John's Gospel: A Discipleship Journey with JesusJohn's Gospel: A Discipleship Journey with Jesusby Dr. Ralph F. Wilson
JesusWalk Publications, 2015
459 pages
| Preface |
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| Table of Contents | 6 |
| References and Abbreviations | 20 |
| Reprint Guidelines | 23 |
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Introduction to John's Gospel | 24 |
| Authorship | 24 |
| Date and Place | 26 |
| Purpose | 26 |
| John and the Synoptics | 27 |
| Theology | 27 |
| Style | 27 |
| Summary | 28 |
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Section I - Prologue (1:1-18) | 29 |
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1. The Word Became Flesh (1:1-18) | 29 |
| The Word Was God (1:1-3) | 29 |
| Light and Life (1:4-5) | 31 |
| John's Witness to the Light (1:6-8) | 31 |
| The Light Is Not Recognized or Received by All (1:9-13) | 33 |
| Those Who Believed and Received Jesus (1:12-13) | 34 |
| The Word Became Flesh (1:14a) | 35 |
| Glory of the 'Only-Begotten' (1:14b) | 36 |
| Making the Father Known (1:15-18) | 38 |
| The Only-Begotten God (1:18) | 39 |
| Lessons for Disciples | 40 |
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Section II. The Signs and Public Discourses of Jesus (1:19 - 12:50) | 42 |
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2. John the Baptist's Witness to the Lamb of God (1:19-34) | 44 |
| The Significance of John the Baptist for the Jews | 44 |
| Who Are You, John? (1:19-21) | 45 |
| The Voice Crying in the Wilderness (1:22-23) | 45 |
| John's Baptism and the One Who Comes After (1:24-28) | 46 |
| Behold, the Lamb of God (1:29) | 48 |
| The Sacrificial Lamb | 48 |
| John Came to Reveal Jesus to Israel (1:30-31) | 50 |
| The Spirit as a Dove (1:32-34) | 50 |
| Baptize with the Holy Spirit (1:33) | 50 |
| Lessons for Disciples | 52 |
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3. Disciples Direct Friends to Jesus (1:35-51) | 53 |
| John's Disciples Begin to Follow Jesus (1:35-37) | 53 |
| "Come and See" (1:38-39) | 54 |
| Jesus Calls Peter (1:40-42) | 55 |
| Jesus Calls Philip (1:43-44) | 56 |
| Philip Introduces Nathanael to Jesus (1:45-50) | 56 |
| Jesus as the Heavenly Son of Man (1:50-51) | 57 |
| Lessons for Disciples | 58 |
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4. Changing the Water into Wine (2:1-12) | 60 |
| Invited to the Wedding (2:1-2) | 60 |
| Cana in Galilee | 60 |
| Marriage Customs in Jesus' Day | 61 |
| They Run Out of Wine (2:3) | 61 |
| Mary Asks Jesus to Solve the Problem (2:4-5) | 62 |
| Six Stone Jars (2:6) | 63 |
| Full to the Brim (2:7) | 64 |
| Water to Wine (2:8-9a) | 64 |
| Saved the Best for Last (2:9b-10) | 64 |
| The Meaning of this "Sign" (2:11) | 65 |
| On to Capernaum (2:12) | 66 |
| "Spiritual" Interpretations | 66 |
| Lessons for Disciples | 67 |
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5. Cleansing the Temple (2:13-25) | 68 |
| The Temple in Jerusalem | 68 |
| Passover and other Jewish Festivals (2:13) | 69 |
| Desecration of the Temple Courts (2:14) | 70 |
| Driving Out the Animals and Moneychangers (2:15-17) | 70 |
| One Cleansing or Two? | 72 |
| Destroy the Temple, Raise It Again in Three Days (2:18-22) | 73 |
| Did Not Entrust Himself to Followers (2:23-25) | 74 |
