Lord Jesus Christ in the Gospel of John
Verses within this Study.
1:12, 17, 18, 20, 23, 25, 1:29, 34, 36, 37, 38, 41, 42, 43, 45, 45-Son, 47, 48, 49, 49-King, 50, 51;2:1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 11, 13, 19, 22, 24;
3:2, 3, 5, 10, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 22, 28, 35, 36;
4:1, 2, 6, 7, 10, 13, 16, 17, 21, 25, 26, 29, 34, 42, 42-Saviour, 44, 46, 47, 48, 50, 53, 54;
5:1, 6, 8, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 19-Son, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27;
6:1, 3, 5, 10, 11, 14, 15, 15-King, 17, 19, 22, 23, 24, 26, :27, 29, 32, 34, 35, 40, 42, 42, 43, 53, 61, 62, 64, 67, 68, 69, 69-Son, 70, 71;
7:1, 6, 14, 16, 21, 26, 27, 28, 31, 33, 37, 39, 41, 42, 50;
8:1, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 19, 20, 21, 25, 28, 28-Son, 31, 34, 35, 36, 39, 42, 49, 54, 58, 59;
9:1, 3, 11, 14, 22, 35, 35-Son, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41;
10:6, 7, 23, 24, 25, 32, 34, 36;
11:2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 21, 23, 25, 11:27, 27-Son, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 38, 39, 40, 41, 44, 45, 46, 51, 54, 56;
12:1, 3, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 13-King, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 23-Son, 30, 34, 34-Son;
35, 36, 38, 44;
13:1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 16, 21, 23, 25, 26, 27, 29, 31, 36, 37, 38;
14:5, 6, 8, 9, 13, 22, 23;
15:15, 20;
16:19, 31;
17:1, 1-Son, 3, 12;
18:1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 19, 20, 22, 23, 28, 32, 33, 33-King, 34, 36, 37, 37-King, 39;
19:1, :3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 19-King, 20, 21, 23, 25, 26, 28, 30, 33, 38, 39, 40, 42;
20:2, 2-LJ, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31;
21:1, 4, 5, 7, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 15-Son, 16, 16-Son, 17, 17-Son, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25
Click on the following links to jump to a section within the study of this Bible Book: Lord only, Jesus only, Christ only, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus, Lord Jesus, Lord Christ, Lord Jesus Christ, King, Son, Son of God, Son of Man, Saviour.
Lord
occurs 44 times in the Gospel of John. Jesus
occurs 243 times. Christ
occurs 20 times. Of the secondary roles, Son
occurs 58 times of which 16 are Son of God
, and 12 are Son of man
and 10 are upper-case Son
by itself and 20 use a lower-case Son
for a human son (not necessarily the Son of God). King
occurs 16 times in 13verses of which 5use a lower-case King
for a human ruler and 2 are King of Israel
and 6 are King of the Jews
and are upper-case King
by itself. Obviously, Jesus
is the most important role of the Son of God in John's Gospel. John shows us time and again how the physical man named Jesus
proved that he was the Son of God
. John also tells us how Jesus
showed His disciples how to live as a Spirit led human in this world. But more than anything else, John tell us what Jesus
said and taught. In the breakdown of the verses that use Jesus
in John's Gospel, by far Jesus
speaking is the most occurring of any type of action reported by John. More than anything else, John reports what Jesus
said and taught.
Lord Only
John 1:23; 4:1; 6:23, 34, 68; 9:36, 38; 11:2, 3, 12, 21, 27, 32, 34, 39; 12:13, 38; 13:6, 9, 13, 14, 16, 25, 36, 37; 14:5, 8, 22; 15:15, 20; 20:2, 13, 18, 20, 25, 28; 21:7, 12, 15, 16.
Lord
occurs 44 times in the Gospel of John.
- Jesus is called
Lord
in recognition that He is God in the Gospel of John 1:23, 6:23, 68, 9:38, 11:2, 3, 34, 13:9, 13, 14, 37, 14:5, 8, 22, 20:2, 13, 18, 20 25, 28 and 21:16. - Jesus is called
Lord
in recognition that He is their leader and is asked for information in the Gospel of John 11:12. - Jesus is called
Lord
by those who do not really believe he is God because they retain the right to argue in the Gospel of John 6:34 and 13:6. Lord
is used for God the Father in 12:13 and 12:38.Lord
is used for a human leader that represents God in His role asLord
in the Gospel of John 13:16, 15:15 and 15:20.
Click here for all of the Verses that use Lord
and here for the Summary on the name / role of Lord
.
John 11:2 (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)
John 11 is mainly about Jesus
raising Lazarus from the grave and the results. All of the chapter, and the related notes in the Book Study, should be considered together as a single unit. Please see all of the verses and related notes for John 11 together. John does not necessarily write in sequential order. While this sentence is in past tense, it is in the past from when John wrote the book but not necessarily in the past when Jesus
did this miracle. In fact, Matthew 26:6-13 and John 12:1-8 give us the details behind this verse, and indications there would put this incident after Jesus
raising Lazarus from the grave. This verse is a link to the other part of the Gospel because in this presentation we see Jesus
treating the sisters differently. That is due to the difference in their faith, but you have to read the other incident to understand the difference in their faith. Where I refer the reader to other parts of the Bible, I use verses for reference. John couldn't because the Bible wasn't written in verses but in sentences, paragraphs and books. There were no verse numbers for John to use.
This sentence uses Lord
because Mary definitely understood that Jesus
was Lord God
when she anointed Him with oil for His death and resurrection. This incident in John 11 helped her to understand that Jesus
is the resurrection
(John 11:25) in the present tense. Since resurrection from the dead requires the power of God, Jesus
resurrecting Lazarus increased the understanding and faith of Mary. She might not have stood all of how the death of Jesus
would fulfill scripture, but she understood that if her 'Lord God in the flesh' said something, it was right no matter what religious leaders said. Jesus
said several times that he would die. She believed and anointed Him and tried to show her personal sorrow that he would have to die for her personal sins. She had a faith that acted upon what her personal Lord
told her.
John 11:3 Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.
John 11 is mainly about Jesus
raising Lazarus from the grave and the results. All of the chapter, and the related notes in the Book Study, should be considered together as a single unit. Please see all of the verses and related notes for John 11 together. In this verse, Mary and Martha call Jesus Lord
and believe that He is the Lord God in flesh
. However, their level of faith and understanding of what it means to call Him Lord
both increased as a result of this incident. The presentation is fairly straight forward. Imagine yourself being one of these sisters. Imagine your own personal feelings and be honest upon how you currently pray and how much you personally believe that God will give you a miracle that He will not give to most people. Imagine your loved one (who is also the main means of support in a country without welfare) lying sick in the bed and appearing to be dying. Would you pray 'Jesus please bless this problem' and then go on your way or would you be crying out to the Lord
in desperation?
John 11:12 Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.
John 11 is mainly about Jesus
raising Lazarus from the grave and the results. All of the chapter, and the related notes in the Book Study, should be considered together as a single unit. Please see all of the verses and related notes for John 11 together. As noted for John 11:19, the disciples didn't understand the decision of Jesus
, especially since it would end up with a high probability that the Jews would kill all of them. If Jesus
wanted to do that, they would follow and submit. But they were presenting this mild objection. I imagine they were really asking for some explanation of why they were risking their lives when it made no sense. If you look at the response from Jesus
, He took it the same. In this sentence, Lord
is used as the leader that they followed, but in this instance they were questioning His direction, just as many saved people ask the Lord
'Did I understand right and are you sure?' today.
John 11:34 And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see.
John 11 is mainly about Jesus
raising Lazarus from the grave and the results. All of the chapter, and the related notes in the Book Study, should be considered together as a single unit. Please see all of the verses and related notes for John 11 together. All throughout this presentation Mary and Martha called Jesus Lord
. At this point, both sisters are acknowledging Him to be God.
John 12:13 Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.
Matthew 21:1-17 and Mark 11:1-11 and Luke 19:29-44 and John 12:12-16 talk about the time that Jesus
entered Jerusalem in triumph. Please see the note for this sentence, within the Book Study on the Gospel of John, for the context and references within the other Gospels about this account. Please also see the other notes for this verse (12:13 under King and 12:13 under Jesus).
Lord
is used in this verse for God the Father and the role that He uses to appoint people to positions and the role He uses for judgment. This verse fulfills Psalms 148:1.
John 12:38 That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?
John 12:37 and the first part of John 12:38 form a single sentence separated by a colon. That makes the two equivalent. All of John 12:38 is a quote of Isaiah 53:1. Please see the note for this verse in the Book Study on the Gospel of John for the contextual considerations and analysis of this verse. In this quote of the Old Testament, Lord
is used for God the Father.
John 13:6 Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet?
All of John 13 teaches a single basic lesson. Please consider all of the sentences and notes together.
Please notice that Peter uses Lord
in this sentence. Peter recognized that he was supposed to go to the Lord
and he was supposed to serve the Lord
and not the other way around. While Peter recognized Jesus
as his Lord
and leader, Peter was not thinking of Him as God because He was questioning what his Lord
did and we are not to question (challenge) God, although we can ask for understanding.
John 13:9 Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head.
All of John 13 teaches a single basic lesson. Please consider all of the verses and notes together.
We see in this verse that Peter understood that he had made a mistake in his last statement and in his rush to get right, he went beyond what God wanted. Peter used Lord
in this verse to show a proper attitude and recognition of the relationship between himself and His Lord. He received further instructions, and not a rebuke, in response to his showing proper respect for the position and authority of His Lord
even though he was wanting to do more than what his Lord
wanted.
John 13:13 Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.
All of John 13 teaches a single basic lesson. Please consider all of the verses and notes together.
Jesus
had given them an example of a physical activity that had spiritual significance. Then, in the verse before this, we are told that Jesus
put back on His garments to signify that He was switching roles. He was acting as a servant and now (in this verse), He tells them that He is going to instruct them from His role as Master and Lord
. For the next several verses, He will speak with all of the power and authority of His role as Lord
(God). The first thing that he tells them is that they have already recognized His power and authority (Ye call me Master and Lord
). In the second (equivalent) half of the sentence, he tells them that they have done right to do so and he is their Master and Lord
, which implies that he is now going to speak from those roles and expects them to accept His statements without any challenge. This verse uses Lord
for the role that has authority which should be obeyed without any challenge.
John 13:14 If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet.
All of John 13 teaches a single basic lesson Please consider all of the verses and notes together.
We find equivalent teachings in Luke 22:25-28 and Galatians 6:1-2. Most Baptist churches teach that the only church ordinances are Baptism and the Lords Supper. However, I have heard of some that also practice foot washing. While foot washing is not a church ordinance, because we do not have a commandment (ordinance) to do it, the practice supposedly encourages humbleness. In this verse and the prior verse we find Jesus
saying that He is Lord and Master
, which give us the two times required to be established by God
(Genesis 41:32). We are given a command (ordinance) from Jesus
as he is speaking from His roles as Lord and Master
to wash one another's feet
. Regardless of whether a church practices some ceremony, the main thing that Jesus
is telling us here is that we are to help one another to 'walk clean' in this world (Galatians 6:1-2). This verse uses Lord
for the role that has authority which should be obeyed without any challenge.
John 13:16 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.
All of John 13 teaches a single basic lesson. Please consider all of the verses and notes together.
This verse uses a lower-case Lord
to represent a human ruler. Jesus
is telling us that our Lord and Master
expects us to obey those who are over us in the world regardless of any other excuse that we might come up with unless they are ordering us to disobey God (Acts 5:29). This is part of the basis for teachings such as found in Ephesians 6 and Colossians 3 and Titus 3 and Hebrews 13 and 1Peter 3.
John 13:37 Peter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thy sake.
Matthew 26:31-35 and Mark 14:27-31 and Luke 22:31-34 and John 13:36-38 tell of Jesus
prophesying that Peter will deny Him three times. John 16:32 also says the same thing. Please also see the Section called Harmony within the Study called Significant Gospel Events for more references about this event. This verse uses Lord
because Peter recognized Jesus
as 'God in human flesh'. Like many of us, Peter couldn't imagine failing his personal God. However, he was relying upon his own strength instead of the strength of the Lord
.
John 14:5 Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?
Thomas is responding in this verse to what Jesus
has said prior to this. Most people start at John 14:1, but Jesus
actually started a new subject in John 13:31 which says Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said,
. Up until John 13:31, Judas Iscariot was with them. Jesus
waited until after only His truest disciples were with Him to start revealing things that are not for all who profess to be saved.
Remember, Judas Iscariot professed salvation and had lots of religious evidence
of his (false) salvation
. In addition, we see many other places in this Gospel where the Jews believed on Jesus
, but w3ere not saved. Considering what this Gospel tells us, we can reasonably say that the 'church of Jesus' had a one day attendance at over 15,000. However, there were at most 120 (Acts 1:15) at this Last Supper. Therefore, Judas Iscariot was not the only person who made a false profession.
Jesus
not only excluded those with a false profession, but he also excluded the majority of His 'church'. According to history, every one of the people at this dinner experienced a martyr's death. Yes, lots of people like to claim that, according to man's
history, John did not die that way. Fine, you get boiled alive in oil and sent to a penal colony (Patmos) to be literally starved and worked to death and then tell me about what John did not experience.
Now, I am not saying that everything said by Jesus
at this dinner is limited to these few people. This promise of mansions is only found here and so I am saying that this particular promise has restrictions based upon the context. Other verses and promises in this section do not have these restrictions. For example, the next verse says And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
Well, 2Corinthians 6:17 also promises that saints will be received by God. 2Corinthians 6:17 is part of a section that goes from 6:14 through 6:18 and makes the promise dependent upon 'coming out' from a lost sinful lifestyle and companions.
However, the point that I am making here is that each promise needs to be considered in the combined context of every place that the promise occurs in the Bible. The promise of mansions only occurs here. So, the context of this section applies to this promise without any modifying from other sections.
Returning to the general context of our verse, we see that Jesus
first excluded everyone but His closest followers and then revealed certain truths. The first truth that was revealed was that he would be glorified
(John 13:31-32), but receiving that glory required His going to the cross. He also had been emphasizing in His teaching that they were to follow His example, which they each personally did with their martyr's death. Jesus
also said it in this section when He said as I have loved you, that ye [each and every one of you personally] also love one another
(John 13:34-35). It is only after we personally these commandments that we read the promise of a mansion.
Notice that a mansion s NOT promised to everyone in the church. In fact, over 90% are excluded based upon the numbers we already considered.
In addition, a 'mansion' is a relative term. A relative term explains a relationship between two or more items. Talk to a 4 or 5 year old girl and point to a 35 year old woman and ask the girl if the woman is 'old'. Most likely the girl will agree. Point to the same woman and ask a 90 year old woman if she is 'old and decrepit' and you will probably get an answer something like 'Oh what I wouldn't give to have that child's body'. The woman hasn't changed but the relationship has.
You take a large house from a city ghetto that was considered a mansion in 1880 and ask people in the near-by richest suburb if it is a mansion and you will probably get an answer like 'Are you crazy?' Take the same mansion (or description and pictures) to some place like India where people are living in one room huts with grass roofs and dirt floors and ask them if it is a mansion and you will get a totally different answer.
A mansion is a 'relative term'. A mansion is living accommodations that far exceed those of most people living near by. In Luke 19 we have the parable of the pounds
. In Matthew 25 we have the parable of the talents
. Those places, along with many other Bible verses, teach that rewards in Heaven will be in relationship to the service which we give God while we in the flesh.
Jesus
had just told them that God would give Him glory, but he had to earn it with the cross. He told them to follow His example. In John 14:2, Jesus
told His most reliable disciples (who would die martyrs) that they would get mansions. That is, God would make sure that they had significantly greater living accommodations and rewards than most people in Heaven would receive. In addition, John 14:3 tells us that Jesus
said I go and prepare a place for you
. Notice that He did not promise a mansion to everyone who claims His name. Yes, I believe there are also mansions for others but it is absolutely impossible for everyone to have a mansion.
After Jesus
told them about the mansions, He said And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know
(John 14:4), which led too the question from Thomas in this verse. Notice that none of the apostles were concerned about the mansions because losing Jesus
was far more important to them. Some of us need to check what really motivates us. God wouldn't mention rewards if He really wanted us to be 'super spiritual' and ignore them but God also doesn't want us to be like Judas Iscariot and only consider the rewards.
Notice that Thomas said we know not whither thou goest
even though Jesus
had told them several times that he would die and rise from the dead and that he was returning to his Father in Heaven. However, Jesus
didn't scold him because Thomas wasn't challenging His authority but seeking understanding. Yes, Jesus
had told them what would happen but it was so incredible that their minds refused to accept it before it happened. They assumed that Jesus
was speaking figuratively and not literally, especially when He spoke of spiritual things. The next verse has the answer from Jesus
. In this verse, Thomas uses Lord
in recognition that Jesus
was/is the ultimate authority. Back in John 13:13 Jesus
has asserted His position as Lord
. Thomas was recognizing that Jesus
had a proper right to claim that role.
John 14:8 Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us.
Philip seems to be mentally slow when you look at all of the places that he is mentioned in the Bible. Philip shows us that it
isn't the smartest or best that are chosen (1Corinthians 1:19-31) but those that believe and obey. Philip makes this comment in response to what Jesus
said in the prior verse and Jesus
rebukes Philip, but does so gently and then uses this comment as a basis to teach an important truth. In the prior verse (that led to Philips comment) Jesus
had said If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.
After this verse, Jesus
says I am in the Father, and the Father in me
(twice) among other things. Basically, Jesus
was saying that they saw the Father in the Spirit Jesus
displayed and by how Jesus
treated them and others. There is a lot taught (by Reformers Unanimous and others) about us being in Christ that comes down to the same thing as Jesus
is teaching here. Without going into detail, others should see Christ
be the way we live and by the way we treaty people. Again, like Thomas, Philip uses Lord
in recognition that Jesus
was/is the ultimate authority. Back in John 13:13 Jesus
has asserted His position as Lord
. Philip was recognizing that Jesus
had a proper right to claim that role.
John 14:22 Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?
The next several verses have the answer from Jesus
to this question. Please see all of them, with their related notes, in the Book Study on the Gospel of John.
Back in John 13:13 Jesus
told the disciples that he was going to speak to them from His role as Lord
and expected obedience without their challenging His authority. We read that John addressed Him as Lord
in John 13:25, Peter in John 13:36, Thomas in John 14:5, Philip in John 14:8, and not Judas in John 14:22. Each asked for the Lord
to clear up their confusion, but none challenged His position or authority. As a result, each received a clear answer to their question.
Judas asked this question in response to a statement by Jesus
in John 14:19-20 which says Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also. At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.
After the resurrection, Jesus
appeared to His disciples more than once and Thomas missed out because he wasn't there when the church met. As Jesus
said in John 14:19, lost people did not see Him again after the resurrection. The lost of the world will not see the Son of God unless they see Him living through the lives of the saved. Those who are saved but not in church, like Thomas, also usually won't see Him. But more than that, those who warm a pew and don't serve won't see Him do mighty works like those who are working to make God look good. Such people will not have Jesus
manifest
Himself, to themselves personally, in the ways which are described in the rest of this chapter. They probably will see Jesus
manifest
Himself, to others but will not personally experience such unless they do what was required according to John 14:21.
James 4:8 tells us Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
Here is a precept of the Bible: the closer that you personally get to God and try to be like God, the more He reveals Himself to you personally and your personal relationship is not affected in any way by someone else's relationship (John 21:20-22). Judas uses Lord
, in this sentence, to recognize that Jesus
was/is the ultimate authority.
