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The Gospel According to John

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Introduction to John:
Author: The apostle John (21:20, 24), son of Zebedee (Matt. 10:2), whose brother was James and whose mother was Salome (Matt. 27:56; Mark 15:40).Time of Writing: Approximately A.D. 90.Place of Writing: Perhaps Ephesus.Recipients: All believers, both in Judea and throughout the Gentile lands, as indicated by the translations offered by John in 1:38; 5:2; and 19:13.

Subject of John:
The Gospel of Life—
Proving That Jesus Christ Is God the Savior
Coming as Life to Propagate Himself

John

Chapter 1 of 21

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I.  The eternal Word incarnated coming to bring God into man — 1:1-13:38

A.  Introduction to life and building — 1:1-51
1.  The Word in eternity past, who was God, through creation coming as life and light to bring forth the children of God — vv. 1-13
Joh 1:1 - 1aIn the beginning was the 2bWord, and the Word was 3with God, and the 4Word was 5cGod.
Joh 1:2 - 1He was 2in the beginning with God.
Joh 1:3 - aAll things came into being through Him, and apart from Him not one thing came into being which has come into being.
Joh 1:4 - In Him was 1alife, and the life was the 2blight of men.
Joh 1:5 - And the alight shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.
Joh 1:6 - There came a man 1sent from God, whose name was John.
Joh 1:7 - 1He came for a testimony that he might testify concerning the light, that all might believe through him.
Joh 1:8 - He was not the light, but came that he might testify concerning the light.
Joh 1:9 - This was the atrue light which, coming into the world, benlightens every man.
Joh 1:10 - He was in the world, and the world came into being through Him, yet the world did not know Him.
Joh 1:11 - He came to His own, yet those who were His own did not receive Him.
Joh 1:12 - But as many as 1areceived Him, to them He gave the authority to become 2children of God, to those who 1believe into His name,
Joh 1:13 - Who were begotten not 1of 2blood, nor 1of the 2will of the flesh, nor 1of the 2will of man, but 1of God.
2.  The Word becoming flesh, with grace in fullness and with reality, to declare God in the only begotten Son of God — vv. 14-18
Joh 1:14 - And the 1Word became 2aflesh and 3btabernacled among us (and 4cwe beheld His glory, glory as of the only Begotten 5from the Father), full of 6dgrace and 6ereality.
Joh 1:15 - John testified concerning Him and cried out, saying, This was He of whom I said, aHe who is coming after me has become ahead of me, because He was before me.
Joh 1:16 - For 1of His afullness we have all received, and grace upon grace.
Joh 1:17 - For the 1law was given through Moses; 1agrace and 1reality 2came through Jesus Christ.
Joh 1:18 - No one has ever seen God; the 1only begotten Son, who is 2in the bosom of the Father, He has 3adeclared Him.
3.  Jesus as the Lamb of God, with the Holy Spirit as the dove, making the believers stones for the building of the house of God with the Son of Man — vv. 19-51
a.  Religion looking for a great leader — vv. 19-28
Joh 1:19 - And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent to him priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who are you?
Joh 1:20 - And he confessed and did not deny, and he confessed, I am not the aChrist.
Joh 1:21 - And they asked him, What then? Are you aElijah? And he said, I am not. Are you the bProphet? And he answered, No.
Joh 1:22 - They said then to him, Who are you, that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?
Joh 1:23 - He said, I am a avoice of one crying in the wilderness, “Make straight the way of the Lord!” as Isaiah the prophet said.
Joh 1:24 - And those who had been sent were of the Pharisees.
Joh 1:25 - And they asked him and said to him, Why then are you baptizing if you are not the Christ nor Elijah nor the Prophet?
Joh 1:26 - John answered them, saying, I abaptize in water; but among you stands One whom you do not know,
Joh 1:27 - He who is coming after me, the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie.
Joh 1:28 - These things took place in 1Bethany across the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
b.  Jesus introduced as a Lamb with a dove — vv. 29-34
Joh 1:29 - The next day he saw Jesus coming to him and said, Behold, the 1aLamb of God, who takes away the bsin of the 2world!
Joh 1:30 - This is He of whom I said, aA man is coming after me who has become ahead of me, because He was before me.
Joh 1:31 - And I did not know Him, but in order that He might be manifested to Israel, for this reason I came baptizing in water.
Joh 1:32 - And John testified, saying, I beheld the Spirit descending as a 1adove out of heaven, and He abode upon Him.
Joh 1:33 - And I did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize in water, He said to me, He upon whom you see the Spirit descending and abiding upon Him, this is He who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.
Joh 1:34 - And I have seen and have testified that this is the aSon of God.
c.  Bringing forth stones for God's building — vv. 35-51
Joh 1:35 - Again the next day John was standing with two of his disciples,
Joh 1:36 - And looking at Jesus walking, he said, Behold, the aLamb of God!
Joh 1:37 - And the two disciples heard him speak this, and they followed Jesus.
Joh 1:38 - And Jesus, turning and beholding them following, said to them, What are you seeking? And they said to Him, Rabbi (which translated means Teacher), where are You staying?
Joh 1:39 - He said to them, Come, and you will see. They went therefore and saw where He was staying, and they stayed with Him that day; it was about the 1tenth hour.
Joh 1:40 - One of the two who heard this from John and followed Him was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.
Joh 1:41 - He first found his own brother Simon and said to him, We have found the 1Messiah (which translated means 1Christ).
Joh 1:42 - He led him to Jesus. Looking at him, Jesus said, You are Simon, the son of John; you shall be called Cephas (which is interpreted, 1aPeter).
Joh 1:43 - The next day He wanted to go forth into Galilee, and He found Philip. And Jesus said to him, Follow Me.
Joh 1:44 - Now Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter.
Joh 1:45 - Philip found Nathanael and said to him, We have found Him of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, wrote, Jesus, the 1son of Joseph, from Nazareth.
Joh 1:46 - And Nathanael said to him, Can anything good be from Nazareth? Philip said to him, aCome and see.
Joh 1:47 - Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him and said concerning him, Behold, truly an Israelite, in whom there is no guile!
Joh 1:48 - Nathanael said to Him, How do You know me? Jesus answered and said to him, Before Philip called you, while you were under the fig tree, I saw you.
Joh 1:49 - Nathanael answered Him, Rabbi, You are the Son of God; You are the 1aKing of Israel.
Joh 1:50 - Jesus answered and said to him, Is it because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree that you believe? You shall see agreater things than these.
Joh 1:51 - And He said to him, 1Truly, truly, I say to you, You shall see 2aheaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the 3Son of Man.

John

Chapter 2 of 21

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B.  Life's principle and life's purpose — 2:1-22
1.  Life's principle—to change death into life — vv. 1-11
a.  Christ coming in resurrection to the people in their enjoyment — vv. 1-2
Joh 2:1 - And the 1athird day a 2wedding took place in 3bCana of 4cGalilee, and the mother of Jesus was there.
Joh 2:2 - And Jesus also was invited, as well as His disciples, to the wedding.
b.  Their human life running out and their being filled with death — vv. 3-7
Joh 2:3 - And when the 1wine 2ran out, the 3mother of Jesus said to Him, They have no wine.
Joh 2:4 - And Jesus said to her, 1Woman, 2what do I have in this that concerns you? aMy hour has not yet come.
Joh 2:5 - His mother said to the servants, Whatever He says to you, do.
Joh 2:6 - Now there were 1six stone waterpots lying there, according to the 2Jews’ rite of purification, holding 3two or three measures each.
Joh 2:7 - Jesus said to them, Fill the waterpots with 1water. And they filled them up to the brim.
c.  Christ changing their death into life eternal — vv. 8-11
Joh 2:8 - And He said to them, Draw some out now and take it to the master of the feast. And they took it to him.
Joh 2:9 - And when the master of the feast tasted the 1awater which had become wine and did not know where it came from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew, the master of the feast called the bridegroom
Joh 2:10 - And said to him, Every man sets out the good wine first, and when they have drunk freely, then that which is worse; you have kept the good wine until now.
Joh 2:11 - This 1beginning of 2asigns Jesus performed in Cana of Galilee and 3manifested His glory, and His disciples believed into Him.
2.  Life's purpose—to build the house of God — vv. 12-22
a.  Christ cleansing the temple — vv. 12-17
Joh 2:12 - After this He went down to Capernaum, He and His mother and His brothers and His disciples; and they remained there not many days.
Joh 2:13 - And the aPassover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
Joh 2:14 - And aHe found in the 1btemple those selling oxen and sheep and doves, and the moneychangers sitting there.
Joh 2:15 - And 1having made a whip out of 2cords, He drove them all out of the temple, as well as the sheep and the oxen, and He poured out the money of the moneychangers and overturned their tables.
Joh 2:16 - And to those who were selling the doves He said, Take these things away from here; do not make aMy Father’s house a house of merchandise.
Joh 2:17 - His disciples remembered that it was written, a“The zeal of Your house shall devour Me.”
b.  The body of Jesus, the temple, destroyed and raised up in resurrection — vv. 18-22
Joh 2:18 - The Jews then answered and said to Him, What sign do You show us, seeing that You do these things?
Joh 2:19 - Jesus answered and said to them, Destroy this 1temple, and in 2three days I will araise it up.
Joh 2:20 - Then the Jews said, This temple was built in forty-six years, and You will raise it up in three days?
Joh 2:21 - But He spoke of the atemple of His body.
Joh 2:22 - When therefore He was raised from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this, and they believed the aScripture and the word which Jesus had spoken.
C.  Life meeting the need of man's every case — 2:23-11:57
1.  The need of the moral—life's regenerating — 2:23-3:36
a.  The Lord's commitment not in miracles but in life — 2:23-3:1
Joh 2:23 - Now when He was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed into His name when they saw the signs which He did.
Joh 2:24 - But Jesus Himself did not entrust Himself to them, for He knew all men,
Joh 2:25 - And because He did not need anyone to testify concerning man, for aHe Himself knew what was in man.

John

Chapter 3 of 21

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Joh 3:1 - 1But there was a man of the Pharisees named aNicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.
b.  Regeneration by the divine Spirit in the human spirit — 3:2-13
Joh 3:2 - This one came to Him by night and said to Him, Rabbi, we know that You have come from God as a 1teacher, for no one can do these asigns that You do unless bGod is with him.
Joh 3:3 - Jesus answered and said to him, Truly, truly, I say to you, Unless one is 1aborn anew, he cannot 2see the 3bkingdom of God.
Joh 3:4 - Nicodemus said to Him, How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born, can he?
Joh 3:5 - Jesus answered, Truly, truly, I say to you, Unless one is aborn 1of 2water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
Joh 3:6 - That which is aborn 1of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born 1of the 2Spirit is 2spirit.
Joh 3:7 - Do not marvel that I said to you, 1You must be born anew.
Joh 3:8 - The 1awind blows where it wills, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from and where it goes; so is everyone who is born 2of the Spirit.
Joh 3:9 - Nicodemus answered and said to Him, How can these things be?
Joh 3:10 - Jesus answered and said to him, You are a teacher of Israel, and you do not know these things?
Joh 3:11 - Truly, truly, I say to you, We speak that which we know and atestify of that which we have seen, and yet you do not receive our testimony.
Joh 3:12 - If I told you of the 1things on earth and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you of the 1things in heaven?
Joh 3:13 - And ano one has ascended into heaven, but He who descended out of heaven, the bSon of Man, 1who is in heaven.
c.  Satan's evil nature in man's flesh being judged on the cross through the death of Christ in the form of the serpent that the believers may have eternal life — 3:14-21
Joh 3:14 - And as aMoses blifted up the 1serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
Joh 3:15 - That everyone who believes into Him may have 1eternal life.
Joh 3:16 - For God so aloved the 1world that He bgave His conly begotten Son, that everyone who 2dbelieves into Him would not perish, but would have eternal life.
Joh 3:17 - For God did not send the Son into the world to 1condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.
Joh 3:18 - He who believes into Him is not 1condemned; but he who does not believe has been 1condemned already, because he has not believed into the name of athe only begotten Son of God.
Joh 3:19 - And this is the 1condemnation, that the alight has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light, for their works were evil.
Joh 3:20 - For everyone who 1practices evil hates the light, and does not come to the light, lest his works be 2reproved.
Joh 3:21 - But he who does the 1truth comes to the light, that his works may be manifested that they are wrought in God.
d.  The regenerated people becoming the bride of Christ as His increase — 3:22-30
Joh 3:22 - After these things, Jesus and His disciples came into the land of Judea, and there He spent some time with them and abaptized.
Joh 3:23 - And John also was baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there; and people came and were baptized;
Joh 3:24 - For aJohn had not yet been thrown into prison.
Joh 3:25 - There arose therefore a questioning on the part of John’s disciples with a Jew about apurification.
Joh 3:26 - And they came to John and said to him, Rabbi, He who was with you aacross the Jordan, of whom you have btestified, behold, He is cbaptizing and all are coming to Him.
Joh 3:27 - John answered and said, A man cannot receive anything unless it has been given to him from heaven.
Joh 3:28 - You yourselves testify of me that I said, aI am not the Christ, but I have been sent before Him.
Joh 3:29 - aHe who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices with joy because of the bridegroom’s voice. This joy of mine therefore is made full.
Joh 3:30 - He must 1increase, but I must decrease.
e.  The immeasurable Son of God for man's believing unto eternal life — 3:31-36
Joh 3:31 - 1aHe who comes from above is above all; he who is 2from the earth is 2of the earth and speaks 2out of the earth. bHe who comes 2from heaven is above all.
Joh 3:32 - What He has seen and heard, of this He testifies, and ano one receives His testimony.
Joh 3:33 - He who receives His testimony has sealed that God is true.
Joh 3:34 - For He whom God has sent speaks the 1words of God, for He gives the Spirit not by measure.
Joh 3:35 - aThe Father loves the Son and has given all into His hand.
Joh 3:36 - He who abelieves into the Son has eternal life; but he who disobeys the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides upon him.

