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Philip went and told Andrew; Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus.

Jesus answered, "This voice did not come for my sake but for yours.

Verse ConceptsNot For The SakeFor The Sake Of God's People

Then Jesus said to them, "The Light will shine among you for a little longer yet; walk while you have the Light, that the darkness may not overtake you. He who walks in the dark does not know where he is going.

Verse ConceptsDarkness, As A Symbol Of SinGiving, Of TimeBeing A LightProphecies Said By JesusWorldly DilemmasThe Light Of ChristOvertaken By DarknessNot Knowing WhereChrist's Short Life

Said Peter, "You will never wash my feet, never!" "Unless I wash you," Jesus replied, "you will not share my lot."

Verse ConceptsParticipation, In ChristUnworthinessNeverClean FeetCare Of FeetUnrelated People

Jesus said, "He who has bathed only needs to have his feet washed; he is clean all over. And you are clean ??but not all of you"

Verse ConceptsBathing, For CleansingPurity, Moral And SpiritualClean FeetCare Of Feetcleansing

On saying this, Jesus was disquieted in spirit: he testified and said, "Truly, truly I tell you, one of you will betray me."

Verse ConceptsPainPredictionsSpirit, Nature OfUnhappinessBetrayal, Of ChristJudas Betraying ChristChrist Telling The Truth

As one of his disciples was reclining on his breast ??he was the favourite of Jesus ??24 Peter nodded to him, saying, "Tell us who he means."

Verse ConceptsLove Of Jesus, Examples OfDivine FriendshipThe Beloved DiscipleReclining To EatChrist's LoveOther References To The Disciplesbreastsheartbeat

The disciple just leant back on the breast of Jesus and said, "Lord, who is it?"

Verse ConceptsReclining To EatWho Is The One?breasts

Jesus answered, "The man I am going to give this piece of bread to, when I dip it in the dish." Then he took the piece of bread, dipped it, and gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot;

Verse ConceptsBetrayal, Of ChristDippingGiving Food And Drink

and when he took the bread, at that moment Satan entered him. Then Jesus told him, "Be quick with what you have to do."

Verse ConceptsJudas IscariotSuffering, Of Jesus ChristDemons EnteringThose DemonisedWork Soon DoneSatanResolving ConflictDemonic Influence

some of them thought that as Judas kept the money-box, Jesus told him to buy what they needed for the festival or to give something to the poor.)

Verse ConceptsAccountancyJudas IscariotBuying and sellingMoney, Stewardship OfPoverty, Attitudes TowardsThoughts Of The RighteousGiving To The Poor

When he had gone out, Jesus said, Now at last the Son of man is glorified, and in him God is glorified: [if God is glorified in him,]

Verse ConceptsGlorifying GodJesus As Son Of ManMinistry Of The Son Of Man

"Lord," said Simon Peter, "where are you going?" Jesus replied, "I am going where you cannot follow me at present; later on you will follow me."

Verse ConceptsFollowing Jesus ChristInstructions About FollowingUnable To Do Other ThingsWhere To?

Jesus replied, "Lay down your life for me? Truly, truly I tell you, before the cock crows, you will have disowned me thrice over.

Verse ConceptsForeknowledgePeter, The DisciplePredictionsCrowsFalse Confidence, Examples OfChrist Predicting The FutureCommunicating Three TimesChickensBird Sounds

Jesus knew they wanted to ask him; so he said to them, "Is this what you are discussing together, why I said, 'In a little while, you will not see me: then, after a little, you shall see me'?

Verse ConceptsA Short TimeSeeing The Risen ChristNot Seeing ChristQuestioning ChristChrist Knowing About PeopleChrist's Short LifeShort Time Till The End

So Jesus spoke; then, lifting his eyes to heaven, he said: "Father, the time has now come; glorify thy Son that thy Son may glorify thee,

Verse ConceptsArrestingGod, Purpose OfLooking HeavenwardChrist SeeingRelationship Of Father And SonTimes Of The ChristThe Father's Activity Regarding Christ

Having said this, Jesus went out with his disciples across the Kidron ravine to an orchard, which he entered in the company of his disciples.

Verse ConceptsValleysCrossing To The Other SideDisciples' Movements

Judas the traitor also knew the spot, for Jesus and his disciples often met there.

