Reference: John, Gospel of
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The genuineness of this Gospel, i.e., the fact that the apostle John was its author, is beyond all reasonable doubt. In recent times, from about 1820, many attempts have been made to impugn its genuineness, but without success.
The design of John in writing this Gospel is stated by himself (Joh 20:31). It was at one time supposed that he wrote for the purpose of supplying the omissions of the synoptical, i.e., of the first three, Gospels, but there is no evidence for this. "There is here no history of Jesus and his teaching after the manner of the other evangelists. But there is in historical form a representation of the Christian faith in relation to the person of Christ as its central point; and in this representation there is a picture on the one hand of the antagonism of the world to the truth revealed in him, and on the other of the spiritual blessedness of the few who yield themselves to him as the Light of life" (Reuss).
After the prologue (1:1-5), the historical part of the book begins with verse 6, and consists of two parts. The first part (1:6-ch. 12) contains the history of our Lord's public ministry from the time of his introduction to it by John the Baptist to its close. The second part (ch. 13-21) presents our Lord in the retirement of private life and in his intercourse with his immediate followers (13-17), and gives an account of his sufferings and of his appearances to the disciples after his resurrection (18-21).
The peculiarities of this Gospel are the place it gives (1) to the mystical relation of the Son to the Father, and (2) of the Redeemer to believers; (3) the announcement of the Holy Ghost as the Comforter; (4) the prominence given to love as an element in the Christian character. It was obviously addressed primarily to Christians.
It was probably written at Ephesus, which, after the destruction of Jerusalem (A.D. 70), became the centre of Christian life and activity in the East, about A.D. 90.
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These are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God. By believing you may have life in his name.
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Introductory.
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Their faces looked like this: From the front, each creature had the face of a human. From the right side, each one had the face of a lion. From the left, each one had the face of a bull. And from the back, each one had the face of an eagle.
Each one had four faces. The first face was the face of a cherub angel, the second face was the face of a man, the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was like God (God-like). The same was in the beginning with God. read more. All things were made through him and without him not one thing was made. He lived and his life gives light to all people. His light shines through darkness and it cannot be extinguished. God sent a man named John. (Malachi 3:1) He came to tell (witness) (testify) about the light and help people have faith. Not being the light he came to give a witness of it. The true light, which gives light to every man, came into the world. (Isaiah 49:6)
The true light, which gives light to every man, came into the world. (Isaiah 49:6) The world was made through him. He was in the world and the world did not recognize him. read more. He came to his own. They did not receive him! He gave the right to become children of God to all who received him. Even to those who believe in his name. They were born from God. It was not from blood, or the will of the flesh, or the will of man. The Word [Jesus] became flesh (a human being) and lived with us. We saw the glory of the only begotten son from the Father. He was full of loving-kindness and truth.
The Word [Jesus] became flesh (a human being) and lived with us. We saw the glory of the only begotten son from the Father. He was full of loving-kindness and truth. John spoke about him and declared: He is the one I said would come after me. He is greater than I am because he lived before me. read more. Out of the fullness of his undeserved kindness he gives us one blessing after another. The law came through Moses. Loving-kindness and truth came through Jesus Christ. No man has ever seen God. The only begotten God-like one who is closest to the Father (in the bosom of the Father) tells us about him. (Psalm 8:5) John gave his witness even as Jewish authorities sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem. They asked him: Who are you?
John gave his witness even as Jewish authorities sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem. They asked him: Who are you?
They said to him: Why do you baptize if you are not the Christ, not Elijah, and not the prophet?
These things were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
He said Come and see. So they came to where he was staying. They stayed with him that day. It was about the tenth hour.
Six stone water jars were placed there to honor purification rules of the Jews. Each contained more than twenty gallons.
He came to Jesus by night, and said to him: Rabbi! We know you are a teacher from God. No one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.
John was also baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there. People came and were baptized.
He arrived at a city of Samaria called Sychar. It is near the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. Jacob's well was there. It was about the sixth hour when Jesus arrived. Being weary from the journey he sat down by the well.
The woman said to him: Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet. Our fathers worshipped in this mountain. But you say Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.
His disciples came and wondered why he talked with the woman. Yet no one asked: What are you looking for? Why did you talk to her?
He asked them about the hour he was healed. They said: Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.
This is the second miracle that Jesus did when he came out of Judea into Galilee.