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6. You Must Be Born Again (3:1-21) | 76 |
| Nicodemus the Pharisee (3:1) | 76 |
| Nicodemus the Seeker (3:2) | 77 |
| Discerning the Kingdom of God (3:3-5) | 78 |
| Begotten or Born? (3:3-5) | 79 |
| "Again" or "from Above" (3:3, 5, 7) | 80 |
| Born of Water and Spirit (3:5-7) | 82 |
| The Wind of the Spirit (3:8) | 83 |
| The Witness of the Son of Man (3:9-13) | 83 |
| The Son of Man Must Be Lifted Up (3:14-15) | 84 |
| For God So Loved the World that He Gave (3:16) | 85 |
| Jesus, God's Unique Son (monogenēs) | 86 |
| Results and Purposes of God's Love (3:16) | 86 |
| Not Perish (3:16b) | 87 |
| Jesus' Teaching on Hell | 87 |
| But Have Everlasting Life (3:16b) | 88 |
| Not to Condemn, but to Save (3:17-19) | 89 |
| Drawn to the Light of the Gospel (3:19-21) | 89 |
| Lessons for Disciples | 90 |
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7. He Must Increase (3:22-4:3) | 92 |
| Spending Time with Disciples (3:22) | 92 |
| John the Baptist Ministers West of the Jordan (3:23-24) | 93 |
| He Must Become Greater (3:25-30) | 94 |
| Believing Jesus' Eyewitness Testimony (3:31-33) | 96 |
| The Father, the Son, and the Spirit (3:34-35) | 97 |
| Eternal Life vs. God's Wrath (3:36) | 98 |
| Wrath of God | 99 |
| Jesus Returns to Galilee (4:1-3) | 100 |
| Lessons for Disciples | 100 |
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8. The Samaritan Woman at the Well (4:4-26) | 102 |
| Jesus Travels to Galilee through Samaria (4:1-4) | 102 |
| The Town of Sychar (4:5-6) | 102 |
| Jesus Is Tired (4:5) | 103 |
| Jesus Asks the Samaritan Woman for a Drink (4:7, 9) | 103 |
| Living Water (4:10-12) | 105 |
| A Spring of Water Welling up to Eternal Life (4:13-15) | 105 |
| The Woman's Five Husbands (4:16-19) | 107 |
| The Source of Jesus' Knowledge | 107 |
| Worship on Mt. Gerizim or in Jerusalem (4:19-22) | 108 |
| Worship in Spirit and in Truth (4:23-24) | 109 |
| A New Era (4:23a) | 109 |
| True Worshipers (4:23b) | 110 |
| God Is Spirit (4:24a) | 110 |
| Worship in Spirit and in Truth (4:23c-24) | 111 |
| I Am the Christ (4:25-26) | 111 |
| Lessons for Disciples | 112 |
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9. The Fields Are Ripe for Harvest (4:27-42) | 113 |
| The Disciples' Return and the Woman Testifies (4:27-30) | 113 |
| Food You Don't Understand (4:31-34) | 114 |
| Fields Are Ripe for Harvest (4:35) | 115 |
| Sowers and Reapers (4:36-38) | 116 |
| The Samaritans Believed (4:39-42) | 117 |
| Changing His Ministry Plan (4:40) | 118 |
| Savior of the World (4:42b) | 118 |
| Lessons for Disciples | 119 |
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10. Healing the Royal Official's Son (4:43-54) | 121 |
| Jesus Travels to Galilee (4:43-46a) | 121 |
| The Royal Official's Son (4:46b-47) | 122 |
| The Faith of the Royal Official (4:47-50) | 122 |
| Confirmation of the Time (4:51-54) | 124 |
| Parallels with the Healing of the Centurion's Servant | 124 |
| Lessons for Disciples | 125 |
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11. Healing at the Pool of Bethesda (5:1-16) | 126 |
| From Samaria to Galilee to Jerusalem (5:1) | 126 |
| The Pool of Bethesda (5:2) | 126 |
| Troubling of the Waters (5:3-4) | 127 |
| An Invalid for 38 Years (5:5-9) | 128 |
| The Invalid's Character and the Grace of God | 129 |