John 15:15 Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.
Command appears 5 times in this chapter. Love appears 10 times. Hate appears 8 times. The basic theme of the chapter is that if we love Jesus
, we will do as He commands. The world hates Him and refuses to do as He says. The world loves those who refuse to obey Jesus
and hates those that love and obey Jesus
. He says the same basic thing several different times and ways to be sure that those who don't understand one way can understand another way. He wants all of His people to understand this simple relationship between love, hate and obedience. In this verse, He is telling us that a Lord
just commands servants without explanation. Jesus
is our Lord, but He is also a friend because he explains what He is doing and why. He still expects obedience, but we have an explanation and understanding that a normal servant doe not have. This verse uses Lord
for a human role or position.
John 15:20 Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.
This is a direct reference back to John 13:16-17 where Jesus
added If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.
The world promises us happiness if we love it and hate the commandments of God, but the world doesn't make us happy. Jesus
said that we will be happy if we obey His commandments and realize that the world will hate us for obeying, so don't worry about the hate from the world. In this verse, Jesus
is adding a way for us to tell the true Christian from the false. If people love and obey Jesus
, they will love and obey those that Jesus
puts in charge. If people persecuted Jesus
, they will persecute those that Jesus
puts in charge. This verse uses Lord
for a human role or position. We are not to think ourselves above any that God puts above us but are to love and obey them to show our love for Jesus
.
John 20:2 Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.
Please see the note in the Chapter Summary for this chapter within the Book Study on the Gospel of John. It provides links to other Gospels which provide different accounts of the events found within this chapter. Each of those chapters bring out different significant details. The actual resurrection account is at the beginning of each of the chapters mentioned. In addition, there are links to verses and notes which identify the risen Jesus
as Lord
and God. This is a major change which occurred after the resurrection.
John felt the love of Jesus
that is one man for another and is shown in caring enough to learn how the other really thinks and feels. This is the personal intimate relationship that God wants with all of His people. True intimacy isn't shown with lots of bedroom exercise but is shown in an older couple who can finish each others sentences. This verse uses Lord
in addition to Jesus
. Where it uses Jesus
to emphasize His physical nature, it uses Lord
for God
. John loved Jesus
, in this physical world, like all saved are supposed to love Him. Mary used Lord
because she recognized that He was still Lord
even though, to the best of her knowledge, He was no longer in this physical world. The first place in the Bible where the title of Lord Jesus
is used is Luke 24:3, which is after the resurrection. Please see the note for that verse. Please also see the note under Lord Jesus for this verse.
John 20:13 And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his know not where they have laid him.
Please see the note in the Chapter Summary for this chapter within the Book Study on the Gospel of John. It provides links to other Gospels which provide different accounts of the events found within this chapter. Each of those chapters bring out different significant details. The actual resurrection account is at the beginning of each of the chapters mentioned. In addition, there are links to verses and notes which identify the risen Jesus
as Lord
and God. This is a major change which occurred after the resurrection.
This verse is different from Mark 16:5 and Luke 24:4 which also tell of people getting messages from angels. In addition, Mark 16:9-10 are parallel to this verse. This verse uses Lord
for 'God in human flesh Who rules over us'. Of all of the disciples, Mary was the one who believed when Jesus
said that He would die. She didn't understand, but believed and anointed Him for His death in Matthew 26:6-13 and John 12:1-8. Mary believed that Jesus
was 'God in human flesh', which made Him her personal Lord
and God and she remembered that relationship and constantly showed proper respect by referring to Him as Lord
. The first place in the Bible where the title of Lord Jesus
is used is Luke 24:3, which is after the resurrection. Please see the note for that verse.
John 20:18 Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things unto her.
Please see the note in the Chapter Summary for this chapter within the Book Study on the Gospel of John. It provides links to other Gospels which provide different accounts of the events found within this chapter. Each of those chapters bring out different significant details. The actual resurrection account is at the beginning of each of the chapters mentioned. In addition, there are links to verses and notes which identify the risen Jesus
as Lord
and God. This is a major change which occurred after the resurrection.
This verse uses Lord
for 'God in human flesh Who rules over us'. The first place in the Bible where the title of Lord Jesus
is used is Luke 24:3, which is after the resurrection. Please see the note for that verse.
John 20:20 And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.
Please see the note in the Chapter Summary for this chapter within the Book Study on the Gospel of John. It provides links to other Gospels which provide different accounts of the events found within this chapter. Each of those chapters bring out different significant details. The actual resurrection account is at the beginning of each of the chapters mentioned. In addition, there are links to verses and notes which identify the risen Jesus
as Lord
and God. This is a major change which occurred after the resurrection.
This verse starts with the word And
, which adds it to the prior verse. See the verse and note for John 20:19 for those details. The prior verse tells us that Jesus
appeared to them but this verse tells us that they had peace, and were glad
, because they first realized that He was a physical man. Then they realized that he was their personal Lord
who is 'God in human flesh'. Only the power of God can raise the dead back to live.
John 20:19-20 tell us, doctrinally, that Jesus
is Lord
and God. This truth is also found in Mark 16:12-18 and Luke 24:33-49. The account of the two on the road to Emmaus (Luke 24:13-33) meeting the risen Lord
happens the same day and led up to this meeting with Jesus
,
As emphasized in the note for Luke 24:3, Jesus
was no longer just the physical man named Jesus
as they had known Him before His death. Luke 24:3 is the first time in the Bible that we find the title Lord Jesus
used, but from that time for ever more, he is Lord Jesus
and not just Jesus
. This verse uses Lord
in recognition that Jesus
had taken back all of His power as Lord
, and from that time for ever more is the most powerful being there is anywhere. Please also see the study called Jesus used the power of Holy Spirit for more of an explanation of this claim.
John 20:25 The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.
Please see the note in the Chapter Summary for this chapter within the Book Study on the Gospel of John. It provides links to other Gospels which provide different accounts of the events found within this chapter. Each of those chapters bring out different significant details. The actual resurrection account is at the beginning of each of the chapters mentioned. In addition, there are links to verses and notes which identify the risen Jesus
as Lord
and God. This is a major change which occurred after the resurrection.
This verse is part of the presentation that is in John 20:24-31 and the notes for those verses explain these events. Here, the disciples are repeating their experience from John 20:19-20. Of course, someone who is looking at things in the flesh refuses to see or understand a spiritual experience, even if they are saved. Someone who is not right with God doesn't want to hear about others meeting the Lord
because they don't want to obey and don't want to receive personal orders from the Lord
. However, as we see in the rest of the presentation, God does not leave true disciples alone when they stop maintaining their personal relationship to Him.
John 20:28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.
Please see the note in the Chapter Summary for this chapter within the Book Study on the Gospel of John. It provides links to other Gospels which provide different accounts of the events found within this chapter. Each of those chapters bring out different significant details. The actual resurrection account is at the beginning of each of the chapters mentioned. In addition, there are links to verses and notes which identify the risen Jesus
as Lord
and God. This is a major change which occurred after the resurrection.
This verse is part of the presentation that is in John 20:24-31 and the notes for those verses explain these events. Here, we see clearly and doctrinally that the Lord
is God. We also see, along with the other verses of this section, that true disciples say to Jesus
: My Lord and my God
as a declaration of the personal relationship that they have.
John 21:16 He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
The events told in John 21 do not occur in any of the other Gospels.
The note for 21:15, in the Book Study on the Gospel of John, explains all of the doctrine of this account, including other verses within this account. This verse has three sentences in it and the notes for each of this sentences should be read to fully understand the doctrine of this verse. This verse uses the name of Jesus
for the 'literal physical man' Who did the things recorded in this account and Who asked this question to Peter. We see Peter respond with the title of Lord
in recognition that this literal physical man was also 'God in human flesh'.
Please also see the note for this verse under Son. It has additional doctrine to consider.
This verse uses Lord
the same way as John 21:15 and John 21:17. Please see the notes on those verses.
Jesus Only
John 1:29, 36, 37, 38, 42, 43, 45, 47, 48, 50; 2:1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 11, 13, 19, 22, 24; 3:2, 3, 5, 10, 22; 4:2, 6, 7, 10, 13, 16, 17, 21, 26, 34, 44, 46, 47, 48, 50, 53, 54; 5:1, 6, 8, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19; 6:1, 3, 5, 10, 11, 14, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24, 26, 29, 32, 35, 42, 43, 53, 61, 64, 67, 70; 7:1, 6, 14, 16, 21, 28, 33, 37, 39, 50; 8:1, 6, 9, 10, 12, 14, 19, 20, 21, 25, 28, 31, 34, 39, 42, 49, 54, 58, 59; 9:1, 3, 11, 14, 35, 37, 39, 41; 10:6, 7, 23, 25, 32, 34; 11:4, 5, 9, 13, 14, 17, 20, 23, 25, 30, 33, 35, 38, 40, 41, 44, 45, 46, 51, 54, 56; 12:1, 3, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 16, 21, 22, 23, 30, 35, 36, 44; 13:1, 3, 7, 8, 10, 21, 23, 26, 27, 29, 31, 38; 14:6, 9, 23; 16:19, 31; 17:1; 18:1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 19, 20, 22, 23, 28, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37; 19:1, 5, 9, 11, 13, 16, 18, 19, 20, 23, 25, 26, 28, 30, 33, 38, 39, 40, 42; 20:12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 24, 26, 29, 30; 21:1, 4, 5, 10, 13, 14, 22, 23, 25.
Click here for all of the Verses that use Jesus
and here for the Summary on the name / role of Jesus
. These verses in the Gospel of John which use Jesus
use His name to tell us the following things:
Jesus
= human man- The name or is of a human being
- John 2:1, 2, 11; 24; 4:2; 5:15, 16; 6:24, 42, 64; 7:39; 8:9; 11:5, 56; 12:11, 16, 21; 13:1, 3, 23; 18:15; 19:18, 25, 38, 39, 40, 42; 20:2, 12, 14, 311; 21:4, 7, 20;
- Identified with place of His birth or childhood (Nazareth / Galilee)
Jesus
is theSon of man
.- John 1:51; 3:13, 14; 5:27; 6:27, 53, 62; 8:28; 12:23, 34; 13:31; Acts 7:56; Hebrews 2:6; Revelation 1:13; 14:14
- Someone talked to
Jesus
Jesus
gave a command as a man or talked as a man to other men- John 1:38, 42, 43, 47, 48, 50; 32:3, 4, 7, 19, 22; 3:3, 5, 10; 4:7, 10, 13, 16, 17, 21, 26, 34, 44, 48, 50, 53; 5:6, 8, 14, 17, 19; 6:5, 10, 26, 29, 32, 35, 43, 53, 61, 67, 70; 7:6, 16, 21, 28, 33, 39; 8:10, 11, 12, 14, 19, 20, 21, 25, 28, 31, 34, 39, 42, 49, 54, 58; 9:3, 35, 37, 39, 41; 10:6, 7, 25, 32, 34; 11:4, 9, 13, 14, 23, 25, 39, 40, 41, 44; 12:7, 9, 23, 30, 35, 36, 44; 13:7, 8, 10, 21, 26, 27, 29, 31, 36, 38; 14:6, 9, 23; 16:19, 31; 17:1; 18:1, 4, 5, 8, 11, 20, 23, 32, 34, 36, 37; 19:9, 11, 26, 28, 30; 20:15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 26, 29; 21:5, 10, 12, 15, 17, 22, 23;
Jesus
prayed so that other men heard HimJesus
used the power of the Holy Ghost (also see point below on devils and chart on miracles under Table Of Miracles)- Someone saw /could not see
Jesus
- Someone physically dealt with
Jesus
- Someone came to the physical man called "Jesus"
Jesus
physically stood or moved- John 1:43; 2:13; 3:22; 4:2, 6, 46, 47, 54; 5:1, 6, 13, 14; 6:1, 3, 5, 11, 15, 17, 19, 22; 7:1, 14, 37; 8:1, 6, 10, 59; 9:1, 11, 14; 10:23; 11:17, 20, 30, 33, 35, 38, 41, 45, 46, 51, 54; 12:1, 12, 14; 13:8, 26; 18:1, 2, 28; 19:5, 13, 30; 20:14, 19, 24, 26, 30; 21:1, 4, 13, 14, 25;
Jesus
(Son of man) was physically betrayed and crucifiedJesus
= 'God in human flesh'- Jesus (human) is called the Son of God
Jesus
is used for "God in the flesh"- Devils addressed
Jesus
orJesus
dealt with devils - Roles of
Jesus
John 11:4 When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.
John 11 is mainly about Jesus
raising Lazarus from the grave and the results. All of the chapter, and the related notes in the Book Study, should be considered together as a single unit. Please see all of the verses and related notes for John 11 together. This sentence is directly referencing the prior sentence when it says that
. The man named Jesus
heard these sisters call Him Lord
in recognition that he was/is the Son of God
and His response was Here's a chance to bring glory to God the Father and by bringing glory to God the Father, the Son of God might be glorified thereby
. This glory
is proper because it is only partially recognizing the true power and position of God the Father and of God the Son. Most of the Jews saw Jesus
as 'just a man'. But if he made more aware that He was/is the Son of God
, then more would believe and get saved. The man named Jesus
shows us how to live in the flesh when He shows us that by increasing our personal worship of God the Father and the Son of God
, we increase their glory
. When we give God some of the glory
due to them, we increase the distinction between God and men in the eyes of lost men, which will result in more being saved. This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man and uses the Son of God
for the God who will provide resurrection to the truly saved.
John 11:5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
John 11 is mainly about Jesus
raising Lazarus from the grave and the results. All of the chapter, and the related notes in the Book Study, should be considered together as a single unit. Please see all of the verses and related notes for John 11 together. Jesus
loved all three of them, but notice that this verse
doesn't name Mary. Mary worshiped Jesus
as her Lord
and God. Mary listened and learned from Jesus
as her Lord
and God. But Martha and Lazarus served. While God appreciates the worship more, the physical man appreciates the service and help
more. I can't say for doctrinal certainty that this is why Mary is not named, but I suspect it is. Either way, this verse uses Jesus
for the physical man who had a natural human love for his friends. But that love manifested itself in letting them suffer in this life so that they would receive spiritual rewards. Lazarus died. 'Not fun'. Mary and Martha suffered emotional grief and worry. 'Not fun'. They got written up in the Bible and, according to Bible principals, received more spiritual rewards. In eternity, I imagine they will be praising God for this 'not fun' love.
John 11:9 Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.
John 11 is mainly about Jesus
raising Lazarus from the grave and the results. Therefore, all of the verses are related and the verses, with their related notes, need to all be considered together. With that in mind, this verse is easier to understand if we imagine ourselves in the situation described.
In general, the Jews can be stubborn religious fanatics that make all others seem mild. In the verses prior to this, Jesus
had said Let us go into Judaea again
and His disciples responded with Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee
meaning, 'These crazy fanatics want to kill you with a real painful death, and once the killing starts they'll probably do the same to me because I'm hanging around you. Why don't we give them a little time to cool off'.
Think about it. Some people have trouble with Thomas's statement in 11:16 of Let us also go, that we may die with him
. However, if you put it with this verse, you get ''Hey, we vowed to follow Jesus
anywhere. If Jesus
is going to stir up those crazy mad Jews, then we had better keep our vow and go die with Jesus
.' The disciples are worrying about their literal physical life, and ask Jesus
about these physical things, and Jesus
responds with this sentence and the next. I doubt if they understood His answer at the time because it requires the Spirit of God to be Spiritually discerned.
In Psalms 56:13; 89:15; Isaiah 9:2; Matthew 4:16; Luke 1:79; 2:32; John 1:4-9; 3:19-21; 8:12; 9:4-5; 11:9-10; 12:35; Ephesians 5:8-10; 1John 1:6-7; Revelation 21:23-25 and many other verses tell us that Jesus
is the light that we are to walk in. He is using the physical light of day as an analogy of the spiritual light (understanding) that comes from a personal relationship with Jesus
. He goes on in the next verse to use the night as an analogy of walking this life. Basically, if we are following spiritual directions, there will be times that we do things that seem completely crazy to the natural man and to the saved carnal man who is seeing things only from the physical perspective. Back in 11:4, Jesus
said that this incident was for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby
. God is a Spirit and we have to follow the Spirit of God if we are going to bring glory to God. This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man who was in touch with the Spirit of God and walking by Spiritual light.
In general, we can say that light is: 'The spiritual gift from God that overcomes spiritual darkness from sin and Satan. Spiritual light allows us to see and understand things from God's view. Spiritual light allows us to see how to walk, work and live in this world in a godly way.'
John 11:13 Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.
John 11 is mainly about Jesus
raising Lazarus from the grave and the results. All of the chapter, and the related notes in the Book Study, should be considered together as a single unit. Please see all of the verses and related notes for John 11 together. This sentence is broken into two Equivalent Sections that tell us how Jesus
and the disciples said the same word but had different meanings. This is something that we all need to be careful about, but especially with the Bible that has many things that need to be taken spiritually and many that need to be taken physically. As we can see from the remarks of Jesus
, especially if taken out of context, these spiritually spoken remarks can be taken physically and result in a different conclusion. The same is true if physically spoken things of the Bible are 'spiritualized'. This is an excellent example of why the context and sense of a verse is critical to proper interpretation of the Bible. In this verse, Jesus
is used to identify the physical man who spoke.
John 11:14 Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.
John 11 is mainly about Jesus
raising Lazarus from the grave and the results. All of the chapter, and the related notes in the Book Study, should be considered together as a single unit. Please see all of the verses and related notes for John 11 together. Back in 11:7, Jesus
made a comment to His disciples that didn't make sense to them. From there to here, we have a few more misunderstood comments because Jesus
was speaking spiritually and the disciples were trying to interpret spiritual comments in the physical world. Now, Jesus
speaks plainly
, or in the sense of the physical world. Spiritual sleep is physically dead but capable of being resurrected by the Son of God. Jesus
plans on resurrecting Lazarus and waited until there was no question about his being dead. Jesus
said that this was for the glory of God the Father and God the Son (in 11:4). By raising some who is so dead that he stinketh
, there is no way that Satan can get men to deny that the power of God was used. Jesus
tried to get His disciples to see things spiritually, and they missed it. This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man that spoke to make things clear in the physical reality.
John 11:17 Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already.
John 11 is mainly about Jesus
raising Lazarus from the grave and the results. All of the chapter, and the related notes in the Book Study, should be considered together as a single unit. Please see all of the verses and related notes for John 11 together. This verse tells us that Lazarus had been in the grave four days to eliminate any argument that Lazarus was not really physically dead. This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man who physically came to the grave.
John 11:20 Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.
John 11 is mainly about Jesus
raising Lazarus from the grave and the results. All of the chapter, and the related notes in the Book Study, should be considered together as a single unit. Please see all of the verses and related notes for John 11 together. Here we see the start of the difference in reaction between the two sisters. This sentence is divided into two parts by a colon with the reaction of each sisters in a different part of the sentence. Martha is the one who we always see being active. She gets to work right away on what obviously needs doing, but ends up missing what is really important. With God, the best thing to do, most of the time, is do nothing until you have direction from Him. In the presentation of Luke 10:38-42, we see Jesus
mildly rebuke Martha while He said that Mary hath chosen that good part
. With Martha having an orientation of 'get it done', she went out to Jesus
with an attitude of 'Why did you dawdle until too late?' As we will see later, Mary did not accuse Jesus
of wrongdoing, not even in her attitude, and Mary received a different response than Martha received. This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man that came to the home of Mary and Martha.
