Questions tagged [gospel-of-john]
An account of the public ministry of Jesus according to his disciple/apostle John
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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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In the book of John, is the Holy Spirit not in Jesus until the dove descends on Him? [closed]
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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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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What Place was Jesus going to prepare
In John 14 Jesus tells the disciples that he was going to prepare a place for them. Isn't it that heaven was already founded from creation? So, what place was he referring to? Was this just a figure ...
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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 naked,)...
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What is the significance of water from Jesus' side? [closed]
John 19:34 "one of the soldiers pierced Jesus' side with a spear,
bringing a sudden flow of blood and water."
I know this is supposed to be something great as in the next verse the apostle tries to ...
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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 from that ...
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“Jesus said to them 'I am'" (John 18:6) - Did Jesus break a taboo here?
In the following verse, did Jesus in fact say the word, the name of God, that no Jew would dare to say aloud at that time?
As soon then as he had said unto them, I am [he], they went backward,
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Can a Christian choose to walk away from his or her salvation? [closed]
There is a plethora of verses that say that people can not cause a saved Christian to lose his salvation, such as
John 10:29 (NLT)
29 for my Father has given them to me, and he is more ...
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What about all those who just don't know? [duplicate]
Romans 10:9
That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
John 14:6
I am the way and the truth and the life. ...
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Did Thomas actually touch Jesus's side?
John 20:24-29
24Now Thomas (also known as Didymus[a]), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. 25So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, ...
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What does it mean to "worship in truth"? [closed]
In the early verses of this scripture, Jesus tells the woman that we wouldn't need to go to the mountains or Jerusalem to worship.
...God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in ...
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Why did they choose Barabbas? [closed]
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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Why didn't God send Jesus during Noah's time instead of The Flood? [closed]
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
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Where did Jesus go after he arose from the grave?
In spirit of Easter coming up: Where did Jesus go after he arose from the grave?
He was spotted walking, then.....?
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Why did Jesus say to his accusers "You are gods"?
John 10
33The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not;
but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself
God.
34Jesus answered them, Is it not ...
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Are there any alternative / emergent views on John 10:22-ff? [closed]
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 ...
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What did Pilate mean by asking "What is truth?" [closed]
When Jesus is brought before Pilate, he asks him if he is a king. When Jesus admits that he is Pilate says
“You are a king, then!” said Pilate.
Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. In fact, the ...
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What did Jesus write on the ground?
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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What does it mean to pray in Jesus' Name? [closed]
A few times in the book of John, Jesus instructs us to pray "in His Name". What does this mean? How do we know if we are praying in His name? How would we not be praying in His name?
I don't ...
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What did Jesus mean when He said we must "eat His flesh and drink His blood"? [closed]
In John 6, Jesus states that unless we eat His flesh and drink His blood, we have no life in us:
Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of
the Son of Man and drink ...
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What was the specific trap being set for Jesus by the Pharisees in John 8?
In the story of the woman caught in adultery, John indicates that the question of the Pharisees was a "trap".
2 At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people
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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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Why did Jesus use the expression, "very truly I tell you"?
I used to think nothing of it until someone said, "it makes you wonder what he was saying the rest of the time".
Now I don't believe for one moment Jesus was a liar, but why did He use that strange ...
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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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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 reasons ...
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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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What is the practical application of the story of the woman caught in adultery? [closed]
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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How is Jesus not lying in John 7?
In John 7, Jesus tells his brothers that he is not going up to the festival. Then he goes up in secret. This sounds to me like a lie.
John 7:6-10 (NIV)
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If we are saved by grace, then why does Jesus say we must be baptized in both spirit and water?
Ephesians 2:4-9 says:
But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He
loved us, even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive
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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)
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What's the significance of hyssop in John 19:29? [closed]
There is just one verse in the New Testament that refers to hyssop and is not referring to the Old Testament:
John 19:29 (NLT)
A jar of sour wine was sitting there, so they soaked a sponge in it, ...
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What does "Jesus did not commit himself unto them" (John 2:24) mean? [closed]
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)
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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 ...
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What is the significance of the name, "The Word"?
God / Jesus has many names which reveal something of His nature / character, e.g.:
Son of God (reveals His divine nature)
Son of Man (reveals His human nature)
etc.
But "The Word" is more puzzling ...
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Why did Jesus protest before performing his first miracle?
In John 2:1-12 we read of Christ's first miracle, turning water into wine. Before he performs his miracle, though, he says to his mother:
“Woman, why do you involve me?” Jesus replied. “My hour ...
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What is the scope of John 3:16? [closed]
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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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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Why did the apostle John call himself, "the disciple whom Jesus loved"? [closed]
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 ...