| "Do you want to get well?" (5:6) | 129 |
| Get up! Walk! (5:8-9) | 130 |
| Trouble with the "Sabbath Police" (5:9b-13) | 131 |
| Stop Sinning (5:14) | 132 |
| Repentance | 133 |
| Sin and Sickness (5:14) | 133 |
| The Healed Man Tattles on Jesus (5:15) | 134 |
| Conflict with the Jewish Leaders and Pharisees (5:16-18) | 134 |
| Lessons for Disciples | 134 |
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12. Life in the Son (5:17-47) | 136 |
| My Father Is Always at His Work (5:16-18a) | 136 |
| Making Himself Equal with God (5:18) | 137 |
| Jesus Does What He Sees His Father Doing (5:19-20) | 137 |
| The Son Is Given the Father's Attributes (5:21-23) | 138 |
| Crossed Over from Death to Life (5:24) | 139 |
| Life in the Son | 141 |
| The Dead Who Hear Will Live (5:25-26) | 141 |
| Authority to Judge (5:27) | 142 |
| Judgment at the Resurrection (5:28-29) | 142 |
| "By Myself I Can Do Nothing" - Subordination of the Son to the Father (5:30) | 142 |
| 1. John the Baptist's Testimony Concerning Jesus (5:31-35) | 143 |
| 2. Testimony of Jesus' Miracles (5:36-37a) | 143 |
| 3. The Father's Testimony (5:37a) | 144 |
| 4. The Testimony of the Scriptures (5:37b-40) | 144 |
| The Scriptures Testify about Me (5:39b) | 146 |
| Seeking Praise from Men (5:41-44) | 146 |
| Moses Wrote about Jesus (5:45-47) | 146 |
| Lessons for Disciples | 147 |
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13. Feeding the Five Thousand, Walking on Water (6:1-21) | 148 |
| Crowds Gather (6:1-4) | 148 |
| Involving the Disciples in Feeding (6:5-9) | 149 |
| Huge Task, Tiny Resources | 150 |
| Seating the Multitude (6:10) | 150 |
| Giving Thanks and Distributing (6:11) | 151 |
| Twelve Baskets Left Over (6:12-13) | 152 |
| The People See a Prophet and King (6:14-15) | 153 |
| Jesus Walks on the Water (6:16-21) | 153 |
| Some Simple Principles of Ministry | 154 |
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14. I Am the Bread of Life (6:22-71) | 156 |
| Looking for Jesus for the Wrong Reasons (6:26) | 156 |
| The Bread of Life Discourse (6:27-71) | 157 |
| Food that Endures to Eternal Life (6:27) | 157 |
| The Work of God - Believe (6:28-29) | 158 |
| Requiring another Miraculous Sign (6:30-31) | 159 |
| The True Bread from Heaven (6:32-34) | 159 |
| I Am the Bread of Life (6:35-36) | 159 |
| The "I AM" Passages | 160 |
| A Passage of Promises (6:37-40) | 160 |
| No One Can Come Unless the Father Draws Him (6:41-47) | 161 |
| Predestination and Prevenient Grace | 162 |
| The Bread of Life that Comes Down from Heaven (6:48-51a) | 163 |
| Eat My Flesh (6:51b-52) | 163 |
| Is Jesus Speaking of the Lord's Supper Here? | 164 |
| Flesh Given for the Life of the World (6:51b) | 164 |
| The Bread of Life Discourse and the Lord's Supper | 165 |
| Literal or Figurative? (6:53-57) | 165 |
| What Does Jesus Mean by Eating His Flesh and Drinking His Blood? | 166 |
| The Vivid Metaphor Causes an Uproar (6:59-66) | 167 |
| Will You Also Go Away? (6:67-69) | 168 |
| Lessons for Disciples | 169 |
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15. Streams of Living Water (7:1-52) | 171 |
| Staying away from Judea (7:1) | 171 |
| Feast of Tabernacles or Booths (Sukkot, 7:2) | 172 |
| His Brothers Didn't Believe in Him (7:2-5) | 172 |
| Jesus Goes to the Feast in Secret (7:6-10) | 172 |