After this the Jews had a Festival (holy day), and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
He said this to test him for he knew what he would do.
They rowed about four miles and saw Jesus walking on the sea. He came close to the boat. They were afraid.
He knew his disciples complained about this. Jesus said: Does this cause you to stumble?
There are some of you who do not believe. Jesus knew from the beginning whom they were who did not believe and who would betray him.
He spoke these words at the treasury as he taught in the temple. No one tried to arrest him because his hour had not yet arrived.
He told him: Go wash in the pool of Siloam. He went there and washed. And he could see!
Thieves and robbers came in place of me but the sheep did not listen to them.
It was the feast of the dedication at Jerusalem. It was wintertime. Jesus was walking in the temple on Solomon's porch (the Colonnade of Solomon).
Jesus groaned in his spirit and was troubled when he saw her weeping and the Jews who came with her weeping.
Jesus did not walk openly among the Jews anymore. He departed into the wilderness of the nearby country. He and his disciples stayed at a city called Ephraim.
I know that his commandment means everlasting life. Therefore I say the things the Father tells me to say.
I know that his commandment means everlasting life. Therefore I say the things the Father tells me to say.
Jesus knew before the feast of the Passover that the time had come for him to leave this world and return to his Father. He loved his own who were in the world to the very end.
Jesus knew before the feast of the Passover that the time had come for him to leave this world and return to his Father. He loved his own who were in the world to the very end.
After Jesus said this he was troubled in spirit and said: One of you will betray me.
He received the morsel of bread and left immediately. It was night.
I have made your name known, and will make it known. That way your love for me may be with them and I may be with them.
When Jesus finished his prayer he and his disciples crossed the Kedron winter stream to a garden.
When Jesus finished his prayer he and his disciples crossed the Kedron winter stream to a garden.
Jesus knew what was about to happen to him. He asked: Whom do you seek?
They lead Jesus from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. It was early and they did not enter directly into the Praetorium, that they might not be defiled, but might eat the Passover.
They lead Jesus from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. It was early and they did not enter directly into the Praetorium, that they might not be defiled, but might eat the Passover.
Now it was the Preparation of the Passover, about the sixth hour. And he said to the Jews: Behold, your King!
He knew that it was over. In order that the scripture might be accomplished, he said: I thirst.
He who saw testified and his testimony is true. He knows and he speaks truth that you also may believe. These things came to pass in order that the scripture might be fulfilled: A bone of him shall not be broken.
Mary Magdalene arrived at the tomb early on the first day of the week while it was still dark. She saw the stone was taken away from the tomb.
Jesus did many miracles (signs) in the presence of the disciples. They are not written in this book. These are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God. By believing you may have life in his name.
These are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God. By believing you may have life in his name.
Jesus showed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias. He presented himself this way. There were together Simon Peter; Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples. read more. Simon Peter said to them: I am going fishing. They told him: We would also come with you. They boarded the boat and caught nothing that night. Jesus stood on the beach at daybreak. The disciples did not know it was Jesus.
Jesus stood on the beach at daybreak. The disciples did not know it was Jesus. Jesus said to them: Children, have you anything to eat? They answered him: No. read more. He said: Cast the net on the right side of the boat and you will find fish. They cast it and they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes. That disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter: It is the Lord. So when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he wrapped his coat about him (for he was dressed only in undergarments), and jumped into the sea. The other disciples came in the little boat (for they were not far from the land, but about one hundred yards away), dragging the net full of fishes.
The other disciples came in the little boat (for they were not far from the land, but about one hundred yards away), dragging the net full of fishes. When they got to land, they saw a fire of coals and fish laid on it, and bread. read more. Jesus said: Bring the fish you caught. Simon Peter went to draw the net to land. It was full of great fishes, a hundred and fifty three in all. There were so many and yet the net was not torn.
