John 7: 45 – 53, and 8: 1 – 11 Unbelief of the Jewish leaders To ensure that I read today’s passage in context, I have started with John 7: 31 – 32 Also, the NIV, from which I am working, says this about John 8: 1 – 11: “The earliest manuscripts and many otherContinue reading “John 7:45 – 53 and 8:1 – 11 Unbelief of the Jewish leaders”
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John 7: 25 – 44 Division over who Jesus is
John 7: 25 – 44 Division over who Jesus is Two things struck me as I read this passage. The first was that, once again, Jesus makes a very clear distinction between himself and God the Father. The other was that when Jesus spoke publicly, people responded in one of two ways: those who wereContinue reading “John 7: 25 – 44 Division over who Jesus is”
John 7: 14 – 24 Jesus teaches at the Festival of Tabernacles
John 7: 14 – 24 Jesus teaches at the Festival of Tabernacles Not until halfway through the festival did Jesus go up to the temple courts and begin to teach. The Jews there were amazed and asked, ‘How did this man get such learning without being taught?’ In first century Judah, literacy was low. ProbablyContinue reading “John 7: 14 – 24 Jesus teaches at the Festival of Tabernacles”
John 7: 1 – 13 Jesus goes to the Festival of Tabernacles
John 7: 1 – 13 Jesus goes to the Festival of Tabernacles After this, Jesus went around in Galilee. He did not want to go about in Judea because the Jewish leaders there were looking for a way to kill him. Jesus’ actions and words in Judea had stirred up a hornet’s nest. In particular,Continue reading “John 7: 1 – 13 Jesus goes to the Festival of Tabernacles”
John 6: 60 – 71 Many disciples desert Jesus
John 6: 60 – 71 Many disciples desert Jesus Almost the whole of Chapter 6 has been about bread. We read about the feeding of the five thousand, then about the crowds following Jesus because he had fed them, and yesterday’s passage reached a climax with Jesus’ statement that those who eat his flesh andContinue reading “John 6: 60 – 71 Many disciples desert Jesus”
John 6: 25 – 59 Jesus the bread of life
John 6: 25 – 59 Jesus the bread of life When they found him on the other side of the lake, they asked him, ‘Rabbi, when did you get here?’ Jesus answered, ‘Very truly I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw the signs I performed but because you ate theContinue reading “John 6: 25 – 59 Jesus the bread of life”
John 6: 1 – 15 Jesus feeds the five thousand
John 6: 1 – 15 Jesus feeds the five thousand Sometime after this, Jesus crossed to the far side of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias), and a great crowd of people followed him because they saw the signs he had performed by healing those who were ill. According to John,Continue reading “John 6: 1 – 15 Jesus feeds the five thousand”
John 5: 31 – 47 Testimonies about Jesus
John 5: 31 – 47 Testimonies about Jesus ‘If I testify about myself, my testimony is not true. I think, in view of what comes later in this passage, that Jesus means that if he were claiming credit for his actions, then such claims would not be true. But he’s not claiming credit; he isContinue reading “John 5: 31 – 47 Testimonies about Jesus”
John 5: 16 – 30 The authority of the Son
So. We’ve come to some doctrine. I struggle with doctrine. Lord Jesus, please help me to understand what I need to understand; to feel what I need to feel; to hear what you want me to do and to be obedient. Amen. It seems very likely that St John’s gospel was actually written by John,Continue reading “John 5: 16 – 30 The authority of the Son”
John 4: 43 – 54 Jesus heals an official’s son
John 4: 43 – 54 Jesus heals an official’s son After the two days he left for Galilee. As it says in John 4: 5 and 40, Jesus had spent two days at Sychar in Samaria and many Samaritans had come to believe that he was the Saviour of the world. Now John picks upContinue reading “John 4: 43 – 54 Jesus heals an official’s son”
Seeking the Light 