| Fear of the Jewish Leaders (7:11-13) | 173 |
| Learning without Study (7:14-15) | 173 |
| Excursus on Seminaries and Hearing God's Voice | 174 |
| My Teaching Is Not my Own (7:15-17) | 175 |
| Choosing to Do God's Will (7:17) | 175 |
| Inconsistencies with the Sabbath Regulations (7:19-24) | 176 |
| Where Does the Christ Come From? (7:25-29) | 177 |
| Attempts to Arrest Jesus (7:30-32) | 177 |
| Jesus Predicts His Death (7:33-36) | 178 |
| Culmination of the Feast of Tabernacles (7:37-39) | 178 |
| Feast of Tabernacles | 178 |
| Jesus Cries Out (7:37-39) | 179 |
| The Holy Spirit within the Believer (7:39) | 181 |
| When Jesus Is Glorified (7:39) | 182 |
| The Power of the Spirit in Believers (7:39) | 182 |
| Controversy over the Christ Coming from Galilee (7:40-43) | 183 |
| No One Ever Spoke This Way (7:44-49) | 183 |
| Nicodemus Defends Jesus (7:50-52) | 184 |
| Lessons for Disciples | 184 |
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16. Jesus and the Adulterous Woman (7:53-8:11) | 186 |
| Teaching in the Temple (7:53-82) | 186 |
| The 'No-Win' Trap (8:3-6a) | 187 |
| Hypocrisy behind the Trap (8:3-6a) | 188 |
| Writing on the Ground (8:6b-8) | 188 |
| Cast the First Stone (8:7) | 188 |
| Neither Do I Condemn You (8:10-11) | 190 |
| Go and Sin No More (8:11b) | 190 |
| A Call to Repentance | 190 |
| Lessons for Disciples | 192 |
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17. Truth that Sets You Free (8:12-59) | 193 |
| I Am the Light of the World (8:12) | 193 |
| Light in Messianic Passages | 193 |
| Never Walk in Darkness (8:12b) | 194 |
| The Father's Testimony (8:13-20) | 195 |
| You Will Die in Your Sins (8:21-24) | 196 |
| Sent by the Father (8:25-29) | 197 |
| The Truth Will Set You Free (8:30-32) | 197 |
| Slaves to Sin (8:33-36) | 199 |
| Abraham's Children (8:37-41) | 200 |
| A Liar and the Father of Lies (8:42-47) | 200 |
| Believers Never See Death (8:48-51) | 201 |
| Unbelief (8:52-55) | 202 |
| Before Abraham Was, I Am (8:56-59) | 202 |
| Lessons for Disciples | 203 |
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18. Healing Blindness (9:1-41) | 205 |
| The Man Born Blind (9:1) | 205 |
| Sin and Sickness (9:2-3) | 205 |
| I Am the Light of the World (9:4-5) | 206 |
| Spreading Mud on the Man's Eyes (9:6-7) | 206 |
| The Man Tells His Story to His Neighbors (9:8-12) | 208 |
| The Pharisees Interrogate the Man (9:13-17) | 208 |
| The Pharisees Interrogate the Parents (9:18-23) | 209 |
| The Pharisees Re-Interrogate the Healed Man (9:24-34) | 209 |
| Jesus Reveals Himself to the Healed Man (9:35-38) | 211 |
| Judgment on the Spiritually Blind (9:39-41) | 211 |
| Spiritual Blindness Today | 212 |
| Lessons for Disciples | 213 |
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19. I Am the Good Shepherd (10:1-42) | 215 |
| Corrupt Shepherds | 215 |
| The Form of Jesus' Teaching on the Good Shepherd | 216 |
| The Sheepfold and the Shepherd (10:1-2) | 216 |
| The Sheep Recognize the Shepherd's Voice (10:3-5) | 217 |
| I Am the Gate for the Sheep (10:6-9) | 218 |
| Abundant Life (10:10) | 219 |
| Shepherd Lays Down His Life for the Sheep (10:11-13) | 220 |
| I Am the Good Shepherd (10:11, 14) | 221 |
| Mutual Knowledge (10:14-15) | 221 |
| One Flock and One Shepherd (10:16) | 222 |
| Authority to Die, Authority to Rise (10:17-18) | 222 |