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Chapter 4 of 21

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2.  The need of the immoral—life's satisfying — 4:1-42
a.  A thirsty Savior and a thirsty sinner — vv. 1-8
Joh 4:1 - When therefore the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and abaptizing more disciples than John
Joh 4:2 - (Although Jesus Himself did not baptize, but rather His disciples),
Joh 4:3 - He left aJudea and went away bagain into Galilee.
Joh 4:4 - And He had to pass through Samaria.
Joh 4:5 - So He came to a city of Samaria called Sychar, anear the piece of land that Jacob gave to Joseph his son;
Joh 4:6 - And Jacob’s 1well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied from the journey, sat thus by the 1well; it was about the 2sixth hour.
Joh 4:7 - There came a woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus said to her, Give Me something to drink.
Joh 4:8 - For His disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.
b.  The emptiness of religion's tradition and the fullness of life's living water — vv. 9-14
Joh 4:9 - The Samaritan woman then said to Him, How is it that You, being a Jew, ask for a drink from me, who am a Samaritan woman? (aFor Jews have no dealings with 1Samaritans.)
Joh 4:10 - Jesus answered and said to her, If you knew the agift of God and who it is who says to you, Give Me a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you bliving water.
Joh 4:11 - The woman said to Him, Sir, You have no bucket, and the well is deep; where then do You get this living water?
Joh 4:12 - Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well and drank of it himself, as well as his sons and his cattle?
Joh 4:13 - Jesus answered and said to her, Everyone who 1drinks of this water shall thirst again,
Joh 4:14 - But whoever adrinks of the water that I will give him shall bby no means thirst forever; but the water that I will give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into 1ceternal life.
c.  The way to take the living water — vv. 15-26(1)  To make confession of sins — vv. 15-18
Joh 4:15 - The woman said to Him, Sir, agive me this water so that I will not thirst nor come here to draw.
Joh 4:16 - He said to her, Go, 1call your husband and come here.
Joh 4:17 - The woman answered and said, I do not have a husband. Jesus said to her, You have well said, I do not have a husband,
Joh 4:18 - For you have had 1five husbands, and the one you now have is not your husband; this you have said truly.
(2)  To contact God the Spirit in the human spirit and in truthfulness — vv. 19-24
Joh 4:19 - The woman said to Him, Sir, I perceive that You are a prophet.
Joh 4:20 - 1aOur fathers worshipped bin this mountain, yet you say that cin Jerusalem is the place where men must worship.
Joh 4:21 - Jesus said to her, Woman, believe Me, aan hour is coming when neither in this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father.
Joh 4:22 - aYou worship that which you do not know; we worship that which we know, for salvation is of the Jews.
Joh 4:23 - But aan hour is coming, and it is now, when the true worshippers will worship the Father bin spirit and truthfulness, for the Father also seeks such to worship Him.
Joh 4:24 - 1God is 2Spirit, and those who 3worship Him must worship ain 4spirit and 5truthfulness.
(3)  To believe that Jesus is the Christ — vv. 25-26
Joh 4:25 - The woman said to Him, I know that aMessiah is coming (He who is called Christ); when He comes, He will declare all things to us.
Joh 4:26 - Jesus said to her, 1I, who speak to you, am He.
d.  A living testimony with a marvelous harvest — vv. 27-42
Joh 4:27 - And at this point His disciples came, and they marveled that He was speaking with a woman; yet no one said, What are You seeking? or, Why are You speaking with her?
Joh 4:28 - Then the woman 1left her waterpot and went away into the city, and said to the people,
Joh 4:29 - Come, see a man who told me all that I have done. 1aIs this not the Christ?
Joh 4:30 - They went out of the city and came to Him.
Joh 4:31 - In the meantime, the disciples urged Him, saying, Rabbi, eat.
Joh 4:32 - But He said to them, 1I have food to eat that you do not know about.
Joh 4:33 - The disciples therefore said to one another, Has anyone brought Him anything to eat?
Joh 4:34 - Jesus said to them, My food is ato do the will of Him who sent Me and bto finish His work.
Joh 4:35 - Do you not say that there are yet four months and then the aharvest comes? Behold, I tell you, Lift up your eyes and look on the fields, for they are already white for harvest.
Joh 4:36 - He who reaps receives wages and gathers fruit 1unto 2eternal life, in order that he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.
Joh 4:37 - For in this the saying is true, One sows and another reaps.
Joh 4:38 - I sent you to reap that for which you have not labored; 1others have labored, and you have entered into their labor.
Joh 4:39 - And many of the Samaritans from that city believed into Him because of the word of the woman who testified, He told me all that I have done.
Joh 4:40 - So when the Samaritans came to Him, they asked Him to remain with them, and He remained there two days.
Joh 4:41 - And many more believed because of His word.
Joh 4:42 - And they said to the woman, It is no longer because of your speaking that we believe, for we ourselves have heard and know that this One is truly the aSavior of the world.
3.  The need of the dying—life's healing — 4:43-54
a.  Christ coming back to visit the place of weak and fragile people — vv. 43-46a
Joh 4:43 - And after the two days He went forth from there into Galilee,
Joh 4:44 - For Jesus Himself testified that aa prophet has 1no honor in his own country.
Joh 4:45 - Then when He came into Galilee, the Galileans received Him, having seen all that He did in Jerusalem at the feast, for they also went to the feast.
Joh 4:46a - He then came again to 1aCana of 2Galilee, where He had bmade the water wine.
b.  The weak and fragile people dying — vv. 46b-49
Joh 4:46b - And there was a certain royal official, whose son was sick in Capernaum.
Joh 4:47 - When he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to Him and asked Him to come down and heal his son, for he was about to die.
Joh 4:48 - Jesus therefore said to him, Unless you see asigns and wonders, you will by no means believe.
Joh 4:49 - The royal official said to Him, Sir, come down before my little child dies.
c.  Healing by the life-giving word and through believing — vv. 50-54
Joh 4:50 - Jesus said to him, Go, your son lives. The man believed the 1word which Jesus said to him and went his way.
Joh 4:51 - And as he was now going down, his slaves met him and said that his child was living.
Joh 4:52 - So he asked them the hour in which he got better. They said then to him, Yesterday at the 1seventh hour the fever left him.
Joh 4:53 - Then the father knew that it was in that hour in which Jesus said to him, Your son lives; and he believed, he and his whole house.
Joh 4:54 - Again, this 1asecond sign Jesus performed when He came out of Judea into Galilee.

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Chapter 5 of 21

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4.  The need of the impotent—life's enlivening — 5:1-47
a.  The inadequacy of religion's law-keeping and the sufficiency of the Son's life-giving — vv. 1-9
Joh 5:1 - After these things there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
Joh 5:2 - Now there is in Jerusalem near the 1aSheep Gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew 2Bethesda, having 3five porticoes.
Joh 5:3 - 1In these lay a multitude of those who were sick, blind, lame, and withered, 2waiting for the moving of the water.
Joh 5:4 - For an 1angel went down from time to time in the pool and 2stirred up the water; the first then to step in after the stirring up of the water was made 3well of whatever disease he was being held by.
Joh 5:5 - And a certain 1man was there, who had been thirty-eight years in his sickness.
Joh 5:6 - When Jesus saw this one lying there and knew that he had already been a long time in that condition, 1He said to him, Do you want to get well?
Joh 5:7 - The sick man answered Him, 1Sir, 2I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up; but while I am coming, another steps down before me.
Joh 5:8 - Jesus said to him, aRise, take up your 1mat and walk.
Joh 5:9 - And immediately the man 1became well, and he 2took up his mat and walked. Now it was the aSabbath on that day;
b.  Religion's opposition to life — vv. 10-16
Joh 5:10 - Therefore the Jews said to the one who had been healed, It is the aSabbath, and 1bit is not lawful for you to take up your mat.
Joh 5:11 - But he answered them, He who made me well, that One said to me, Take up your mat and walk.
Joh 5:12 - They asked him, Who is the man who said to you, Take up your mat and walk?
Joh 5:13 - But he who had been healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn, there being a crowd in that place.
Joh 5:14 - After these things Jesus found him in the temple and said to him, Behold, you have become well; 1asin no more so that nothing worse happens to you.
Joh 5:15 - The man went away and told the Jews that Jesus was the One who made him well.
Joh 5:16 - And because of this the Jews persecuted Jesus 1and asought to kill Him, because He did these things on the Sabbath.
c.  The Son equal with the Father in giving life and executing judgment — vv. 17-30
Joh 5:17 - But Jesus answered them, My Father is 1working until now, and I also am working.
Joh 5:18 - Because of this therefore the Jews 1sought all the more to akill Him, because He not only broke the Sabbath but also called God His own Father, making Himself 2equal with bGod.
Joh 5:19 - Then Jesus answered and said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, aThe Son can do nothing from Himself except what He sees the Father doing, for whatever that One does, these things the Son also does in like manner.
Joh 5:20 - For athe Father loves the Son and shows Him all things that He Himself is doing; and bgreater works than these He will show Him that you may marvel.
Joh 5:21 - For just as the Father araises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom He wills.
Joh 5:22 - For neither does the Father judge anyone, but He has given all ajudgment to the Son,
Joh 5:23 - In order that all may honor the Son even as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.
Joh 5:24 - Truly, truly, I say to you, He who hears My word and abelieves Him who sent Me has 1eternal life, and does not come into 2judgment but has bpassed out of 3death into life.
Joh 5:25 - Truly, truly, I say to you, An hour is coming, and it is now, when the 1adead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will 1live.
Joh 5:26 - For just as the Father has life in Himself, so He gave to the Son to also have alife in Himself;
Joh 5:27 - And He gave Him authority to execute ajudgment because He is the 1Son of Man.
Joh 5:28 - Do not marvel at this, for an hour is coming in which 1all in the tombs will hear His avoice
Joh 5:29 - And will come forth: athose who have done good, to the 1bresurrection of life; and those who have 2practiced evil, to the 3cresurrection of 4judgment.
Joh 5:30 - aI can do nothing from Myself; as I hear, I judge, and bMy judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will but the cwill of Him who sent Me.
d.  The Son's fourfold testimony — vv. 31-47
Joh 5:31 - If aI testify concerning Myself, My testimony is not true.
(1)  The testimony of John the Baptist — vv. 32-35
Joh 5:32 - There is another who testifies concerning Me, and I know that the testimony which he testifies concerning Me is true.
Joh 5:33 - You have sent people to John, and ahe has testified to the 1truth.
Joh 5:34 - But it is not from man that I receive My testimony, but I say these things that you may be saved.
Joh 5:35 - He was the lamp that was burning and shining, and you were willing to exult for a while in his light.
(2)  The testimony of the Son's work — v. 36
Joh 5:36 - But I have the testimony which is greater than that of John, for the aworks which the Father has given Me to finish, the works themselves which I do, testify concerning Me that the Father has 1bsent Me.
(3)  The testimony of the Father — vv. 37-38
Joh 5:37 - And the aFather who sent Me, He has 1testified concerning Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time, nor have you seen His form,
Joh 5:38 - And you do not have His word abiding in you, for Him whom He sent, this One you do not believe.
(4)  The testimony of the Scriptures — vv. 39-47
Joh 5:39 - You 1search the Scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is these that testify concerning Me.
Joh 5:40 - Yet you are not willing to 1come to Me that you may have life.
Joh 5:41 - I do not receive glory from men.
Joh 5:42 - But I know you, that you do not have the love of God in yourselves.
Joh 5:43 - I have come 1ain the name of My Father, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, you will receive him.
Joh 5:44 - How can you believe when you receive glory from one another and do not seek the glory that is from the only God?
Joh 5:45 - Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father; there is one who accuses you: Moses, in whom you have set your hope.
Joh 5:46 - For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me; for ahe wrote concerning Me.
Joh 5:47 - But aif you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?