Verse ConceptsJudas Betraying ChristDisciples' MovementsPeople With General Knowledge

Then Jesus, who knew everything that was to happen to him, came forward and asked them, "Who are you looking for?"

Verse ConceptsForeknowledgeForeknowledge Of ChristChrist Knowing About HimselfDeath

"Jesus the Nazarene," they replied. Jesus said, "I am he." (And Judas the traitor was standing beside them.)

Verse ConceptsThe Existence Of ChristJudas Betraying ChristThis Is Me

so he asked them once more, "Who are you looking for?" And when they replied, "Jesus the Nazarene,"

Verse Conceptsseeking

So the troops and their commander and the Jewish attendants seized Jesus, bound him,

Verse ConceptsArrestingRopesArresting ChristSoldiers Treatment Of ChristTying Up

Then the high priest questioned Jesus about his disciples and about his teaching.

Verse ConceptsInterrogatingOther References To The DisciplesRiversEducation

Jesus answered, "I have spoken openly to the world; I have always taught in the synagogues and in the temple, where all Jews gather; I have said nothing in secret.

Verse ConceptsJews, TheSecrecyAvoiding SecrecyChrist TeachingChrist In The TempleChrist SpeakingThings Manifest

"If I have said anything wrong," replied Jesus, "prove it; if I said what was true, why strike me?"

Verse ConceptsHonestyBeating JesusTelling The Truth

& 25] Simon Peter followed Jesus along with another disciple; and as this disciple was an acquaintance of the high priest, he passed into the courtyard of the high priest with Jesus,

Verse ConceptsTying Up

Then from the house of Caiaphas they took Jesus to the praetorium. (It was early morning.) They would not enter the praetorium themselves, in case of being ceremonially defiled, for they wanted to eat the passover;

Verse ConceptsPassover lambExclusivenessGovernorsHigh Priest, In NtPalacesReligionArmies, RomanRoyal Houses

(that the word of Jesus might be fulfilled, by which he had indicated the kind of death he was to die).

Verse ConceptsForetelling Christ's DeathMan's Words Fulfilled

So Pilate went back inside the praetorium and called Jesus, saying, "Then you are king of the Jews?"

Verse ConceptsJews, TheRoyal HousesChrist Is King Of Israel

Jesus replied, "Are you saying this of your own accord, or did other people tell you about me?"

Verse ConceptsTelling Of Jesus

Jesus replied, "My realm does not belong to this world; if my realm did belong to this world, my men would have fought to prevent me being handed over to the Jews. No, my realm lies elsewhere."

Verse ConceptsKingdom Of God, Characteristics OfWorldlinessHanding Over ChristKingdom Of GodJewsServant Leadership

"So you are a king?" said Pilate, "you!" "Certainly," said Jesus, "I am a king. This is why I was born, this is why I came into the world, to bear testimony to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice."

Verse ConceptsMission, Of Jesus ChristWitnessing, Importance OfJesus Christ, KingThe Witness Of ChristAssentingPerforming The TruthWho Is Jesus?Why It HappenedGod's Word Is TrueTelling The Truth

So out came Jesus, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe; and Pilate said, "Here the man is!"

Verse ConceptsCrown Of ThornsOuter GarmentsPurple ClothesWho He Might Becrowns

he went inside the praetorium again and asked Jesus, "Where do you come from?" Jesus made no reply.

Verse ConceptsSilenceChrist Being SilentWhere From?

On hearing this, Pilate brought Jesus out and seated him on the tribunal at a spot called the 'mosaic pavement' ??the Hebrew name is Gabbatha

Verse ConceptsJudgment SeatJudgesLanguagesPavementsJudgement Seat

Then Pilate handed him over to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus,

Verse ConceptsDeath penaltyHumiliationSoldiersHanding Over Christcrucifixion

Pilate had written an inscription to be put on the cross; what he wrote was, JESUS THE NAZARENE, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Verse ConceptsCrucifixion, Of ChristSarcasmMessianic Titles, King Of The JewsInscriptionsChrist Is King Of IsraelThe Cross

Now many of the Jews read this inscription, for the place where Jesus had been crucified was close to the city; besides, the inscription was in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek.

Verse ConceptsLanguagesLiteracyAramaic LanguageReading Other Mattercrucifixion

Now when the soldiers crucified Jesus they took his clothes and divided them into four parts, one for each soldier. But as the tunic was seamless, woven right down in a single piece,

Verse ConceptsClothBody Of Christ, Physical DeathCrucifixion, Of ChristDressInner GarmentsDividing PlunderGarmentscrucifixion

Now beside the cross of Jesus stood his mother and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala.

