Questions tagged [john]
The fourth Gospel in the Christian New Testament that is attributed to John the son of Zebedee.
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Confused between Romans 2:12 vs John 14:6
It appears to be a contradiction to me. In Roman 2:12 Paul states that there is a way to salvation without Jesus if you obey your conscience and have never heard of Jesus. Of course in John 14:6 Jesus ...
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What basis did the Jews have for wanting to stone Jesus for blasphemy?
In John 10, Jesus famously says, "The Father and I are one," and then the Jews he is speaking with get angry:
The Jewish leaders picked up rocks again to stone him to death. Jesus said to them, "I ...
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Is there a redaction in John 19:34?
I've read it said that Bultmann argued that the "water and blood" which came out of Jesus in John 19:34 were an "ecclesiastical redaction", and I do not have access to his commentary. Are there others ...
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After the crucifixion, why was Mary not cared for by her own children, rather than the disciple John? [closed]
Jesus entrusted his mother to the disciple whom he loved: John 19:26,27. According to scripture Matt.13:55,56 Jesus had at least six siblings, and the oldest of them being approx. four years younger ...
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What is the meaning of “In the bosom of the Father” (John 1:18)?
I am reading from the Gospel of John, chapter 18 verse 1, KJV, where it is written,
No man hath seen God at any time, the only begotten Son, which is in
the bosom of the Father, he hath declared ...
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Why did Tyndale (1525) not capitalize 'word' in John 1:1?
In the beginnynge was the worde and the worde was with God: and the worde was God.
John 1:1 (Tyndale Bible 1534 by William Tyndale)
Why did Tyndale (1525) did not capitalize 'word' in John 1:1?
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Jesus' commandments
1 John 2:3-6 NIV
And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we keep his
commandments. Whoever says “I know him” but does not keep his
commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in ...
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John 9: Did the blind man know scripture?
I found it odd that in John 9:30-33, the (healed) blind man refers to scripture, suddenly speaking as a learned scholar to the point where the Pharisees accuse him of lecturing them. I wonder, was it ...
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In John 9:7 how did the blind man go to the pool of Siloam, after being sent by Jesus to do so when he was blind he couldn't see the way through
In John 9:7, how did the blind man go to the pool of Siloam, after being sent by Jesus to do so when he was blind he couldn't see the way through?
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What does John 3:8 mean?
John 3:8 (ESV) states:
The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.
I don't ...
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When does the cleansing of the Temple happen? At the beginning of Jesus's ministry or later?
The gospel of John says that the cleansing of the temple was early in Jesus's ministry (John 2:14-21). The other gospels put this event after Jesus enters Jerusalem, near the time he was crucified. So ...
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Does God really hate some people (Ps 11:5), even though he loves the whole world (John 3:16)?
From John 3:16, we know that God loves the world.
16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." (John 3:16, ...
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Galatians 5:18 vs. John 3:16
Galations 5:18-21 states
But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. Now the works of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, depravity, idolatry, sorcery, hostilities, ...
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What is the relationship between light and life in John 1:4b
As per the title, what is the relationship between life (zoe) and light (phos) in John 1:4b?
Are we to understand zoe and phos as being related to egeneto/gegonen in v3
eg. That life was [the ...
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Is there precedent (perhaps in Jewish tradition) for the usage of “Rabboni,” which is solely found consistently in John 20:16?
John 20:16
New International Version
Jesus said to her, "Mary." She turned toward him and cried out in
Aramaic, "Rabboni!" (which means "Teacher").
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In John 14:9, what is the meaning of the phrase “He who has seen me has seen the Father”?
In John 14:9, it is written,
Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew ...
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Was there falsehood before Jesus?
I've mused on this for a while now and asked around a bit, but haven't got an answer (that makes sense to me) as yet. I wonder what you all here think.
John 1:17:
NIV: For the law was given through ...
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In John 8:31 in what sense did the people believe in Jesus?
Did they just believe in Him enough to listen to Him for awhile but really want to kill Him because there is no place in them for his word as in verse John 8:37? Are these people the ones who didn't ...
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Does John 21:24-25 indicate John didn't write this Gospel?