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Chapter 6 of 21

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5.  The need of the hungry—life's feeding — 6:1-71
a.  The hungry world and the feeding Christ — vv. 1-15
Joh 6:1 - After these things Jesus went away across the 1Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias.
Joh 6:2 - And a great crowd followed Him, because they saw the asigns which He did on those who were sick.
Joh 6:3 - And Jesus went up to the 1mountain and sat there with His disciples.
Joh 6:4 - Now the 1aPassover, the feast of the Jews, was near.
Joh 6:5 - aJesus then lifting up His eyes and seeing that a great crowd was coming toward Him, said to Philip, Where shall we buy bread that these may eat?
Joh 6:6 - But this He said to test him, for He Himself knew what He was about to do.
Joh 6:7 - Philip answered Him, Two hundred 1denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that each one may take a little.
Joh 6:8 - One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him,
Joh 6:9 - There is a little boy here who has 1five 2barley loaves and 1two 2fish; but what are these for so many?
Joh 6:10 - Jesus said, Have the people recline. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men reclined, in number about five thousand.
Joh 6:11 - Jesus then took the loaves, and when He had given thanks, He distributed to those who were reclining; likewise also of the fish, as much as they wanted.
Joh 6:12 - And when they were filled, He said to His disciples, Gather the broken pieces left over that nothing may be lost.
Joh 6:13 - So they gathered them and filled 1twelve handbaskets with broken pieces from the five barley loaves which were left over among those who had eaten.
Joh 6:14 - The people therefore, seeing the sign which He did, said, This is truly the aProphet who is to come into the world.
Joh 6:15 - Then Jesus, knowing that they were about to come and take Him by force 1to make Him aKing, bwithdrew again to the mountain, Himself alone.
b.  The troubled world and the peace-giving Christ — vv. 16-21
Joh 6:16 - And when evening fell, His disciples went down to the sea,
Joh 6:17 - And they got into a boat and began crossing the sea to Capernaum. And it had already become dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.
Joh 6:18 - And because a strong wind was blowing, the 1sea was churning.
Joh 6:19 - Then, when they had rowed about 1twenty-five or thirty stadia, they saw 2Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat, and they became frightened.
Joh 6:20 - But He said to them, It is I. Do not be afraid.
Joh 6:21 - Then they were willing to 1take Him into the boat; and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going.
c.  The bread of life — vv. 22-71(1)  Seekers after the perishing food — vv. 22-31
Joh 6:22 - The next day the crowd which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there had been no other small boat there except one, and that Jesus had not gotten into the boat with His disciples, but that His disciples had gone away alone.
Joh 6:23 - But other small boats from Tiberias came near to the place where they ate the bread after the Lord had given thanks.
Joh 6:24 - So when the crowd saw that Jesus was not there, nor His disciples, they themselves got into the small boats and came to Capernaum, seeking Jesus.
Joh 6:25 - And when they found Him on the other side of the sea, they said to Him, Rabbi, when did You get here?
Joh 6:26 - Jesus answered them and said, Truly, truly, I say to you, You seek Me not because you have seen signs, but because you ate of the bread and were filled.
Joh 6:27 - aWork not for the food which perishes, but for the bfood which abides unto 1eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you; for Him has the Father, even God, sealed.
Joh 6:28 - Then they said to Him, What shall we 1do that we may 1work the works of God?
Joh 6:29 - Jesus answered and said to them, This is the work of God, that you 1believe into Him whom He has 2sent.
Joh 6:30 - They said then to Him, What asign then will You do that we may see and believe You? What work will You do?
Joh 6:31 - Our fathers aate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written, b“He gave them bread out of heaven to eat.”
(2)  Food abiding to eternal life — vv. 32-71(a)  Incarnated — vv. 32-51a
Joh 6:32 - Jesus therefore said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Moses has not given you the bread out of heaven, but My Father gives you the true bread out of heaven.
Joh 6:33 - For the bread of God is He who 1comes down out of heaven and gives life to the world.
Joh 6:34 - They said therefore to Him, Lord, give us this bread always.
Joh 6:35 - Jesus said to them, I am the 1bread of life; he who comes to Me ashall 2by no means hunger, and he who believes into Me shall by no means ever thirst.
Joh 6:36 - But I have said to you that you have also seen Me, and yet you do not believe.
Joh 6:37 - All that the Father agives Me will come to Me, and him who comes to Me I shall by no means cast out.
Joh 6:38 - For aI have come down from heaven bnot to do My own will but the cwill of Him who sent Me.
Joh 6:39 - And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that of all which He has given Me I should alose nothing but should braise it up in the last day.
Joh 6:40 - For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who beholds the Son and believes into Him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up in the last day.
Joh 6:41 - The Jews therefore murmured concerning Him because He said, I am the bread that acame down out of heaven.
Joh 6:42 - And they said, aIs not this Jesus, the 1son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How does He now say, bI have come down out of heaven?
Joh 6:43 - Jesus answered and said to them, Do not murmur among yourselves.
Joh 6:44 - aNo one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me bdraws him; and I will craise him up in the last day.
Joh 6:45 - It is written in the prophets, a“And they shall all be btaught of God.” Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to Me.
Joh 6:46 - aNot that anyone has seen the Father, except Him who is 1bfrom God, He has seen the Father.
Joh 6:47 - Truly, truly, I say to you, He who believes ahas eternal life.
Joh 6:48 - I am the bread of life.
Joh 6:49 - Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died.
Joh 6:50 - This is the bread which acomes down out of heaven, that anyone may beat of it and not die.
Joh 6:51a - I am the 1living bread which came down out of heaven; if anyone eats of this bread, ahe shall live forever;
(b)  Slain — vv. 51b-55
Joh 6:51b - And the bread which I will give is My 2flesh, given 3for the life of the bworld.
Joh 6:52 - The Jews then contended with one another, saying, How can this man give us His flesh to eat?
Joh 6:53 - Jesus therefore said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His 1blood, you do not have life within yourselves.
Joh 6:54 - He who 1eats My 2flesh and drinks My 2blood has eternal life, and I will araise him up in the last day.
Joh 6:55 - For My flesh is true food, and My blood is true drink.
(c)  Resurrected to indwell — vv. 56-59
Joh 6:56 - He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood aabides in Me and 1I in him.
Joh 6:57 - As the living Father has sent Me and I live because of the Father, so he who 1eats Me, he also shall alive because of Me.
Joh 6:58 - This is the bread which came down out of heaven, not as the fathers ate and died; he who eats this bread ashall live forever.
Joh 6:59 - He said these things in a synagogue as He taught in Capernaum.
(d)  Ascended — vv. 60-62
Joh 6:60 - Many therefore of His disciples, when they heard this, said, This word is hard; who can hear it?
Joh 6:61 - But Jesus, knowing in Himself that His disciples were murmuring about this, said to them, Does this astumble you?
Joh 6:62 - Then what if you saw the Son of Man 1aascending to where He was before?
(e)  Becoming the life-giving Spirit — vv. 63-65
Joh 6:63 - aIt is the 1Spirit who gives life; the 2flesh profits nothing; the 3words which I have spoken to you are spirit and are life.
Joh 6:64 - But there are some of you who do not believe. For Jesus aknew from the beginning who were the ones who did not believe and bwho was the one who would 1betray Him.
Joh 6:65 - And He said, For this reason I have told you that ano one can come to Me unless it has been bgiven to him from the Father.
(f)  Embodied and realized in the word of life — vv. 66-71
Joh 6:66 - From that time many of His disciples went back to what they left behind and no longer walked with Him.
Joh 6:67 - Jesus therefore said to the twelve, Do you also want to go away?
Joh 6:68 - Simon Peter answered Him, Lord, to whom shall we go? You have awords of eternal life,
Joh 6:69 - And we have believed and have come to know that You are the Holy One of God.
Joh 6:70 - Jesus answered them, Was it not I who achose you, the twelve? Yet one of you is ba devil.
Joh 6:71 - Now He spoke of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, for he, one of the twelve, would betray Him.

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Chapter 7 of 21

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6.  The need of the thirsty—life's quenching — 7:1-52
a.  Life under the persecution of religion — vv. 1-36(1)  Religion's plot and religion's feast — vv. 1-2
Joh 7:1 - And after these things Jesus walked in Galilee, for He would not walk in Judea, because the Jews were aseeking to 1kill Him.
Joh 7:2 - Now the Jews’ 1aFeast of Tabernacles was near.
(2)  Life's suffering of man's unbelief — vv. 3-5
Joh 7:3 - His brothers therefore said to Him, Depart from here and go into Judea, so that Your disciples also may behold Your works which You are doing;
Joh 7:4 - For no one does anything in secret and himself seeks to be known openly. If You do these things, manifest Yourself to the world.
Joh 7:5 - For not even His brothers believed into Him.
(3)  Life's limitation in time — vv. 6-9
Joh 7:6 - Jesus therefore said to them, My 1atime has not yet come, but your time is always ready.
Joh 7:7 - The aworld cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify concerning it, that bits works are evil.
Joh 7:8 - You go up to the feast; I am not going up to this feast, because My atime has not yet been fulfilled.
Joh 7:9 - And having said these things to them, He remained in Galilee.
(4)  Life's seeking of God's glory — vv. 10-24
Joh 7:10 - But when His brothers had gone up to the feast, then He Himself also went up, 1not openly, but as it were in secret.
Joh 7:11 - The Jews therefore asought Him at the feast and said, Where is He?
Joh 7:12 - And there was much murmuring about Him among the crowds: asome said, He is a good man; but others said, No; rather He leads the crowd astray.
Joh 7:13 - Yet no one spoke openly about Him for afear of the Jews.
Joh 7:14 - But when it was now the middle of the feast, Jesus went up into the temple and began to teach.
Joh 7:15 - The Jews therefore marveled and said, How does this man know letters, 1without ever having studied?
Joh 7:16 - Jesus therefore answered them and said, aMy teaching is not Mine, but His who sent Me.
Joh 7:17 - If anyone resolves to do His will, he will know concerning the teaching, whether it is of God or whether I speak from Myself.
Joh 7:18 - He who speaks from himself aseeks his own glory; but He who seeks the glory of Him who sent Him, this One is true, and unrighteousness is not in Him.
Joh 7:19 - aHas not Moses given you the law? Yet none of you keeps the law. Why do you bseek to kill Me?
Joh 7:20 - The crowd answered, You ahave a demon! Who is seeking to kill You?
Joh 7:21 - Jesus answered and said to them, I did aone work, and you all marvel.
Joh 7:22 - For the same reason aMoses gave you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and on the Sabbath you circumcise a man.
Joh 7:23 - If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath that the law of Moses may not be broken, are you angry with Me because I amade an entire man well on the Sabbath?
Joh 7:24 - Do not judge according to 1appearance, but judge the righteous judgment.
(5)  Life's source and origin—God the Father — vv. 25-36
Joh 7:25 - Then some of the people of Jerusalem said, Is not this the One whom they are seeking to kill?
Joh 7:26 - And look, He is speaking openly, and they say nothing to Him. Have the rulers, perhaps, really recognized that this is the Christ?
Joh 7:27 - But we aknow where this man is from; yet when the Christ comes, no one knows where He is from.
Joh 7:28 - Jesus therefore cried out in the temple, teaching and saying, You both 1aknow Me and 1know where I am from; and bI have not come of Myself, but He who sent Me is true, whom you do not 1know.
Joh 7:29 - I aknow Him, because I am 1bfrom Him, and He 2sent Me.
Joh 7:30 - They sought then to aseize Him, yet no one laid a hand on Him, because bHis hour had not yet come.
Joh 7:31 - But many out of the crowd believed into Him and said, Will the Christ, when He comes, do more signs than this man has done?
Joh 7:32 - The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things about Him, and the chief priests and the Pharisees sent attendants to arrest Him.
Joh 7:33 - Jesus therefore said, aI am still with you a little while, and then bI am going to Him who sent Me.
Joh 7:34 - aYou will seek Me and will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.
Joh 7:35 - The Jews then said to one another, Where is this man about to go that we will not find Him? Is He about to go to the Jews in dispersion among the Greeks and teach the Greeks?
Joh 7:36 - What is the word which He said, You will seek Me and will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come?
b.  Life's cry to the thirsty ones — vv. 37-39
Joh 7:37 - Now on the 1last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, If anyone athirsts, let him bcome to Me and cdrink.
Joh 7:38 - He who believes into Me, as the Scripture said, out of his ainnermost being shall 1flow 2brivers of living water.
Joh 7:39 - But this He said concerning the Spirit, whom those who believed into Him were about to receive; for the 1aSpirit was not yet, because Jesus had not yet been bglorified.
c.  Division caused by life's appearance — vv. 40-52
Joh 7:40 - Some of the crowd therefore, when they heard these words, said, This is truly the aProphet.
Joh 7:41 - Others said, This is the aChrist. But some said, Does then the Christ come out of 1bGalilee?
Joh 7:42 - Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes out of the aseed of David and from bBethlehem, the village where David was?
Joh 7:43 - So there arose a division among the crowd because of Him.
Joh 7:44 - And some of them wanted to seize Him, but no one laid hands on Him.
Joh 7:45 - The attendants therefore came to the chief priests and Pharisees, and these said to them, Why did you not bring Him?
Joh 7:46 - The attendants answered, aNever has a man spoken as this man has.
Joh 7:47 - The Pharisees then answered them, Have you also been deceived?
Joh 7:48 - Has any one of the arulers or Pharisees believed into Him?
Joh 7:49 - But this crowd which does not know the law is accursed.
Joh 7:50 - aNicodemus said to them (he who came to Him before, being one of them),
Joh 7:51 - Does our law 1condemn a man unless it first hears from him and knows what he is doing?
Joh 7:52 - They answered and said to him, Are you also from Galilee? Search and see that no prophet arises out of aGalilee.
7.  The need of those under the bondage of sin—life's setting free — 7:53-8:59
a.  Who is without sin? — 7:53-8:9
Joh 7:53 - 1And everyone went to his own house.

