Thematic Bible: John, beloved disciple


Thematic Bible




That disciple therefore whom Jesus loved says to Peter, It is the Lord. So when Simon Peter heard that it is the Lord, he tied the coat around himself (for he was undressed), and threw himself into the sea.

Therefore she runs and comes to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and says to them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulcher, and we know not where they have laid him.

But Peter, having turned around, sees the disciple whom Jesus loves, following, who also leaned near his chest at the supper, and said, Lord, who is the man betraying thee?

When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved standing by, he says to his mother, Woman, behold thy son.



He who claims to be in the light, and hates his brother, is in the darkness until now. He who loves his brother abides in the light, and no cause of stumbling is in him.

We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. He who is not loving the brother abides in death. Every man hating his brother is a man-killer. And ye know that no man-killer has eternal life abiding in him. By this we know love, because that man laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. read more.
But whoever has the world's living, and sees his brother having need, and closes his bowels from him, how does the love of God abide in him? My Little children, we should not love in word, nor with the tongue, but in deed and in truth.

Beloved, we should love each other. Because love is of God, and every man who loves has been begotten of God, and knows God. He who does not love does not know God, because God is love. By this the love of God was made known in us, because God sent his Son, the only begotten, into the world so that we might live through him. read more.
In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son, an atonement for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also are obligated to love each other.


And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come to him, saying, Teacher, we wish that thou would do for us whatever we ask. And he said to them, What do ye want me to do for you? And they said to him, Grant to us that we may sit, one at thy right hand, and one at thy left hand, in thy glory.


When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved standing by, he says to his mother, Woman, behold thy son.


and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, and he added to them the name Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder;


And his disciples James and John having seen, they said, Lord, do thou want that we should call fire to come down from the sky, and consume them, as also Elijah did?


And John answered him, saying, Teacher, we saw a certain man, who does not follow us, casting out demons in thy name, and we forbade him, because he does not follow us.