“He is the One speaking with you.”. 29Since Judas kept the money bag, some thought that Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the feast, or to give something to the poor. The word that you hear is not My own, but it is from the Father who sent Me. In the preceding chapter, to the woman at the well in Samaria Jesus had offered living water springing up to eternal life, a symbol of the revelation that Jesus brings; here Jesus’ life-giving word replaces the water of the pool that failed to bring life. Jesus Walks on Water(Matthew 14:22–33; Mark 6:45–52). 46I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. 18As You sent Me into the world, I have also sent them into the world. And you are clean, though not all of you.”, “Truly, truly, I tell you, one of you will betray Me.”, “It is the one to whom I give this morsel after I have dipped it.”. “Our only Father is God Himself.”. Traditionally, Ephesus has been favored as the place of composition, though many support a location in Syria, perhaps the city of Antioch, while some have suggested other places, including Alexandria. 8This is to My Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, proving yourselves to be My disciples. 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The Mission of John the Baptist(Isaiah 40:1–5; Matthew 3:1–12; Mark 1:1–8; Luke 3:1–20), 19And this was John’s testimony when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, “Who are you?” I said nothing in secret. ), 25Then a dispute arose between John’s disciples and a certain Jewg over the issue of ceremonial washing. The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens for him, and is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom’s voice. “Whom are you seeking?”, Thinking He was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried Him off, tell me where you have put Him, and I will get Him.”. 9“Here is a boy with five barley loaves and two small fish. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. 9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. I did not tell you these things from the beginning, because I was with you. Where I am going, you cannot come.”, 22So the Jews began to ask, “Will He kill Himself, since He says, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come’?”, 23Then He told them, “You are from below; I am from above. Simeon Zacharias Zebedee Joseph. 25But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law: ‘They hated Me without reason.’b. But you do not know where I came from or where I am going. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God. 23But a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking such as these to worship Him. 5Now, however, I am going to Him who sent Me; yet none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’ 3Then Mary took about a pinta of expensive perfume, made of pure nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet and wiped them with her hair. 2Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool with five covered colonnades, which in Hebrewa is called Bethesda.b The Gospel According to Saint John . 3 e All things were made through him , and without him was not any thing made that was made . 4.6 out of 5 stars 45 41Now there was a garden in the place where Jesus was crucified, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid. 18Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, a little less than two milesc away, * Testimony: the testimony theme of John is introduced, which portrays Jesus as if on trial throughout his ministry. For which of these do you stone Me?”, “Is it not written in your Law: ‘I have said you are gods’, “This sickness will not end in death. He died, as did the prophets. 16They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. 34The crowd replied, “We have heard from the Law that the Christ will remain forever. 69We believe and know that You are the Holy One of God.f”. 2(Mary, whose brother Lazarus was sick, was to anoint the Lord with perfume and wipe His feeta with her hair.) Ask those who heard My message. 23In that day you will no longer ask Me anything. The Gospel of John : a commentary Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. For the Jews had already determined that anyone who confessed Jesus as the Christ would be put out of the synagogue. He made Himself known in this way: Who can accept it?”. 30So they left the town and made their way toward Jesus. 29The crowd standing there heard it and said that it had thundered. 46not that anyone has seen the Father except the One who is from God; only He has seen the Father. 19For them I sanctify Myself, so that they too may be sanctified by the truth. 44How can you believe if you accept glory from one another, yet do not seek the glory that comes from the only God? This is a narrative illustration of the theme of conflict in the preceding two chapters; it proclaims the triumph of light over darkness, as Jesus is presented as the Light of the world. He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. There is One who seeks it, and He is the Judge. 42Andrew brought him to Jesus, who looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy. But John's Gospel also contains material not … In order that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath, the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed. 17When Jesus arrived, He found that Lazarus had already spent four days in the tomb. Welcome back! So what do You say?”. On the other hand, the author of this gospel seems to take pains to show that women are not inferior to men in the Christian community: the woman at the well in Samaria (Jn 4) is presented as a prototype of a missionary (Jn 4:4–42), and the first witness of the resurrection is a woman (Jn 20:11–18). “It has already been four days.”, 40Jesus replied, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?”, 41So they took away the stone. 