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Chapter 8 of 21

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Joh 8:1 - But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.
Joh 8:2 - And early in the morning He came again into the temple, and all the people came to Him, and He sat down and taught them.
Joh 8:3 - And the scribes and Pharisees brought a 1woman caught in adultery, and having set her in the midst,
Joh 8:4 - They said to Him, Teacher, this woman has been caught committing adultery, in the very act.
Joh 8:5 - Now ain the law, Moses commanded us to stone such women. 1What then do You say?
Joh 8:6 - But they said this to atempt Him, so that they might have reason to accuse Him. But Jesus 1stooped down and wrote with His finger on the ground.
Joh 8:7 - But when they persisted in questioning Him, He stood up and said to them, He who is without sin among you, alet him be the first to throw a stone at her.
Joh 8:8 - And again He stooped down and wrote on the ground.
Joh 8:9 - And when they heard that, they went out one by one, beginning with the older ones. And Jesus was left alone, and the woman stood where she was, in the midst.
b.  Who can condemn and forgive sin? — 8:10-11
Joh 8:10 - And Jesus stood up and said to her, Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?
Joh 8:11 - And she said, No one, 1Lord. And Jesus said, 2aNeither do I condemn you; go, and from now on bsin no more.
c.  Who can set people free from sin? — 8:12-36(1)  Christ, the light of the world and the Giver of the light of life — vv. 12-20
Joh 8:12 - Again therefore Jesus spoke to them, saying, I am the alight of the world; he who follows Me shall by no means walk in darkness, but shall have the 1blight of life.
Joh 8:13 - The Pharisees then said to Him, You are atestifying concerning Yourself; Your testimony is not true.
Joh 8:14 - Jesus answered and said to them, Even if I testify concerning Myself, My testimony is true, for I know awhere I came from and where I am going; but byou do not know where I come from or where I am going.
Joh 8:15 - aYou 1judge according to the flesh; I 1judge no one.
Joh 8:16 - But even if I do ajudge, My judgment is true, for I am not alone, but 1I band the Father who sent Me.
Joh 8:17 - And ain your law also it has been written that the testimony of two men is true:
Joh 8:18 - I am One who testifies concerning Myself, and the Father who sent Me testifies concerning Me.
Joh 8:19 - They said then to Him, Where is Your Father? Jesus answered, You know neither Me nor My Father; aif you knew Me, you would know My Father also.
Joh 8:20 - These words He spoke in the treasury as He taught in the temple; and no one seized Him, because His ahour had not yet come.
(2)  Christ, the I Am — vv. 21-27
Joh 8:21 - He said therefore again to them, I am going away, and ayou will seek Me and will bdie in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.
Joh 8:22 - The Jews then said, He is not going to kill Himself, is He, for He says, Where I am going, you cannot come?
Joh 8:23 - And He said to them, aYou are 1from below, I am 1from above; you are 1bof this world, cI am not 1of this world.
Joh 8:24 - Therefore I said to you that you will adie in your sins; for unless you believe that 1bI am, you will adie in your sins.
Joh 8:25 - They said then to Him, Who are You? Jesus said to them, Altogether that which I also 1tell you.
Joh 8:26 - I have many things to say and to judge concerning you, but aHe who sent Me is true, and what I have heard from Him, these things I speak to the world.
Joh 8:27 - They did not understand that He was speaking to them of the Father.
(3)  Christ, the Son of Man lifted up — vv. 28-30
Joh 8:28 - Jesus therefore said to them, When you 1alift up the Son of Man, bthen you will know that cI am, and that dI do nothing from Myself, but as My Father has taught Me, I speak these things.
Joh 8:29 - And He who sent Me is awith Me; He has not left Me alone, for I always do the things that are pleasing to Him.
Joh 8:30 - As He spoke these things, many believed into Him.
(4)  Christ, the Son as the reality — vv. 31-36
Joh 8:31 - Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, If you aabide in My word, you are truly My disciples;
Joh 8:32 - And you shall know the 1atruth, and the 1truth shall bset you free.
Joh 8:33 - They answered Him, We are aAbraham’s seed and have never yet been enslaved to anyone. How is it that You say, You shall become free?
Joh 8:34 - Jesus answered them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Everyone who commits sin is a aslave of sin.
Joh 8:35 - And the slave does not abide in the house forever; the son does abide forever.
Joh 8:36 - If therefore the Son asets you free, you shall be free indeed.
d.  Who is the source of sin and who is the multiplication of sin? — 8:37-44(2)  The multiplication of sin—the children of the devil, those out of the devil — vv. 37-44
Joh 8:37 - I know that you are Abraham’s seed; but you aseek to kill Me because My word has no place in you.
Joh 8:38 - aI speak the things which I have seen with My Father; so then, you also do the things which you have heard from byour father.
Joh 8:39 - They answered and said to Him, Our father is Abraham. Jesus said to them, If you were aAbraham’s children, you would do the works of Abraham.
Joh 8:40 - But now you are aseeking to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth which I heard from God; Abraham did not do this.
Joh 8:41 - You do the works of ayour father. They then said to Him, We were not born of fornication; we have bone Father, God.
Joh 8:42 - Jesus said to them, If God were your Father you would love Me; for aI came forth out from God and have come from Him; for bI have not come of Myself, but He 1sent Me.
Joh 8:43 - Why do you not understand My speaking? It is because you cannot hear My word.
(1)  The source of sin—the devil, the liar, the father of liars — v. 44
Joh 8:44 - aYou are of your 1father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a bmurderer from the beginning and does not stand in the truth, because there is no ctruth in him. When he speaks the lie, dhe speaks it out of his own 2possessions; for he is a liar and the 3father of it.
e.  Who is Jesus? — 8:45-59(1)  The One who is without sin — vv. 45-51
Joh 8:45 - But because I speak the atruth, you do not believe Me.
Joh 8:46 - Which of you convicts Me of sin? Since I speak truth, why do you not believe Me?
Joh 8:47 - He who is of God hears the 1words of God; for this reason you do not hear them, because you are not of God.
Joh 8:48 - The Jews answered and said to Him, Have we not spoken well in saying that You are a aSamaritan and bhave a demon?
Joh 8:49 - Jesus answered, I do not have a demon, but I honor My Father, and you adishonor Me.
Joh 8:50 - But aI do not seek My glory; there is One who seeks glory for Me and judges.
Joh 8:51 - Truly, truly, I say to you, If anyone akeeps My word, he shall by no means see 1bdeath forever.
(2)  The One who is the I Am before Abraham — vv. 52-59
Joh 8:52 - The Jews therefore said to Him, Now we know that You ahave a demon. Abraham died, and the prophets too; yet You say, If anyone keeps My word, he shall by no means btaste death forever.
Joh 8:53 - Are You greater than our father Abraham, who died? The prophets died too. Who are You making Yourself?
Joh 8:54 - Jesus answered, aIf I glorify Myself, My glory is nothing; it is bMy Father who glorifies Me, of whom you say that He is your God.
Joh 8:55 - Yet ayou have not 1known Him, but bI 1know Him. And if I say that I do not know Him, I will be like you, ca liar; but I do know Him and I keep His word.
Joh 8:56 - Your father Abraham exulted that he would see My day, and he saw it and rejoiced.
Joh 8:57 - The Jews then said to Him, You are not yet fifty years old, and have You seen Abraham?
Joh 8:58 - Jesus said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, aBefore Abraham came into being, 1bI am.
Joh 8:59 - So they apicked up stones to throw at Him, but Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple.

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Chapter 9 of 21

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8.  The need of the blind in religion—life's sight and life's shepherding — 9:1-10:42
a.  Life's sight—for the blind in religion — 9:1-41(1)  Born blind — vv. 1-3
Joh 9:1 - And as He passed by, He saw 1a man 2blind from birth.
Joh 9:2 - And His disciples asked Him, saying, Rabbi, 1who sinned, this man or his parents, that he would be born blind?
Joh 9:3 - Jesus answered, Neither has this man sinned nor his parents, but he was born so, that the works of God might be manifested in him.
(2)  Receiving sight by the light and the anointing of life — vv. 4-13
Joh 9:4 - We must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is aday; night is coming when no one can work.
Joh 9:5 - While I am in the world, I am the alight of the world.
Joh 9:6 - When He had said this, He aspat on the ground and made clay of the 1spittle and anointed his eyes with the clay,
Joh 9:7 - And He said to him, Go, 1wash in the pool of aSiloam (which is interpreted, 2Sent). 3He went therefore and washed and came away seeing.
Joh 9:8 - The neighbors then and those who previously saw him as a beggar said, Is not this the one who used to sit and beg?
Joh 9:9 - Some said, This is he. Others said, No, but he is like him. He said, I am the one.
Joh 9:10 - They said then to him, How then were your eyes opened?
Joh 9:11 - He answered, The man called Jesus made clay and anointed my eyes, and said to me, Go to the pool of Siloam and wash. I went therefore and washed, and I received my sight.
Joh 9:12 - And they said to him, Where is He? He said, I do not know.
Joh 9:13 - They brought him who was once blind to the Pharisees.
(3)  Persecuted by religion — vv. 14-34
Joh 9:14 - Now it was the 1aSabbath, on which day Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes.
Joh 9:15 - aAgain therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he received his sight. And he said to them, He put clay on my eyes, and I washed, and I see.
Joh 9:16 - Then some of the Pharisees said, This man is not from God, because He does anot keep the Sabbath. But others said, How can a man who is a sinner do such bsigns? And there was ca division among them.
Joh 9:17 - Then they said to the blind man again, What do you say about Him, in that He opened your eyes? And he said, He is a prophet.
Joh 9:18 - The Jews then did not believe concerning him that he had been blind and had received his sight, until they called the parents of him who had received his sight
Joh 9:19 - And asked them, saying, Is this your son, of whom you say that he was born blind? How then does he now see?
Joh 9:20 - Then his parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son and that he was born blind.
Joh 9:21 - But how he now sees, we do not know; or who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him; he is of age; he will speak for himself.
Joh 9:22 - His parents said these things because they afeared the Jews, for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone confessed Him to be the Christ, he should be bput out of the synagogue.
Joh 9:23 - Because of this his parents said, He is of age; question him.
Joh 9:24 - Therefore a second time they called the man who had been blind, and said to him, aGive glory to God; we know that this man is a sinner.
Joh 9:25 - Then he answered, Whether or not He is a sinner, I do not know; one thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see.
Joh 9:26 - They said then to him, What did He do to you? How did He open your eyes?
Joh 9:27 - He answered them, aI told you already and you did not hear. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become His disciples?
Joh 9:28 - And they reviled him and said, You are His disciple; but awe are disciples of Moses.
Joh 9:29 - We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, awe do not know where He is from.
Joh 9:30 - The man answered and said to them, Why here is an amazing thing, that you do not know where He is from, and yet He opened my eyes!
Joh 9:31 - aWe know that God does not hear sinners, but if anyone is God-fearing and does His will, He hears him.
Joh 9:32 - 1Since time began it has never been heard that anyone opened the eyes of one born blind.
Joh 9:33 - aIf this man were not 1from God, He could do nothing.
Joh 9:34 - They answered and said to him, You were wholly born in asins, and you are teaching us? And they 1bcast him out.
(4)  Believing into the Son of God — vv. 35-38
Joh 9:35 - Jesus heard that they had acast him out, and He found him and said, Do you believe into the 1Son of God?
Joh 9:36 - He answered and said, And who is He, aLord, that I may believe into Him?
Joh 9:37 - Jesus said to him, You have both seen Him, and aHe is the One speaking with you.
Joh 9:38 - And he said, Lord, I believe; and he aworshipped Him.
(5)  Life's judgment on the blind religionists — vv. 39-41
Joh 9:39 - And Jesus said, For ajudgment I have come into this world, that bthose who do not see may see, and that cthose who see may become blind.
Joh 9:40 - Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these things and said to Him, We are not ablind also, are we?
Joh 9:41 - Jesus said to them, If you were blind, you would anot have sin; but now that you say, We see; your sin remains.