Simon Peter went to draw the net to land. It was full of great fishes, a hundred and fifty three in all. There were so many and yet the net was not torn. Jesus said to them: Come and eat. And none of the disciples dared to inquire, who are you? They just knew it was the Lord. read more. Jesus came, took the bread and fish and gave it to them. This is the third time Jesus was seen by the disciples since he was raised from the dead. When they had eaten Jesus said to Simon Peter: Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these? He said: Yes Lord; you know I have affection for you. Jesus said to him: Feed my lambs. He spoke to him a second time: Simon, son of John, do you love me? He replied: Yes Lord, you know I have affection for you. Then Jesus said: Shepherd my sheep. The third time Jesus said to him: Simon, son of John, do you have affection for me? Peter was grieved. Because he said to him the third time, do you have affection for me? Peter replied: Lord, you know all things; you know I have affection for you! Jesus said to him: Feed my sheep. Truly, truly, I tell you, when you were young you dressed yourself and walked wherever you wanted. But when you become old, you stretch out your hands and another dresses you, and carries you where you do not want to go. Now this he spoke, signifying by what manner of death he should glorify God. After he spoke he said: Follow me. Peter, turning about, saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following. He is the one who also leaned back on his breast at the supper, and said, Lord, who is he that betrays you? Seeing this Peter said to Jesus: Lord, what shall this man do? Jesus said: If it is my will that he stay until I come, what is that to you? You follow me. This expression went among the brethren, that that disciple should not die. Yet Jesus did not say that he should not die. He only said: If I will that he stay until I come, what is that to you? This is the disciple that bears witness of these things, and wrote these things. That way we know that his witness is true.
This is the disciple that bears witness of these things, and wrote these things. That way we know that his witness is true. There are many other things that Jesus did. Should all of them be written I suppose the world would not contain the books written.
Purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new batch of dough. For even Christ our Passover has been sacrificed for us.
We have heard that which was from the beginning. We have also seen it with our own eyes. We looked at it and touched it with our hands. It is the Word of life. The life was made known and we have seen and testify about it. We declare the life to you. It is the eternal life, which was with the Father and was shown to us. read more. We declare to you what we have seen and heard. This way you may have fellowship with us. Yes, and our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ! We write these things that our joy may be made full (complete).
Smith
John, Gospel of.
This Gospel was probably written at Ephesus about A.D. 78. (Canon Cook places it toward the close of John's life, A.D. 90-100. --ED.) The Gospel was obviously addressed primarily to Christians, not to heathen. There can be little doubt that the main object of St. John, who wrote after the other evangelists, is to supplement their narratives, which were almost confined to our Lord's life in Galilee. (It was the Gospel for the Church, to cultivate and cherish the spiritual life of Christians, and bring them into the closest relations to the divine Saviour. It gives the inner life and teachings of Christ as revealed to his disciples. Nearly two-thirds of the whole book belong to the last six months of our Lord's life, and one-third is the record of the last week. --ED.) The following is an abridgment of its contents: A. The Prologue. ch.
Joh 1:1-18
B. The History, ch.
Joh 1:19,1; 20:29
(a) Various events relating to our Lord's ministry, narrated in connection with seven journeys, ch.
Joh 1:19,1; 12:50
1. First journey, into Judea, and beginning of his ministry, ch.
Joh 1:19,1; 2:12
2. Second journey, at the passover in the first year of his ministry, ch.
Joh 2:13,1; 4:1
3. Third journey, in the second year of his ministry, about the passover, ch. (5:1).
4. Fourth journey, about the passover, in the third year of his ministry, beyond Jordan, ch.
Joh 6:1
5. Fifth journey, six months before his death, begun at the feast of tabernacles, chs.
Joh 7:1,1; 10:21
6. Sixth journey, about the feast of dedication, ch.
Joh 10:22-42
7. Seventh journey, in Judea towards Bethany, ch.
Joh 11:1-54
8. Eighth journey, before his last passover, chs.
Joh 11:55,1; 12:1
(b) History of the death of Christ, chs.
Joh 12:1,1; 20:29
1. Preparation for his passion, chs. John 13:1 ... John 17:1
2. The circumstances of his passion and death, chs.
Joh 18:1; 19:1
3. His resurrection, and the proofs of it, ch.
Joh 20:1-29
C. The Conclusion, ch.
Joh 20:30,1; 21:1
1. Scope of the foregoing history, ch.
Joh 20:30-31
2. Confirmation of the authority of the evangelist by additional historical facts, and by the testimony of the elders of the Church, ch.
Joh 21:1-24
3. Reason of the termination of the history, ch.
Joh 21:25
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In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was like God (God-like).
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was like God (God-like).
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was like God (God-like).
