Questions tagged [john]
The fourth Gospel in the Christian New Testament that is attributed to John the son of Zebedee.
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Is John 5:1-17 a good example of Jesus healing a man with no faith?
Is John 5:1-17 (The Healing at the Pool on the Sabbath, ESV) a good example of Jesus healing a man with no faith?
Now the man who had been healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn, as ...
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I (Jesus) also will keep you (Philadelphia Church) from the hour of testing.... Rev, 3:10. Keep from *what* exactly?
Many a theologian, past and present, will have us believe that the messages to the 7 "First Century" churches are indeed relevant to today's ecclesiology. One would hope, therefore, that we ...
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Does John 3:36 mean that those preceding Jesus will “not see life” as a result? [closed]
John 3:36 KJV
He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
Based on this verse, how were people in ...
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If those that had seen Jesus had seen the Father, what did he mean when he said "you have neither heard His voice nor have you seen His appearance; "?
John 14:9 Literal Standard Version
Jesus says to him, “Such [a] long time am I with you, and you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; and how do you say, Show to us the ...
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Why was the Praetorium an unclean place?
We read in Jn 18, of the beginning of the trial of Christ:
Then they brought Jesus from Caiaphas into the Praetorium, and it was
early; and they themselves did not enter the Praetorium, so that they
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How was Jesus bound during his trial?
We read in Jn 18:12-13(KJV) of the arrest of Jesus at Gethsemane:
Then the band and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound him. And led him away to Annas first; for he was father ...
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Why did the Pharisees connect baptism to the coming of Christ?
And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet? (Jn. 1:25 KJV)
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Could the "7 Thunders" be in reference to the "7 Bowls" of God's wrath, which are heralded by way of the "7th Trumpet"? Rev, 10:3,4
As John has already written about the first 6 trumpet blasts, there can only be 1 more trumpet blast to come, which is to herald God's ultimate wrath, by way of the pouring out of the bowls of His ...
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Who authored John? [duplicate]
I’ve heard that it has been referred to as John as the man who wrote it. But which John?
Polycrates of Ephesus claims that the Beloved Disciple was someone named John who was a Temple priest and died ...
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Washed vs Baptism [duplicate]
There was no baptism in the OT. Jesus told Nicodemus he must be born of the water and spirit, but the water baptism came in Acts. What was Jesus referring to when he said washed? Was it being cleansed ...
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Filo vs agapas in the dialog of Peter with resurrected Jesus, a linguistic detail [duplicate]
In John 21:15-17 the deep meaning of the text is revealed by using different words to express love: filo (like) and agapas (love). I think, Peter was grieved by the meaning of the text about words of ...
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Revelation 5:10 'reign' or 'will reign' and why (manuscript variation)?
Revelation 5:10 NIV
You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth. (NIV adds a footnote: some manuscripts 'they reign')
Revelation 5:10 ASV
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θαυμάζω which meaning of “wonder” in John 3:7?
θαυμάζω apparently means “wonder”, but which kind? In Plato’s talk about philosophy, it’s suggested by many to mean “puzzlement”. But in John 3:7, it’s suggested Jesus meant Nicodemus was struck with “...
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What is the significance of the omission of the article in Son of Man in John?
John uses the phrase Son of Man twelve times. Ten are spoken by Jesus and two by the crowd:
John 12:34 ESV
So the crowd answered him, “We have heard from the Law that the Christ remains forever. How ...
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What is the two-sided seven sealed scroll?
I’m seeing numerous answers regarding this, but not one of them includes Isaiah 28/29.
What is on the seven-sealed two-sided scroll?
What if not His own Word, would be in God’s Right Hand?
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Daniel and Susanna as a clue to the meaning of "Neither do I condemn you." (John 8:11) Was she actually innocent of the charge?
There has been much discussion about Jesus' forgiveness of the Woman Taken in Adultery in John 8. Studying the apocryphal story of Daniel and Susanna recently (Daniel 13 in Catholic Bibles) I was ...
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Multi-personal creation in Genesis or exclusive? [closed]
At some level, each part of the Trinity could be said to be involved in the "creation"—the Father presumably is aware of the creation and had furnished the designs or forms. However, I would ...
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Does John 17:23 teach that God loves the world or believers in the same way He loves Jesus?
I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.
John 17:23 says that the Father loves &...
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When and for how long was Jesus fully dwelling within the Father, reflecting the concept of 'full habitation' mentioned in John 14:20? [duplicate]
"How do the analysis of the preposition εν in John 14:20, the correlations with other biblical verses such as:
Judges (A) 20:23, Judges (A) 21:7, 1 Samuel 2:1, 1 Samuel 10:22, 1 Samuel 23:2, 1 ...
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How should the foot washing by Jesus be interpreted?
Jesus provides a teaching to his disciples in John 13:1-17 (ESV).
1 Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having ...
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Revelation: Why might John use word frequency patterns - do they to convey hermeneutic meaning?
Richard Bauckham observes how John uses certain words and phrases either four times, seven times, or two times, along with certain multiples, such as fourteen and twenty-eight. Gregory K. Beale ...
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What are some principles for translating εις in the NT? Particularly, why is εις in John 3:16 normally rendered in and εις in John 3:17 normally into?
John 3:16, 17 ESV
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to ...
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In John 3:2 why does "theou" have no article, but "ho theos" does?
John 3:2 ESV
"This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, 'Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God[theou], for no one can do these signs that you do unless God[ho theos] is with ...
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What does John 1:4 mean?
In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.
(NIV)
In context, the verse appears to be talking about the pre-incarnate Christ (this is in the section that begins "in the ...