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Chapter 10 of 21

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b.  Life's shepherding—for the believers outside of religion — 10:1-42(1)  The sheepfold, the door, and the pasture—for the sheep — vv. 1-9
Joh 10:1 - Truly, truly, I say to you, He who does not enter through the 1adoor into the 2sheepfold, but climbs up from somewhere else, he is a 3bthief and a robber;
Joh 10:2 - But he who enters through the adoor is the bshepherd of the sheep.
Joh 10:3 - To him the doorkeeper opens, and the 1sheep ahear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them bout.
Joh 10:4 - When he puts forth all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep afollow him because they know his bvoice.
Joh 10:5 - But they will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers.
Joh 10:6 - This aparable Jesus spoke to them, but they did not know what those things meant that He spoke to them.
Joh 10:7 - Jesus therefore said to them again, Truly, truly, I say to you that I am the adoor of the sheep.
Joh 10:8 - All who came before Me are athieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them.
Joh 10:9 - I am the 1adoor; if anyone enters through Me, he shall be saved and shall go in and go out and shall find 2pasture.
(2)  The Shepherd, the divine life, and the soulish life—for the flock — vv. 10-21
Joh 10:10 - The thief does not come except to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may ahave 1life and may have it abundantly.
Joh 10:11 - I am the good aShepherd; the good Shepherd blays down His 1life for the sheep.
Joh 10:12 - He who is a hireling and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf snatches them and scatters them.
Joh 10:13 - He flees because he is a hireling and it does not matter to him concerning the sheep.
Joh 10:14 - I am the good aShepherd, and bI know My own, and cMy own know Me,
Joh 10:15 - Even as the aFather knows Me and I know the Father; and I blay down My life for the sheep.
Joh 10:16 - And I have 1aother sheep, which are not of this fold; I must lead them also, and they shall hear My voice, and there shall be 2bone flock, one cShepherd.
Joh 10:17 - For this reason the aFather loves Me, because bI lay down My life that I may take it again.
Joh 10:18 - No one takes it away from Me, but I alay it down of Myself. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to btake it again. This commandment I received from My Father.
Joh 10:19 - aA division again took place among the Jews because of these words.
Joh 10:20 - And many of them said, He ahas a demon and is binsane. Why do you listen to Him?
Joh 10:21 - Others said, These are not the words of one who is demon-possessed. Can a demon aopen the eyes of the blind?
(3)  The eternal life, the Son's hand, and the Father's hand—for the security of the sheep — vv. 22-30
Joh 10:22 - At that time the 1Feast of the Dedication occurred in Jerusalem, and it was winter.
Joh 10:23 - And Jesus was walking in the temple in the aportico of Solomon.
Joh 10:24 - The Jews therefore surrounded Him and said to Him, How long will You hold our soul in suspense? If You are the Christ, tell us aplainly.
Joh 10:25 - Jesus answered them, I told you, and you do not believe. The aworks which I do 1in My Father’s name, these testify concerning Me;
Joh 10:26 - But you do not believe, because you are not of My sheep.
Joh 10:27 - My sheep ahear My voice, and bI know them, and they cfollow Me;
Joh 10:28 - And I give to them 1aeternal life, and they shall by no means perish forever, and bno one shall csnatch them out of 1My hand.
Joh 10:29 - My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all, and no one can asnatch them out of My 1Father’s hand.
Joh 10:30 - 1I and the Father are aone.
(4)  The persecution of religion — vv. 31-39
Joh 10:31 - The Jews again atook up stones that they might stone Him.
Joh 10:32 - Jesus answered them, I have shown you many good works from the Father; for which of these works are you stoning Me?
Joh 10:33 - The Jews answered Him, We are not stoning You for a good work, but for blasphemy, and because You, being a man, are making Yourself aGod.
Joh 10:34 - Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, “I said, aYou are gods”?
Joh 10:35 - If He said they were gods, to whom the word of God came, and the Scripture cannot be broken,
Joh 10:36 - Do you say of Him whom the Father ahas sanctified and 1bsent into the world, You are blaspheming, because I said, cI am the Son of God?
Joh 10:37 - If I do not do the aworks of My Father, do not believe Me;
Joh 10:38 - But if I do them, even if you do not believe Me, abelieve the works so that you may come to know and continue to know that the bFather is in Me and I am in the Father.
Joh 10:39 - Then they sought again to aseize Him, yet He went forth out of their hand.
(5)  Life's desertion of religion and life's new standing — vv. 40-42
Joh 10:40 - And 1He went away again aacross the Jordan, to the place where John was baptizing at first, and He remained there.
Joh 10:41 - And many came to Him and said, John did no sign, but aall the things John said concerning this man were true.
Joh 10:42 - And amany believed into Him there.

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Chapter 11 of 21

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9.  The need of the dead—life's resurrecting — 11:1-57
a.  The dead man and his need — vv. 1-4
Joh 11:1 - Now there was a certain man who was sick, Lazarus from 1Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
Joh 11:2 - It was that Mary who aanointed the Lord with ointment and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.
Joh 11:3 - The sisters therefore sent to Him saying, Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick.
Joh 11:4 - But when Jesus heard it, He said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the aglory of God, in order that the Son of God may be glorified through it.
b.  The frustration of human opinions — vv. 5-40
Joh 11:5 - Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
Joh 11:6 - When therefore He heard that he was sick, He remained at that time in the place where He was for two days.
Joh 11:7 - Then after this He said to the disciples, Let us go into Judea again.
Joh 11:8 - The disciples 1said to Him, Rabbi, the Jews were just now seeking to astone You, and You are going there again?
Joh 11:9 - Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the aday, he does not stumble, because he sees the blight of this world.
Joh 11:10 - But if anyone walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.
Joh 11:11 - He said these things, and after this He said to them, Our friend Lazarus has fallen aasleep; but I am going that I may wake him out of sleep.
Joh 11:12 - The disciples then said to Him, Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will 1recover.
Joh 11:13 - But Jesus had spoken about his death, but they thought that He was speaking about taking rest in sleep.
Joh 11:14 - So Jesus then told them plainly, Lazarus has 1died.
Joh 11:15 - And I rejoice for your sakes that I was not there, so that you may believe; but let us go to him.
Joh 11:16 - Then Thomas, who is called 1Didymus, said to his fellow disciples, Let us also go, that we may die with Him.
Joh 11:17 - Then when Jesus came, He found that he had already been in the tomb afour days.
Joh 11:18 - Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about 1fifteen stadia away.
Joh 11:19 - And many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them concerning their brother.
Joh 11:20 - Martha therefore, when she heard that Jesus was coming, went to meet Him; but Mary sat in the house.
Joh 11:21 - Then Martha said to Jesus, Lord, aif You had been here, my brother would not have died.
Joh 11:22 - But even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You.
Joh 11:23 - Jesus said to her, Your brother will rise again.
Joh 11:24 - Martha said to Him, I know that he will rise again in the aresurrection 1in the last day.
Joh 11:25 - Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the alife; he who believes into Me, even if he should die, shall blive;
Joh 11:26 - And everyone who lives and believes into Me shall by ano means die forever. Do you believe this?
Joh 11:27 - She said to Him, Yes, Lord; I have 1believed that aYou are the Christ, the Son of God, He who bcomes into the world.
Joh 11:28 - And when she had said this, she went away and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Teacher is here and 1is calling you.
Joh 11:29 - And she, when she heard this, rose quickly and came to Him.
Joh 11:30 - Now Jesus had not yet come into the village, but was still in the place where Martha met Him.
Joh 11:31 - The Jews then who were with her in the house and were consoling her, when they saw that Mary rose up quickly and went out, followed her, supposing that she was going to the tomb to 1weep there.
Joh 11:32 - Then Mary, when she came to where Jesus was, saw Him and fell at His feet, saying to Him, Lord, aif You had been here, my brother would not have died.
Joh 11:33 - Then Jesus, when He saw her 1weeping and the aJews who came with her 1weeping, was bmoved with indignation in His spirit and was ctroubled,
Joh 11:34 - And He said, Where have you put him? They said to Him, Lord, come and see.
Joh 11:35 - Jesus 1wept.
Joh 11:36 - The Jews then said, Behold how He aloved him!
Joh 11:37 - But some of them said, Could not He who aopened the eyes of the blind man also have caused that this man would not die?
Joh 11:38 - Jesus therefore, moved with indignation again in Himself, came to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone was lying against it.
Joh 11:39 - Jesus said, Take away the stone. Martha, the sister of him who was deceased, said to Him, Lord, by now he smells, for it is the afourth day that he is there.
Joh 11:40 - Jesus said to her, Did I not tell you that if you believe you will see the aglory of God?
c.  Life's resurrecting — vv. 41-44
Joh 11:41 - Then they 1took the stone away. And Jesus alifted up His eyes and said, bFather, I thank You that You have heard Me.
Joh 11:42 - And I knew that You always hear Me; but because of the crowd standing around, I said it, that they may abelieve that You have 1sent Me.
Joh 11:43 - And when He had said these things, He cried out with a loud voice, Lazarus, come out!
Joh 11:44 - And he who had died came out, abound hand and foot with cloths, and bhis face was bound about with a handkerchief. Jesus said to them, Loose him and let him go.
d.  The conspiracy of religion and life's vicarious death for the gathering of God's children — vv. 45-57
Joh 11:45 - Many of the aJews therefore who had come to Mary and beheld the things that He did believed into Him.
Joh 11:46 - But some of them went away to the Pharisees and told them the things that Jesus did.
Joh 11:47 - Then the chief priests and the Pharisees assembled a council and said, What do we do? For this man is doing many asigns.
Joh 11:48 - If we let Him do so, all will believe into Him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.
Joh 11:49 - But a certain one of them, Caiaphas, who was ahigh priest that year, said to them, You know nothing at all,
Joh 11:50 - Nor do you take account of the fact that ait is expedient for you that one man die for the people and that not the whole nation perish.
Joh 11:51 - But this he did not say from himself, but being ahigh priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus was to die for the nation,
Joh 11:52 - And not for the nation only, but that He might also 1gather into aone the children of God who are scattered abroad.
Joh 11:53 - From that day therefore they atook counsel to kill Him.
Joh 11:54 - Jesus therefore no longer awalked openly among the Jews, but went away from there to the region near the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there He remained with the disciples.
Joh 11:55 - Now the aPassover of the Jews was near, and many went up to Jerusalem out of the country before the Passover in order to bpurify themselves.
Joh 11:56 - They then sought Jesus, and said to one another as they stood in the temple, What do you think? That He will not, by any means, come to the feast?
Joh 11:57 - Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where He was, he should disclose it, so that they might arrest Him.

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Chapter 12 of 21

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D.  Life's issue and multiplication — 12:1-50
1.  Life's issue—a house of feasting (a miniature of the church life) — vv. 1-11
Joh 12:1 - Then Jesus, six days before the aPassover, came to 1bBethany, where Lazarus was, cwhom Jesus had raised from the dead.
Joh 12:2 - Therefore they made Him a supper there; and aMartha served, but Lazarus was one of the ones reclining at table with Him.
Joh 12:3 - Then aMary took a 1pound of ointment, of very valuable pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair; and the 2house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment.
Joh 12:4 - But aJudas Iscariot, one of His disciples, who was about to betray Him, said,
Joh 12:5 - Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred 1denarii and given to the poor?
Joh 12:6 - But he said this not because it mattered to him concerning the poor, but because he was a thief, and aholding the purse, carried off what was put into it.
Joh 12:7 - Then 1Jesus said, Leave her alone; she has reserved it for the day of My burial.
Joh 12:8 - aFor the poor you always have with you, but you do not always have Me.
Joh 12:9 - Then a great crowd of the Jews found out that He was there, and they came, not because of Jesus only, but that they might also see Lazarus, awhom He had raised from the dead.
Joh 12:10 - And the chief priests took counsel to kill Lazarus also,
Joh 12:11 - Because on account of him amany of the Jews went away and believed into Jesus.
2.  Life's multiplication for the church through death and resurrection (the glorification of God and the judgment upon the world and Satan implied) — vv. 12-36a
Joh 12:12 - On the next day, athe great crowd who had come to the bfeast, when they heard that Jesus was coming into Jerusalem,
Joh 12:13 - Took the branches of the palm trees and went out to meet Him, and cried out, 1Hosanna! aBlessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord, even the bKing of Israel!
Joh 12:14 - And Jesus, having found a young donkey, sat on it, as it is written,
Joh 12:15 - a“Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your King comes, sitting on a donkey’s colt.”
Joh 12:16 - These things His disciples did not understand at first, but when Jesus was aglorified, then they bremembered that these things were written of Him and that they had done these things to Him.
Joh 12:17 - The crowd therefore that was with Him when He called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead testified.
Joh 12:18 - For this reason the crowd also went and met Him, because they heard that He had done this sign.
Joh 12:19 - The Pharisees then said to one another, You see that you are not doing anything worthwhile; behold, the world has gone after Him.
Joh 12:20 - And there were some Greeks among those who went up to aworship at the feast.
Joh 12:21 - These then came to aPhilip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying, Sir, we wish to see Jesus.
Joh 12:22 - Philip came and told Andrew; Andrew came, and Philip too, and they told Jesus.
Joh 12:23 - And Jesus answered them, saying, The ahour has come for the Son of Man to be 1bglorified.
Joh 12:24 - Truly, truly, I say to you, aUnless the grain of wheat 1falls into the ground and dies, it abides alone; but if it dies, it bears 2bmuch fruit.
Joh 12:25 - aHe who loves his 1bsoul-life loses it; and he who chates his 1bsoul-life in this world shall keep it unto 2eternal life.
Joh 12:26 - If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there also My servant will be. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.
Joh 12:27 - Now is aMy 1soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, bsave Me out of this chour. But for 2this reason I have come to this hour.
Joh 12:28 - Father, 1aglorify Your name. Then a bvoice came out of heaven: I have both 1aglorified it and will 1aglorify it again.
Joh 12:29 - The crowd therefore which stood by and heard it said that there had been thunder; others said, aAn angel has spoken to Him.
Joh 12:30 - Jesus answered and said, This voice has not 1come for My sake, but for your sake.
Joh 12:31 - Now is the 1ajudgment of this 2world; now shall the bruler of this world be cast out.
Joh 12:32 - And I, if I be 1alifted up from the earth, will bdraw call men to Myself.
Joh 12:33 - But He said this asignifying by what kind of death He was about to die.
Joh 12:34 - The crowd therefore answered Him, We have heard out of the law that the aChrist abides forever; and how is it that You say, The Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?
Joh 12:35 - Jesus then said to them, The light is astill among you a little while. Walk while you have the light so that darkness may not bovercome you; and he who cwalks in the darkness does not know where he is going.
Joh 12:36a - While you have the alight, believe into the light, so that you may become bsons of light.
3.  Religion's unbelief and blindness — vv. 36b-43
Joh 12:36b - Jesus said these things, and He went away and cwas hidden from them.
Joh 12:37 - But though He had done so many signs before them, they did not believe into Him,
Joh 12:38 - That the word of the prophet Isaiah which he said might be fulfilled, a“Lord, who has believed our report? And to whom has the 1arm of the Lord been revealed?”
Joh 12:39 - For this reason they could not believe, because again Isaiah said,
Joh 12:40 - a“He has 1blinded their eyes and He hardened their heart, that they might not see with their eyes and understand with their heart and turn, and I will heal them.”
Joh 12:41 - These things said Isaiah because he asaw 1His glory and spoke concerning Him.
Joh 12:42 - Nevertheless even many of the rulers believed into Him, but because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, aso that they would not be bput out of the synagogue;
Joh 12:43 - For they loved the aglory of men more than the aglory of God.
4.  Life's declaration to the unbelieving religion — vv. 44-50
Joh 12:44 - But Jesus 1cried out and said, He who believes into Me does not believe into Me, but ainto Him who sent Me;
Joh 12:45 - And he who abeholds Me beholds Him who sent Me.
Joh 12:46 - I have come as a alight into the world, that everyone who believes into Me would not remain in darkness.
Joh 12:47 - And if anyone hears My 1words and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I have not come to ajudge the world, but to save the world.
Joh 12:48 - He who rejects Me and does not receive My words has one who judges him; the aword which I have spoken, that will judge him in the last day.
Joh 12:49 - For I have not spoken from Myself; but the Father who sent Me, He Himself has agiven Me commandment, what to say and what to speak.
Joh 12:50 - And I know that His commandment is 1eternal life. The things therefore that I speak, even aas the Father has said to Me, so I speak.

