John 10:17¬†w For this reason the Father loves me, x because y I lay down my life that I may take it up again. 18¬†z No one takes it from me, but y I lay it down a of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down, and b I have authority to…
John 3:3 ESV Jesus answered him,¬†‚ÄúTruly, truly, I say to you, unless one isn born¬†o again [2] he cannot¬†p see the kingdom of God.‚Äù I read in a commentary that the phrase is all passive. It‚Äôs not something that we muster up and do. Just like our first birth, it is something that happens to…
John 8.34-35 ‚ÄúEveryone who commits sin is a slave to sin. The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever.‚Äù Notice that Jesus didn‚Äôt say ‚Äúa sin‚Äù but ‚Äúsin‚Äù in general. It has to do with a lifestyle of obedience to His word. The Pharisees would have been keeping track of…
23 He said to them, j ‚ÄúYou are from below; I am from above. k You are of this world; l I am not of this world. 24 I told you that you m would die in your sins, for n unless you believe that o I am he you will die in your sins.‚Äù…
‚ÄúJesus said to them, ‚ÄúI did one miracle, and you are all astonished. Yet, because Moses gave you circumcision (though actually it did not come from Moses, but from the patriarchs), you circumcise a child on the Sabbath. Now if a child can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses may…
John 7:18 The one who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory; but the one who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and in him there is no falsehood. I remember when I learned that no one in a desperate situation can be trusted. That was also when I…
‚ÄúIf anyone carries anything from a public place to a private house on the Sabbath intentionally, he is punishable by death by stoning. ‚Äú Barclay on the Mishnah in the commentary on John 5 So when the pool guy says ‚ÄúThey guy that healed me told me to‚Äù he‚Äôs not just making excuses‚Äìhe‚Äôs defending himself…
John 2:1-10 Jesus mother and some servants 1. In this conversation what did Jesus say or do? 2. In this conversation what did the words or actions of Jesus explain to us about the Father? ‚Ä¢¬†¬†¬† John 2:1 ¬? On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus‚Äô mother was there,…
John 1:35¬† The next day John was there again with two of his disciples. John 1:36 When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, ‚ÄúLook, the Lamb of God!‚Äù John 1:37¬† When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus. John 1:38 Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, ‚ÄúWhat do you…