| Divided Response (10:19-21) | 223 |
| The Feast of Dedication (10:22) | 223 |
| Believe Me for the Miracles (10:24-26) | 223 |
| No One Can Snatch My Sheep (10:27-30) | 225 |
| Claiming to Be God (10:30-33) | 226 |
| Jewish Reaction to Supposed Blasphemy (10:31-33) | 226 |
| I Am God's Son (10:34-36) | 227 |
| Believe the Miracles (10:37-39) | 227 |
| Jesus Ministers Across the Jordan (10:40-42) | 227 |
| Lessons for Disciples | 228 |
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20. I Am the Resurrection and the Life (11:1-54) | 229 |
| Lazarus Is Sick (11:1-3) | 229 |
| Jesus Delays Coming (11:4-6) | 230 |
| The Dangers of Judea (11:7-16) | 230 |
| Jesus Arrives in Bethany (11:17-19) | 231 |
| Jesus Meets with Martha (11:20-22) | 232 |
| I Am the Resurrection and the Life (11:23-27) | 232 |
| Martha's Great Confession (11:26b-27) | 234 |
| Mary Goes to Meet with Jesus (11:28-31) | 235 |
| Jesus' Anger (11:32-37) | 235 |
| Jesus Wept (11:35-37) | 237 |
| At the Tomb (11:38) | 238 |
| The Raising of Lazarus (11:39-44) | 238 |
| Faith and Unbelief (11:45-46) | 240 |
| The Chief Priests and Pharisees Plot to Kill Jesus (11:47-48) | 240 |
| Caiaphas Prophesies Jesus' Death on behalf of Israel (11:49-53) | 241 |
| Jesus Withdraws to Ephraim (11:54) | 243 |
| Lessons for Disciples | 243 |
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21. Anointing at Bethany and Triumphal Entry (11:55-12:22) | 245 |
| Looking for Jesus to Appear (11:55-57) | 245 |
| Dinner in Bethany (12:1-2) | 246 |
| Mary Anoints Jesus' Feet (12:3) | 246 |
| Mary of Bethany vs. Mary Magdalene | 247 |
| The House Is Filled with Fragrance (12:3b) | 247 |
| Judas Objects to Wasting Money (12:4-6) | 248 |
| Jesus Defends Mary's Gracious Act (12:7-8) | 249 |
| Many Are Trusting Jesus (12:9-11) | 250 |
| Triumphal Entry (12:12-18) | 250 |
| Shouting Praises (12:13b) | 251 |
| Riding on a Young Donkey (12:14-16) | 253 |
| Continual Praise during the Procession (12:13b) | 254 |
| It Is Time to Be Recognized as Messiah | 254 |
| Witnesses of Lazarus' Resurrection Spread the Word (12:18-19) | 255 |
| The Greeks Ask to See Jesus (12:20-22) | 255 |
| Lessons for Disciples | 256 |
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22. The Hour Has Come to Be Glorified (12:23-50) | 257 |
| Hour Has Come to Be Glorified (12:23) | 257 |
| Kernel of Wheat Dies and Produces Many Seeds (12:24) | 258 |
| He Who Loves His Life Will Lose It (12:25-26) | 258 |
| Father, Glorify Your Name (12:27-30) | 260 |
| Casting Out the Prince of This World (12:31) | 261 |
| Son of Man Will Be Lifted Up (12:32-34) | 262 |
| Sons of Light (12:35-36) | 263 |
| Isaiah's Prophecy of Blind Eyes (12:37-41) | 264 |
| Loved Men's Praise More than God's (12:42-43) | 264 |
| The Believer Sees the One Who Sent Me (12:44-46) | 266 |
| The Unbeliever Will Be Judged by My Words (12:47-50) | 267 |
| Lessons for Disciples | 269 |
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Section III. The Farewell Discourses (13:1 - 17:26) | 271 |
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23. Washing the Disciples' Feet, Love One Another (13:1-38) | 272 |
| Timing of the Footwashing (13:1a) | 272 |
| Prologue to the Footwashing (1:1-3) | 273 |
| The Setting of the Last Supper | 273 |