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Chapter 13 of 21

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E.  Life's washing in love to maintain fellowship — 13:1-38
1.  Washing by the Lord Himself — vv. 1-11
Joh 13:1 - 1Now before the aFeast of the Passover, Jesus knowing that His bhour had come for Him to depart out of this world unto the cFather, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the uttermost.
Joh 13:2 - And while supper was taking place, the adevil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, that he should bbetray Him,
Joh 13:3 - Jesus, knowing that the Father had agiven all into His hands and that He had bcome forth from God and was going to God,
Joh 13:4 - Rose from supper and 1laid aside His outer garments; and taking a 2towel, He 3girded Himself;
Joh 13:5 - Then He poured 1water into the basin and began to 2wash the disciples’ 3feet and to wipe them with the towel with which He was girded.
Joh 13:6 - He came then to Simon Peter. Peter said to Him, Lord, do You wash my feet?
Joh 13:7 - Jesus answered and said to him, What I am doing you do not 1know now, but you will 1know after these things.
Joh 13:8 - Peter said to Him, You shall by no means wash my feet forever. Jesus answered him, Unless I wash you, you have no part with Me.
Joh 13:9 - Simon Peter said to Him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head.
Joh 13:10 - Jesus said to him, He who is 1abathed has no need except to wash his feet, but is wholly bclean; and you are clean, but not all of you.
Joh 13:11 - For He aknew the one betraying Him; for this reason He said, Not all of you are clean.
2.  Washing by one another among the believers — vv. 12-17
Joh 13:12 - Then when He had washed their feet and taken His outer garments and reclined at the table again, He said to them, Do you know what I have done to you?
Joh 13:13 - You call Me the Teacher and the Lord, and you say rightly, for I am.
Joh 13:14 - If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet.
Joh 13:15 - For I have given you an aexample so that you also may do even as I have done to you.
Joh 13:16 - Truly, truly, I say to you, A aslave is not greater than his master, nor 1one who is sent greater than the one who sends him.
Joh 13:17 - If you know these things, ablessed are you if you do them.
3.  Washed, but not in the fellowship — vv. 18-30
Joh 13:18 - I do not speak concerning aall of you. I know whom I have bchosen, but that the cScripture may be fulfilled, d“He who 1eats bread with Me has lifted up his heel against Me.”
Joh 13:19 - From now on I am atelling you before it happens, so that when it happens, you may believe that 1bI am.
Joh 13:20 - Truly, truly, I say to you, aHe who receives whomever I shall send receives Me, and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me.
Joh 13:21 - When Jesus had said these things, He became troubled in His aspirit, and He testified and said, Truly, truly, I say to you that bone of you will betray Me.
Joh 13:22 - The disciples looked at one another, perplexed over whom He was speaking about.
Joh 13:23 - One of His disciples, awhom Jesus loved, was reclining on Jesus’ bosom.
Joh 13:24 - Simon Peter therefore nodded to him to inquire who it might be about whom He was speaking.
Joh 13:25 - Then he, while reclining thus on Jesus’ breast, said to Him, Lord, who is it?
Joh 13:26 - Jesus answered, It is he for whom I will dip the morsel and to whom I will give it. And dipping the morsel, He gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon.
Joh 13:27 - And at that moment, after the morsel, aSatan entered into him. Jesus therefore said to him, What you do, do quickly.
Joh 13:28 - But none of those reclining at table knew why He said this to him.
Joh 13:29 - For some supposed, since Judas held the purse, that Jesus was saying to him, Buy the things that we have need of for the feast, or that he should give something to the poor.
Joh 13:30 - Therefore having taken the morsel, he went out immediately; and it was night.
4.  Washed and willing to remain in the fellowship, but failing — vv. 31-38
Joh 13:31 - Then when he went out, Jesus said, Now has the Son of Man been 1aglorified, and God has been 2bglorified in Him.
Joh 13:32 - 1If God has been 2aglorified in Him, God will also 3bglorify Him in Himself, and He will 3glorify Him immediately.
Joh 13:33 - Little children, aI am still with you a little while; byou will seek Me, and even as I said to the Jews, cWhere I am going, you cannot come, now I say to you also.
Joh 13:34 - A new 1acommandment I give to you, that you blove one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another.
Joh 13:35 - By this shall all men know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.
Joh 13:36 - aSimon Peter said to Him, Lord, where are You going? Jesus answered him, bWhere I go you cannot follow Me now, but you will cfollow later.
Joh 13:37 - Peter said to Him, Lord, why can’t I follow You now? I will lay down my 1life for You.
Joh 13:38 - Jesus answered, Will you lay down your life for Me? Truly, truly, I say to you, A arooster shall by no means crow until you deny Me three times.

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Chapter 14 of 21

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II.  Jesus crucified and Christ resurrected going to prepare the way to bring man into God, and as the Spirit coming to abide and live in the believers for the building of God's habitation — 14:1-21:25

A.  Life's indwelling—for the building of God's habitation — 14:1-16:33
1.  The dispensing of the Triune God—for the producing of His abode — 14:1-31
a.  Jesus going through death and Christ coming in resurrection to bring the believers into the Father — vv. 1-6
Joh 14:1 - aDo not let your heart be troubled; believe into 1God, believe also into 1Me.
Joh 14:2 - In 1aMy Father’s house are 2many babodes; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I 3cgo to prepare a place for you.
Joh 14:3 - And 1if I go and 2prepare a place for you, I aam coming again and will 3receive you to Myself, so that 4bwhere I am you also may be.
Joh 14:4 - And where I am going you know the way.
Joh 14:5 - Thomas said to Him, Lord, we do not know where You are going; how can we know the way?
Joh 14:6 - Jesus said to him, I am the 1way and the 2areality and the blife; no one comes to the Father except through Me.
b.  The Triune God dispensing Himself into the believers — vv. 7-20(1)  The Father embodied in the Son seen among the believers — vv. 7-14
Joh 14:7 - 1If you had aknown Me, you would have known My Father also; and henceforth you bknow Him and have seen Him.
Joh 14:8 - Philip said to Him, Lord, show us the Father and it is sufficient for us.
Joh 14:9 - Jesus said to him, Have I been so long a time with you, and you have not known Me, Philip? He who has aseen Me has seen the Father; how is it that you say, Show us the Father?
Joh 14:10 - Do you not believe that I am ain the Father and the bFather is in Me? The 1cwords that I say to you I do not speak dfrom Myself, but the Father who abides in Me does His works.
Joh 14:11 - Believe Me that I am ain the Father and the Father is in Me; but if not, believe because of the bworks themselves.
Joh 14:12 - Truly, truly, I say to you, He who believes into Me, the works which I do he shall do also; and agreater than these he shall do because I am 1bgoing to the Father.
Joh 14:13 - And whatever you aask 1in My name, that I will do, that the 2Father may be bglorified in the Son.
Joh 14:14 - If you aask Me anything in My name, I will do it.
(2)  The Son realized as the Spirit to abide in the believers — vv. 15-20
Joh 14:15 - If you alove Me, you will keep My bcommandments.
Joh 14:16 - And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another 1aComforter, that He may be with you forever,
Joh 14:17 - Even the 1aSpirit of reality, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not behold Him or know Him; but you know Him, because 2He abides with you and shall be 3bin you.
Joh 14:18 - 1I will not leave you as orphans; I am 2acoming to you.
Joh 14:19 - Yet aa little while and the world beholds Me no longer, but you behold Me; because I 1blive, you also shall clive.
Joh 14:20 - In that 1aday you will know that I am bin My Father, and you cin Me, and I din you.
c.  The Triune God making an abode with the believers — vv. 21-24
Joh 14:21 - He who has My commandments and keeps them, he is the one who aloves Me; and he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and will bmanifest Myself to him.
Joh 14:22 - Judas, not Iscariot, said to Him, Lord, and what has happened that You are to manifest Yourself to us and not to the world?
Joh 14:23 - Jesus answered and said to him, If anyone aloves Me, he will bkeep My word, and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make an 1cabode with him.
Joh 14:24 - He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the aword which you hear is not Mine, but the Father’s who sent Me.
d.  The Comforter's reminding and life's peace — vv. 25-31
Joh 14:25 - These things I have spoken to you while abiding with you;
Joh 14:26 - But the 1aComforter, the Holy Spirit, whom the 2Father will send in 3My name, He will bteach you call things and remind you of all the things which I have said to you.
Joh 14:27 - aPeace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be btroubled, neither let it be afraid.
Joh 14:28 - You have heard that I said to you, I am agoing away and I am 1coming to you. If you loved Me, you would rejoice because bI am 2going to the Father, for the Father is cgreater than I.
Joh 14:29 - And now I have told you abefore it happens, so that when it happens you may believe.
Joh 14:30 - I will no longer speak much with you, for the aruler of the world is coming, and in Me he has nothing;
Joh 14:31 - But this is so that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father acommanded Me, so I do. Rise, let us go from here.

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Chapter 15 of 21

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2.  The organism of the Triune God in the divine dispensing — 15:1-16:4
a.  The vine and the branches being an organism to glorify the Father by expressing the riches of the divine life — 15:1-11
Joh 15:1 - I am the 1true avine, and My Father is the 2husbandman.
Joh 15:2 - Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes it away; and every branch that bears fruit, He 1prunes it that it may bear more fruit.
Joh 15:3 - You are already aclean because of the word which I have spoken to you.
Joh 15:4 - aAbide in Me and I bin you. As the branch cannot bear fruit 1of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me.
Joh 15:5 - I am the vine; you are the branches. He who abides in Me and I in him, he bears amuch fruit; for apart from Me you can do bnothing.
Joh 15:6 - If one does not abide in Me, he is 1acast out as a branch and is dried up; and they gather them and cast them into the bfire, and they are cburned.
Joh 15:7 - If you abide in Me and My 1awords abide in you, 2ask whatever you will, and it shall be done for you.
Joh 15:8 - In this is My Father 1aglorified, that you bear much fruit and so you will become My bdisciples.
Joh 15:9 - As the Father has aloved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love.
Joh 15:10 - If you 1keep My acommandments, you will abide in My love; even as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love.
Joh 15:11 - These things I have spoken to you that My 1joy may be in you and that your ajoy may be made full.
b.  The branches loving one another to express the divine life in fruit-bearing — 15:12-17
Joh 15:12 - This is My acommandment, that you blove one another even as I have loved you.
Joh 15:13 - No one has greater love than this, that one alay down his 1life for his friends.
Joh 15:14 - You are My afriends if you do what I command you.
Joh 15:15 - No longer do I call you slaves, for the slave does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all the things which I have heard from My Father I have made known to you.
Joh 15:16 - You did not choose Me, but I achose you, and I 1set you that you should 2go forth and bbear fruit and 3that your fruit should 4remain, that whatever you 5cask the Father in My name, He may give you.
Joh 15:17 - These things I command you that you may 1alove one another.
c.  The vine and the branches, separated from the world, being hated and persecuted by the religious world — 15:18-16:4
Joh 15:18 - If the world ahates you, know that it has bhated Me before you.
Joh 15:19 - If you were 1of the world, the world would love its own; but because you are anot 1of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.
Joh 15:20 - Remember the word which I said to you, A slave is not agreater than his master. If they have bpersecuted Me, they will cpersecute you also; if they have kept My word, they will keep yours also.
Joh 15:21 - But all these things they will do to you because of My aname, because they do bnot know Him who sent Me.
Joh 15:22 - If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have asin; but now they have no excuse for their sin.
Joh 15:23 - He who ahates Me hates My Father also.
Joh 15:24 - If I did not do among them the aworks which no one else has done, they would not have bsin; but now they have both seen and hated both Me and My Father.
Joh 15:25 - But it is so that the word written in their law may be fulfilled, a“They hated Me without cause.”
Joh 15:26 - But when the aComforter comes, whom I will bsend to you 1cfrom the Father, the dSpirit of reality, who proceeds 1from the Father, He will etestify concerning Me;
Joh 15:27 - And ayou testify also, because from the beginning you have been with Me.