John 11:23 Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.
John 11 is mainly about Jesus
raising Lazarus from the grave and the results. All of the chapter, and the related notes in the Book Study, should be considered together as a single unit. Please see all of the verses and related notes for John 11 together. The man named Jesus
first dealt with her fear so that it stopped paralyzing her thoughts. In the next verse, after she started thinking again, Jesus
will deal with her attitude. Here, the man named Jesus
shows His disciples how to deal with a wrongful accusation from a friend. He didn't get defensive and strike back and loose a friend. He dealt with the true source of the problem first, and then dealt with less important parts of the problem and didn't leave anything to fester and come back as a problem later. This verse uses Jesus
for the man who physically spoke.
John 11:25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
John 11 is mainly about Jesus
raising Lazarus from the grave and the results. All of the chapter, and the related notes in the Book Study, should be considered together as a single unit. Please see all of the verses and related notes for John 11 together.
This verse is one of the great I am
declarations of Jesus
. As noted in notes above, Jesus
is telling Martha I am
to correct her belief that God the Father was the resurrection. As also noted there, and said in the Gospels, God the Father will not answer those who go to Him for things that he has said are only available through Jesus
.
This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man who spoke and corrected Martha's view that He was a human Lord. Jesus
made it clear to Martha that He was 'God in human flesh'.
John 11:30 Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met him.
John 11 is mainly about Jesus
raising Lazarus from the grave and the results. All of the chapter, and the related notes in the Book Study, should be considered together as a single unit. Please see all of the verses and related notes for John 11 together. This verse tells us that the physical man named Jesus
did not move but waited where He knew that Martha would tell Mary to meet Him.
John 11:33 When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled,
John 11 is mainly about Jesus
raising Lazarus from the grave and the results. All of the chapter, and the related notes in the Book Study, should be considered together as a single unit. Please see all of the verses and related notes for John 11 together. This verse and the next form a single sentence which uses Jesus
for the physical man who saw people weeping.
John 11 is mainly about Jesus
raising Lazarus from the grave and the results. All of the chapter, and the related notes in the Book Study, should be considered together as a single unit. Please see all of the verses and related notes for John 11 together.
This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man who wept. We also see Jesus
weeping in Luke 19:41 because they did not understand that they had 'God in human flesh' and would kill Him and bring the judgment of God upon themselves.
Even as these people wept (professionally) they questioned the ability of Jesus
to raise the dead. I believe that this was after He had restored life the daughter of Jairus (Matthew 9:18-19; 23-26; Mark 5:22-43; and Luke 8:41-42, 49-58) and He had raised the widows son (Luke 7:11-17). While all of them had evidence that Jesus
could and would raise the dead, they still doubted (11:32). In the Old Testament, Elijah raised the son of a woman in 1Kings 17:17-23 and Elisha raised the woman's son in 2Kings 4:32-37 and 2Kings 13:21 tells us how a man was restored to life when he touched the bones of Elisha
. Therefore, these Jews had Old Testament examples and even examples in their day and yet they still refused to believe. Mark 6:5-6 tells us that Jesus could there do no mighty work...because of their unbelief
. Now we see another example of unbelief
which is probably why Jesus wept
.
John 11:38 Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.
John 11 is mainly about Jesus
raising Lazarus from the grave and the results. All of the chapter, and the related notes in the Book Study, should be considered together as a single unit. Please see all of the verses and related notes for John 11 together. Please see the note for 11:35 about the groaning. This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man who groaned and went to the grave.
John 11:40 Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?
John 11 is mainly about Jesus
raising Lazarus from the grave and the results. All of the chapter, and the related notes in the Book Study, should be considered together as a single unit. Please see all of the verses and related notes for John 11 together. In 11:4 Jesus
had said This sickness is for the glory of God
. In 11:23 Jesus
told Martha Thy brother shall rise again
. In this verse Jesus
is reminding her of the promise that she received when she professed Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world
in 11:27. When others make us doubt, we need to get alone with God so that he can renew our faith. This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man that reminded Martha of her faith.
John 11:41 Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.
John 11 is mainly about Jesus
raising Lazarus from the grave and the results. All of the chapter, and the related notes in the Book Study, should be considered together as a single unit. Please see all of the verses and related notes for John 11 together. This verse uses Jesus
to identify the man that prayed and gave us an example of praising.
John 11:44 And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.
John 11 is mainly about Jesus
raising Lazarus from the grave and the results. All of the chapter, and the related notes in the Book Study, should be considered together as a single unit. Please see all of the verses and related notes for John 11 together. The first sentence of this verse tells us that Lazarus was bound for the grave the same way that Jesus
was bound when He was buried as told in John 19:40. Here, we are told that Lazarus had to be freed, as any of us would have been. However, Jesus
either freed Himself or had angels free Him. He then found clothes or miraculously made His own because he wouldn't have appeared naked after the resurrection. As preachers have used this verse, God finds us bound in sin and wants to set us free to serve Him out of a free will. Jesus
said to free Lazarus and we read in the Gospels how the Jews hated and wanted to kill Lazarus because of his testimony. Where Jarius was in the position to widely broadcast the raising of his daughter, we don't read about it. But Lazarus was apparently so poor that his sister Martha worked as household help for Simon the leper. Yet, he caused such a stir that the leaders of false religion wanted to kill him. John 12:9-11, 16-18 tell us about the effect of Lazarus. A table of all of the miracles that I have found in the Gospels, including this one, is in the note under Matthew 1:20. See the note for John 11:35 for others raised from the dead. Lazarus was the sixth and Jesus
raised Himself as the seventh. This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man who spoke and told other to free the one who was bound.
John 11:45 Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him.
John 11 is mainly about Jesus
raising Lazarus from the grave and the results. All of the chapter, and the related notes in the Book Study, should be considered together as a single unit. Please see all of the verses and related notes for John 11 together. This verse says that many of the Jews believed on him
but John 2:23-25 also says that they believed on Him But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men
. That is, He knew that they would turn on Him and demand that he be crucified. The same is true for John 10:42. After Jesus
pointed out that His works witnessed that he was from God, some believed on Him, but later turned. In John 6:26 Jesus
told them Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles
that is, not because of the evidence from God, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled
That is, because your flesh was satisfied. Again in John 19:6 we see the division stated. This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man that did miracles to show that he was/is 'God in human flesh'.
John 11:46 But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done.
John 11 is mainly about Jesus
raising Lazarus from the grave and the results. All of the chapter, and the related notes in the Book Study, should be considered together as a single unit. Please pay special attention to the note for 11:45. Between these two sentences we read that some believed on Him and some refused. They received the results which exactly match what Abraham told the rich man would happen in Luke 16:31. Of course, its just coincidence that the beggar of Luke 16:20-31 has the same name as this man that Jesus
raised from the dead and that both stories are about resurrection. Here we see that God deliberately puts clues of related items in His Word for His people to find. These Jews realized the end that was prophesized in Psalms 2. This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man that did acts which proved that he was 'God in human flesh'. But, the Jews is this verse refused to accept that he was 'God in human flesh'.
John 11:51 And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;
John 11 is mainly about Jesus
raising Lazarus from the grave and the results. All of the chapter, and the related notes in the Book Study, should be considered together as a single unit.
John 11:51-52 form a single sentence and the structure of the sentence, along with consideration of context, is dealt with within the Book Study on the Gospel of John. Within this sentence we see that a lost agent of Satan was used by God to prophesize of the result of the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus
. The sentence tells us that Jesus
is used for 'God in human flesh' because, when death and God fight, death loses. Therefore, Jesus
had to die as a literal physical man.
That prophecy has been fulfilled. Our sentence also contains a second prophecy which will not be fulfilled until the Son of God returns to rule and reign this physical world. The second prophecy is: that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad
.
First of all, this sentence tells us that Jesus should die for that nation
, meaning that He would die for the Jews. God has a unique relationship with the Jews that is not yet fulfilled. The second prophecy is part of that unfulfilled relationship. These things will come to completion in the time that Revelation becomes true.
Several times during the trials and crucifixion of Jesus
we see people asking Him if He is the King of the Jews
. He is and He will be acting as King of the Jews
during the millennium. However, as God says through this high priest, Jesus should [must first] die for that nation
. He had to die to free them from Satan's kingdom before He could act as the King of the Jews
This role of the Son of God is part of His role as Christ
and the explanation of this truth is found in the notes for this Study under the title of King. As pointed out elsewhere, Jesus
had to fulfill all of the prophecies of Christ
, including Genesis 3:15, before he could exercise the rights of His role as Christ
. Jesus
had to die for our sins before he could become Christ
and King of the Jews
.
Please pay attention to Galatians 3:28 which tells us There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
Now look at our sentence which includes the phrase he should gather together in one the children of God
. Galatians 3:28 is one of the explanations of how this prophecy will be fulfilled. The other explanation is that when He returns to rule and reign on this Earth, all physical Jews should gather together in one
nation.
As pointed out elsewhere, Jesus
had to die before He could exercise the role of Christ
to all saved including giving the Holy Ghost to the saved during the Church Age. The early church used speaking in tongues as a sign that the person had received the Holy Ghost as a sign that they were truly saved. As explained in the note for Acts 8:16, there were people who were only...baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus
. As a result, they had not yet received the Holy Ghost. They not only had to accept Jesus
as their personal Lord
, but they also had to accept Him as Christ
in order to receive the Holy Ghost. For Jews, this is a much greater distinction than is true for most Gentiles. I know that there are a lot of people who disagree with this, but people who accept that Jesus
lived and died for their sins, and that He is Lord
and God and that 'say a prayer to Jesus' but refuse to accept Him as their personal Lord
, or refuse the ministry of Christ
, which is a changed way of living in the here and now, are NOT saved. Yes, people were saved in the Old Testament by believing the promise of God, but the Old Testament promise of God did not include receiving the Holy Ghost. As Peter preached on Pentecost, that is one of the main differences between the Old Testament and the New Testament.
In all of time and under both Testaments men are saved by believing the promise of God (Romans 4:3; James 2:23 but especially Galatians 3:1-18). In all of time and under both Testaments men could not be saved by believing part of the promise of God while rejecting another part. The promise of God that is currently available to men includes the ministry of Christ
and receiving the Holy Ghost. Again, Hebrews 9 explains that Jesus
had to die for the New Testament to take effect. As Hebrews 9:14-15 says, it was the blood of Christ
(not Jesus
) that made Him the mediator of the new testament
and provided the ministry of Christ
. I could go on but it is covered all throughout this study in the verses and notes about Christ
. In this verse, the high priest prophesized that Jesus
would die to provide the ministry of Christ
to the Jews and to all of the children of God
.
In addition, to the prior considerations, we need to see that this prophecy isn't limited to the role of Christ
. In Acts 2:36 Peter tells us God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ
. This prophecy also relates to God the Sons role as Lord
to the Jew and to all of the children of God
. As you should be able to see throughout the Bible and the notes of this study, there are several types of Lord
in the Bible with differences in their power and rights that corresponds to the different types of Lord
. The Son of God is the King of kings, and Lord of lords
(1Timothy 6:15; Revelation 17:14; 19:16) because He is the most powerful being in existence and because He is Creator
. However, the people in those verses are recognizing Him as Lord
against their free will. The Son of God is looking for those who will say Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord
(Psalms 32:1; Matthew 11:6; 23:39; Luke 7:23; 13:35; Revelation 1:3; 16:15; 22:7). He wants those that are proud to be His people, as Peter talks about in 1Peter 2. He wants those who willing and lovingly accept Him as their personal Lord
.
We can see an application of this truth in the world today. We all have seen and heard people complain about immigrants who take jobs and start businesses and become rich when people born in the U.S. can't seem to be able to do the same. It isn't a difference in ability or opportunity but in attitude and diligence. The immigrant willingly accepts the U.S. as their government (Lord
) and actively seeks to participate in all that is involved in that. As a result, they enjoy benefits that are available to the natural born, but not received by most of the natural born. Even so, the Son of God wants us to willingly and lovingly accept Him as our personal Lord
so that we will participate in all of the optional
parts of the kingdom of Heaven and not just have life but have it more abundantly
(John 10:10). This more abundant
life is only available to those that actively make the Son of God their personal Lord
and that was not available before the Holy Ghost became available with the New Testament. The Son of God had to die in order to become the personal Lord
of all saved.
I could go on with other aspects, but will stop here. This verse uses Jesus
for all of the aspects and roles of the 'Son of God in human flesh' that had to physically die in order to provide all that is offered to the saved today and that will be offered to the Jews in the Millennial Reign of Christ.
John 11:54 Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.
John 11 is mainly about Jesus
raising Lazarus from the grave and the results. All of the chapter, and the related notes in the Book Study, should be considered together as a single unit. Please see all of the verses and related notes for John 11 together. In John 4:1-3 and 7:1 Jesus
also avoided the Jews because they wanted to kill Him and it was not yet the time for Him to die and they were not yet ready to crucify Him. This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man that hid His movements.
John 11:56 Then sought they for Jesus, and spake among themselves, as they stood in the temple, What think ye, that he will not come to the feast?
John 11 is mainly about Jesus
raising Lazarus from the grave and the results. All of the chapter, and the related notes in the Book Study, should be considered together as a single unit. Please see all of the verses and related notes for John 11 together. Please see the note for 11:54 for an explanation of this verse. This verse uses Jesus
to identify the physical man that these people sought.
John 12:1 Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.
Matthew 26:1-16 and Mark 14:1-11 and John 12:1-11 tell us about the time that Jesus
and His disciples ate at the house of Simon the leper. In addition, it would appear as if Luke 7:38-50 is the same incident, although it can, technically, be claimed to be a separate,
but similar, account. This is the incident that led to the betrayal of Jesus
by Judas Iscariot. See the note under Mark 14:6 for more details. In this verse, we are told that the man named Jesus
came to the town named Bethany. The same thing is told to us in Matthew 26:6 and Mark 14:3. It also mentions Lazarus was which had been dead
. See John 11 and related notes for the raising of Lazarus from the dead.
John 12:3 Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.
Matthew 26:1-16 and Mark 14:1-11 and John 12:1-11 tell us about the time that Jesus
and His disciples ate at the house of Simon the leper. In addition, it would appear as if Luke 7:38-50 is the same incident, although it can, technically, be claimed to be a separate, but similar, account. This is the incident that led to the betrayal of Jesus
by Judas Iscariot. See the note under Mark 14:6 for more details. In this verse, we are told that the man named Jesus
came to the town named Bethany.
John 12:7 Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of my burying hath she kept this.
Matthew 26:1-16 and Mark 14:1-11 and John 12:1-11 tell us about the time that Jesus
and His disciples ate at the house of Simon the leper. In addition, it would appear as if Luke 7:38-50 is the same incident, although it can, technically, be claimed to be a separate, but similar, account. This is the incident that led to the betrayal of Jesus
by Judas Iscariot. In Matthew 26:10-12 and in Mark 14:6 and in John 12:7-8, we have a rare case where Jesus
is used two different ways. Judas Iscariot saw Jesus
as 'just a man' who was correcting him and whom could be ignored without any great consequences. The rest of the disciples saw Jesus
as 'God in human flesh' and did not dare refuse the correction from the word of God. See the note under Mark 14:6 for more details.
John 12:9 Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they came not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.
Matthew 26:1-16 and Mark 14:1-11 and John 12:1-11 tell us about the time that Jesus
and His disciples ate at the house of Simon the leper. In addition, it would appear as if Luke 7:38-50 is the same incident, although it can, technically, be claimed to be a separate, but similar, account. In this verse we see Jesus
defend the action by Mary and tell why what she did was right. Please see the note for this sentence in the Book Study on the Gospel by John for more details. In this verse Jesus
is used as 'God in human flesh'.
John 12:11 Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.
Matthew 26:1-16 and Mark 14:1-11 and John 12:1-11 tell us about the time that Jesus
and His disciples ate at the house of Simon the leper. In addition, it would appear as if Luke 7:38-50 is the same incident, although it can, technically, be claimed to be a separate, but similar, account. This is the incident that led to the betrayal of Jesus
by Judas Iscariot. See the note under Mark 14:6 for more details. in the Gospel of John we are told why the Jewish leaders wanted to kill Jesus
. This explanation is not provided in the other accounts. In this verse, we see that they wanted to kill Him because they were losing followers, and personal power, to a person that they insisted was just another man and not 'God in human flesh'.
John 12:12 On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,
This verse and the next form a single sentence. Please see the note for this sentence in the Book Study on the Gospel of John for the details on this section.
Matthew 21:1-17 and Mark 11:1-11 and Luke 19:29-44 and John 12:12-16 talk about the time that Jesus
entered Jerusalem in triumph. Please see the note for this sentence, within the Book Study on the Gospel of John, for the context and references within the other Gospels about this account. Please also see the other notes for this verse (12:13 under King and 12:13 under Lord).
This verse uses Jesus
for 'God in human flesh' as explained in other verses of this section. Jesus
would be accepted in His role as Christ
by His disciples and be rejected by the Jewish leaders. It can be assumed that the phrase when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem
(in this verse) is the result of actions recorded in Matthew 21:1-7 and Mark 11:1-7 and Luke 19:29-35. Back in John 11:45 and John 12:11 we are told that the Jews believed on Jesus
because of the miracles that He did. However, as we all know, this belief was a fleshly belief because they turned on Him when they no longer believed that He would give them what their flesh desired. They cried crucify him
. But at the time of this verse, they are looking for Him because they still believe that he will give them the desires of their flesh.
John 12:14 And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written,
Matthew 21:1-17 and Mark 11:1-11 and Luke 19:29-44 and John 12:12-16 talk about the time that Jesus
entered Jerusalem in triumph. Please see the note for this sentence, within the Book Study on the Gospel of John, for the context and references within the other Gospels about this account. This verse says the same thing as Matthew 21:5, Matthew 21:7 and Mark 11:7 and Luke 19:34-35. In addition, Isaiah 40:9 tells us that He would be riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass
. This verse tells us
about the physical man named Jesus
who sat on the colt of an ass to fulfill prophecy.
John 12:16 These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him.
Matthew 21:1-17 and Mark 11:1-11 and Luke 19:29-44 and John 12:12-16 talk about the time that Jesus
entered Jerusalem in triumph. Please see the note under Matthew 21:1 for the details on this section. This verse is unique to John and explains these events in a way that Matthew does not explain. The physical man named Jesus
was glorified after His resurrection when He was made Lord Jesus
. Please see notes under Lord Jesus for more of an explanation.
John 12:21 The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.
John 12:20 and 12:21 form a single sentence and the note for this sentence, within the Book Study on the Gospel of John, deals with the context, sentence structure and more. The Jews talked about in this sentence were also Greeks
(12:20) which meant that they were Jews who lived away from Judea. Therefore, they didn't know everyone and everything that was going on and probably weren't real positive of accepted procedures. So, they went to someone whom they felt that they wouldn't offend and asked him to lead them to the person they really wanted to see. They were trying to avoid offense. Every church needs people like Philip who outsiders feel easy to approach. They had heard of Jesus
and wanted to verify what they had heard. This verse uses Jesus
to identify the physical man that they had heard of.
John 12:22 Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus.