The below 2 verses in the Gospel of John seem to indicate that "John" was not the true author of this Gospel.
This intertextual proof seems to indicate that it was him because of the usage of ...
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Who is Jesus addressing in John 13:27?
Is Jesus directing His words towards (a) Judas, (b) Satan, or (c) both? How can we draw a definite conclusion here?
John 13:21-30 ESV
21 After saying these things, Jesus was troubled in his spirit,...
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In John 6:45, what is the meaning of «διδακτοὶ τοῦ θεοῦ»?
In John 6:45, it is written,
ΜΕʹ ἔστιν γεγραμμένον ἐν τοῖς προφήταις Καὶ ἔσονται πάντες διδακτοὶ τοῦ θεοῦ πᾶς οὖν ὁ ἀκούσας παρὰ τοῦ πατρὸς καὶ μαθὼν ἔρχεται πρὸς με TR, 1550
The Lord Jesus Christ ...
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When is the “last day” that is referred to in the book of John?
When is the "last day" that is referred to in the book of John?
The Rapture? The Second Coming? A series of "last days'?
John 6:39
And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none ...
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John 8:57 and the age of Jesus, before his crucifixion
I was doing some reading in the Book "Ante Nicene Fathers" in Irenaeus' "Against Heresies" Book 2 Chapter 22 (book II chapter XXII) Irenaeus quoted John 8:57, in his argument to the Valentinens that ...
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Comparing Matt 18:15-20 with Jn 20:21-23
Is there a legitimate contextual comparison between what Jesus teaches in Matthew 18:15-20 (certain disciplinary functions working in an assembly of people in God's name) and the text in John 20:21-23?...
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In John 3:6, what is the meaning of the phrase “That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit”?
In John 3:6, it is written,
6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. NKJV, 1982
Ϛʹ τὸ γεγεννημένον ἐκ τῆς σαρκὸς σάρξ ἐστιν καὶ τὸ γεγεννημένον ἐκ ...
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In John 1:49, what is the basis for Nathanael’s proclamation, “Rabbi, You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”?
In John 1:49, it is written,
49 Nathanael answered and said to Him, “Rabbi, You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!” NKJV, 1982
ΜΘʹ ἀπεκρίθη Ναθαναήλ καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ Ῥαββί σὺ εἶ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ...
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In John 1:30, what is the meaning of the phrase “After me comes a Man who is preferred before me, for He was before me”?
In John 1:30, it is written,
30 “This is He of whom I said, ‘After me comes a Man who is preferred before me, for He was before me.’ NKJV, ©1982
Λʹ οὗτός ἐστιν περὶ οὗ ἐγὼ εἶπον Ὀπίσω μου ἔρχεται ...
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John 3:16: What does the aorist inflection of ἀγαπῶ indicate?
In John 3:16, it is written,
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (KJV)
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What is the meaning of the Greek word λόγος in John 1:1?
ΕΝ ΑΡΧΗ ἦν ὁ λόγος, καὶ ὁ λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν θεόν, καὶ θεὸς ἦν ὁ λόγος.
John 1:1 (Westcott and Hort 1881)
The Greek word λόγος has more than one meaning. It means 'word','speech','divine ...
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Is there an allusion to Psalm 22 in John 19:30, ‘It is finished’?
The allusions to Psalm 22 in the Gospel accounts of Jesus' crucifixion are well-known and have been discussed on BH.SE on several occasions. I recently ran across the claim (e.g. in a blog and a JETS ...
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What does the Latin word 'sermo' convey that 'verbum' does not in John 17:17 and John 1:1?
Augustine spoke of Latin MSS (copies of scriptures in Latin) that has 'sermo' instead of 'verbum' in John 17:17 and John 1:1 in his Tractate 108:
Finally, He proceeds, and doing so fails not to ...
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What are the conditions for ongoing possession of eternal life in John 5:24?
Exegetically, in John 5:24, is ongoing possession of "eternal life" conditional on "hears" (once) and "believes" (once), or, do both present tense Greek verbs (participles) indicate required ongoing ...
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Multiple conflated sources or literary device in Jesus' Farewell Discourse?