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Chapter 16 of 21

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Joh 16:1 - These things I have spoken to you so that you would not be astumbled.
Joh 16:2 - They will aput you out of the synagogues; but an hour is coming for everyone who 1bkills you to think that he is offering service to God.
Joh 16:3 - And these things they will do abecause they have not known the Father nor Me.
Joh 16:4 - But these things I have spoken to you that awhen their hour comes you may remember them, that I told you of them. Now these things I have not said to you from the beginning, because I was with you.
3.  The work of the Spirit consummating in the mingling of divinity with humanity — 16:5-33
a.  The Son's going for the Spirit's coming — vv. 5-7
Joh 16:5 - But now I am agoing to Him who sent Me; and none of you asks Me, bWhere are You going?
Joh 16:6 - But because I have spoken these things to you, asorrow has filled your bheart.
Joh 16:7 - But I tell you the truth, It is expedient for you that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Comforter will anot come to you; but if I 1bgo, I will csend Him to you.
b.  The work of the Spirit — vv. 8-15(1)  To convict the world — vv. 8-11
Joh 16:8 - And when He comes, He will 1convict the world concerning 2sin and concerning 2righteousness and concerning 2judgment:
Joh 16:9 - Concerning asin, because they do not bbelieve into Me;
Joh 16:10 - And concerning arighteousness, because bI am going to the Father and you no longer behold Me;
Joh 16:11 - And concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been ajudged.
(2)  To glorify the Son by revealing Him with the fullness of the Father to the believers — vv. 12-15
Joh 16:12 - I have yet many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.
(3)  To transmit to the believers all that the Father and the Son have — v. 13
Joh 16:13 - But when He, the aSpirit of reality, comes, He will 1guide you into all the breality; for He will not speak cfrom Himself, but what He hears He will speak; and He will 1declare to you dthe things that are coming.
Joh 16:14 - He will aglorify Me, for He will receive of Mine and will declare it to you.
Joh 16:15 - aAll that the Father has is Mine; for this reason I have said that He receives of Mine and will declare it to you.
c.  The Son to be born in resurrection as a newborn child — vv. 16-24
Joh 16:16 - aA little while and you no longer behold Me, and again a little while and you will bsee Me.
Joh 16:17 - Some of His disciples then said to one another, What is this that He says to us, A little while and you do not behold Me, and again a little while and you will see Me; and, Because I am going to the Father?
Joh 16:18 - Therefore they said, What is this that He says, A little while? We do not know what He is talking about.
Joh 16:19 - Jesus knew that they wanted to ask Him and He said to them, Are you inquiring among yourselves concerning this, that I said, A little while and you do not behold Me, and again a little while and you will see Me?
Joh 16:20 - Truly, truly, I say to you that you will aweep and lament, but the world will rejoice; you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into bjoy.
Joh 16:21 - A woman, when she gives birth, has sorrow because her hour has come; but when she 1brings forth the 2little achild, she no longer remembers the affliction because of the joy that a man has been born into the world.
Joh 16:22 - Therefore you also now have sorrow; but I will 1see you aagain and your heart will brejoice, and no one takes your joy away from you.
Joh 16:23 - And in that aday you will ask Me nothing. Truly, truly, I say to you, 1Whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give to you.
Joh 16:24 - Until now you have 1aasked for nothing in My name; ask and you shall receive, that your bjoy may be made full.
d.  The believers having peace in the Son in spite of persecution — vv. 25-33
Joh 16:25 - These things I have spoken to you in parables; an hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in parables, but I will report to you plainly concerning the Father.
Joh 16:26 - In that aday you will bask in My name, and I do not say to you that I will ask the Father concerning you,
Joh 16:27 - For the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me and have believed that I acame forth 1bfrom God.
Joh 16:28 - I 1came forth aout from the Father and have come into the world; again, I am leaving the world and am bgoing to the Father.
Joh 16:29 - His disciples said, Behold, now You are speaking plainly and not saying any parable.
Joh 16:30 - Now we know that You know all things and have no need that anyone ask You; by this we believe that You acame forth 1from God.
Joh 16:31 - Jesus answered them, Do you now believe?
Joh 16:32 - Behold, an hour is coming, and has come, that you will be ascattered each to his own place and will leave Me alone; yet I am not balone, because the Father is 1cwith Me.
Joh 16:33 - These things I have spoken to you that in Me you may have apeace. In the world you have baffliction, but take courage; I have covercome the world.

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Chapter 17 of 21

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B.  Life's prayer — 17:1-26
1.  The Son to be glorified that the Father may be glorified — vv. 1-5
Joh 17:1 - These things Jesus spoke, and alifting up His eyes to heaven, He said, bFather, the hour has come; 1cglorify Your Son that the Son may dglorify You;
Joh 17:2 - Even as 1You have given Him aauthority over all flesh to give 2eternal blife to all whom You have cgiven Him.
Joh 17:3 - And this is 1eternal life, that they may aknow You, the only btrue God, and Him whom You have 2csent, Jesus dChrist.
Joh 17:4 - I have 1glorified You on earth, finishing the awork which You have given Me to do.
Joh 17:5 - And now, 1aglorify Me along with Yourself, Father, with the bglory which I had cwith You dbefore the world was.
2.  The believers to be built up into one — vv. 6-24
a.  In the Father's name by the eternal life — vv. 6-13
Joh 17:6 - I have manifested 1Your aname to the men whom You bgave Me out of the world. They were cYours, and You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your 2word.
Joh 17:7 - Now they have come to know that all that You have given Me is from You,
Joh 17:8 - For the awords which You gave Me I have bgiven to them, and they received them and knew truly that I ccame forth 1from You, and they have believed that You dsent Me.
Joh 17:9 - I aask concerning them; I do not ask concerning the world, but concerning those whom You have bgiven Me, for they are cYours;
Joh 17:10 - And all that is Mine is Yours, and aYours Mine; and I have been 1glorified 2in them.
Joh 17:11 - And I am no longer in the world; yet they are ain the world, and I am bcoming to You. 1Holy Father, ckeep them 2in Your dname, which You have given to Me, that they may be eone even as We are.
Joh 17:12 - When I was with them, I akept them in Your bname, which You have given to Me, and I guarded them; and cnot one of them 1dperished, except the eson of 1perdition, that the fScripture might be fulfilled.
Joh 17:13 - But now I am acoming to You, and these things I speak in the world that they may have My bjoy made full in themselves.
b.  In the Triune God through sanctification by the holy word — vv. 14-21
Joh 17:14 - I have agiven them Your 1word, and the 2world has bhated them, because they are cnot 3of the 2world even as dI am not 3of the 2world.
Joh 17:15 - I do not ask that You would take them out of the world, but that You would akeep them 1out of the hands of the 2bevil one.
Joh 17:16 - They are anot of the world, even as I am not of the world.
Joh 17:17 - 1aSanctify them 2in the truth; Your 3word is truth.
Joh 17:18 - As You have 1asent Me into the world, I also have 1bsent them into the world.
Joh 17:19 - And for their sake I 1sanctify Myself, that they themselves also may be asanctified in truth.
Joh 17:20 - And I do not aask concerning these only, but concerning those also who believe into Me through their word,
Joh 17:21 - That they all may be 1aone; even as You, Father, are bin Me and I cin You, that they also may be din Us; that the eworld may believe that You have fsent Me.
c.  In the divine glory for the expression of the Triune God — vv. 22-24
Joh 17:22 - And the 1aglory which You have given Me I have given to them, that they may be 2bone, even as We are cone;
Joh 17:23 - I ain them, and You bin Me, that they may be perfected into cone, that the world may know that You have dsent Me and have 1loved them even as You have eloved Me.
Joh 17:24 - Father, concerning that which You have agiven Me, I desire that they also may 1be with Me bwhere I am, that they may behold My cglory, which You have given Me, for You dloved Me ebefore the foundation of the world.
3.  The Father to be shown righteous in loving the Son and His believers — vv. 25-26
Joh 17:25 - 1Righteous Father, though the world has not known You, yet I have aknown You, and these have known that You have bsent Me.
Joh 17:26 - And I have made Your aname known to them and will yet make it known, that the 1blove with which You have bloved Me may be in them, and I cin them.

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Chapter 18 of 21

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C.  Life's process through death and resurrection for multiplication — 18:1-20:13, 17
1.  Delivering Himself in voluntary boldness to be processed — 18:1-11
Joh 18:1 - When Jesus had said these things, aHe 1went forth with His disciples across the brook bKedron, where there was a garden, into which He entered as well as His disciples.
Joh 18:2 - And Judas also, who was abetraying Him, knew the place, for Jesus often gathered there with His disciples.
Joh 18:3 - Then Judas, having gotten the cohort and some attendants from the chief priests and Pharisees, came there with torches and lamps and weapons.
Joh 18:4 - Jesus therefore, aknowing all the things that were coming upon Him, 1went forth and said to them, Whom do you seek?
Joh 18:5 - They answered Him, Jesus the aNazarene. He said to them, 1bI am. And Judas also, who was betraying Him, was standing with them.
Joh 18:6 - When therefore He said to them, I am, they drew back and fell to the ground.
Joh 18:7 - Then again He asked them, Whom do you seek? And they said, Jesus the Nazarene.
Joh 18:8 - Jesus answered, I told you that aI am; if therefore you seek Me, let 1these go away,
Joh 18:9 - That the word might be fulfilled which He spoke, aOf those whom You have given Me, I have not lost one.
Joh 18:10 - Then Simon Peter, having a asword, drew it and struck the slave of the high priest and bcut off his right ear; and the slave’s name was Malchus.
Joh 18:11 - Jesus therefore said to Peter, Put the sword into its sheath. The 1cup which the Father has given Me, shall I not drink it?
2.  Examined in His dignity by mankind — 18:12-38a
a.  By the Jews according to God's law in their religion — vv. 12-27
Joh 18:12 - Then the cohort and the commander and the attendants of the Jews aseized Jesus and bound Him
Joh 18:13 - And 1led Him away to Annas first; for he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high priest that year.
Joh 18:14 - Now it was aCaiaphas who had advised the Jews that it was expedient for one man to die for the people.
Joh 18:15 - And Simon Peter followed Jesus, as well as another disciple. And that disciple was known to the high priest, and he entered with Jesus into the court of the high priest;
Joh 18:16 - But Peter stood at the door outside. Then the other disciple, the one known to the high priest, went out and spoke to the maid who kept the door and brought Peter in.
Joh 18:17 - Then the maid who kept the door said to Peter, Are you not also one of this man’s disciples? He said, aI am not.
Joh 18:18 - Now the slaves and the attendants were standing there, having made a fire of coals, for it was cold, and they were warming themselves; and Peter also was with them, standing and warming himself.
Joh 18:19 - The high priest then questioned Jesus concerning His disciples and concerning His teaching.
Joh 18:20 - Jesus answered him, I have spoken openly to the world; I always taught in the synagogue and in the temple, where all the Jews come together, and I spoke nothing in secret.
Joh 18:21 - 1Why do you question Me? Question those who have heard Me, concerning what I spoke to them; behold, these know what I said.
Joh 18:22 - And when He said these things, one of the attendants standing by aslapped Jesus, saying, Is that how You answer the high priest?
Joh 18:23 - Jesus answered him, If I have spoken wrongly, testify concerning the wrong; but if rightly, why do you strike Me?
Joh 18:24 - Annas then sent Him bound to Caiaphas the high priest.
Joh 18:25 - Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. Then they said to him, Are you not also one of His disciples? He denied and said, I am not.
Joh 18:26 - One of the slaves of the high priest, who was a relative of him whose ear Peter had cut off, said, Did I not see you in the garden with Him?
Joh 18:27 - Then Peter denied again, and immediately a rooster crowed.
b.  By the Gentiles according to man's law in their politics — vv. 28-38a
Joh 18:28 - aThen they led Jesus from Caiaphas into the 1praetorium, and it was 2early morning. And they themselves did not enter into the praetorium, so that they would not be defiled, but might eat the passover.
Joh 18:29 - Pilate therefore went outside to them and said, What accusation do you bring against this man?
Joh 18:30 - They answered and said to him, If this man were not doing evil, we would not have delivered Him to you.
Joh 18:31 - Pilate said then to them, You take Him and judge Him according to your alaw. The Jews said to him, It is not lawful for us to kill anyone,
Joh 18:32 - That the aword of Jesus might be fulfilled which He spoke, signifying by what 1kind of death He was to die.
Joh 18:33 - Pilate therefore entered again into the praetorium and called for Jesus. And he said to Him, You are the aKing of the Jews?
Joh 18:34 - Jesus answered, 1Are you saying this of yourself, or did others tell you about Me?
Joh 18:35 - Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Your nation and its chief priests have delivered You to me. What have You done?
Joh 18:36 - Jesus answered, My akingdom is not 1of this world. If My kingdom were 1of this world, My attendants would be struggling so that I would not be delivered to the Jews; but as it is, My kingdom is not from 2here.
Joh 18:37 - Pilate said therefore to Him, So then You are a king? Jesus answered, You say that I am a king. For this I have been aborn, and for this I have come into the world, that I would testify to the 1btruth. Everyone who is of the 1truth hears My voice.
Joh 18:38a - Pilate said to Him, What is truth?
3.  Sentenced in man's injustice by blind religion with dark politics — 18:38b-19:16
Joh 18:38b - And having said this, he again went out to the Jews and said to them, I find ano fault in Him.
Joh 18:39 - But you have a custom that I release one man to you at the Passover. Is it your will therefore that I release to you the King of the Jews?
Joh 18:40 - Then they cried out again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.