| Who Is the Greatest? (Luke 22:24-27) | 273 |
| Washing the Disciples' Feet (13:4-5) | 273 |
| Simon Peter's Objection (13:6-9) | 274 |
| Washed by Jesus (13:8b-10a) | 275 |
| The Betrayer (13:10b-11) | 276 |
| Rabbi and Lord (13:12-13) | 277 |
| An Example of Humble Service (13:14-17) | 277 |
| To Be Seen by Men | 278 |
| Washing One Another's Feet (13:14) | 279 |
| One of You Will Betray Me (13:18-30) | 280 |
| Was Judas Demon-Possessed? | 281 |
| Judas Went Out. It Was Night (13:27b-30) | 282 |
| Now Is the Son of Man Glorified (13:31-33) | 282 |
| A New Command: Love One Another (13:34-35) | 283 |
| Love as a Command | 283 |
| Love as a New Command | 284 |
| Jesus' Love Is the Standard and Source | 284 |
| Love Is an Indicator of Discipleship | 284 |
| Before the Rooster Crows You Will Disown Me (13:36-38) | 285 |
| Lessons for Disciples | 285 |
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24. I Am the Way, the Truth, and the Life (14:1-14) | 287 |
| Do Not Let Your Hearts Be Troubled (14:4a) | 287 |
| Trust in God; Trust Also in Me (14:1b) | 288 |
| In My Father's House Are Many Rooms (14:2) | 288 |
| Coming Again to Take Us with Him (14:3) | 289 |
| The Place Jesus Is Going (14:4-5) | 290 |
| The Way, the Truth, and the Life (14:6) | 290 |
| The Way (14:6a) | 291 |
| The Truth (14:6b) | 291 |
| The Life (14:6c) | 292 |
| The Exclusivity of Jesus' Path (14:6d) | 293 |
| What About Those Who Have Never Heard? | 293 |
| Show Us the Father (14:7-11) | 294 |
| Greater Things Will You Do (14:12) | 295 |
| Ask Anything in My Name (14:13-14) | 296 |
| Lessons for Disciples | 298 |
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25. I Will Give You Another Counselor (14:15-31) | 300 |
| The Spirit as "Paraclete" (14:15-17) | 300 |
| Another Paraclete in Addition to Jesus (14:16-17) | 301 |
| I Will Come to You (14:18-20) | 302 |
| Loving Jesus Means Obeying His Commandments (14:15, 21-25) | 303 |
| The Paraclete as Teacher (14:25-26) | 305 |
| My Peace I Give You (14:27) | 306 |
| Going Away and Coming Back (14:28-29) | 307 |
| The Prince of this World (14:30-31a) | 307 |
| Let Us Leave (14:31b) | 308 |
| Lessons for Disciples | 308 |
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26. Abiding in the Vine (15:1-17) | 310 |
| I Am the Vine (15:1) | 310 |
| Pruning and Cutting (15:2-3) | 311 |
| Cleansed by the Word (15:3) | 313 |
| Remaining, Abiding in the Vine (15:4-5) | 314 |
| Mutual Indwelling (15:5b) | 315 |
| Apart from Me You Can Do Nothing (15:4-6) | 316 |
| Withered Branches (15:6) | 318 |
| Bearing Much Fruit (15:7-8) | 318 |
| What Fruit Does Jesus Expect from Us? | 319 |
| Obeying and Abiding in Jesus' Love (15:9-11) | 320 |
| Friends of Jesus (15:12-15) | 321 |
| Chosen and Appointed to Bear Fruit (15:16-17) | 322 |
| Lessons for Disciples | 322 |
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27. The Spirit of Truth (15:18-16:11) | 324 |
| The World Will Hate You (15:18-21a) | 324 |
| Hate the Son, Hate the Father (15:22-25) | 325 |
| More about the Paraclete (15:26-27) | 326 |
| The Holy Spirit is a Person (14:26; 15:16, 26) | 326 |
| The Spirit Testifies Concerning Jesus (15:26-27) | 328 |
| Don't Go Astray When They Persecute You (16:1-4) | 329 |
| It Is Good that I Go Away (16:5-7) | 329 |
| The Paraclete Will Convict the World (16:8) | 330 |
