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your ...
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Jesus said no one had gone into heaven except the Son of Man, but what about Elijah?
I've found two verses which seem to be contradictory, so I'm hoping someone can explain how they can be reconciled.
No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven--the Son of ...
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Jesus said he was like the bronze serpent, which was destroyed because it was worshipped. What does this mean for those who worship him? [closed]
According to the Gospel of John, Jesus said the son of man must be lifted up like the bronze serpent which Moses made in the wilderness:
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so ...
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Do Catholics regard the wine at The Wedding at Cana as "holy" wine or "normal" wine?
Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water”; so they filled them to the brim. Then he told them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet.” They did so, and the master of ...
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Is Jesus' statement that Satan is the father of the Jews anti-Jewish?
“Abraham is our father,” they answered.
“If you were Abraham’s children,” said Jesus, “then you would do what Abraham did. As it is, you are looking for a way to kill me, a man who has told you the ...
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What does "live in you" mean?
John 15:4 has the phrase "Live in me, and I will live in you." What does it mean to live in someone or to live in God?
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Is Heaven up and Hell down? [closed]
Ever since I was a little tyke I have heard people say go up to Heaven or down to Hell.
Up and down would seemingly have its relationship to the surface of the Earth, and while down in that case can ...
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What is the Calvinist perspective on John 5:28–29 in regard to earning salvation?
John 5:28–29 seems to teach salvation by works:
Do not marvel at this, for an hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice and come out, those who have done good to the ...
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What does it mean for the Spirit to only speak of what he hears? (trinitarian perspective)
I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he ...
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What does it mean for the Spirit to only speak of what he hears? [duplicate]
I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he ...
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According to the Gospel of John, on which day of the week was Jesus crucified?
John 19:14-16:
"Now it was the day of preparation for the Passover; it was about the
sixth hour. And he said to the Jews, “Behold, your King!” So they
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