In the Gospel of John, during Jesus' Farewell Discourse during his last meal with his disciples (chapters 13-17), the following statements are present in the account:
Simon Peter said to him, "Lord,...
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What did Jesus mean in John 6:26?
Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled. (John 6:26, KJV)
When Jesus says "but ...
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What is the 'law' in John 19:7
In John 19:7 it says,
7 The Jews answered him, “We have a law, and according to that law he ought to die because he has made himself the Son of God.”
What is the law that they are speaking of here?...
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“…night is coming, when no one can work” (John 9:4)
In John 9:4, Jesus stated,
...night is coming, when no one can work. ESV, ©2016
The immediate context is that Jesus is healing a blind person. The first clause of the verse is:
We must work the ...
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Does “another advocate” in John 14:16 mean a second Holy Spirit?
I have come by a verse from Gospel of John as:
John 14:16 "And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever--"
I looked into its explanations ...
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John 3:16 - how is it “His Son”?
Standard caveat: I'm new to NT Greek, so please be gentle if my question is silly, basic or obvious.
John 3:16 in the UBS5 is:
Οὕτως γὰρ ἠγάπησεν ὁ θεὸς τὸν κόσμον, ὥστε τὸν υἱὸν τὸν μονογενῆ ...
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What does “spirit” mean in John 3:6?
What does "spirit" mean in John 3:6 (in bold)? Is it referring to the soul?
John 3:6 (ESV)
That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that
which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Here's ...
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Why do the apostles suggest that the blind man could have sinned before his birth in John 9:2?
In John 9, upon seeing the man born blind, his disciples ask Jesus,
“Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”(ESV)
Was it a widely held belief among first century ...
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What meaning does the preposition πρὸς really convey in John 1:1?
John 1:1 reads as follows:
Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ λόγος, καὶ ὁ λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν Θεόν, καὶ Θεὸς ἦν ὁ λόγος.
I'm wondering about the "πρὸς τὸν Θεόν", translated as "with god."
But, I'm more asking about the ...
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How does John 5:28-29 fit with the dispensational hermeneutic
The dispensational hermeneutic has been summarized as:
“Consistently literal or plain interpretation is indicative of a dispensational approach to the interpretation of the Scriptures,” declared ...
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John 15:5 – Bring Forth or Carry/Support Fruit?
In John 15 Jesus uses an example from agriculture to illustrate the relationship between Himself and His disciples:
ἐγώ εἰμι ἡ ἄμπελος ὑμεῖς τὰ κλήματα ὁ μένων ἐν ἐμοὶ κἀγὼ ἐν αὐτῷ οὗτος φέρει καρπὸν ...
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According to the Gospel of John, was Jesus always known as the Messiah?
The first mention to the title of Messiah (or Christ) in the Gospel of John is from Andrew testifying to Peter right after he met Jesus.
John 1:41 He first found his own brother Simon, and said to ...
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Whose voice is it in Revelation 4:1? (Inconsistent red letter usage)
The first voice, described in Revelation 1:10-11 is heard (and written in red). Then John turns to see who or what is speaking, and sees what is described as Jesus. The words spoken by Jesus (verses 1:...
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Where in the torah is, "You people are Elohim”? [duplicate]
In the Christian bible, in John 10:34 Yeshua is quoted:
In answer, Yeshua said,
"Is there not a saying in your Torah,
I have said, 'You people are Elohim [the gods]'"?
What is the chapter and ...
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The articular infinitive of John 17:5 rendering
Greeting!
I was having a discussion bout John 17:5 and someone pointed out that εἶναι is articular because of the accusative article closest to that word.
Someone else then defined the following ...
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John 15:16 Exogete of ΕΘΗΚΑ
John 15:16a
"You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last"
The word used, ΕΘΗΚΑ, can be translated to appointed/ordained.
Is this ...
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Holy Spirit and the forgiving of sins: Who is the subject in John 20:23?
John 20:22-23 KJVS
And when he had said this, he breathed on them , and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost: Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye ...
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Why is the greater love not to lay down one's life for one's *enemies*?
How are we to reconcile the following verses?
Jn 15:13:
Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends.
Mt 5:44,46-47:
But I tell you, love your enemies and pray ...