Verse ConceptsMaternal LoveLove, And The WorldExamples Of Mothers' LoveThe CrossDeath Of A MotherJesus Deathcrucifixion

but when they came to Jesus and saw he was dead already, they did not break his legs;

Verse ConceptsJesus CorpseNo Bones BrokenThe Fact Of Christ's Death

After this, Joseph of Arimathaea, a disciple of Jesus but a secret disciple ??for fear of the Jews ??asked Pilate for permission to remove the body of Jesus. And Pilate allowed him. So he went and removed the body,

Verse ConceptsCowardiceFaith, Growth InJews, TheSecrecyFear Of ManMyrrhAsking PermissionJesus CorpseFear Of EnemiesTaking Care Of Your Body

accompanied by Nicodemus (he who had first come to Jesus by night) who brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds of it;

Verse ConceptsDuring One NightWeights Of Other Thingsweight

they took and wrapped up the body of Jesus in the spices and in bandages, according to the Jewish custom of burial.

Verse ConceptsThe DeadHerbs And SpicesLinenTraditionsPreparation For Burial

so they put Jesus there, since it was the Jewish day of Preparation, seeing that the tomb was close by.

Verse ConceptsPreparing Food

she ran off to Simon Peter and to the other disciple, the favourite of Jesus, telling them, "They have taken the master out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have put him!"

Verse ConceptsInsightLack Of InsightThe Beloved DiscipleIndividuals RunningNot Knowing WhereChrist's LoveOther References To The DisciplesTaking Christ

and noticed two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and one at the feet.

Verse ConceptsWhiteJesus CorpseWhite ClothsTwo Angels

With these words she turned round and noticed Jesus standing ??though she did not know it was Jesus.

Verse ConceptsTurning RoundSeeing The Risen ChristNot Knowing About Christrecognition

"Woman," said Jesus, "why are you sobbing? Who are you looking for?" Supposing he was the gardener, she said, "Oh, sir, if you carried him away, tell me where you put him, and I will remove him."

Verse ConceptsArts And Crafts, Types ofHorticultureLordship, Human And DivineCarrying Dead BodiesTaking ChristWhere Are People?

"Mary!" said Jesus. She started round and said, "Rabboni!" (a Hebrew word meaning 'teacher').

Verse ConceptsLanguagesRabbi

Now Thomas, one of the twelve, who was called 'the Twin,' was not with them when Jesus came;

Verse ConceptsExamples Of FaithIncredulityTwelve DisciplesGone Away

Eight days afterwards his disciples were together again, and Thomas with them. Though the doors were closed, Jesus entered and stood among them, saying, "Peace be with you!"

Verse ConceptsMetaphysicsLord's SupperResurrection Of Christ, AppearancesEight DaysShutting DoorsOther References To The Disciples

Jesus said to him, "You believe because you have seen me? Blessed be those who believe though they have never seen me."

Verse ConceptsFaith, Nature OfReceptivenessBelievingSeeing The Risen ChristNot Seeing ChristReasons For Faith In ChristBlessed In Servicelegacybelief

After that, Jesus disclosed himself once more to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias. It was in this way.

Verse ConceptsResurrection Of Christ, AppearancesChrist AppearingMaking Christ KnownChrist With His Discipleslakes

Now at break of day Jesus was standing on the beach (though the disciples did not know it was Jesus).

Verse ConceptsLack Of InsightDaybreakSeashoresNot Knowing About ChristAt Daybreakrecognition

"Lads," said Jesus, "have you got anything?" "No," they answered.

So the disciple who was Jesus' favourite said to Peter, "It is the Lord!" Hearing it was the Lord, Simon Peter threw on his blouse (he was stripped for work) and jumped into the water,

Verse ConceptsThe Beloved DiscipleClothing OneselfPeople Stripping OffPreparing For ActionSaid To Be The ChristChrist Is LordChrist's LoveIdentityIdentity In Christjumping

Jesus said to them, "Bring some of the fish you have just caught."

Verse ConceptsFish

Jesus said, "Come and breakfast." (Not one of the disciples dared to ask him who he was; they knew it was the Lord.)