Please see the note for John 1:43 which gives more details about Philip. Philip did as he was supposed to and went to the next person up in the hierarchy of the twelve and let Andrew decide to take it to Jesus
. Philip did this becaus3e these people were Greeks
and there was a question about their being received by Jesus
because of religious prejudices and other considerations which are explained in the note for the prior sentence within the Book Study on the Gospel of John. This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man that Philip and Andrew went to.
John 12:23 And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.
Jesus
knew when these Greek Jews came to Him that the religious leaders would not kill Him, which would lead to His glory. Look at this sentence again. It says the Son of man should be glorified
. Yes, the Son of God
had glory before He was born of Mary, but he was not the Son of man
until He was born. (The phrase the Son of man
has the doctrinal meaning of: 'He had the attributes of all physical men'. In addition, the name of Jesus
has the doctrinal meaning of: 'the name of a literal physical man'. Thus, this sentence is emphasizing the doctrine of His humanity and His example to all men). The Son of God
was not glorified as the Son of man
until He died and paid for our sins. This sentence uses Jesus
for the physical man who spoke and identified Himself as the Son of man
to emphasize His humanity.
John 12:30 Jesus answered and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes.
This verse says Jesus answered
, which means it is a response to a question in an earlier verse. In John 12:27, Jesus
admitted that Now is my soul troubled
but He wasn't worried about making His own soul happy but with glorifying the Father (John 12:28). In response to Jesus
putting the glory of the Father above His personal comfort, the Father acknowledged Him from Heaven (John 12:28). We also read of this happening back in John 11:42. The people expressed confusion about what happened (John 12:29) and then in this verse, we are told that Jesus answered
their confusion. This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man who spoke to these people.
John 12:35 Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.
John 12:35 through John 12:36 really form three sentences but go together to provide a single answer from Jesus
to the confusion expressed by people in John 12:34. Please see all of these sentences and their associated notes in the Book Study on the Gospel of John for all of the details.
In order to understand this answer, we need to remember that this sentence is a direct response to John 12:34 where the people expressed great confusion because what Jesus
told them opposed what their religious training told them. If Jesus
had given them a direct answer then they would have argued based upon their prior religious training without thinking about the truth. Instead, he gave them an answer which required them to think if they were to understand the answer. Those who thought about the answer would be led to truth and those who refused to think would be condemned for accepting error.
In this answer, Jesus
gives a spiritual analogy where He equates the conflict between light and darkness to the conflict (between the words of Jesus
and their religious training) that is causing them confusion. If they really consider this answer then they will understand that it can only come from God, which tells them that Jesus
is the Christ
and the Son of Man
whom they are asking about.
What Jesus
says in these verses is expanded and explained in Ephesians 5, especially Ephesians 5:8-10. 1John 2:9-11 also teaches the same thing and, in fact, a study of the word light
in the New Testament would really be required to fully explain these verses. I will only present an over-simplified interpretation of these verses. In general, light
is used in the New Testament as: 'an analogy for spiritual direction from God as to how we are to personally walk (live) in this world'.
This verse has two sentences in it with the first sentence telling us that the man named Jesus
spoke to these people and warned them that the light
[Himself (John 1:4-5, 7-9; 8:12; etc)] would only be around Yet a little while
because He was going to die then rise then (shortly after that) return to Heaven.
Notice that the first thing that He says is Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you
. That is, follow (Walk
) the personal directions from God (the light
) while God is giving you personal directions or religious error (darkness
) will keep you from your personal relationship with God (come upon you
). In the second (equivalent) half of the sentence, Jesus
gives us the reason (for
) for His instructions. Jesus
said that he that walketh in darkness
(follows religious error) knoweth not whither he goeth
(doesn't know if he is going to have God's blessings or God's chastisement and may not even know if he will go to Heaven or Hell). The entire book of Galatians was written to a church full of saved people who stopped maintaining their personal relationship with Christ
and started following a bunch of religious rules (walketh in darkness
). This verse is warning people to not end up making the error that the Galatians did.
John 12:36 While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them.
John 12:35 through John 12:36 really form three sentences but go together to provide a single answer from Jesus
to the confusion expressed by people in John 12:34. Please see all of these sentences and associated notes, in the Book Study on the Gospel of John, in order to fully understand
the context and doctrine of these sentences.
The doctrine in these sentences only makes sense if we understand that the first place the Bible uses the word light
for: 'personal direction from God'.
Please notice that the first sentence of this verse starts with While
. That means there will come a time than each of us (ye
) do not receive personal (ye
) direction from God (have light
). But if we really believe in the light
we won't worry during those times because we will be assured that God has not abandoned us and will give us more personal directions when the time comes. Those that worry may say that they believe, but they really don't. In addition, those that really believe will prove that hey are the children of light
because they go on acting like the children of light
even without constant personal supervision from God. Those that don't really believe
are going to show their true nature by how they act without constant personal supervision from God.
This verse then goes on with the second sentence which tells us that Jesus departed, and did hide himself from them
. That is, He set up the circumstances which would prove what they were really like. His true disciples continued what they were doing until He returned and the untrue ones wandered off. Look at the next couple of verses to see the proof of what I just said. This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man that departed, and did hide himself from them
.
John 12:44 Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me.
This verse is continuing that subject started earlier in the chapter and discussed in the notes for John 12:35 and 36 where Jesus
was telling them to follow the light of a personal relationship with God and don't fall into the darkness of just following religious rules. Next, John 12:37-41 reminds us of the Old Testament prophecy that warns how God will treat those that reject a personal walk for following religious rules. Then John 12:42-43 says that there were religious leaders that believed on Jesus
but did not confess him
because of fear of personal loss. In order to help these believers, Jesus
preaches the last message, in this Gospel, which was preached to the lost. This message is in John 12:44-50through the end of the chapter. There is a whole message, based upon the application of these verses, which I will not go into here. However, the notes for these verses, in the Book Study on the Gospel of John, present the interpretation with links to supporting references.
After this last message, we only have the messages, from Jesus
, to His disciples, the crucifixion and after His resurrection when He only appeared to the saved.
This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man that cried
with a loud voice.
John 13:1 Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.
All of John 13 is related and telling about the betrayal by Judas and other things which happened at the same time. Please consider all of the verses and notes together. This verse is written to provide background information for all that happens in this chapter.
This is the same time as Matthew 26 and Mark 14 and Luke 22 and it is when Jesus
had the Last Supper with the twelve before His crucifixion (his hour was come that he should depart out of this world
). In addition, to setting the time (before the feast of the passover
), John also tells us the main event that Jesus
was looking forward to (depart unto the Father
). Finally, John tells us that the main thing that Jesus
made sure that he did regardless of the circumstances (crucifixion, betrayal, etc) was to he loved them unto the end
.
Back in John 12:23 Jesus
said The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.
That is how He looked at the crucifixion. Again, Hebrews 12:2 tells us Jesus for the joy that was set before him endured the cross
. He went through all that he did by keeping His eye on the prize. That's why Hebrews 12:1-4 tells us that the worst we suffer doesn't come close to what Jesus
went through and we should follow His example. Also, in John 15:9, Jesus
directly orders His followers to follow His example of love. John 15:9 is the same time period as this verse. In John 17, which is also the same time period, we see Jesus
praying to the Father and saying what is said in this note, only with more detail. This verse uses Jesus
for 'God in human flesh' because God became man specifically to fulfill the events that this verse tells us are starting to happen.
John 13:3 Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God;
John 13:1-20 are all about a single subject. Please consider all of the verses and notes together.
John 13:2-4 form a single sentence that lists four sequential events which are separated by semicolons. They are:
And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot to betray him [Jesus]
Jesus knowing
He [Jesus] riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments
[Jesus] took a towel, and girded himself
The second item tells us what Jesus
was knowing (thinking about) that prompted Him to act.
- He was making last impressions while He was still 'just a man' (some times) in the mind of His disciples.
- Notice that this was not done until after Judas was confirmed to be a betrayer, but before Judas left (John 13:10-11). This shows us that we should not discriminate between 'well liked' and 'extremely disliked' church members.
- There have been many preachers that have preached about
feet
far better than I cover here. A word study onfeet
would help the reader. In general, this is specifically intended to humble (mortify the flesh). Not only does a word study onfeet
show this but Peters reaction also shows it. We also have the explanation ofJesus
in John 13:7-20. We should be willing to do anything, no matter how humbling, to help church members toclean up their walk
. This world constantly gets usdirty
(personally morally acting wrong) and we need regular (daily) cleansing. - We are told that
Jesus
Knewthat the Father had given all things into his hands
. That is, He knew that God would supply His needs and He didn't have to be worried about beingripped off
. True Christians are to mature to the point of having the same attitude about material things. - We are told that
Jesus
Knewthat he was come from God, and went to God
. We came from Satan but the saved are going to the Father. We can humble ourselves if we keep in mind that what happens in this world doesn't matter. What matters is having God saywell done
when we get there.
Jesus acted as 'just a man' in this verse to teach His followers how they should act in the flesh.
John 13:7 Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.
All of John 13 teaches a single basic lesson Please consider all of the verses and notes together.
This verse is how Jesus answered
Peters question in John 13:6. John 12:16 and John 16:12 teach the same doctrine about understanding coming after the experience. There were several things that the disciples could not understand until after they had the Holy Ghost to show and explain these things because these things had to be spiritually discerned (1Corinthians 2:6-14 and James 1:23-24).
In this section Jesus
is showing His disciples how to act in the flesh to demonstrate a spiritual truth. While some churches practice 'foot washing', it can become just a religious ceremony like the Lord's supper
is in many so-called churches. When we see or practice something that is meant to represent a spiritual truth, we need to be sure that everyone understands the spiritual significance of it. This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man who spoke and said that the spiritual can not be understood without the Spirit of God.
John 13:8 Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me.
All of John 13 teaches a single basic lesson. Please consider all of the verses and notes together.
This verse is in the middle of a conversation between Jesus
and Peter. It is explained, in context, in the Book Study on the Gospel of John. Please see that note for more details. This verse uses Jesus
for the 'Son of God in human flesh' who told of how He would act in His ministry as Christ
after they receive the Holy Ghost.
John 13:10 Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all.
All of John 13 teaches a single basic lesson Please consider all of the verses and notes together.
In this verse, Jesus
tells Peter, the rest of the disciples and us, to let Him clean up how we personally walk in this world and concentrate on doing what He tells you personally to do and He will take care of the rest. This verse uses Jesus
for the 'Son of God in human flesh' that instructed His disciples.
John 13:21 When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.
Matthew 26:21-25 and Mark 14:18-21 and Luke 22:21-23 and John 13:10, 21-35 all tell about Jesus
saying that He would be betrayed. Please also see the Section called Harmony within the Study called Significant Gospel Events for more references about this event. In John 12:27 Jesus
also said that He was troubled, but now He is closer to the time of His suffering. This was at the Last Supper. This verse uses Jesus
to identify the man who spoke about His betrayal and showed His followers how too handle betrayal. He left it in the hands of God.
John 13:23 Now there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.
Matthew 26:21-25 and Mark 14:18-21 and Luke 22:21-23 and John 13:10, 21-35 all tell about Jesus
saying that He would be betrayed. Please also see the Section called Harmony within the Study called Significant Gospel Events for more references about this event. This happened at the Last Supper. This verse uses Jesus
to identify the physical man that John leaned his head against.
John 13:26 Jesus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a sop, when I have dipped it. And when he had dipped the sop, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon.
Matthew 26:21-25 and Mark 14:18-21 and Luke 22:21-23 and John 13:10, 21-35 all tell about Jesus
saying that He would be betrayed. Please also see the Section called Harmony within the Study called Significant Gospel Events for more references about this event. This happened at the Last Supper. This verse uses Jesus
to identify the man who spoke about His betrayal and showed His followers how too handle betrayal. He identified the betrayal, but left revenge in the hands of God.
John 13:27 And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly.
Matthew 26:21-25 and Mark 14:18-21 and Luke 22:21-23 and John 13:10, 21-35 all tell about Jesus
saying that He would be betrayed. Please also see the Section called Harmony within the Study called Significant Gospel Events for more references about this event. This was at the Last Supper. This verse uses Jesus
to identify 'God in human flesh' who ordered Satan to be quick about the betrayal.
John 13:29 For some of them thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said unto him, Buy those things that we have need of against the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor.
John 12:4-6 tell us that money and jealousy were what Satan used to turn Judas. We each need to be careful about money and jealousy. Matthew 26:21-25 and Mark 14:18-21 and Luke 22:21-23 and John 13:10, 21-35 all tell about Jesus
saying that He would be betrayed. Please also see the Section called Harmony within the Study called Significant Gospel Events for more references about this event. This happened at the Last Supper. This verse uses Jesus
to identify the man that His disciples thought had ordered Judas to do something in this physical world.
John 13:31 Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him.
John 12:23 tells us that Jesus
would be glorified but that didn't happen until after the crucifixion. Acts 3:13 and 1Peter 4:11 both tell us that Peter testified that Jesus
was glorified. Some people have a problem with this concept because Jesus
is the 'Son of God in human flesh' and the Son of God had glory before he was physically born of Mary. However, then He was a spirit. Notice that this verse says that the Son of man [is] glorified
. It is impossible for the Son of God to be glorified as a human being (the Son of man
) before he existed as a human being. When He came as a human, he came humble and lowly and did not receive glory until after He earned it (paid the price on the cross).
Matthew 26:21-25 and Mark 14:18-21 and Luke 22:21-23 and John 13:10, 21-35 all tell about Jesus
saying that He would be betrayed. Please also see the Section called Harmony within the Study called Significant Gospel Events for more references about this event. This happened at the Last Supper. This verse uses Jesus
to identify the man who spoke about His winning the war against Satan. When I was younger I played Chess and would lead my opponent into a trap that they didn't recognize. When they took that last move that guaranteed my win, I would tell them that I just won. They didn't believe it because there would be several moves left in the game. However, no matter what move they made, I could not loose. Here, Satan has just entered Judas and started the events that will lead to the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus
and the defeat of Satan. I can't say what Satan knew or thought, but Jesus
wanted His disciples to have a clue that what was about to happen might appear to be defeat but it was, in fact, victory.
John 13:38 Jesus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice.
In Matthew 26, Mark 14, Luke 22 and John 13 we are told about Peter denying Jesus
and that the cock will crow before that happens. Please also see the Section called Harmony within the Study called Significant Gospel Events for more references about this event.
What some people don't recognize is that in Matthew 26:31 and Mark 14:27 Jesus
said All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered.
Only John and Peter had the guts to stick near Jesus
during the trial and only John and some women went to the cross. Its easy to avoid denial when you aren't where your life is in danger. This verse uses Jesus
for 'God in human flesh' that told Peter the future and who loved Peter even knowing of Peter's denial.
John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
This verse is explained in the note for this sentence within the Book Study on the Gospel of John. Here, Jesus
uses the phrase I am
to identify Himself as the God of the Old Testament. In addition, He claims to be and do what only God can be and do. In this verse, Jesus
claims to be 'God in human flesh'.
John 14:9 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 us the Father ?
This is the response from Jesus
to the statement by Philip in the prior verse. Please see that note. In this verse, Jesus
is used for the physical man that spoke and gently rebuked and corrected His disciple.
John 14:23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
This answer from Jesus
really goes through the end of the chapter and includes the promise to give the saved the Comforter (indwelling Holy Ghost). The same is taught in 2Corinthians 6:14-18 and Ephesians 3:14-21. Again, there is too much to go into detail but these sections basically teach that there are special promises and blessings to those who prove that they love me [Lord Jesus Christ]
and they prove this love by obeying His command to keep my words
. This verse uses Jesus
for the Son of God in the flesh
who made special promises to those who went beyond basic salvation into becoming true 'Christians'.
John 16:19 Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye inquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me?
Back in John 13, Jesus
sent Judas out to betray Him. Then He started telling disciples things that are for the saved only. In John 16:16 Jesus
had said A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father.
With benefit of hindsight, we know that the first little while
when they did not see me [Jesus]
was while His body was in the grave and He (soul and Spirit = Son of man
) was in the heart of the earth
(Matthew 12:40; Luke 11:29-30). We also know that they saw Him after the resurrection (John 21:14, etc), which was the and again, a little while
that they did see me [Jesus]
. However, the disciples did not have the benefit of hindsight and they were confused at this saying, but didn't want to appear stupid by asking Jesus
about it. In this verse we see Jesus
used for the physical man who understood their feelings and shows His disciples how to deal with confusion without embarrassing others.
John 16:31 Jesus answered them, Do ye now believe?
Jesus started dealing with the confusion of His disciples in 16:19 (see note above). He continued through 16:28 where He said I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.
The response from His disciples to this plain speaking is that they understood and believed (16:29-30). In response to their claim, we have the saying of Jesus
in this verse and the next two where He essentially tells them that they believe at one level but that their belief will fail at another level and after their faith fails they will learn to rely on His faith because His faith never fails. This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man who understands our weakness and loves and saves us in spite of that weakness. He also made provision, through His role as Christ
, to enable us to overcome that weakness by relying on Him.
John 17:1 These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to Heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee:
John 17:1 and 17:2 form a single sentence where Jesus
is praying so that His disciples can hear Him. Here He is praying that the hour is come
for Him to fulfill all that was promised including His promise in John 6:37-39 that He would loose none (except the Son of perdition
[John 17:12] who was never saved and, therefore, could not loose salvation that he never had). This sentence is the introduction of the prayer that goes through all of John 17 and, therefore, covers too much to properly present in this note. There are a few things in this sentence that do need expanding.
- The Son paid the price in His role as
Jesus
to give useternal life
. He did not pay this price asLord
or asChrist
. Those other roles are involved in our salvation, but they are involved different ways. In particular, the Son of God deals with the legal issues in His role asLord
. AsChrist
He deals with us only after we receive eternal life. AsSon
He shows us the character of God the Father and does this through each of His roles asLord
, asJesus
, and asChrist
. - The word
glorify
is presented in the future tense. Some people argue that the Son of God never gave up His glory to come to Earth and pay for our sins, but none of them have ever given me any scripture for their opinion. They do have religious reasons, but not Bible reasons. While I will not argue that claim, it can not be denied that theSon of God
would receiveglory
, after He returned to heaven, which he did not have at the time that He spoke this sentence.
IfJesus
had all of His glory, when He spoke this verse, then it would not be possible for the Father to honor this request for theFather
toglorify thy Son
. In addition, the phrasethe hour is come
means that it had not come before this time and if the time never came, thenJesus
lied when He prayedthe hour is come
. Please also see the study called Jesus used the power of Holy Spirit. - The physical man named
Jesus
was givenpower over all flesh
. This fits with how the Bible treats judgment. The main thing God wants to do ishe should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him
. However, those that refuse to receiveeternal life
throughJesus
end up in Hell because there is no other place for them to go.
John 17:3 starts with And
, which connects it to this sentence. Context requires considering that verse, and related note, along with this sentence.
Please also see the note under Son for John 17:1.
John 18:1 When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into the which he entered, and his disciples.
Matthew 26:36-56 and Mark 14:32-52 and Luke 22:39-53 and John 18:1-11 tell us about events that happened while Jesus
was in the garden called Gethsemane, which is over the brook Cedron
. This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man who spoke to His disciples and led them to the garden.
John 18:2 And Judas also, which betrayed him, knew the place: for Jesus ofttimes resorted thither with his disciples.