| Conviction of Sin, Righteousness, and Judgment (16:8-11) | 332 |
| Lessons for Disciples | 333 |
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28. The Spirit Will Guide You (16:12-33) | 334 |
| The Spirit Will Guide You into All Truth (16:12-13a) | 334 |
| The Spirit Will Speak What He Hears (16:13b-15) | 335 |
| In a Little While (16:17-19) | 335 |
| Your Grief Will Turn to Joy (16:20-22) | 336 |
| Praying to the Father in Jesus' Name (16:23-24) | 336 |
| Ask and You Will Receive (16:24) | 337 |
| You Will Ask the Father Directly in My Name (16:25-28) | 337 |
| The Disciples' Faltering Faith (16:29-32) | 338 |
| I Have Overcome the World (16:33) | 339 |
| Lessons for Disciples | 340 |
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29. Jesus' Prayer for His Disciples (17:1-26) | 342 |
| Glorify Your Son (17:1-2) | 342 |
| Eternal Life - to Know You (17:3) | 343 |
| Completing the Father's Mission (17:4) | 344 |
| Pre-existent Glory (17:4-5) | 344 |
| I Have Revealed You to the Ones You Gave Me (17:6-8) | 346 |
| I Am Praying for Them (17:9-10) | 346 |
| The Father Protects His Children Forever (17:11-15) | 347 |
| None Was Lost Except Judas (17:12b) | 349 |
| In the World but Not of the World (17:13-16) | 349 |
| Sanctify Them by the Truth (17:17-19) | 350 |
| That All of Them May Be One (17:20-23) | 351 |
| May They See the Glory You Have Given Me (17:24) | 352 |
| That Your Love and I May Be in Them (17:25-26) | 353 |
| Lessons for Disciples | 353 |
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Section IV. The Crucifixion and Resurrection (18:1-20:31) | 355 |
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30. Jesus' Arrest and Trial (18:1-19:16) | 356 |
| Betrayal in Gethsemane (18:1-3) | 356 |
| I Am He! (18:4-9) | 358 |
| Peter Cuts Off the High Priest's Servant's Ear (18:10-11) | 359 |
| Arrested and Brought to Annas (18:12-14) | 359 |
| Peter's First Betrayal (18:15-18) | 360 |
| Annas Questions Jesus (18:19-24) | 361 |
| Peter's Second and Third Denials (18:25-27) | 362 |
| Jesus Taken to Pilate's Palace (18:28) | 363 |
| The Jewish Leaders Accuse Jesus (18:29-32) | 364 |
| Pilate Interrogates Jesus (18:33-35) | 366 |
| My Kingdom Is Not of this World (18:36-37a) | 366 |
| King of Truth (18:37b-38a) | 367 |
| Release Barabbas! (18:38b-40) | 369 |
| Jesus Is Flogged (19:1) | 370 |
| Jesus Is Mocked (19:2-3) | 370 |
| Crucify Him! (19:4-6) | 372 |
| He Claims to be the Son of God (19:7-11) | 373 |
| The Jewish Leaders Threaten Pilate with Reporting Him to the Emperor (19:12) | 374 |
| Pilate Takes the Judge's Seat (19:13-14a) | 374 |
| The Leaders Again Demand Jesus' Crucifixion (19:14b-16) | 375 |
| Lessons for Disciples | 376 |
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31. Jesus' Death and Burial (19:17-42) | 378 |
| Crucifixion in the Ancient World | 378 |
| The Place of the Skull (19:17) | 379 |
| They Crucified Him (19:18) | 380 |
| Along with the Criminals (19:18) | 381 |
| Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews (19:19-22) | 381 |
| The Soldiers Divide Jesus' Garments (19:23-24) | 382 |
| Woman, Behold Your Son (19:25-27) | 383 |
| Jesus' Mother at the Foot of the Cross | 384 |
| The Identity of the Other Women | 384 |
| Woman, Here Is Your Son | 385 |
| I Am Thirsty (19:28-30a) | 385 |