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was like God (God-like). The same was in the beginning with God. read more. All things were made through him and without him not one thing was made. He lived and his life gives light to all people. His light shines through darkness and it cannot be extinguished. God sent a man named John. (Malachi 3:1) He came to tell (witness) (testify) about the light and help people have faith. Not being the light he came to give a witness of it. The true light, which gives light to every man, came into the world. (Isaiah 49:6) The world was made through him. He was in the world and the world did not recognize him. He came to his own. They did not receive him! He gave the right to become children of God to all who received him. Even to those who believe in his name. They were born from God. It was not from blood, or the will of the flesh, or the will of man. The Word [Jesus] became flesh (a human being) and lived with us. We saw the glory of the only begotten son from the Father. He was full of loving-kindness and truth. John spoke about him and declared: He is the one I said would come after me. He is greater than I am because he lived before me. Out of the fullness of his undeserved kindness he gives us one blessing after another. The law came through Moses. Loving-kindness and truth came through Jesus Christ. No man has ever seen God. The only begotten God-like one who is closest to the Father (in the bosom of the Father) tells us about him. (Psalm 8:5) John gave his witness even as Jewish authorities sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem. They asked him: Who are you?
John gave his witness even as Jewish authorities sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem. They asked him: Who are you?
John gave his witness even as Jewish authorities sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem. They asked him: Who are you?
There was a marriage in Cana of Galilee on the third day. The mother of Jesus was there.
He, his mother, brothers and disciples traveled to Capernaum. They stayed there many days. The Passover of the Jews was at hand and Jesus went to Jerusalem.
Jesus answered: Whoever drinks from this water will thirst again.
Jesus knew that they were about to take him by force and make him king. So he withdrew again to the mountain by himself.
After that Jesus walked in Galilee. He would not walk in Judea because the Jews looked for ways to kill him.
After that Jesus walked in Galilee. He would not walk in Judea because the Jews looked for ways to kill him.
Others said: These are not the sayings of one possessed with a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind? It was the feast of the dedication at Jerusalem. read more. It was wintertime. Jesus was walking in the temple on Solomon's porch (the Colonnade of Solomon). The Jews came to him and asked: How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly. Jesus replied: I told you and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father's name bear witness of me. You do not believe because you are not my sheep! My sheep hear my voice. I know them and they follow me. I give them eternal life. They will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father has given them to me. He is greater than all and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand. The Father and I are one (united in purpose). The Jews picked up stones again to stone him. Jesus replied to them: I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of those works do you stone me? The Jews answered him: We do not stone you for good work but for blasphemy. You are a man and you make yourself like God. (John 1:1) Jesus said: Is it not written in your law, I said, you are 'god-like ones'? So if he called them 'god-like ones,' those to whom the word of God came, and the Scriptures may not be annulled, do you say to the one whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, you blaspheme? And this because I said, I am the Son of God. (Psalm 82:1, 6) (John 1:34; 5:18) (Luke 1:35) If I am not doing the works of my Father, do not believe me. But if I do them and you do not believe me, believe the works! That way you may know and understand that the Father is with me, and I am with the Father. They tried again to capture him but he escaped from them. He traveled beyond the Jordan into the place where John first baptized and stayed there. Many came to him and they said: John indeed did not perform a single miracle. Yet everything John said about this man was true. Many believed in him there.
A man named Lazarus was sick. He lived at Bethany where his sisters Mary and Martha lived.