Matthew 26:36-56 and Mark 14:32-52 and Luke 22:39-53 and John 18:1-11 tell us about events that happened while Jesus
was in the garden called Gethsemane, which is where Jesus ofttimes resorted
. This verse is broken into two Equivalent Sections by a colon. The first part tells us that Judas knew that he often went there and, earlier, we were told that Jesus
knew that Judas would betray Him. So, this colon lets us know that Jesus
deliberately went to the garden because He knew that the betrayal would happen there. This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man who chose to do God's will, even when He knew that it meant facing death.
John 18:4 Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye?
Matthew 26:36-56 and Mark 14:32-52 and Luke 22:39-53 and John 18:1-11 tell us about events that happened while Jesus
was in the garden called Gethsemane, which is where Jesus ofttimes resorted
. This verse is broken into two Equivalent Sections by a colon. The first part tells us that Judas knew that he often went there and, earlier, we were told that Jesus
knew that Judas would betray Him. So, this colon lets us know that Jesus
deliberately went to the garden because He knew that the betrayal would happen there. This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man who chose to do God's will, even when He knew that it meant facing death.
John 18:5 They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them.
Matthew 26:36-56 and Mark 14:32-52 and Luke 22:39-53 and John 18:1-11 tell us about events that happened while Jesus
was in the garden called Gethsemane, which is where Jesus ofttimes resorted
. Nazareth was considered the home of Jesus
. Jesus
was raised in Nazareth after leaving Egypt. Jesus of Nazareth
is used here to positively identify the physical man. They were seeking a physical man. However, Jesus saith unto them, I am he
and the next verse tells us As soon then as he had said unto them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to the ground
. This was because Jesus
made sure that they understood that they had found 'God in human flesh'. The answer from Jesus
of I am
was claiming the name that God gave Moses in Exodus 3:14 and that God has used since. Every Jew knew this name. In addition, the face that His answer literally knocked them off their feet shows the power behind this answer. It was not the same as you or I saying I am
. This verse uses Jesus of Nazareth
to positively identify the physical man and it uses Jesus
for 'God in human flesh'. This verse doctrinally tells us there is a difference, even if Jesus
is used for both.
John 18:7 Then asked he them again, Whom seek ye? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth.
Matthew 26:36-56 and Mark 14:32-52 and Luke 22:39-53 and John 18:1-11 tell us about events that happened while Jesus
was in the garden called Gethsemane, which is where Jesus ofttimes resorted
. Nazareth was considered the home of Jesus
. Jesus
was raised in Nazareth after leaving Egypt. Jesus of Nazareth
is used here to positively identify the physical man. Please see the note above. With this second time of asking them, Jesus
was giving each and every one of them a chance to walk away before they personally got involved in betraying the Son of God. Notice that He directed this question to ye
. God will not accept claims of going along with the crowd when it comes to betraying Jesus
. God holds each and every one of us personally responsible for our actions, even if we are in a crowd.
John 18:8 Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he: if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way:
Matthew 26:36-56 and Mark 14:32-52 and Luke 22:39-53 and John 18:1-11 tell us about events that happened while Jesus
was in the garden called Gethsemane, which is where Jesus ofttimes resorted
. John 18:8-9 is one sentence divided by a colon that equates this verse to the next. That is, Jesus
was willing to go without trouble and take what they planned but they had to let His disciples go without any trouble. The next verse says that this was prophesized, but I can not find the source verse in the Old Testament. This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man that spoke.
John 18:11 Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?
Matthew 26:36-56 and Mark 14:32-52 and Luke 22:39-53 and John 18:1-11 tell us about events that happened while Jesus
was in the garden called Gethsemane, which is where Jesus ofttimes resorted
. John 18:10-11 are parallel to Luke 22:50-51, but each account provides different details. This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man who talked and loved and showed His followers how to serve God while in the flesh.
John 18:12 Then the band and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound him,
This verse is part of the trial of Jesus
by Caiaphas and the scribes and elders and the council
. See Matthew 26:1-5; 26:57 - 27:2; Mark 14:53 - 15:1; Luke 22:54 - 23:1; John 18:12-28 and related notes. This verse and the next is a single sentence. In this sentence, Jesus
is used to identify a human man. It would be impossible for men to man-handle Jesus
if He was using His power as 'God in human flesh'. This verse is also covered in Matthew 26:57 and Mark 14:53 and Luke 22:54.
John 18:15 And Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple: that disciple was known unto the high priest, and went in with Jesus into the palace of the high priest.
This verse is part of the trial of Jesus
by Caiaphas and the scribes and elders and the council
. See Matthew 26:1-5; 26:57 - 27:2; Mark 14:53 - 15:1; Luke 22:54 - 23:1; John 18:12-28 and related notes. During the account of the trial of Jesus
by the Jewish religious leaders, we also are told of the trial of Peter. Before this trial of Peter, Jesus
told him that He had prayed for Peter that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren
(Luke 22:31-32). From this we can know that Peter did not fail the trial, in spite of that is preached. If Peter had quit, then he would have failed. Peter stumbled, but came back and after that wasn't so arrogantly sure about his own religious abilities. Peter is the one who teaches us to submit while under persecution and to find strength through a proper personal relationship with God. Matthew 26:58, 69-75 and Mark 14:54, 66-72 and Luke 22:54-62 and John 18:15-18, 25-27 all tell us about the stumbling of Peter. However, that is not the subject of this study. Here, we are only dealing with the names of the Son of God.
John 18:19 The high priest then asked Jesus of his disciples, and of his doctrine.
This verse is part of the trial of Jesus
by Caiaphas and the scribes and elders and the council
. See Matthew 26:1-5; 26:57 - 27:2; Mark 14:53 - 15:1; Luke 22:54 - 23:1; John 18:12-28 and related notes. This verse is part of a questioning that goes from John 18:19 through John 18:23 and is only recorded in the Gospel of John. It either was before or after the seeking of false witnesses recorded in Matthew 26:59-63 and in Mark 14:55-60. Here, the high priest is trying to get the man Jesus
to say something that he can use as a fake charge against him. The high priest and others at this trial refused to accept that Jesus
was/is 'God in human flesh'. In John 7:14, 7:28, in John 8 and other places we are told that Jesus
openly taught in the Temple. In John 8 He told the Jews that they were spiritual adulterers because the deeds of their lives showed that their spiritual father was the devil. There is no way that the high priest could deny hearing of that message. In John 8:26-27 tells us that this was the message from God the Father. They knew His doctrine, but refused to believe it. Again, John 6 records Jesus
teaching doctrine in the synagogue in Capernaum
where the Jews were so mad at the message that they tried to kill Jesus
. Again, the high priest could not deny hearing of that message. Yes, Jesus
taught other places, but those places were not directly under the control of the high priest. He could deny hearing of what was said in other places but not what was preached against him and his buddies in the temple an synagogue that he controlled. Also, the disciples of Jesus
were with Him in both places. Therefore the high priest could not deny knowing who the disciples of Jesus
were. This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man that was questioned by a high priest who denied that he was/is 'God in human flesh'.
John 18:20 Jesus answered him, I spake openly to the world; I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither the Jews always resort; and in secret have I said nothing.
This verse is part of the trial of Jesus
by Caiaphas and the scribes and elders and the council
. See Matthew 26:1-5; 26:57 - 27:2; Mark 14:53 - 15:1; Luke 22:54 - 23:1; John 18:12-28 and related notes. This verse starts with Jesus answered him
and is, therefore, a direct response to the question of the prior verse. Please see the note above (18:19) for details on this verse. Notice that He completes His answer in the next verse where he tells the high priest to ask witnesses. Where the high priest can misconstrue a private conversation, he can't (as easily) twist testimony in open court. The lesson is: when the world is trying to misrepresent your words, get witnesses. This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man who answered an antagonistic unbeliever.
John 18:22 And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so?
This verse is part of the trial of Jesus
by Caiaphas and the scribes and elders and the council
. See Matthew 26:1-5; 26:57 - 27:2; Mark 14:53 - 15:1; Luke 22:54 - 23:1; John 18:12-28 and related notes. This action by the guard is in response to the question of 18:19 and the answer of 18:20-21. We see a similar action by others in Matthew 26:67-68; Mark 14:65 and Luke 22:63-64, however that was different men and at a different time. See the notes related to those verses for the context this verse. Some people will do anything for money or favor of those in power and those who desire power often surround themselves with this type of person who is easily manipulated. The truly honest are usually in desert places like john the Baptist was. This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man who suffered in the flesh for telling the truth.
John 18:23 Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me?
This verse is part of the trial of Jesus
by Caiaphas and the scribes and elders and the council
. See Matthew 26:1-5; 26:57 - 27:2; Mark 14:53 - 15:1; Luke 22:54 - 23:1; John 18:12-28 and related notes. See note above (18:19) for details on this verse. This verse continues the dialogue that was started with the question of 18:19 and the answer of 18:20-21. See the notes related to those verses for the context this verse. When physically attacked, Jesus
did not respond in violence but addressed the authority present (the high priest) and demanded that he justify the action of his subordinates. By doing so, Jesus
is accusing the high priest of failing to do his job of administering justice and doing it in a way that the high priest can't deny. When you challenge someone to 'put up or shut up', and they can't put up and aren't willing to shut up, they will often get another to attack you. This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man who showed His followers how to react. He refused to deal with the attacker and concentrated on the authority who was really behind everything that was done.
John 18:28 Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover.
This verse is part of the trial of Jesus
by Caiaphas and the scribes and elders and the council
. See Matthew 26:1-5; 26:57 - 27:2; Mark 14:53 - 15:1; Luke 22:54 - 23:1; John 18:12-28 and related notes. The last thing that the religious leaders did was send Jesus
to the Romans to be put to death. Jesus
is used here as just a man because God can not be put to death. Jesus
had to die as a man to pay for our sins. After His death, He took back His power and glory and will NEVER die again. Like all lost religious people, they thought that their religious excuses would let them get away with sin. They forced the murder of Jesus
, but were convinced that they could put the blame on the Romans and that, somehow, God wouldn't see their personal guilt. We have seen over 2, 000 years of God's judgment upon the Jews to prove that religious excuses don't work with God. These verses are also covered in Matthew 27:1-2, Mark 15:1 and Luke 23:1.
This verse is also part of the trial of Jesus
by Pilate found in Matthew 27:1-34; Mark 15:1-20; Luke 23:1-26 and John 18:28-19:16. This verse provides a transition from the one section to another. All related verses and notes should be considered together. Here, we see the man Jesus
physically led from the hall.
John 18:32 That the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying what death he should die.
This verse is part of the trial of Jesus
by Pilate found in Matthew 27:1-34; Mark 15:1-20; Luke 23:1-26 and John 18:28-19:16. Here, we see that Jesus
acted as a prophet. In Matthew 20:19 and in Luke 18:32-33 and in John 3:14; 8:28; 12:32-33 and other places Jesus
said how he would die even though the Jewish leaders wanted to kill Him secretly, as noted in Matthew 26:4. This verse uses Jesus
for the prophet who foretold of His own death.
John 18:33 Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews?
This verse is part of the trial of Jesus
by Pilate found in Matthew 27:1-34; Mark 15:1-20; Luke 23:1-26 and John 18:28-19:16. Here, we see that the man Jesus
is asked if He is the King of the Jews
. This is one part of the role of Christ
. Please see all verses and notes related to King of Jews
, and in particular, see notes on Mark 15:32 and John 19:19-22. Also see the next verse for the answer from Jesus
. This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man questioned by Pilate. Please also see the note for this sentence under King
.
John 18:34 Jesus answered him, Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or did others tell it thee of me?
This verse is part of the trial of Jesus
by Pilate found in Matthew 27:1-34; Mark 15:1-20; Luke 23:1-26 and John 18:28-19:16. Here, we see the answer from Jesus
to the question of if He is King of the Jews
, which is part of the role of Christ
. Please see note above about this question. In the other Gospels, the answer from Jesus
is different. In Matthew 27:11, Jesus
says Thou sayest
(yes
). See note under Matthew 27:11 for more details on this. In Mark 15:2 and in Luke 23:3, Jesus
said Thou sayest it
(yes
), which is effectively the same answer as we read in Matthew. However, John relates more of the conversation. Here, Jesus
is asking Pilate if he personally believed that Jesus
was the King of the Jews
(Christ
). If Pilate had, Pilate could have been saved. However, as seen in other related verses and notes, Pilate only wanted what would make his physical life easier and probably ended up in Hell for it. In this aspect, Pilate is like most people in that regard.
John 18:36 Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.
This verse is part of the trial of Jesus
by Pilate found in Matthew 27:1-34; Mark 15:1-20; Luke 23:1-26 and John 18:28-19:16. Here, we see that Jesus
answered as 'God in human flesh' when He said My kingdom is not of this world
and when the Jews would have made Him a king in this world, He hid Himself and refused to let that happen (John 6:15).
Jesus
was plainly saying that His kingdom was spiritual and, therefore, was speaking of His spiritual role as King
. As mentioned in other notes, there is a difference between King of the Jews
, which is a part of the role of Christ
, and King of kings
, which is part of the role of Lord
. Since Pilate was not a Jew, he would not fall under the authority of Christ
but would be judged by the Lord
(1Timothy 6:13-16).
Here, Jesus
was subtly warning Pilate that he would be judged by the true King of the Universe
. In John 8:15 Jesus
said Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man.
He refused to judge in the flesh, during the time of the Gospels, but will judge each of us spiritually after He takes back His role as Lord
. As we saw in many places in the Gospel of John, Jesus
said things that had to be interpreted spiritually or the wrong meaning would be taken. In this verse, Jesus
warned Pilate to look at things spiritually. Instead of taking the warning, Pilate chose what was expedient for his flesh and sent Jesus
to be mocked and killed. This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man who answered Pilate.
John 18:37 Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
This verse is part of the trial of Jesus
by Pilate found in Matthew 27:1-34; Mark 15:1-20; Luke 23:1-26 and John 18:28-19:16. Here, we see that Jesus
gave Pilate an answer that could have led to Pilates salvation. The words Thou sayest that I am a king
('yes I am') match the answer reported in the other Gospels (see notes above for references). Jesus
had plainly told Pilate that He was not of this world (18:36) and we can assume that Pilate understood that Jesus
was saying that he was from the world that Pilate would go to after his death. Jesus
said that he was king (lord and judge) of that world and that when He came into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth
. Therefore, His word was a greater truth
that what Pilate had been told and believed previously. Finally, Jesus
warned Pilate that he had better listen when He said Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice
. To refuse to listen proved that Pilate was not of the truth
.
John 19:1 Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him.
This verse is part of the trial of Jesus
by Pilate found in Matthew 27:1-34; Mark 15:1-20; Luke 23:1-26 and John 18:28-19:16. In Matthew 20:19, Jesus
prophesized that this would happen. Here and in Matthew 27:26 and in Mark 15:15, we see that Pilate scourged the man Jesus
. As pointed out many other places, this could not have been done to 'God in human flesh'.
John 19:5 Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man!
This verse is part of the trial of Jesus
by Pilate found in Matthew 27:1-34; Mark 15:1-20; Luke 23:1-26 and John 18:28-19:16. Here, we see that the man Jesus
walked forth
showing how other men had despitefully used Him and treated him as they would any other man.
John 19:9 And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.
This verse is part of the trial of Jesus
by Pilate found in Matthew 27:1-34; Mark 15:1-20; Luke 23:1-26 and John 18:28-19:16. 19:8 and 19:9 form a single sentence and need to be interpreted together. Here, we see that after Jesus
had made it clear to Pilate that He was the Son of God and Pilate rejected that message, Pilate received more information and had second thoughts about rejecting Jesus
.
In John 18:33-37 Jesus
personally witnessed to Pilate and told him that He (Jesus) was a King and that His kingdom was not of this world. Pilate would have known of the various gods worshiped and of the spirit world. Pilate would have understood that Jesus
was telling Pilate that Jesus
was Lord
and God of all creation. However, Pilate chose to not believe Jesus
.
Now Pilate gets more evidence that Jesus
is who He said He was (John 19:7) and Jesus
refuses to tell him anything more. Notice that after Pilate rejected Jesus
the first time, Jesus
refused to answer on the second time. This goes against the doctrine that God will always try to win the lost. Effectively, Jesus
decided that Pilate could literally go to Hell if he refused to accept the witness that Jesus
had already given him. After this refusal, Pilate tried to scare Jesus
with his personal power (John 19:10) and Jesus
told Pilate that he didn't have the power that he thought he had. However, even with this additional warning, Pilate still refused to recognize the power of God and (apparently) died lost. In all of this, Pilate talked to Jesus
as if He was only a man and refused to accept that He was in fact 'God in human flesh'.
John 19:11 Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.
This verse is part of the trial of Jesus
by Pilate found in Matthew 27:1-34; Mark 15:1-20; Luke 23:1-26 and John 18:28-19:16. Here, we see that Jesus
talked to Pilate face to face. See note above for more details on this verse. John 7:30 tells us Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.
God controls the events of our lives even when we doubt it. We also see this principal used in Romans 13:1 where we are taught that as wicked as our worldly rulers are, they are appointed by God and they can not do anything unless God allows it. So when people speak out against the worldly rulers, they speak against God. That is not to say that we should forsake our civil rights to change our rulers. However, we need to realize that we have wicked rulers because we are not living for God in a way that causes the lost to want to join us and seek righteous rulers.
John 19:13 When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha.
This verse is part of the trial of Jesus
by Pilate found in Matthew 27:1-34; Mark 15:1-20; Luke 23:1-26 and John 18:28-19:16. Here, we see that Pilate judged Jesus
as a physical man but Jesus
had no fear because He had the promise of God found in Isaiah 51:12-13. No matter what power Pilate had, God had greater power and we see Jesus
acknowledge God's power just previously in John 19:11. In Acts 4:19, we see that Peter and John had learned this lesson.
John 19:16 Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away.
This verse is part of the trial of Jesus
by Pilate found in Matthew 27:1-34; Mark 15:1-20; Luke 23:1-26 and John 18:28-19:16. Here, we see that the man Jesus
was physically led from trial and mocking to the cross. This verse says the same thing as Mark 15:15 and Luke 23:24. This verse is also a transition into the section on the crucifixion. All related verses and notes should be considered together.
Matthew 27:31-66 and Mark 15:20-47 and Luke 23:26-56 and John 19:16-42 contain the Gospel accounts of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ
. This verse is part of those accounts. Please read all of them together with all of the associated notes. This verse says that they took Jesus, and led him away
. This type of action is only possible for a physical man. We do not lead a spirit. Neither do we lead 'God in human flesh'.
John 19:18 Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.
Matthew 27:31-66 and Mark 15:20-47 and Luke 23:26-56 and John 19:16-42 contain the Gospel accounts of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ
. This verse is part of those accounts. Please read all of them together with all of the associated notes. This verse says that Jesus [was crucified] in the midst
or between tow physical men that were physically crucified along with Jesus
. Jesus
is used in this verse for a physical man. Jesus
died as a man to pay the price for our sins.
John 19:19 And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Matthew 27:31-66 and Mark 15:20-47 and Luke 23:26-56 and John 19:16-42 contain the Gospel accounts of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ
. This verse is part of those accounts. Please read all of them together with all of the associated notes. In particular, see notes on Mark 15:32 and John 19:19-22 related to King of Jews
.
After the trial of Jesus
by Herod and Pilate (Matthew 27:1-34 and Mark 15:1-20 and Luke 23:1-26 and John 18:28 - 19:16), Pilate made this sign to put above Jesus
on the cross as the accusation against Him. At the trial, it was made clear by everyone that Jesus
was being killed for claiming to be Christ
. As Christ
, He was also claiming to be the Son of God and the King of Jews
. As Christ
and as the Son of God and as King of the Jews
, Jesus
had the right to rule. The Jewish leaders, and most religious people, wanted to have a puppet king who would take the blame for wrong decisions but who would also do what the rulers wanted. They refused to have a real king. Since Jesus
insisted upon being a real king and the one that is truly in charge, they demanded His death.