18That is also why the crowd went out to meet Him, because they heard that He had performed this sign. 7If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 28I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. Jn 6 contains two signs, the multiplication of loaves and the walking on the waters of the Sea of Galilee. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies. 12This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. 43So there was division in the crowd because of Jesus. “Your own people and chief priests handed You over to me. 22If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. John 20:19-31 New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSVCE) Jesus Appears to the Disciples. Who was the father of John, the writer of the Gospel according to John? He thus revealed His glory, and His disciples believed in Him. 1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies. 14I have given them Your word and the world has hated them; for they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. For apart from Me you can do nothing. 21Again Jesus said to them, “Peace be with you. 20Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.”, 21“Believe Me, woman,” Jesus replied, “a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. 13So they collected them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten. 37For in this case the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true. 3When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to Him, “They have no more wine.”, 4“Woman, why does this concern us?” Jesus replied. But I have called you friends, because everything I have learned from My Father I have made known to you. 53Are You greater than our father Abraham? You've made it to the first Messianic Checkpoint! In Him Was Life. 44Some of them wanted to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him. 15Then Jesus, realizing that they were about to come and make Him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by Himself. ‘You will look for Me, but you will not find Me,’. 11He answered, “The man they call Jesus made some mud and anointed my eyes, and He told me to go to Siloam and wash. They made her stand before them The gospel of John is a delightful book, full of theological insight and spiritual life. It was already dark, and Jesus had not yet gone out to them. Scripture: John 1:1–13. 4While it is daytime, we must doa the works of Him who sent Me. 45It is written in the Prophets: ‘And they will all be taught by God.’e Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from Him comes to Me— 6There came a man who was sent from God. And as she wept, she bent down to look into the tomb, That fact has been recognized since the early church itself. No one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand. 30Now Jesus had not yet entered the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met Him. 32So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and those of the other. 45Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law, the One the prophets foretold—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”. 41And many more believed because of His message. 10If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love. The final editing of the gospel and arrangement in its present form probably dates from between A.D. 90 and 100. 31But these are written so that you may believee that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name.1 a Literally Now on the first of the Sabbaths, early, 7 b Greek soudarion 16 c Or in Aramaic 24 d Didymus  means the twin .31 e Or may continue to believe, 1Later, by the Sea of Tiberias,a Jesus again revealed Himself to the disciples. 6Therefore Jesus told them, “Although your time is always at hand, My time has not yet come. I said nothing in secret. 54This was now the second sign that Jesus performed after coming from Judea into Galilee.1 a Literally When therefore Jesus knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus ; NE, WH, BYZ, and TR When therefore the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus 6 b That is, about noon9 c Tischendorf does not include this sentence.35 d Literally white 52 e That is, one in the afternoon. 24So when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor His disciples were there, they got into the boats and went to Capernaum to look for Him. 17At this, the servant girl watching the door said to Peter, “Aren’t you also one of this man’s disciples?”. You do not know Him. “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me. Share to Pinterest. “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to cast a stone at her.”, “I am the light of the world. “Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given Me?”. 39You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. 33So Jesus said, “I am with you only a little while longer, and then I am going to the One who sent Me. 14Finding a young donkey, Jesus sat on it, as it is written: 16At first His disciples did not understand these things, but after Jesus was glorified they remembered what had been done to Him, and they realized that these very things had also been written about Him. “I did one miracle, and you are all amazed. 51Truly, truly, I tell you, if anyone keeps My word, he will never see death.”, 52“Now we know that You have a demon!” declared the Jews. 1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2For You granted Him authority over all people,a so that He may give eternal life to all those You have given Him. 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