A man named Lazarus was sick. He lived at Bethany where his sisters Mary and Martha lived. This is the same Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair. It was her brother Lazarus who was sick. read more. The sisters therefore sent for the Lord, They said: The one for whom you have great affection is sick. When Jesus heard it he said: This sickness will not end in death. It is for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified by it. Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. When he heard the news he stayed where he was for two days. After this he said to the disciples: Let us go to Judea again. The disciples said: Rabbi, the Jews were seeking to stone you and you go there? Jesus answered: Are there not twelve hours in the day? If a man walks in the day he does not stumble because he sees the light of this world. But if a man walk in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him. Then he told them: Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep. I go to wake him out of sleep. The disciples said, Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he would recover. Jesus spoke of his death. They thought he spoke of taking rest in sleep. Then Jesus said plainly: Lazarus is dead! I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, for it will help you believe. Let us go to him. Thomas, who is called Didymus, said to his fellow disciples: Let us also go that we may die with him. When Jesus arrived he found Lazarus had been in the grave four days. Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles away. Many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to console them about their brother. Martha went out to meet Jesus and Mary sat in the house. Martha said to Jesus: Lord if you had been here my brother would not have died. Even now I know that what ever you ask of God he will give it to you. Jesus replied: Your brother will rise again. Martha exclaimed: I know he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day. Jesus said: I am the resurrection and the life. He who puts active faith in me will live, even if he dies. Whoever lives and puts active faith in me will never die. Do you believe this? She said: Yes Lord, I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God who is to come into the world. After she said this she went away and secretly called her sister Mary. She said: The teacher is here and calls you. Mary got up quickly and went to him. (Now Jesus had not yet arrived at the village and was still at the place where Martha met him.) The Jews were with her in the house, consoling her. They saw Mary get up quickly and leave. So they followed her, supposing that she was going to the tomb to weep there. When Mary saw Jesus she fell down at his feet. She said: Lord; if you had been here my brother would not have died. Jesus groaned in his spirit and was troubled when he saw her weeping and the Jews who came with her weeping. He asked: Where have you laid him? They answered: Come and see Lord. Jesus wept. The Jews therefore said: Look how deeply he loved him! Some of them said: This man opened the eyes of the blind. Could he have prevented this man from dying? Again Jesus groaned in himself. He went to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid against it. Jesus said: Take away the stone. Martha, the sister of the dead man said: Lord by now the body has decayed for he has been dead four days. Jesus said to her: Did I not say that if you believe you shall see the glory of God? So they took away the stone. Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said: Father, I thank you that you hear me. I knew that you always hear me. But because of the crowd that stands here I said it, that they may believe that you did send me. After he finished he cried out loud: Lazarus, come out! He that was dead came out. He was bound hand and foot with grave-clothes and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus commanded them: Unwrap him and let him go. Many of the Jews, who came to Mary and saw what he did, believed in him. Some of them went to the Pharisees and told them the things that Jesus had done. The chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council. They asked what they should do. This man does many signs and miracles. If we let him alone all men will believe in him. Then the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation. Caiaphas the high priest that year said to them: You know nothing at all. You do not understand that it is expedient for you that one man should die for the people. That way the whole nation will not perish. He did not say this from his own understanding. As high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus should die for the nation. He would die for the nation. He would also gather together the children of God that are scattered abroad. So from that day forth they took counsel that they might put him to death. Jesus did not walk openly among the Jews anymore. He departed into the wilderness of the nearby country. He and his disciples stayed at a city called Ephraim. It was the Jewish Passover. Many went out of the country to Jerusalem to purify themselves before the Passover.
Six days before the Passover Jesus traveled to Bethany. This was where Lazarus lived. He was the man Jesus raised from the dead.
Six days before the Passover Jesus traveled to Bethany. This was where Lazarus lived. He was the man Jesus raised from the dead.
Six days before the Passover Jesus traveled to Bethany. This was where Lazarus lived. He was the man Jesus raised from the dead.
I know that his commandment means everlasting life. Therefore I say the things the Father tells me to say.
When Jesus finished his prayer he and his disciples crossed the Kedron winter stream to a garden.
When Pilate heard these words he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judgment-seat. They were at a place called The Stone Pavement, but in Hebrew, Gabbatha.
Mary Magdalene arrived at the tomb early on the first day of the week while it was still dark. She saw the stone was taken away from the tomb.