Today, many religious people claim to be Christian
while they really demand that Christ
die or become a puppet in their personal life. Unfortunately, neither they nor their followers will get any better results than the Jews received. This verse is also tied to Matthew 1:21, Matthew 1:25; 27:37 and Luke 1:31; Luke 2:21 which all use JESUS
in all capitals. This capitalization directly ties these verses together, and also ties this verse to the name Saviour
. While not developed here, all verses that use Saviour
, especially those in Revelation, should also be considered with this verse. Please also see the note under King.
John 19:20 This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin.
Matthew 27:31-66 and Mark 15:20-47 and Luke 23:26-56 and John 19:16-42 contain the Gospel accounts of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ
. This verse is part of those accounts. Please read all of them together with all of the associated notes. Also see note on John 19:18 for the physical crucifixion. This verse is actually talking about the title that was put above Jesus
on the cross. God wanted to eliminate any excuse by the religious crowd claiming that they didn't know that they crucified their Christ
. In the same manner, God has made His Word available in many languages and the religious people will find out that the excuses that they plan to use won't work.
John 19:23 Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.
Matthew 27:31-66 and Mark 15:20-47 and Luke 23:26-56 and John 19:16-42 contain the Gospel accounts of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ
. This verse is part of those accounts and tells us the same thing as Luke 23:34. Please read all of them together with all of the associated notes. This verse is talking about the division of the garments of a physical man. In this verse, Jesus
is used for a physical man. This verse was prophesized in Psalms 22:18. The same is said in Luke 23:34.
John 19:25 Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.
Matthew 27:31-66 and Mark 15:20-47 and Luke 23:26-56 and John 19:16-42 contain the Gospel accounts of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ
. This verse is part of those accounts. Please read all of them together with all of the associated notes. The information within this verse is also in Luke 23:49. The main message of this verse, and the next few verses, is that even in His agony and death, Jesus
still took care of his physical obligations, such as the care of His physical mother. Simeon prophesied of this event to Mary in Luke 2:34-35. In Luke 24:18 we read that Cleophas
and Mary the wife of Cleophas
had a special visit from Jesus
after His resurrection on the road to Emmaus
. We see here that Jesus
honors those that risk their lives for Him. In this verse, the phrase the cross of Jesus
is talking about a physical cross that the physical man named Jesus
hung on.
John 19:26 When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!
Please also see the note for this verse under Son. Matthew 27:31-66 and Mark 15:20-47 and Luke 23:26-56 and John 19:16-42 contain the Gospel accounts of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ
. This verse is part of those accounts. Please read all of them together with all of the associated notes. See the note above for details in this verse. Here we see the physical man named Jesus
taking care of His physical responsibilities even while dying. Notice that he sent His physical mother to the home of a believer rather than leaving her with a non-believing son of hers. The physical brothers of Jesus
did not believe until after the resurrection.
John 19:28 After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.
Matthew 27:31-66 and Mark 15:20-47 and Luke 23:26-56 and John 19:16-42 contain the Gospel accounts of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ
. This verse is part of those accounts. Please read all of them together with all of the associated notes. This verse is also covered in Matthew 27:48 and is prophesized in Psalms 22:15 and Psalms 69:21.
John 19:30 When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.
Matthew 27:31-66 and Mark 15:20-47 and Luke 23:26-56 and John 19:16-42 contain the Gospel accounts of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ
. This verse is part of those accounts. Please read all of them together with all of the associated notes. The words of Jesus
can be interpreted/applied many ways. In John 17:4 Jesus
said that He had finished the work
because, even though it would not actually be finished until now, He knew that there was nothing that could stop the final acts from being done. It is like a chess player declaring that he has won several moves before the actual finish because no matter what his opponent does, he will win. Jesus
had fulfilled all prophecy about Christ
except for receiving a drink of vinegar, which he did in this verse just before He gave up the ghost
. This verse says that Jesus
did three things that only a physical man can do. First, He received the vinegar
. Drinking requires a physical body. Secondly, He bowed his head
, which also requires a body. But most importantly, He gave up the ghost
or died. God can not die. It takes a physical man to die. This verse definitely uses Jesus
for a physical man.
John 19:33 But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs:
Matthew 27:31-66 and Mark 15:20-47 and Luke 23:26-56 and John 19:16-42 contain the Gospel accounts of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ
. This verse is part of those accounts. Please read all of them together with all of the associated notes. Verses 19:33 and 19:34 form a single sentence that fulfills the prophecy of Psalms 22:16-17; Psalms 34:20 and Zechariah 12:10. Since this verse says Jesus he was dead already
, it is talking about the physical body of a man called Jesus
.
John 19:38 And after this Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus : and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.
Matthew 27:31-66 and Mark 15:20-47 and Luke 23:26-56 and John 19:16-42 contain the Gospel accounts of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ
. This verse is part of those accounts. Please read all of them together with all of the associated notes. The first use of Jesus
, in this verse, says that he was a disciple of Jesus
but his actions prove that he believed that Jesus
was the Christ
and 'God in human flesh'. The other two uses of Jesus
in this verse are talking about away the body of Jesus
. There can be no doubt that the body of Jesus
is talking about the body of a physical man.
John 19:39 And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight.
Matthew 27:31-66 and Mark 15:20-47 and Luke 23:26-56 and John 19:16-42 contain the Gospel accounts of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ
. This verse is part of those accounts. Please read all of them together with all of the associated notes. This verse is referencing about when Nicodemus first came to Jesus
as a lost man. Therefore, at that time, Nicodemus regarded Jesus
to be just a man at that time. Then in John 7:50 we read that Nicodemus was a believer, but didn't have the courage to openly declare his belief. Now, he comes openly. This is the way of many believers. Like most people, this verse tells us that when Nicodemus first came to Jesus
, he regarded Him as 'just a man'.
John 19:40 Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.
Matthew 27:31-66 and Mark 15:20-47 and Luke 23:26-56 and John 19:16-42 contain the Gospel accounts of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ
. This verse is part of those accounts. Please read all of them together with all of the associated notes. There can be no doubt that the body of Jesus
is talking about the body of a physical man.
John 19:42 There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews' preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.
Matthew 27:31-66 and Mark 15:20-47 and Luke 23:26-56 and John 19:16-42 contain the Gospel accounts of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ
. This verse is part of those accounts. Please read all of them together with all of the associated notes. This verse fulfills the prophecy of Isaiah 53:9. The context of this verse makes it clear that it is using Jesus
to identify the physical body of a man.
John 20:12 And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.
Please see the note in the Chapter Summary for this chapter within the Book Study on the Gospel of John. It provides links to other Gospels which provide different accounts of the events found within this chapter. Each of those chapters bring out different significant details. The actual resurrection account is at the beginning of each of the chapters mentioned. In addition, there are links to verses and notes which identify the risen Jesus
as Lord
and God. This is a major change which occurred after the resurrection.
This verse is different from Mark 16:5 and Luke 24:4 which also tell of people getting messages from angels Those verses and notes should also be looked at together.
John 20:11-18 tells us about the special meeting that Mary Magdalene had with the risen Jesus
. As noted for John 20:2, Mary never doubted that Jesus
was her Lord
and God. As a result, she received special treatment.
This verse specifically says the body of Jesus
, which should leave no doubt that Jesus
is used to identify a physical human body.
John 20:14 And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.
Please see the note in the Chapter Summary for this chapter within the Book Study on the Gospel of John. It provides links to other Gospels which provide different accounts of the events found within this chapter. Each of those chapters bring out different significant details. The actual resurrection account is at the beginning of each of the chapters mentioned. In addition, there are links to verses and notes which identify the risen Jesus
as Lord
and God. This is a major change which occurred after the resurrection.
Mark 16:9-10 are parallel to this verse. This verse uses Jesus
to identify the physical human man that Mary saw but did not recognize. This presentation shows us that God does not want His people to identify Jesus
physically but to identify Him by our special relationship to Him.
John 20:15 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.
Please see the note in the Chapter Summary for this chapter within the Book Study on the Gospel of John. It provides links to other Gospels which provide different accounts of the events found within this chapter. Each of those chapters bring out different significant details. The actual resurrection account is at the beginning of each of the chapters mentioned. In addition, there are links to verses and notes which identify the risen Jesus
as Lord
and God. This is a major change which occurred after the resurrection.
Mark 16:9-10 are parallel to this verse. In this verse, we see Mary still seeing Jesus
as a physical human man and not recognizing Him.
John 20:16 Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.
Please see the note in the Chapter Summary for this chapter within the Book Study on the Gospel of John. It provides links to other Gospels which provide different accounts of the events found within this chapter. Each of those chapters bring out different significant details. The actual resurrection account is at the beginning of each of the chapters mentioned. In addition, there are links to verses and notes which identify the risen Jesus
as Lord
and God. This is a major change which occurred after the resurrection.
In this verse, we finally see Mary recognizing Jesus
because she stopped looking at Him as a physical human man and recognized Him as 'God in human flesh'. Note the statements which show us that true salvation is a personal relationship to our God.
John 20:17 Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.
Please see the note in the Chapter Summary for this chapter within the Book Study on the Gospel of John. It provides links to other Gospels which provide different accounts of the events found within this chapter. Each of those chapters bring out different significant details. The actual resurrection account is at the beginning of each of the chapters mentioned. In addition, there are links to verses and notes which identify the risen Jesus
as Lord
and God. This is a major change which occurred after the resurrection.
Mark 16:9-10 are parallel to this verse. Those verses and notes should also be looked at together. There has been a lot said about this verse, that I would like to comment upon, but it is beyond the limits of this study. Here, we see Jesus
giving instructions to Mary Magdalene, that He does not give to anyone else, because He has a personal relationship with her that is unique. As we have seen proven in John's account, Jesus
is 'God in human flesh' In Mary's mind.
John 20:19 Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
Please see the note in the Chapter Summary for this chapter within the Book Study on the Gospel of John. It provides links to other Gospels which provide different accounts of the events found within this chapter. Each of those chapters bring out different significant details. The actual resurrection account is at the beginning of each of the chapters mentioned. In addition, there are links to verses and notes which identify the risen Jesus
as Lord
and God. This is a major change which occurred after the resurrection.
This verse starts with Then the same day at evening
, which tells us that it is the day of the resurrection. As said, this verse uses Jesus
for 'God in human flesh' that miraculously appeared in their midst and offered them peace that can only come from God.
John 20:21 Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.
Please see the note in the Chapter Summary for this chapter within the Book Study on the Gospel of John. It provides links to other Gospels which provide different accounts of the events found within this chapter. Each of those chapters bring out different significant details. The actual resurrection account is at the beginning of each of the chapters mentioned. In addition, there are links to verses and notes which identify the risen Jesus
as Lord
and God. This is a major change which occurred after the resurrection.
We can assume that the disciples were startled when Jesus
suddenly appeared among them while they had the doors locked (John 20:19). Jesus
said peace
to them to calm them after startling them. Then after they saw Him as Lord
(John 20:21), Jesus
told them to have peace a second time, as we read in this verse.
Please notice that this verse has a colon, which makes the two sections equivalent. In order to have peace from our Lord
, we need to go and do His will. Many saved people do not have peace because they refuse to go and obey. This truth is explained more completely in the Book Study on the Gospel of John. That note also provides links to see about the peace of God
and the peace with God
. Jesus
offers both to those saved people who concentrate their life on doing this main job which He gives to all saved people.
Our verse used Jesus
for the physical man who spoke to these
disciples.
John 20:24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.
Please see the note in the Chapter Summary for this chapter within the Book Study on the Gospel of John. It provides links to other Gospels which provide different accounts of the events found within this chapter. Each of those chapters bring out different significant details. The actual resurrection account is at the beginning of each of the chapters mentioned. In addition, there are links to verses and notes which identify the risen Jesus
as Lord
and God. This is a major change which occurred after the resurrection.
This verse starts the presentation that is in John 20:24-31. Here, we read how that Thomas missed Sunday night service and the opportunity to personally meet the risen Jesus
. As the rest of the verses and notes explain, our personal Lord
loves us too much to leave us alone when we are backslidden. The others told Thomas that he missed Jesus
. He thought he only missed the man but he really missed meeting 'God in human flesh'.
John 20:26 And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.
Please see the note in the Chapter Summary for this chapter within the Book Study on the Gospel of John. It provides links to other Gospels which provide different accounts of the events found within this chapter. Each of those chapters bring out different significant details. The actual resurrection account is at the beginning of each of the chapters mentioned. In addition, there are links to verses and notes which identify the risen Jesus
as Lord
and God. This is a major change which occurred after the resurrection.
This verse is part of the presentation that is in John 20:24-31. Here, Jesus
repeated what He did in John 20:19-21. This time, Jesus
only had to say peace
once. It should also be noted that Jesus
is showing power that He did not show before the resurrection because He is now using His own power as Lord
and not the power of the Holy Ghost. Please see the study called Jesus used the power of Holy Spirit for more details on this truth.
This verse tells us then came Jesus, the doors being shut
. This miraculous appearance is a repeating of John 20:19. One of these two appearances is also reported in Mark 16:14 and Luke 24:36-49 also reports this first appearing. A table of all of the miracles that I have found in the Gospels, including this one, is in Miracles in the Gospels. By His behaviour, we know that this verse uses Jesus
for 'God in human flesh'.
John 20:29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
Please see the note in the Chapter Summary for this chapter within the Book Study on the Gospel of John. It provides links to other Gospels which provide different accounts of the events found within this chapter. Each of those chapters bring out different significant details. The actual resurrection account is at the beginning of each of the chapters mentioned. In addition, there are links to verses and notes which identify the risen Jesus
as Lord
and God. This is a major change which occurred after the resurrection.
This verse is part of the presentation that is in John 20:24-31. In Romans 1:17; 2Corinthians 4:11-13; 5:7; Galatians 2:20; 3:11-12; Hebrews 10:38; 1Peter 1:8 and other places tell us that the saved are to walk / live by faith. Thomas did not do that and he is our example. Here we see Jesus
, as 'God in human flesh', rebuke Thomas for his unbelief and make a promise to all believers who believe. We can also expect to be rebuked by God for our unbelief and be blessed by God for our belief because this verse uses Jesus
for 'God in human flesh'.
John 20:30 And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book:
Please see the note in the Chapter Summary for this chapter within the Book Study on the Gospel of John. It provides links to other Gospels which provide different accounts of the events found within this chapter. Each of those chapters bring out different significant details. The actual resurrection account is at the beginning of each of the chapters mentioned. In addition, there are links to verses and notes which identify the risen Jesus
as Lord
and God. This is a major change which occurred after the resurrection.
This verse is part of the presentation that goes from John 20:24-31. This verse and the next verse form a single sentence which is dealt with in the note for this sentence within the Book Study on the Gospel of John. Please also see the note on John 20:31, within this Study, for the rest of the presentation.
Here we are told that Jesus
did miracles that were not included in John's account because John only chose to tell about miracles which were best in supporting his reason for writing this Gospel. The same is said in John 21:24. We should assume that some of those non-mentioned signs were done before the crucifixion (with the power of the Holy Ghost), and that some were done after the crucifixion (with the personal power of the Son of God). However, John's whole purpose, as stated, is to show us that Jesus
is more than a man but is 'God in human flesh'. As John says in the next verse, our salvation is dependent upon seeing this difference.
John 21:1 After these things Jesus shewed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed he himself.
The events told in John 21 do not occur in any of the other Gospels. In Matthew 26:32 and Mark 14:28, before Peter denied Jesus
, prophesied His actions after He rose when He said I will go before you into Galilee
. That is where Tiberias
is. So, Jesus
knew that he would go there to rescue His disciples from disappointment at their own failure before they even quit.
In this presentation, we have 7of the 11 remaining apostles who appear to be depressed, despondent and generally feeling like they might as well go back to the trade that they had before Jesus
called them. I imagine some of the ones who didn't go with this group were people like Matthew, who was a tax collector. I imagine that Matthew felt he would be useless and in the way on a commercial fishing boat, and therefore probably would have gone if not for that reason. I'm saying that lots of people like to pick on Peter for the events recorded in John 21, but he had a majority of the apostles with him and probably could have had all if he wanted. That said, there are still things to learn about our Lord Jesus Christ
in this chapter. We just need to get the context of the chapter in order to have proper interpretation.
As with other places that we see Jesus
appearing in any of the Gospels after the resurrection, He is appearing only to saved people. In this verse He only appears to His personal disciples and he is acting as Lord Jesus
('God in human flesh') and not just as a man. This verse says that ...Jesus shewed himself again to the disciples
. This verse presents the presentation where we will find that Jesus
is acting as 'God in human flesh'.
John 21:4 But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.
The events told in John 21 do not occur in any of the other Gospels. Please see the note for the Chapter Summary, in the Book Study on the Gospel of John, for more detail on the background and context of this chapter.
This verse is a sentence divided by a colon, which makes the two Equivalent
Sections. In the First Equivalent Section, we are told that the physical man named Jesus stood on the shore
. In the Second Equivalent
Section, we are told but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus
. Notice that this Second Equivalent Section starts with the word but
. That means that the Second Equivalent Section is attached to the First Equivalent Section while going in the opposite direction. In this case, the opposite direction is that Jesus
is used as 'God in human flesh'. Thus, we have one man but different emphasis on what His role was
It wouldn't make any difference who a man was if 'just a man' stood on the shore watching them fish. However, having God watch makes all of the difference in the world. Especially if God is going to respond to your actions by telling you that you're doing the wrong thing. That is essentially what Jesus
told Peter. So, the Jesus
Who stood on the shore watching them was 'God in human flesh'.
John 21:5 Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No.
The events told in John 21 do not occur in any of the other Gospels. Please see the note for the Chapter Summary, in the Book Study on the Gospel of John, for more detail on the background and context of this chapter.
Notice that this verse starts with Then
. That makes it a follow-on to the previous verse and the previous verse and note should be read. Notice that Jesus
addresses them as Children
in this verse. In the flesh, all of these disciples were grown men. However, they were also children of God
. Therefore, this verse is using Jesus
for 'God in human flesh'.
John 21:10 Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now caught.
The events told in John 21 do not occur in any of the other Gospels. Please see the note for the Chapter Summary, in the Book Study on the Gospel of John, for more detail on the background and context of this chapter.
This verse follows John 21:7 where John declared It is the Lord
. So, in this verse the disciples are obeying orders from their personal Lord
. Jesus
is used for 'God in human flesh' in this verse.
John 21:13 Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish likewise.
The events told in John 21 do not occur in any of the other Gospels. Please see the note for the Chapter Summary, in the Book Study on the Gospel of John, for more detail on the background and context of this chapter.
This verse uses Jesus
for the man that physically gave bread and fish to His disciples, but that is only on the surface. If we consider the context of John 21, we see that the Lord
is deliberately using things that He does to remind His disciples of who He is, and the role that he gave them and how they had turned their back upon that calling. So in reality, this Jesus
is 'God in human flesh' and all of the disciples recognize and accept Him as Lord
after John's declaration in John 21:7. As the previous verse said, they were knowing that it was the Lord
. This use of bread and fish would remind them of the (at least two) times that Jesus
fed the multitude. Jesus
is reminding them that they don't have to worry about their physical needs so long as they are doing the job He gave them to do.
