John 5:31-47 – The compelling testimony about Jesus
In verses 31-40 Jesus elaborates how various authorities bear testimony to who he is. He refers to testimony from God / John the Baptist / Scripture (the Old…
Category: John
John 5:16-30 – Life through the Son
The main effect of the invalid’s healing that we looked at yesterday is that it provokes the religious authorities to oppose Jesus. Jesus’ response to their opposition is…
John 5:1-15 – The Healing at the Pool
John frequently links his narrative to various Jewish feasts: the fact that on this occasion he unusually fails to give the specific name of the feast must mean…
John 4:43-54 – Sincere faith
In terms of a person healed from a distance the healing of the official’s son here is similar to the healing of the Centurion’s servant in Matthew 8…
John 4:1-42 – Living water
In order to make the journey north Jesus needed to pass through Samaria, the capital of the northern kingdom of Israel. When the northern kingdom fell to Assyria…
John 3:16-21 – God’s love for this world
3:16-21 are widely believed to be explanatory reflections from John the gospel writer rather than the direct words of Jesus. Some find the statement “For God so loved…
John 3:1-15 – A second birth!
It is possible to link this passage to the proceeding one by suggesting that Nicodemus is one of those drawn to Jesus by his miracles but it is…
John 2:12-25 – Jesus: temple, priest and sacrifice!
Capernaum was situated on the northwest shore of Sea of Galilee: the scene shifts to Jerusalem. Whereas each of the other three gospels feature Jesus driving out tradesmen…
John 2:1-11 – The best is yet to come!
This miracle is the first recorded by John and is unique to his gospel. Only this miracle and the healing of the official’s son also in Cana (4:43-54)…
John 1:35-52 – Jesus’ call for us to follow him
It is important to recognise that this episode represents the initial contact between Jesus and three men – John the gospel writer / Andrew / Peter – all…