| The Fulfillment of Scripture | 386 |
| Offering of Wine Vinegar (Posca) | 386 |
| The Sponge | 386 |
| Receiving the Posca | 387 |
| It Is Finished (19:30) | 388 |
| A Cry of Victory | 389 |
| The Announcement of Obedience Fulfilled | 389 |
| The Soldiers Pierce Jesus Side (19:31-34) | 390 |
| Eyewitness Testimony (19:35-37) | 391 |
| Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus Step Forward (19:38-39a) | 392 |
| Jesus' Body Is Prepared for Burial (19:38-40) | 393 |
| Jesus Is Laid in a Garden Tomb (19:41-42) | 393 |
| Lessons for Disciples | 394 |
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32. Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene (20:1-18) | 397 |
| The Disciples' Emotional State | 397 |
| Mary from Magdala | 398 |
| Mary Magdalene Sees the Tomb Is Open (20:1-2) | 399 |
| Grave Clothes Neatly Folded (20:3-7) | 400 |
| The Witness of the Grave Clothes | 401 |
| Belief in Christ's Resurrection (20:8-10) | 402 |
| Two Angels Appear to Mary Magdalene (20:10-13) | 402 |
| Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene (20:14-16) | 403 |
| I Have Seen the Lord (20:17-18) | 404 |
| Lessons for Disciples | 405 |
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33. As the Father Sent Me, So I Send You (20:19-31) | 407 |
| Jesus Appears to Ten Disciples (20:19) | 407 |
| What We Learn about Jesus' Resurrected Body | 409 |
| As the Father Sent Me, So I Send You (20:21) | 410 |
| The Great Commission | 411 |
| Power and the Holy Spirit (20:21-22) | 411 |
| Receive the Holy Spirit (21:22) | 412 |
| Power to Forgive Sins (20:23) | 413 |
| Thomas Refuses to Believe (20:24-25) | 415 |
| Trust but Verify | 415 |
| My Lord and My God (20:26-28) | 416 |
| Appearances of the Risen Christ | 417 |
| Blessed Are Those Who Have Not Seen, Yet Believe (20:29) | 417 |
| The Purpose of John's Gospel: That You May Believe (20:30-31) | 417 |
| Lessons for Disciples | 418 |
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Section V. Epilogue (21:1-25) | 420 |
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34. Feed My Sheep (21:1-25) | 421 |
| Peter and Other Disciples Go Fishing in Galilee (21:1-3) | 421 |
| Throw Your Net on the Right Side of the Boat (21:4-8) | 422 |
| Peter Swims Ashore (21:7b) | 424 |
| Fish on the Fire (21:8-11) | 424 |
| Jesus Offers the Disciples Breakfast (21:12-14) | 425 |
| Peter, Do You Love Me? Feed My Sheep (21:15-17) | 425 |
| Jesus Prophesies Peter's Death (21:18-19) | 427 |
| Jesus Predicts John's Long Life (21:20-23) | 429 |
| The Written Testimony of an Eyewitness (21:24-25) | 429 |
| Lessons for Disciples | 430 |
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Appendices | 432 |
| Appendix 1. Participant Handout Guides | 432 |
| Appendix 2. "The Jews" in John's Gospel | 433 |
| Appendix 3. Religious Leaders in Jesus' Day | 434 |
| Appendix 4. The "I Am" Passages in John's Gospel | 436 |
| Appendix 5. "Signs" in John's Gospel | 437 |
| Appendix 6. "Glory" and "Glorify" in John's Gospel | 438 |
| Appendix 7. The Chronology of Holy Week in John's Gospel | 443 |
| Appendix 8. The Paraclete | 446 |
| Appendix 9. The Sending of the Holy Spirit | 452 |
| Appendix 10. Harmony between John and the Synoptic Gospels | 454 |
| Appendix 11. A Possible Harmonization of the Resurrection Accounts | 457 |