John 21:14 This is now the third time that Jesus shewed himself to his disciples, after that he was risen from the dead.
The events told in John 21 do not occur in any of the other Gospels. Please see the note for the Chapter Summary, in the Book Study on the Gospel of John, for more detail on the background and context of this chapter.
The next verse starts with So
, which means that it is the result of this verse. Please see the note for John 21:15. In this verse we see Jesus
used for 'God in human flesh' because it takes the power of God to raise the dead and to appear like Jesus
did the prior times that are referenced by this verse (John 20:19 and John 20:26). This verse mentions that he was risen from the dead
. Please see the Chapter notes, for Chapter 19 and Chapter 20, in the Book Study on the Gospel of John about the death and resurrection of Jesus
.
John 21:22 Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me.
The events told in John 21 do not occur in any of the other Gospels. Please see the note for the Chapter Summary, in the Book Study on the Gospel of John, for more detail on the background and context of this chapter.
This verse is the answer to Peters questions found in John 21:20 and 21:21. Please see the notes for those verses to better understand this answer. In this verse, Jesus
is used as 'God in human flesh'. We have an answer from God expressed through His human form to give the answer in a gentle manner.
John 21:23 Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?
The events told in John 21 do not occur in any of the other Gospels. Please see the note for the Chapter Summary, in the Book Study on the Gospel of John, for more detail on the background and context of this chapter.
This verse is an explanation of to Peters questions found in John 21:20 and John 21:21 and the answer found in John 21:22. Please see the notes for those verses to better understand this answer. In this verse, Jesus
is used as 'God in human flesh', as explained above. We often see religious people being led into error because they misunderstand what God really says in the Bible and believe what some religious leader says instead of verifying what is preached against what the Bible really says.
John 21:25 And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.
The events told in John 21 do not occur in any of the other Gospels. Please see the note for the Chapter Summary, in the Book Study on the Gospel of John, for more detail on the background and context of this chapter.
This verse starts with And
, which adds it to the prior verse where John identifies himself as the author of this Gospel. Here, John is telling us that there is too much that 'God in human flesh' did for him to record it all. However, John included enough that anyone with an open mind will be able to see that Jesus
is not just a man but is, in fact, 'God in human flesh'. John 20:30 says the same thing as this verse.
Christ Only
John 1:20, 25, 41; 3:28; 4:25, 29, 42; 6:69; 7:26, 27, 31, 41, 42; 9:22; 10:24; 12:34.
Click here for all of the Verses that use Christ
and here for the Summary on the name / role of Christ
. Christ
is used in the Gospel of John several ways.
- John the Baptist is not
Christ
. Christ
isthe Messias
Christ
fulfills Old Testament prophecyChrist
is theSaviour of the world
- John 4:42
Christ
isthe Son of the living God
- John 6:69
John 10:24 Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.
In John 10, Jesus
distinguishes salvation through Him from salvation through religion and calls those that come through religion a thief and a robber
(John 10:1). In the first part of this chapter, Jesus
said I am
five times (door, good
Shepherd, etc). I am
, is a reference to God when he spoke to Moses. As a result of the statements by Jesus
, the Jews argued about whether He was Christ
(God come in flesh) or not. In this verse they said If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly
. His answer, starting in 10:25 was I told you, and ye believed not
followed by His telling them of all the witnesses provided to them which proved that he was the Christ
. However, as Jesus
said in John 10:26, But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you
. This is a reference back to the parable at the start of John 10. Jesus
then goes on and makes it very plain to them that he is Christ
, and 'God in human flesh' and they want to kill Him for doing as they requested (in this verse) and telling them plainly. Please see the note on John 10:32 about the witnesses that Jesus
gave and the doctrine not followed by many people today. In this chapter Jesus
says the most that I have found anywhere about the difference between the religious person and the person that has a personal relationship with Christ
. The beginning of this chapter explains the difference between a true Christian and a liar that claims to be a Christian but is only religious.
- John 10:1-2 tells us that a true Christian enters Heaven by
Christ
(10:2, 9) and those who enter otherwise are liars and thieves. - 10:3 says that the true Christian heard the voice of Christ.
- 10:3 says that the true Christian is known personally by
Christ
(he calleth his own sheep by name
) - 10:3 says that the true Christian follows
Christ
(he leadeth them
) - 10:4 says that the true Christian know the voice of Christ
- 10:5 says that the true Christian will not follows another but will flee
- 10:9 says that the true Christian is
saved
(not question or loose it)and shall go in
(to church to worship and rest)and out
(to witness and bring in the lost)find pasture
(get needs met by God). - 10:10 says that
they might have life
(saved through ministry ofJesus
)and that they might have itmore abundantly
(spiritual growth through ministry of Christ) - 10:11-14 says that the relationship is personal between
Christ
and the true Christian - 10:16 says that there is no difference between the Jewish Christian and the gentile Christian (Romans 1)
John
12:34 The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?
In John 12:32 Jesus had said if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me
because He knew that He would have to be crucified and pay for our sins before he could offer an ongoing personal relationship between men and God. If we consider that verse with this verse then it is obvious that the Jews understood that lifted up
meant death on a cross. They objected on the basis that We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever
. They were saying: 'Wait a minute. You're supposed to be Christ. Christ
lives (abides) for ever. If you are lifted up
you will die, which does not fit the definition of abide for ever
. Something doesn't compute. Maybe you mean someone else by Son of man
. OK, who is this Son of man?
'
They said that We have heard out of the law
. Psalms 89:36-37 and Isaiah 9:6-7 and Micah 4:7 all promised an everlasting Christ
, among other verses. This verse definitely uses Christ
for a role that prophecy in the Old Testament said would be filled by a man who was also God (and could, therefore, not die). Son of man
is used to emphasize the physical nature of the Christ
. The Jews had no problem accepting that Christ
would be a physical man, only with the claim that Christ
would die. If that happened, they figured that they wouldn't live forever and rule this world. The Son of man
could die without upsetting them too much but they were upset with the thought of the Christ
dying and, thereby, causing them to loose their desires.
Jesus Christ
The title of Jesus Christ
only occurs 5 times in the Gospels. They are: Matthew 1:1, Matthew 1:18; Mark 1:1; John 1:17 and John 17:3. The two times that Matthew uses it is in the beginning of his Gospel for the first two points in his proof that the man named Jesus
fulfilled prophecies about Christ
and proved that he was/is God's Christ
. Mark opens his Gospel with The beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ
and goes on from there. John uses the title differently. The first time, in his general outline for the Gospel, John tells us things that require the ministry of Jesus
and of Christ
. The second time is when John is telling us a prayer from Jesus
to the Father when Jesus
openly declares Himself to be Jesus Christ
. The third use of Jesus
and Christ
in a single verse by John does not use Jesus Christ
but tells us that he wrote the Gospel that we might believe that Jesus
is the Christ
and, thereby, receive salvation.
Click here for all of the Verses that use Jesus Christ
and here for the Summary on the name / role of Jesus Christ
.
John 17:3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
This verse is part of a prayer from Jesus
to the Father (John 17) that He prayed after the last Supper and just before going into Gethsemane. While He prayed, His disciples were listening and He wanted them to hear this prayer. His prayers, after entering Gethsemane, were private.
In this verse, Jesus
clearly calls Himself Jesus Christ
. Jesus
plainly told many people that he was the Christ
more than once and more than one way. Please also see the notes, within the Lord Jesus Christ Study, for Matthew 26:63 and Luke 22:67 and John 4:25; John 10:24 and John 10:32. Those notes also deal with this doctrine.
In this verse, Jesus
uses Jesus Christ
to emphasize that after the resurrection, saved people won't know Him just as Jesus
but will also know Him as Christ
. As also said in the note for this verse, within the Book Study on the Gospel of John, this knowledge is personal and intimate. Anyone who claims to be saved through a knowledge of Jesus
while they deny the changing effect of a personal intimate knowledge of Christ
, does not meet the definition of life eternal
given by Jesus
. Their Jesus
and their claimed salvation is not the true Biblical Jesus
and is not the true Biblical salvation.
John 19:7 The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.
This verse is part of the trial of Jesus
by Pilate found in Matthew 27:1-34; Mark 15:1-20; Luke 23:1-26 and John 18:28-19:16. In this verse, the Jews are accusing Jesus
of blasphemy
. Leviticus 24:16 says And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name of the LORD, shall be put to death.
So their claim, in this verse, that We have a law, and by our law he ought to die
is certainly true and came from God. However, the prior verse in (Leviticus 24:15) defines blasphemeth the name of the LORD
as Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin
. Jesus
saying that he was the Son of God
does not fit in the true definition of curseth his God
.
Here is an example of one of the main tricks of religious people even today. They change the definition of words and thereby pervert true doctrine. That is why it is so important for God's people to do proper word studies in the Bible, such as this study is. The only way to correct a popular, but wrong, definition of a doctrinal word is to study every place that it is used in the Bible and show the common usage, which is the true Biblical definition of the word.
John 20:31 But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
Please see the note in the Chapter Summary for this chapter within the Book Study on the Gospel of John. It provides links to other Gospels which provide different accounts of the events found within this chapter. Each of those chapters bring out different significant details. The actual resurrection account is at the beginning of each of the chapters mentioned. In addition, there are links to verses and notes which identify the risen Jesus
as Lord
and God. This is a major change which occurred after the resurrection.
This verse and the next verse form a single sentence which is dealt with in the note for this sentence within the Book Study on the Gospel of John. This verse is part of the presentation that goes from John 20:24-31 and tells us about Jesus
dealing with refusal to believe after He rose from the dead. Please also see the note on John 20:30, as it is part of the same sentence.
In this sentence, John says that there were many signs
because that is what the Jews required in order to believe. In the sentence just before this one, we saw Jesus
give Thomas what he required in order to believe. The Bible says that Gentiles require wisdom
in order to believe and John has presented the required wisdom
when he wrote this gospel. Therefore, God has presented what everyone requires in order to believe and any lack of belief is due to a refusal on the part of the person involved.
Not only are we required to believe
, but we must believe
the correct thing in order to be accepted by God. Our verse tells us that we must believe
that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God
. As the Christ
, He fulfilled prophecy which said that He would provide salvation. As the Son of God
, He has the power and authority to do all that is required. Our verse doctrinally tells us that Christ
is the Son of God
.
The last phrase in our verse says: and that believing ye might have life through his name
. The and adds this result to our believing
. The life
, in this verse, if God's life
and having God's life
in us is salvation. Only those people who have God's life
, at the tile of their death, will go to Heaven. Finally, the phrase through his name
, in the Bible, means: 'through the power and authority of His name'. Only God has the power and authority to lot out the legal record of our sin and then adopt us as His children. No one else can do anything to force that result. Therefore, as John explained in this Gospel, our belief that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God
is required in order for us to have (everlasting) life through his name
.
Christ Jesus
Christ Jesus
is not used in the Gospel of John. Click here for all of the Verses that use Christ Jesus
and here for the Summary on the name / role of Christ Jesus
.
Lord Jesus
John 4:1; 8:11; 11:21, 32, 39; 13:25, 36; 20:2; 21:7, 12, 15, 17, 20, 21.
Every verse in the Gospel of John that have Lord
and Jesus
tell us of a believer that addressed the man named Jesus
and called Him Lord
in recognition that He was/is 'God in human flesh' except for John 4:1.
There, the Pharisees who should have recognized Him as 'God in human flesh' refused and insisted that their Lord
(God) was just a man named Jesus
. Click here for all of the Verses that use Lord Jesus
and here for the Summary on the name / role of Lord Jesus
.
John 8:11 She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.
The entire chapter of John 8 is a disagreement between Jesus
and the religious Jews about who has the authority to specify true doctrine and Who is the true source of doctrine about spiritual matters. The scribes and Pharisees
insisted that they were the final authority and that a physical religious perspective was correct. However, Jesus
insisted that the spiritual point of view was correct and that only God, and the Son of God as the representative of God the Father, could specify correct doctrine.
This verse teaches many things and needs to be understood on several levels. The basic background is that the Jews dragged this woman before Jesus
and accused her of adultery (without also bringing the man) and demanded that Jesus
tell them how He judged her. As most know, Jesus
wrote their sins in the dirt and, after all of the accusers left, forgave her as recorded in this verse. Two of the main themes of this verse and of this account are adultery and judgment. (Note: this account is only part of this chapter. Therefore, the themes of this account only support the greater theme of the entire chapter.) Both (adultery and judgment) need to be looked at from several levels. It is only when we understanding these two subjects at their various levels that we can fully
understand the use of Lord
, in this verse, and of Jesus
within this account.
The simplest level is shown in the fact that the second sentence, of this verse, is divided by a colon. (Please see the note for this sentence within the Book Study on the Gospel of John for the full explanation within the context.). The colon makes Neither do I condemn thee
equivalent to go, and sin no more
. While 1John 1 teaches us that we can not stop our sinning, the Bible, and this verse, makes it clear that our Lord
expects us to try to stop our sinning and to stop what sin we can. This verse directly links condemn
to sin no more
. There are lots of religious idiots that claim blatantly false things like 'a saved person can't do terrible sins like abuse a family member'. Reformers Unanimous is full of people who became addicts and did 'terrible sin' after getting saved.
This whole misunderstanding of 'can't sin' comes from 1John 3:1-10 and is covered in detail in the Book Study for that epistle. However, even without those details, we can say that any honest saved person will admit that there are different levels of judgment / condemnation, both in this world and, according to the Bible, in eternity If we stop our sin we can often avoid or lessen the judgment / condemnation. However, ongoing sin eventually results in judgment / condemnation from God for both the saved and the lost. Any honest saved person will admit that the God of the Bible is not a liar and they do not get away with mocking Him and they (or their children) do reap the results of their sin. However, Any honest saved person that has truly repented and stopped their sinning will admit that God does forgive and that while they may have suffered, it was not as much as they deserved. The truth is that they only received enough punishment for them to remember and not go back to the sin again. There is a separate study on the Fear of the Lord. A lot of foolish preaching claims that God doesn't want us to fear Him, but there are over 90 verses in the Bible that tell the child of God to fear their Lord
. Basically, a true Bible study on the Fear of the Lord shows that God tells us to fear Him so that we will stop our sinning. All of the rewards in Heaven aren't enough motivation to make some people stop some sins but a true godly fear will overcome those sins. So the simplest level of understanding this verse is that not condemned
= go and sin no more
.
Going on, look at the very next verse that talks about light and darkness. Jesus
did not say that those that follow Him will not sin. He said that they won't walk in darkness
. Every truly saved person had a time in their life when they really didn't understand that their actions were a violation of God's Law. They really were in the darkness of ignorance. However, when we get saved we also get the light of life
(John 8:12) and can see the consequences of our sin, if we open our eyes. Jesus
said that he was not judging and condemning but was giving spiritual light so that His followers could see the consequences of their sin and stop sinning. We also see Jesus
telling another person who He healed (John 5:14) to go, and sin no more
. We also see this in other places in the Bible. Jesus
does not want to judge us and will do so only if we refuse the light of life
that he gives or refuse to see our sin by that light. If we truly see our sin by the light of life
, we will stop our sinning.
As a result of Jesus
forgiving this woman (John 8:13 therefore
), the Jews tried to call Jesus
a liar. They had asked for His judgment and the only basis for setting aside His judgment, after asking for it, would be to prove that he did not act righteously. Jesus
responds by telling them that the problem was that they judged by a different standard than He did (John 8:15) and then proved that His judgment was true by providing two witnesses (the Father and Himself) and pointing out that two witnesses was sufficient to make a judgment legally binding (8:17). (See the note for John 5:1 which lists verses that shows that we need at least two places in the Bible to back up our doctrine. Along with other things, that note points out witnesses that Jesus
provided to back His doctrine.) After providing witnesses, Jesus
told them of eternal judgment when He said ye shall die in your sins
(John 8:21-27).
This discussion about judgment and authority to judge continues with the Jews claiming authority based upon being the physical and religious
descendants of Abraham and Jesus
denying their claim because they had not the spirit of Abraham (John 8:33-40). They escalated the argument about authority with the Jews claiming the authority of God the Father, through their religion, and Jesus
telling them they were of the devil because they had the spirit of the devil and not the Spirit of God the Father. While I have skipped over many places in this chapter about judgment and the authority of Law, hopefully I have included enough for the reader to see that the entire chapter includes arguments about judgment and the authority to judge with the Jews claiming authority based upon religious and physical reasons and Jesus
claiming authority based upon the Spiritual.
One of the major sources of religious error is based upon religious men relying upon their religion for things that God says should be based upon the Spirit. Interpretation of the Bible is a basic. Religious men argue for what their religion teaches them while the Bible teaches that we need to let the Spirit of God use the word of God to teach the child of God what is the Will of God.
In addition, to all of the judgment that we find throughout this chapter, we find similar teachings other places in the Bible. In general, we find Jesus
teaching that he does not want to judge, did not come here to judge and only will judge if people refuse to stop their sinning. See John 3:17 and John 12:47 and Luke 12:14. This chapter teaches that if we would follow the Spiritual light of salvation and stop our sinning, we would avoid a lot of judgment and get a lot more forgiveness.
In addition, to judgment and authority, this verse in particular deals with adultery and John 8 in general deals with adultery all woven through the discussion of judgment and authority. (Please see the note for John 8:3-4 in the Book Study on the Gospel of John and the related note in the Word Study on Adultery for the details.) As with judgment and authority, the religious man denies the spiritual and relies upon his religion while the Bible and the God of the Bible insist that adultery is a spiritual sin. There is a basic precept of the Bible that God does not change (Malachi 3:6; Hebrews 13:8). Religious men insist that there are two definitions for adultery, one for 'marital adultery' and one for 'spiritual adultery' because there are so many verses (like James 4:4) that are obviously not talking about sex but are dealing with adultery. So, the religious man insists that 'marital adultery' is fornication with/by a married person while 'spiritual adultery' is breaking religious rules. There is really only one definition for any single word in the Bible because changing definitions would require a never-changing God to be untrue to His basic nature in order to change the definition of words He used. Changing definitions is 'darkness', a trick of a liar and definitely Satan's way of acting. It DOES NOT match the character of the God of the Bible. The Bible teaches that the true definition of adultery is violating a spiritual contract (covenant). This is covered in detail in the Bible study on Adultery. Please verify that study or accept my word so that we can go on with this verse and chapter.
These religious Jews accused this woman of adultery. By any definition accepted by men, that requires two people and the Mosaic Law actually required both people to be punished the same (Numbers 5:11-31). Right from the start, these Jews were obviously wrong when they picked an argument about judgment and the Law. Being the religious men that they were, they insisted that adultery was a violation of their religious rules in this physical world ('fornication with a married person') while Jesus
tried to show them that the spiritual is what really matters. Adultery is really 'a violation of a spiritual contract'. It is doubtful if this woman was married (had a spiritual contract with a man before God), because the Mosaic Law, in general, called for the most offended person to bring accusations and throw the first stone. Since her husband wasn't there making accusations, but a bunch of religious bigots were, it is most likely that the married person was the man, not her. Yes an outside person can interfere in a marriage, but (usually) the primary person to blame is the married person in the wrong, not the outside person.