Verse ConceptsDocetismInvitationsMealsBreakfastPeople EatingNot Asking OthersWho Is Jesus?Losing CouragecookingJesus Eating

Jesus went and took the bread and gave it to them, and the fish too.

Verse ConceptsFishesThose Who Provided A MealFish

This was the third time, now, that Jesus appeared to the disciples after rising from the dead.

Verse ConceptsChrist AppearingActing Three TimesChrist Is RisenChrist With His Disciples

Then after breakfast Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than the others do?" "Why, Lord," he said, "you know I love you." "Then feed my lambs," said Jesus.

Verse ConceptsCommitment, to GodLambsLove, Nature OfShepherds, As Church LeaderNames And Titles For The ChristianBreakfastFeeding AnimalsChrist Knowing About PeopleThe Need To Love Christvulnerability

Again he asked him, for the second time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" "Why, Lord," he said, "you know I love you." "Then be a shepherd to my sheep," said Jesus.

Verse ConceptsSecurityShepherds, As Church LeaderWatchfulness, Of LeadersChrist Knowing About PeopleSpeaking AgainThe Need To Love ChristConfidence And Self Esteem

For the third time he asked him, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" Now Peter was vexed at being asked a third time, "Do you love me?" So he replied; "Lord, you know everything, you can see I love you." Jesus said, "Then feed my sheep.

Verse ConceptsGod, Unity OfPeter, Preacher And TeacherShepherds, As Church LeaderJesus Christ, Omniscience OfFeeding The FlockLove For GodCommunicating Three TimesFeeding AnimalsChrist Knowing All ThingsThe Need To Love Christimpulsiveness

Peter turned round and saw that the favourite disciple of Jesus was following, the disciple who had leant on his breast at supper and put the question, "Lord, who is to betray you?"

Verse ConceptsHeart, DivineThe Beloved DiscipleJudas Betraying ChristReclining To EatWho Is The Doer?Christ's Love

So, on catching sight of him, Peter said to Jesus, "And what about him, Lord?"

Verse ConceptsThe FutureDiscipleshipFocusWorrying About The Futuremanpeterfollowing

Jesus replied, "If I choose that he should survive till I come back, what does that matter to you? Follow me yourself."

Verse ConceptsHow Disciples Are CalledThe I Will's of ChristUnrelated ThingsInstructions About FollowingWorrying About The Futurefollowing

This started the report among the brotherhood that the said disciple was not to die. Jesus, however, did not say he was not to die; what he said was, "If I choose that he should survive till I come back, what does that matter to you?"

Verse ConceptsRumoursNot DyingUnrelated ThingsMisunderstandingsDyingDiscipleshipDeath Of Loved OnePositive ThinkingSpreading The GospelJesus Deathrumors

Now there is much else that Jesus did ??so much, that if it were written down in detail. I do not suppose the world itself could hold the written records.

Verse ConceptsFigures Of SpeechDifferent ThingsNo RoomWriting The New TestamentThe WorldThe Biblespacestories

IN my former volume, Theophilus, I treated all that Jesus began by doing and teaching

Verse ConceptsBeginningFirst ActionsChrist TeachingBeginning To TeachIdentity In Christ

who said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking up to heaven? This Jesus who has been taken from you into heaven will come back, just as you have seen him depart to heaven."

Verse ConceptsFutureGospel, Essence OfLast ThingsAngel, AnnouncementsChrist And HeavenChrist Coming AgainGoing To Heaven

"My brothers," said he, "it had to be fulfilled, that scripture which the holy Spirit uttered beforehand by the lips of David with regard to Judas who acted as guide to those who arrested Jesus.

Verse ConceptsPeter, Preacher And TeacherInspiration Of The Holy Spirit, Purpose OfThe Holy Spirit, And ScripturePredicting The FutureArresting ChristScriptures FulfilledInspirationfulfillment

Well then, of the men who have been associated with us all the time the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

Verse ConceptsMinistry, Qualifications ForLiving TogetherChrist With People On EarthGoing Out And Coming In

Men of Israel, listen to my words. Jesus the Nazarene, a man accredited to you by God through miracles, wonders, and signs which God performed by him among you (as you yourselves know),

Verse ConceptsCommunicationLawlessnessPeter, Preacher And TeacherPreaching, Content OfApprovalGod Bearing Witness To ChristSigns Performed By ChristDoing God's WorksSigns And Wonders Of The GospelMiracles