John

Chapter 19 of 21

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Joh 19:1 - aTherefore at that time Pilate took Jesus and scourged Him.
Joh 19:2 - And the soldiers wove a crown of thorns and put it on His head, and they threw a purple garment around Him.
Joh 19:3 - And they came to Him and said, 1Rejoice, King of the Jews! and aslapped Him.
Joh 19:4 - And Pilate went outside again and said to them, Behold, I am bringing Him out to you that you may know that I find ano fault in Him.
Joh 19:5 - Then Jesus came out, wearing the thorny crown and the purple garment. And he said to them, Behold, the man!
Joh 19:6 - When therefore the chief priests and the attendants saw Him, they cried out, saying, Crucify! Crucify! Pilate said to them, You take Him and crucify Him, for I do anot find fault in Him.
Joh 19:7 - The Jews answered him, We have a alaw, and according to that law He ought to die because He bmade Himself the Son of God.
Joh 19:8 - When Pilate therefore heard this word, he became frightened the more,
Joh 19:9 - And he entered into the 1praetorium again and said to Jesus, Where are You from? But Jesus gave him no answer.
Joh 19:10 - Therefore Pilate said to Him, You do not speak to me? Do You not know that I have authority to release You and I have authority to crucify You?
Joh 19:11 - Jesus answered him, You would have no authority against Me if it were not agiven to you from above; for this reason, he who has delivered Me to you has the greater sin.
Joh 19:12 - From then on, Pilate sought to release Him, but the Jews cried out, saying, If you release this man, you are not a friend of Caesar; everyone who makes himself a king opposes Caesar.
Joh 19:13 - Pilate therefore, when he heard these words, brought Jesus outside and sat down on the judgment seat in a place called the Pavement, but in Hebrew, 1Gabbatha.
Joh 19:14 - Now it was the day of 1preparation for the Passover; it was about the 2sixth hour. And he said to the Jews, Behold, your King!
Joh 19:15 - They cried out then, Take Him away! Take Him away! Crucify Him! Pilate said to them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king except Caesar.
Joh 19:16 - Therefore at that time he delivered Him to them that 1He might be crucified. Therefore they atook Jesus.
4.  Tested in God's sovereignty by death — 19:17-30
Joh 19:17 - And abearing the cross for Himself, He went out to the place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha,
Joh 19:18 - Where they crucified Him, and with Him atwo others, on this side and that, and Jesus in the middle.
Joh 19:19 - And Pilate wrote a notice also and put it on the cross; and it was written, JESUS THE aNAZARENE, THE bKING OF THE JEWS.
Joh 19:20 - This notice therefore many of the Jews read, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in 1Hebrew, in 1Latin, and in 1Greek.
Joh 19:21 - The chief priests of the Jews therefore said to Pilate, Do not write, The King of the Jews, but that He said, I am the King of the Jews.
Joh 19:22 - Pilate answered, 1What I have written, I have written.
Joh 19:23 - The soldiers then, when they had crucified Jesus, 1atook His garments and made four parts, a part for each soldier, and they took the 2tunic as well. But the 2tunic was seamless, woven from the top throughout.
Joh 19:24 - They said therefore to one another, Let us not tear it, but let us cast lots for it to see whose it shall be, that the Scripture might be fulfilled which says, a“They divided My garments among themselves, and for My clothing they cast lots.” So then the soldiers 1did these things.
Joh 19:25 - And there were standing by the cross of Jesus His mother and His mother’s 1sister and Mary the wife of Clopas and aMary the Magdalene.
Joh 19:26 - Then Jesus, seeing His mother and the disciple whom He loved standing by, said to His mother, aWoman, 1behold, your son.
Joh 19:27 - Then He said to the disciple, 1Behold, your mother. And from that hour the disciple took her into his own home.
Joh 19:28 - After this, Jesus, knowing that all things had now been finished and so that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, aI 1bthirst.
Joh 19:29 - There was lying there a vessel full of vinegar; therefore, they put a sponge full of vinegar on hyssop and brought it to His mouth.
Joh 19:30 - Then when Jesus had taken the 1vinegar, He said, It is 2finished! And He bowed His head and delivered up His spirit.
5.  Issuing in blood and water — 19:31-37
Joh 19:31 - Then the Jews, since it was the day of preparation and so that the bodies might not aremain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath day was a great Sabbath), requested of Pilate that their legs might be broken and that they might be taken away.
Joh 19:32 - The soldiers therefore came and broke the legs of the first man and of the other man who had been crucified with Him.
Joh 19:33 - But coming to Jesus, when they saw that He had already died, they did not break His legs;
Joh 19:34 - But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately there came out 1ablood and 1bwater.
Joh 19:35 - And he who has seen this has testified, and his testimony is true; and he knows that he says what is true, that you also may believe.
Joh 19:36 - For 1these things happened that the Scripture might be fulfilled: a“No 2bone of His shall be broken.”
Joh 19:37 - And again another Scripture says, a“They shall look on Him whom they bpierced.”
6.  Resting in human honor — 19:38-42
Joh 19:38 - And 1aafter these things Joseph from Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but a hidden one for fear of the Jews, requested of Pilate that he might take the body of Jesus away; and Pilate allowed it. He came therefore and took His body away.
Joh 19:39 - And aNicodemus, he who had come to Him the first time by night, came also, bringing a mixture of bmyrrh and caloes of about a hundred 1pounds.
Joh 19:40 - Therefore they took the body of Jesus and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as is the custom of the Jews for burying.
Joh 19:41 - Now in the place where He was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new atomb, in which no one had ever yet been laid.
Joh 19:42 - Therefore because of the day of preparation for the Jews and because the tomb was near, they laid Jesus there.

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Chapter 20 of 21

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7.  Resurrecting in divine glory — 20:1-13, 17
a.  Leaving the old creation in the tomb as a testimony provided by His appreciators and discovered by His seekers — vv. 1-10
Joh 20:1 - aNow on the 1bfirst cday of the week, Mary the Magdalene 2came early to the tomb while it was yet dark and saw the stone taken away from the tomb.
Joh 20:2 - She ran therefore and came to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved and said to them, They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid Him.
Joh 20:3 - Peter therefore went forth, as well as the other disciple, and came to the tomb.
Joh 20:4 - And the two ran together, yet the other disciple ran ahead faster than Peter and came first to the tomb.
Joh 20:5 - And stooping to look in, he saw the 1linen cloths lying there; however, he did not enter.
Joh 20:6 - Then Simon Peter also came, following him, and entered into the tomb; and he beheld the linen cloths lying there
Joh 20:7 - And the 1handkerchief which had been over His head, not lying with the linen cloths, but folded up in one place apart.
Joh 20:8 - At that time therefore the other disciple also, who came first to the tomb, entered, and he saw and believed;
Joh 20:9 - For as yet they did not understand the aScripture, that He had to 1brise from among the dead.
Joh 20:10 - The disciples therefore went away again to their own home.
b.  Testified by angels sent by God — vv. 11-13
Joh 20:11 - But Mary stood outside at the tomb 1weeping. Then as she wept, she stooped to look into the tomb
Joh 20:12 - And beheld two angels in white sitting, one at the head and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.
Joh 20:13 - And they said to her, Woman, why are you weeping? She said to them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him.
D.  Life in resurrection — 20:14-21:25
1.  Appearing to the seekers and ascending to the Father — 20:14-18
Joh 20:14 - When she said these things, she turned backward and beheld Jesus standing there, yet she did not know that it was Jesus.
Joh 20:15 - Jesus said to her, Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking? She, supposing that He was the gardener, said to Him, Sir, if You have carried Him away, tell me where You have laid Him, and I will take Him away.
Joh 20:16 - Jesus said to her, Mary! She turned and said to Him in Hebrew, Rabboni! (which means Teacher).
C.  Life's process through death and resurrection for multiplication (cont'd) — 20:17
7.  Resurrecting in divine glory (cont'd) — 20:17
c.  Bringing forth many brothers and making His Father and God theirs — v. 17
Joh 20:17 - Jesus said to her, Do not touch Me, for I have not yet 1ascended to the Father; but go to My 2abrothers and say to them, I bascend to My 3Father and your Father, and My God and your God.
Joh 20:18 - Mary the Magdalene came, announcing to the disciples, I have seen the Lord, and that He had said these things to her.
2.  Coming as the Spirit to be breathed into the believers — 20:19-25
Joh 20:19 - aWhen therefore it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and while the doors were shut where the 1disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus 2came and stood in the midst and said to them, bPeace be to you.
Joh 20:20 - And when He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. The disciples therefore 1arejoiced at bseeing the Lord.
Joh 20:21 - Then Jesus said to them again, aPeace be to you; as the Father has 1sent Me, I also 2bsend you.
Joh 20:22 - And when He had said this, He abreathed into them and said to them, bReceive the Holy 1cSpirit.
Joh 20:23 - aWhose sins you forgive, they are forgiven them; and whose sins you retain, they are retained.
Joh 20:24 - But Thomas, one of the twelve, called 1Didymus, 2was not with them when Jesus came.
Joh 20:25 - The other disciples therefore said to him, We have seen the aLord! But he said to them, Unless I see in His hands the mark of the nails and put my finger into the mark of the nails and put my hand into His side, I will by no means believe.
3.  Meeting with the believers — 20:26-31
Joh 20:26 - And 1after aeight days, His 2disciples were again within, and Thomas was with them. Jesus 3came, though the doors were shut, and stood in the midst and said, bPeace be to you.
Joh 20:27 - Then He said to Thomas, Bring your finger here and see My hands, and bring your hand and put it into My side; and do not be unbelieving, but believing.
Joh 20:28 - Thomas answered and said to Him, My aLord and my 1bGod!
Joh 20:29 - Jesus said to him, Because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.
Joh 20:30 - Moreover indeed amany other signs also Jesus did before His disciples, which are not written in this book.
Joh 20:31 - But these have been written that you may believe that Jesus is the 1aChrist, the bSon of God, and that cbelieving, you may have life in His name.

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Chapter 21 of 21

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4.  Moving and living with the believers — 21:1-14
Joh 21:1 - 1After these things Jesus 2amanifested Himself again to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias. And He manifested Himself in this way:
Joh 21:2 - Simon Peter and aThomas, called 1Didymus, and bNathanael from Cana of Galilee and the csons of Zebedee and two others of His disciples were there together.
Joh 21:3 - Simon Peter said to them, I am 1going afishing. They said to him, We also are coming with you. They went forth and bgot into the boat, and that night they caught 2nothing.
Joh 21:4 - Now as soon as the morning broke, Jesus stood on the shore; however the disciples did anot know that it was Jesus.
Joh 21:5 - Then Jesus said to them, aLittle children, you do not have any 1bfish to eat, do you? They answered Him, 2No.
Joh 21:6 - And He said to them, Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some. They cast therefore, and they were no longer able to haul it in because of the 1abundance of fish.
Joh 21:7 - Then that adisciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, It is the Lord! Therefore when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put his outer garment around himself, for he 1was naked; and he threw himself into the sea.
Joh 21:8 - But the other disciples came in the little boat, for they were not far from the land, but about 1two hundred cubits away, dragging the net of fish.
Joh 21:9 - Then when they got out onto the land, they saw a fire of coals laid there, and 1afish lying on it and bbread.
Joh 21:10 - Jesus said to them, Bring some of the fish that you have just now caught.
Joh 21:11 - Simon Peter therefore went up and hauled the net to the land full of large fish, a hundred and fifty-three; and though there were so many, the net was not torn.
Joh 21:12 - Jesus said to them, 1Come and have breakfast. But none of the disciples dared to inquire of Him, Who are you? knowing that it was the Lord.
Joh 21:13 - Jesus came and atook the 1bread and gave it to them, and the 1fish likewise.
Joh 21:14 - This was now the athird time that Jesus was manifested to the disciples after He had been braised from the dead.
5.  Working and walking with the believers — 21:15-25
Joh 21:15 - Then when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, 1Simon, son of John, do you 2love Me amore than these? He said to Him, Yes, Lord, You know that I 3love You. He said to him, 4bFeed My 5lambs.
Joh 21:16 - He said to him again a second time, Simon, son of John, do you love Me? He said to Him, Yes, Lord, You know that I love You. He said to him, 1aShepherd My 2sheep.
Joh 21:17 - He said to him the 1third time, Simon, son of John, do you love Me? Peter was grieved that He said to him the third time, Do you love Me? And he said to Him, Lord, You 2aknow ball things; You 2know that I love You. Jesus said to him, cFeed My sheep.
Joh 21:18 - Truly, truly, I say to you, When you were younger, you girded yourself and 1awalked where you wished; but when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish to go.
Joh 21:19 - Now this He said, asignifying by what 1bkind of death he would glorify God. And when He had said this, He said to him, cFollow Me.
Joh 21:20 - Peter, turning around, saw the adisciple whom Jesus loved following, who also breclined on His breast at the supper, and said, Lord, who is the one betraying You?
Joh 21:21 - Peter therefore, seeing him, said to Jesus, Lord, and what about this man?
Joh 21:22 - Jesus said to him, If I want him to aremain until I 1bcome, what is that to you? You 1cfollow Me.
Joh 21:23 - This word therefore went out among the brothers, that that disciple would not die, yet Jesus did not say to him that he would not die, but, If I want him to remain until I 1come, what is that to you?
Joh 21:24 - This is the disciple who atestifies concerning these things, and the one who has written these things; and we know that his testimony is true.
Joh 21:25 - And there are also 1amany other things which Jesus did, which, if they were written one by one, I suppose that not even the world itself could contain the books written.
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