Mary Magdalene arrived at the tomb early on the first day of the week while it was still dark. She saw the stone was taken away from the tomb. She ran to Simon Peter and the other disciple whom Jesus loved and said to them: They have taken the Lord away out of the tomb. We do not know where they laid him. read more. Peter and the other disciple went to the tomb. They both ran together. The other disciple out ran Peter and got to the tomb first. He stooped and looked inside where he saw the linen clothes. He did not enter. Simon Peter followed him to the tomb and entered to see the linen clothes laying there. The napkin that was on his head was not with the linen clothes. It was rolled up by itself. The other disciple entered the tomb. He saw and believed. They still did not know the Scripture that he must rise from the dead. The disciples went away again to their own home. Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. She stooped and looked into the tomb. She saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head, and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. Woman why do you weep, they asked? She told them: They have taken my Lord and I do not know where they laid him. She turned and look there was Jesus standing nearby. She did not know it was Jesus. Jesus said to her: Woman, why do you weep? Who are you looking for? She thought he was the gardener. She said: Sir, if you have carried him somewhere else tell me where you laid him and I will take him away. Jesus said: Mary. She turned and said to him in Hebrew: Rabboni, which is to say, Teacher. Jesus said: Do not touch me for I am not yet ascended to the Father. Go to my brothers, and say to them, I ascend to my Father and you're Father, and my God and your God. (Revelation 3:12) Mary Magdalene went to tell the disciples: I have seen the Lord! He said these things to me. It was evening of the first day of the week. The disciples shut the doors where they stayed for fear of the Jews. Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them: May you have Peace. When he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples were glad, when they saw the Lord. Jesus therefore said to them again: May you have peace. As the Father sent me, even so I send you. After he said this he breathed on them and said: Receive Holy Spirit. Forgive sins and they are forgiven. Do not forgive sins and they are not forgiven. Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples therefore said to him: We have seen the Lord. He said: Unless I feel the print of the nails in his hands and put my hand into his side, I will not believe. Eight days later the disciples were inside with the doors shut and Thomas was with them. Jesus came in and stood in the midst, and said: Peace be with you. Jesus said to Thomas: Put your finger here and look at my hands. Put your hand into my side. Stop doubting and believe! Thomas answered: My Lord and my God! (John 1:18; 10:36; 20:17) Jesus said to him: Because you saw me, you believe. Blessed are they that have not seen, and yet believe!
Jesus said to him: Because you saw me, you believe. Blessed are they that have not seen, and yet believe!
Jesus said to him: Because you saw me, you believe. Blessed are they that have not seen, and yet believe! Jesus did many miracles (signs) in the presence of the disciples. They are not written in this book.
Jesus did many miracles (signs) in the presence of the disciples. They are not written in this book. These are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God. By believing you may have life in his name.
Jesus showed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias. He presented himself this way. There were together Simon Peter; Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples. read more. Simon Peter said to them: I am going fishing. They told him: We would also come with you. They boarded the boat and caught nothing that night. Jesus stood on the beach at daybreak. The disciples did not know it was Jesus. Jesus said to them: Children, have you anything to eat? They answered him: No. He said: Cast the net on the right side of the boat and you will find fish. They cast it and they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes. That disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter: It is the Lord. So when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he wrapped his coat about him (for he was dressed only in undergarments), and jumped into the sea. The other disciples came in the little boat (for they were not far from the land, but about one hundred yards away), dragging the net full of fishes. When they got to land, they saw a fire of coals and fish laid on it, and bread. Jesus said: Bring the fish you caught. Simon Peter went to draw the net to land. It was full of great fishes, a hundred and fifty three in all. There were so many and yet the net was not torn.
Simon Peter went to draw the net to land. It was full of great fishes, a hundred and fifty three in all. There were so many and yet the net was not torn. Jesus said to them: Come and eat. And none of the disciples dared to inquire, who are you? They just knew it was the Lord. read more. Jesus came, took the bread and fish and gave it to them. This is the third time Jesus was seen by the disciples since he was raised from the dead. When they had eaten Jesus said to Simon Peter: Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these? He said: Yes Lord; you know I have affection for you. Jesus said to him: Feed my lambs. He spoke to him a second time: Simon, son of John, do you love me? He replied: Yes Lord, you know I have affection for you. Then Jesus said: Shepherd my sheep. The third time Jesus said to him: Simon, son of John, do you have affection for me? Peter was grieved. Because he said to him the third time, do you have affection for me? Peter replied: Lord, you know all things; you know I have affection for you! Jesus said to him: Feed my sheep. Truly, truly, I tell you, when you were young you dressed yourself and walked wherever you wanted. But when you become old, you stretch out your hands and another dresses you, and carries you where you do not want to go. Now this he spoke, signifying by what manner of death he should glorify God. After he spoke he said: Follow me. Peter, turning about, saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following. He is the one who also leaned back on his breast at the supper, and said, Lord, who is he that betrays you? Seeing this Peter said to Jesus: Lord, what shall this man do? Jesus said: If it is my will that he stay until I come, what is that to you? You follow me. This expression went among the brethren, that that disciple should not die. Yet Jesus did not say that he should not die. He only said: If I will that he stay until I come, what is that to you? This is the disciple that bears witness of these things, and wrote these things. That way we know that his witness is true. There are many other things that Jesus did. Should all of them be written I suppose the world would not contain the books written.