Thematic Bible: John, beloved disciple
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John, beloved disciple » Refers to Christian love twenty-five or more, times in his epistles » Beloved disciple
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."
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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,
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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!"
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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?"
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So when Jesus saw his mother and his favourite disciple standing near, he said to his mother, "Woman, there is your son!"
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John, beloved disciple » Facts concerning » Learned the lesson of love in the school of Christ
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."
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He who says he is 'in the light' and hates his brother, is in darkness still. He who loves his brother remains in the light ??and in the light there is no pitfall;
We know we have crossed from death to life, because we love the brotherhood; he who has no love [for his brother] remains in death. Anyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life remaining within him. We know what love is by this, that He laid down his life for us; so we ought to lay down our lives for the brotherhood. read more.
But whoever possesses this world's goods, and notices his brother in need, and shuts his heart against him, how can love to God remain in him? My dear children, let us put our love not into words or into talk but into deeds, and make it real.
But whoever possesses this world's goods, and notices his brother in need, and shuts his heart against him, how can love to God remain in him? My dear children, let us put our love not into words or into talk but into deeds, and make it real.
Beloved, let us love one another, for love belongs to God, and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God; he who does not love, does not know God, for God is love. This is how the love of God has appeared for us, by God sending his only Son into the world, so that by him we might live. read more.
Love lies in this, not in our love for him but in his love for us ??in the sending of his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God had such love for us, we ought to love one another.
Love lies in this, not in our love for him but in his love for us ??in the sending of his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God had such love for us, we ought to love one another.
John, beloved disciple » Facts concerning » Ambitious
James and John, the sons of Zebedaeus, came up to him saying, "Teacher, we want you to do whatever we ask you." So he said, "What do you want me to do for you?" They said to him, "Give us seats, one at your right hand and one at your left hand, in your glory."
John, beloved disciple » Facts concerning » Intrusted with the care of Christ's mother
So when Jesus saw his mother and his favourite disciple standing near, he said to his mother, "Woman, there is your son!"
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John, beloved disciple » Facts concerning » Naturally full of energy
James the son of Zebedaeus and John the brother of James (he surnamed them Boanerges, or "Sons of thunder"),
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John, beloved disciple » Facts concerning » Vindictive
So when the disciples James and John saw this, they said, "Lord, will you have us bid fire come down from heaven and consume them?"
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John, beloved disciple » Facts concerning » Intolerant
John said to him, "Teacher, we saw a man casting out daemons in your name; but he does not follow us, and so we stopped him."
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