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On St. Peter's Sword
John 18:10:
Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it, and struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear. And the name of the servant was Malchus. (Douay-Rheims)
Why would a ...
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If Dan, 12:1-3, truly follows on in close proximity to the death of Antiochus IV in Dan, 11:45, then what are we to discern of those now living again?
In Dan,10:21, the angel (most likely Gabriel) starts to tell Daniel about the writing of truth and of his very close association with Michael (the Archangel), in fighting the angelic forces, ...
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John 1:18 -> "begotten" [closed]
I thought Jesus, like the Father, exists in all eternity, even if we know Him as his earthly manifestation as the one who was sinless and rose again from the dead. How is he then "begotten" ...
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Difference between eternal & everlasting life
Looking for help distinguishing between the two. From what I've gathered, eternal life could mean "time-based", i.e. heaven, and everlasting life means "quality" of life here ...
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Isn't reason a better translation of the Logos of John 1 than Word?
John 1:1-3
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing ...
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"Keep them in Your name, the name which You have given Me"; What is this Name?
John 17:11-12:
"I am no longer going to be in the world; and yet they themselves are in the world, and I am coming to You. Holy Father, keep them in Your name, the name which You have given Me, ...
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Exegesis - Paraclete as the antichrist or Satan?
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While the Paraclete mentioned in john is of perennial interest to many, to my knowledge, scholarship does not carry out serious discussions on the identity of the Plaraclete. The Early Church ...
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Why does John the Evangelist not mention the Transfiguration?
The Gospels according to Matthew, Mark and Luke narrate the Transfiguration to which three apostles namely, Peter, James and John were the privileged witnesses. But it is quite intriguing why neither ...
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The anointing at Bethany
In all four gospel accounts we can read that Jesus visited Simon the leper's house in Bethany, in Matthew 26:6-13. Beside Matthew in the three other accounts Mark 14:2-9, Luke 7:36-50 & John 11:2, ...
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Were Verses 22-42 of John 10 originally part of a separate Chapter?
We read in John 10:22-24 how the Jews pose a question to Jesus on his mission - whether he is the promised Messiah. In Verse 22 and 23 the Evangelist appears to have prepared a perfect setting for the ...
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Was Stoning Really the Punishment for Adultery (John 8:5)?
John 8:5 - "Now in the law, Moses commanded us to stone such women. So
what do you say?”
It turns out that the Law of Moses does not specify stoning as the punishment for adultery as far as I ...
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The geneology of Jesus according to John and Mark
If we focus only in the gospels of Mark and John, do these gospels try to promote the idea that Jesus was a decendant of King David, or they try to promote the idea, that a man do not have to be a ...
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Was Jesus tired due to the stress of the journey, or was he tired from being in routes and among people who weren't his primary focus, the Jews? [closed]
Jacob's well was there, so Jesus, since he was tired from the journey, sat right down beside the well. It was about noon.
Jn. 4:6 NET
But he answered and said to them, I am not sent but to the sheep ...
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Did John 4:27 mean to say " that woman " of the Samaritan lady?
In John 4 we read how Jesus meets the Samaritan woman at the well on his way, and teaches her about the Water of Eternal Life. One curious thing to be seen here is that when the disciples returned ...
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Is Nicodemus antagonistic to Nathaniel? [closed]
"Nathanael answered and said to Him, "Rabbi, You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!"" John 1:49
Nicodemus and the Court of the Jews accept Jesus as Rabbi. John 3:1-...
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Could these passages be viewed as corollary referring to “Logos”? [closed]
John 1:1-3
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that ...
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Did the dialogue with "the Woman at the Well" forecast, by anticipation, Jesus's prophecy about the Destruction of the Temple in Matthew 24?
Startling Statement Within the conversation with the Woman at the Well, Jesus made this astounding statement:
Believe Me, woman, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither in this ...
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According to John 14:16-21, is Jesus the Comforter and Spirit of truth?
It appears that Jesus is speaking in third person because he states that he will send another comforter in v16 and then goes back to first person by saying that he will come to comfort the disciples ...
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Is John 1:1 a direct quotation of some other ancient text?
There were some Greek communities that worship logos as some form of universal rules that govern the universe.
I wonder if John 1:1 is a direct quotation of that?
I think I read that the Pantheists ...
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How to understand John 1:1 in light of Hebrews 7:3?
John 1:1 KJV
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any ...
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John 3:36 whoever does "not believe" or disobeys?
In the (1582) first edition of the Douay Rheims, John 3:36 appears as follows:
In 1899, the (Challoner) Douay Rheims gives for the same verse:
He that believeth in the Son, hath life everlasting; ...
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What did Jesus mean when He said 'I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.'
I am studying what Jesus means when he said that he is the light of the world in John 8:12. Light as I understand it is used in the bible to contrast with darkness. Darkness being the deeds of evil ...
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what is the definition of peace?
John 14:27
New International Version says:
27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you
as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be
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what does ...
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Who are the thieves and robbers that have come before Jesus? [duplicate]
John 10:8 says
All who have come before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep have not listened to them.
My question is: Who are the ones mentioned in this passage that have come before Jesus ...
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Why does John use a double "Verily, verily," (John 1:53, et al.) when the other Gospel writers use only one?
"Verily I say unto you" is common in Matthew, Mark, and Luke, but John consistently uses the double "Verily, verily (Gk.amen, amen). (3:3, 3:5, 3:11, 5:19, 5:24, 25, 6:26, 32, 47, 53, 8:...
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How should "to whom the word of God came" in John 10:35 be understood?
John 10:35 Literal Standard Version
If He called them gods to whom the word of God came (and the Writing
is not able to be broken),
To whom did the word of God come?
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