If we look at John 8:6-9, we see that Jesus
plainly showed each of her accusers that there were greater accusations against each of them. But notice what Jesus
did. He didn't accuse all of them of each committing fornication but wrote more than once on the ground. He, apparently, named more than one sin. Therefore, we can conclude that, probably, some were convicted of sins other than fornication. That is, each sin by the Jews was a violation of the spirit of their spiritual contract with God through the Mosaic Law. Therefore, each of them was guilty of true (spiritual) adultery, even though at least some were, probably, accused of sins other than fornication.
Going on in John 8, we again come to the very next verse where Jesus
says he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
(Also see note on John 8:12). If someone is walking in darkness
, they either are not saved (do not have the light of life
) or are being a true Biblical adulterer
(James 4:4). Since these religious Jews were claiming to be going to Heaven, they had to accept that Jesus
was telling them that they themselves were true Biblical adulterers
. Indeed, it took a while for the message to get through, but in John 8:41 we are told Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication
. Being religious people who insisted that the only form of adultery was fornication, they understood that Jesus
was accusing them and their fathers of adultery
and they took the accusation as fornication
, or they understood that the true Biblical definition of fornication
is 'a violation of a sanctified relationship' which includes idolatry
as spiritual fornication
.
Regardless of which of those two choices was true, we see that between John 8:12 and John 8:41, the Jews tried to deny the increasingly clear message that Jesus
was accusing them of true Biblical adultery
, which is 'a violation of a spiritual covenant'. Of course, part of their difficulty in understanding the message was due to their insisting upon using a wrong definition of adultery.
As mentioned before, The Jews response to Jesus
accusing them of walking in (spiritual) darkness in John 8:12 was to attack Him and call Him a liar. The response from Jesus
, in John 8:14, was to tell them for I know whence I came, and whither I go
(Heaven / Spiritual realm) but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go
(because they couldn't perceive Spiritual things). He then clarified it with Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man
(John 8:15). Basically, they were judging after the flesh
because they were not judging by the Spirit and they were not judging by the Spirit because they were not keeping their spiritual covenant with God. Jesus
tried to tell them things from a spiritual point of view, which they couldn't understand because they were trying to understand it from a religious point of view.
This leads to John 8:39 where we read Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham.
Abraham believed the promise that was given Spiritually and responded by faith (Hebrews 11, etc). These Jews did not follow the Spirit of Abraham and did not walk by faith and Jesus
made it clear to them that they were not the children of Abraham because they did not have His faith. So again, in John 8, we see Jesus
tying adultery to not keeping the spirit of the covenant with Abraham. In John 8:44 Jesus
said Ye are of your father the devil
. The Jews were supposed to be the wife of God
(Isaiah 54:5-7). When a child comes from a wife and the father is not the wife's husband, that child is the result of what is truly fornication
, but what the religious man insists upon calling adultery
. Again, by saying that their father was the devil, who is a spirit, Jesus
was tying adultery to the spiritual. So, all through this chapter we see the Jews insisting that they were not guilty of adultery because they kept their religious rules in this world. At the same time, Jesus
keeps accusing them of adultery because they did not keep the spirit of their covenant with God.
So now we come to the use of Lord
and of Jesus
in this verse (these two sentences). This verse tells us how Jesus
dealt with this woman that was accused of adultery by the religious crowd and His treatment is in stark contrast to how Jesus
dealt those that He accused of adultery because they violated the spirit of their covenant.
- She called Him
Lord
in recognition that He was / is 'God in human flesh'. She saw, and accepted, the spiritual truth in spite of her sin. These religious Jews were spiritually blind and refused to acceptJesus
as 'God in human flesh'. - She accepted
Jesus
as her judge, which is part of the role ofLord
. These religious Jews refused the judgment ofJesus
time after time in this chapter and even called Him a liar and refused the legal evidence that He pointed out that their Law required them to accept. - She accepted the right of
Jesus
to tell her what to do when she called HimLord
and heard his order togo, and sin no more
. It is highly doubtful that this presentation would be in the Bible if she continued in her sins. These religious Jews, however, not only refused to obeyJesus
told them they would do but, instead, theylifted up the Son of man
when they had Him crucified. More immediately, however, the chapter ends with them trying to killJesus
. - This chapter kept dealing with adultery, which is a spiritual violation of a covenant agreement. A covenant agreement is enforced by the court of God in His role as
Lord
. She accepted the authority ofJesus
and let Him tell her what was in her covenant agreement with herLord
. These religious Jews refused to be instructed byJesus
because they refused to accept Him as theirLord
. - Finally, because she accepted
Jesus
as herLord
and 'God in human flesh', the Son of God could have compassion on her and deal with her with His human, compassionate, role asJesus
. However, since these religious Jews insisted that He was only a man namedJesus
, theirLord
judged them and told themye shall die in your sins
(John 8:21, John 8:24).
John 11:21 Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
John 11 is mainly about Jesus
raising Lazarus from the grave and the results. The verses in John 11 after the presentation about Lazarus are also related. Please see all of the verses and related notes for John 11 together. Martha says the exact same thing as Mary says in 11:32. However, where Mary stopped with this statement and her tears, Martha went on with 11:22 and no tears. We also see two different reactions from Jesus
. Here, Martha is calling Jesus Lord
, but also clearly implying that she expects Jesus
to do what she is almost demanding. Look at the next verse. She isn't asking Jesus
to raise Lazarus but almost demanding that He pray for the Father to raise Lazarus. Look at the response from Jesus
in 11:25. Jesus
says I am
, not the Father is
. Jesus
says believeth in me
, not 'believeth in God'. Here, Jesus
is clearly telling Martha that she is expecting to go to the wrong person in the Trinity. We often don't get our request when we go to the wrong person of the Trinity, especially if we should know better. That's like people often don't get what they ask for when they go to Jesus
for something that the Bible clearly says comes through Christ
. In this verse, Jesus
is used to identify the physical man that Martha talked to. Lord
is used for a title much like many people say pastor
. In this verse, Martha does not use Lord
in recognition that Jesus
is God Himself and the next couple of verses contain the correction from Jesus
.
John 11:32 Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
John 11 is mainly about Jesus
raising Lazarus from the grave and the results. The verses in John 11 after the presentation about Lazarus are also related. Please see all of the verses and related notes for John 11 together. This is the exact same thing that Martha said in 11:21. Please see that note for the difference in attitude displayed by the two sisters and the difference in response they received from Jesus
. While Martha called Jesus Lord
, her attitude showed that she regarded Jesus
to be a human Lord
at most. Mary fell down at his feet
as in worship to show that she regarded Jesus
to be 'God in human flesh'. We see similar worship by others in Mark 5:22 and Mark 7:25 and Revelation 1:17-21. Where angels of God refuse worship, Jesus
accepts it because He is 'God in human flesh'. This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man that Mary regarded to be 'God in human flesh' and called Him Lord
(God) and worshipped Him.
John 11:39 Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days.
John 11 is mainly about Jesus
raising Lazarus from the grave and the results. The verses in John 11 after the presentation about Lazarus are also related. Please see all of the verses and related notes for John 11
together. This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man that talked. In this verse, Martha uses Lord
. I don't think she has forgotten again that Jesus
is 'God in human flesh', but the doubts of the others around her is making her question what her God will do. That's why when we are having trouble we need to surround ourselves with people of faith and avoid doubters.
John 13:25 He then lying on Jesus' breast saith unto him, Lord, who is it?
Matthew 26:21-25 and Mark 14:18-21 and Luke 22:21-23 and John 13:21-35 all tell about Jesus
saying that He would be betrayed. This happened at the Last Supper. Please also see the Section called Harmony within the Study called Significant Gospel Events for more references about this event. This verse uses Jesus
to identify the physical man that John leaned his head against. If uses Lord
because John recognized that Jesus
is 'God in human flesh'. John used Lord
to be clear that he was addressing his God who knew the future. But, as with all prophecy, the hearers didn't understand the answer until after it was fulfilled. As for the betrayal, Jesus
left it in the hands of God and expects us to follow His example.
Our context indicates that John was the closest, in a personal way, to Jesus
, of all of the disciples. Yet He still addressed Jesus
as Lord
. This was because Jesus
had given a prophecy, which John was asking about, and prophecy requires the power of God. Lord
is the correct title, and way to address Jesus
, when we are asking Him about anything which requires the power of God.
John 13:36 Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards.
Matthew 26:21-25 and Mark 14:18-21 and Luke 22:21-23 and John 13:21-35 all tell of Jesus
prophesying that Peter will deny Him three times. Please also see the Section called Harmony within the Study called Significant Gospel Events for more references about this event. This verse uses Lord
because Peter recognized Jesus
as 'God in human flesh'. Like many of us, Peter couldn't imagine failing his personal God. However, he was relying upon his own strength instead of the strength of the Lord
. This verse also says that Jesus
answered because the Son of God understands human weakness and has compassion for us in His human role as Jesus
.
John 20:2 Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.
Please see the note in the Chapter Summary for this chapter within the Book Study on the Gospel of John. It provides links to other Gospels which provide different accounts of the events found within this chapter. Each of those chapters bring out different significant details. The actual resurrection account is at the beginning of each of the chapters mentioned. In addition, there are links to verses and notes which identify the risen Jesus
as Lord
and God. This is a major change which occurred after the resurrection.
This verse starts with Then
, which makes it a continuation of John 20:1. In this verse, Mary calls Him the Lord
even though she believed Him to still be physically dead This shows that she believes in life after physical death and still accepts Him as her personal Lord
.
Because of her ongoing personal faith, she received a different meeting with the Son of God in John 20:11-18 than other disciples received as recorded in Mark 16:14; Luke 24:25-26 and John 20:27. This verse also uses Jesus
to identify the special bond that the man named Jesus
had for John while he was here on the earth.
John 21:7 Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher's coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea.
The events told in John 21 do not occur in any of the other Gospels. See the note of John 21:1 for more detail on the background presentation of John 21. This verse starts with Therefore
, which tells us that it is a result of the prior verse. That verse starts with And
, which adds it to the verse prior to it. Basically, every verse from John 21:1 led to this verse and those verses and notes should be considered. This verse uses Jesus
to identify the special bond that the man named Jesus
had for John while he was here on the earth. So, we know that the phrase that disciple whom Jesus loved
is a reference to John, the author of this Gospel.
In this verse, we are told that John identified the man on the shore as the Lord
based upon the previous verse. There, Jesus
told them Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find.
The reported result was They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.
This was a deliberate act by the Lord
to remind them that he had called them to be fishers of men
(Matthew 4:19; Mark 1:17) and to leave fishing for fish. The result of John's revelation, on Peter, was for Peter to immediately start acting guilty and clean up his act
. One of the best of ways to know if a person is saved is by their reaction to Godly rebuke. In this verse we see Lord
used for the position that assigns roles to men (apostles) and for the role that the Son of God will use to judge our obedience to His commands.
John 21:12 Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine. And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord.
The events told in John 21 do not occur in any of the other Gospels. See the note of John 21:1 for more detail on the background presentation of John 21. This presentation is also referred to by Acts 10:41.
This verse clearly says that Jesus
talked to them, but they heard the Lord
, which means that this verse uses Jesus
for God in human flesh. Since the Lord
planned to rebuke and correct their turning away from the job He had given them, but he also wanted to be gentle (at least the first time), He spoke to them as Jesus
. Throughout this presentation we read of the gentle care that the Lord
used in using memories and indirect means to show error and remind of the correct behaviour. When our personal Lord
comes to us gently as Jesus
, we need to remember that He said that when His disciples hear and obey not, they are being fools
(Matthew 7:17-27). We need to hear the gentle voice of Jesus
before the Son of God has to speak in the harsher voice of His role as Lord
.
John 21:15 So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.
The events told in John 21 do not occur in any of the other Gospels.
The note for this verse, in the Book Study on the Gospel of John, explains all of the doctrine of this account, including other verses within this account. This verse has three sentences in it and the notes for each of this sentences should be read to fully understand the doctrine of this verse. This verse uses the name of Jesus
for the 'literal physical man' Who did the things recorded in this account and Who asked this question to Peter. We see Peter respond with the title of Lord
in recognition that this literal physical man was also 'God in human flesh'.
Please also see the note for this verse under Son. It has additional doctrine to consider.
John 21:17 He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
The events told in John 21 do not occur in any of the other Gospels.
The note for 21:15, in the Book Study on the Gospel of John, explains all of the doctrine of this account, including other verses within this account. This verse has three sentences in it and the notes for each of this sentences should be read to fully understand the doctrine of this verse. This verse uses the name of Jesus
for the 'literal physical man' Who did the things recorded in this account and Who asked this question to Peter. We see Peter respond with the title of Lord
in recognition that this literal physical man was also 'God in human flesh'.
Please also see the note for this verse under Son. It has additional doctrine to consider.
John 21:20 Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee?
The events told in John 21 do not occur in any of the other Gospels.
The note for 21:15, in the Book Study on the Gospel of John, explains all of the doctrine of this account, including other verses within this account. This verse uses Jesus
to identify the special bond between John and the man named Jesus
while He was here on the earth. John 13:23 also tells us that John was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved
. John never names himself in his Gospel but refers to himself as the disciple whom Jesus loved
. As an example to us, John considered his personal relationship to Jesus
as far more important than all other earthly relationships. We are identified with our earthly relationships by our name. So, we know that the phrase that disciple whom Jesus loved
is a reference to John, the author of this Gospel.
In this verse, Peter is acting like a lot of believers do. He just received rebuke and correction for his own stumbling. Instead of getting the punishment that he received, he received understanding and mercy. Peter is still before the Lord
that judged him and it has not yet sunk into his brain that he will not get the punishment that he expects, so he is looking around to find some distraction for
his Lord
to think about instead of thinking about Peter.
When Peter sees John, it reminds him of the Last Supper where Jesus
said that one of the disciples would betray Jesus
. At that time, Peter had motioned to John to ask Jesus
who it was (John 13:21-30).
Reminded of that event by seeing John, and hoping that a betrayal was
sufficiently greater than a denial to be able to distract the Lord
,
Peter asked the question in this verse. Then, just for good measure, Peter
threw in the second question found in the next verse. However, as we can
see in the answer given in the next few verses, the Lord
never
answered this question. Thus, we know that he was not distracted and we
can never distract our Lord
in order to avoid judgment.
John 21:21 Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do?
The events told in John 21 do not occur in any of the other Gospels.
The note for 21:15, in the Book Study on the Gospel of John, explains all of the doctrine of this account, including other verses within this account. In this verse, Peter directed his question to the physical man standing before him, therefore this verse says that Peter saith to Jesus
. However, Peter addressing Jesus
as Lord
lets us know that in this verse, Jesus
is 'God in human flesh'. As noted above, Peter was still facing judgment by his Lord
, and trying (unsuccessfully) to turn the Lord's
attention away from himself.
The first question from Peter was ignored, but this second one was important enough to answer. The answer was If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me.
Basically, our Lord
says (in several places within the Bible) that it doesn't matter what He does with someone else. We are to concentrate on our personal relationship to our Lord
and not worry about what He does with anyone else. 2Corinthians 10:12 says For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.
This wisdom is the last thing that John reports our Lord
telling us before returning to Heaven.
Lord Christ
John 11:27.
This is the only verse in the Gospel of John that uses Lord
and Christ
. In it we have a doctrinal statement of faith that Jesus
is Lord
, Christ
and the Son of God
. Click here for all of the Verses that use Lord Christ
and here for the Summary on the name / role of Lord Christ
. Click here for the section of this Study which deals with the title Son of God. This Gospel tells us several different truths about this title.
John 11:27 She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.
Please see Matthew 16:13-20 and Mark 8:27-30 and Luke 9:18-27 and John 4:42 and John 6:69
and all related notes about this profession of faith. This verse is not
really the same incident as those other references, but the same declaration of
faith is made. We each need to make this same declaration. This is
the only verse in the Gospel of John that uses Lord
and Christ
. In it we have a doctrinal statement of faith that Jesus
is Lord
, Christ
and the Son of God
.
John 11 is mainly about Jesus
raising Lazarus from the grave and the results. All of the verses in this chapter are related, since it is a single account, and all should be considered together along with their related notes.
It is easy to criticize Martha, especially from the perspective of the 'Church Age' and having all of the New Testament available. However, she lived in the 'Kingdom Age', the New Testament and the 'Church Age' had not begun and the Jews who lived around her wanted to capture and kill Jesus
for making it clear that he was the Christ
. In addition, they crucified Him, and tried to stone Him several times according to this Gospel, because He made it clear that He was the Son of God
. Therefore, Martha could literally have been stoned by her neighbors for saying this statement.
Please pay attention to her phrase of which should come into the world
. First, the phrase should come
lets us know that this was still debated by God's people and could only be said as a statement of faith. Next, the phrase the Christ
combined with the word which
lets us know that Christ
is a role and not a person because the Bible has no mistakes and using the word which
, instead of the word who
, when identifying a person, is grammatical error. However, it is grammatically correct to use the word which
, when dealing with a role instead of the name of a person.
Next please notice that our verse tells us that Christ
is the Son of God
. This was common religious knowledge among the Jews at that time. There is a doctrinal error which claims that Jesus
never claimed to be the Son of God
. That doctrinal error is proven wrong with the verses where He said it directly. However, as seen in this verse, He made this truth plain enough that even His disciples said it.
This verse, within the context of surrounding verses, tells us that Jesus
succeeded in changing Martha's attitude and she made this wonderful profession of faith.
Lord Jesus Christ
Lord Jesus Christ
is not used in the Gospel of John. Click here for all of the Verses that use Lord Jesus Christ
and here for the Summary on the name / role of Lord Jesus Christ
.
Son of God
John 1:12, 34, 49; 3:18; 5:25; 6:69; 9:35; 10:36; 11:4, 27; 19:7; 20:31.
Click here for all of the Verses that use Son of God
and here for the Summary on the name / role of Son of God
.
John 1:12 actually uses sons of God
(not Son of God
), but it was put here because it is the only New Testament verse (outside of 1John) that uses this phrase. John 1:12 is talking about saved people, not the Son of God
, when it says that we can become the sons of God
. John uses Son of God
for the Second person in the Trinity who is God, has as much power as God the Father and is above all except God the Father in authority. The Son of God
is the person who took on flesh to become the man known as Jesus
and the Son of God
also fulfills the roles of Lord
and Christ
. While Lord, Jesus
and Christ
are roles, Son of God
is the person within those roles. In John's Gospel we are told that the Son of God
is:
- The
Son of God
in flesh isJesus
- The
Son of God
isKing of Israel
- The
Son of God
is ourSaviour
and isChrist
John 10:36 Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?
In John 10, Jesus
distinguishes salvation through Him from salvation through religion and calls those that come through religion a thief and a robber
(John 10:1). Please see all of the verses and notes for John 10 together, especially the note for John 10:24 and 10:32.
This verse is part of the section where Jesus
offers proof that He is Christ
. Part of that proof is the witness of John the Baptist. There are several verses in each of the four Gospels that tell about John the Baptist. The main note, with the address of all other verses, is under Luke 1:5. This verse uses Son of God
because Jesus
proved beyond a doubt, according to the Mosaic Law, that he was the Son of God
. Just a couple of verses earlier (in 10:33) the Jews said thou, being a man, makest thyself God
.
So the claim in this verse is something that all there understood that Jesus
was claiming for Himself. There are people today that deny that Jesus
claimed to be the Son of God
. This verse shows that claim to be the lie that it is. In addition, John 10:42 says And many believed on him there.
What He was plainly claiming in this chapter (and especially in these last verses) was that He was/is God the Son in human flesh
. Here, He plainly claims that He is different (sanctified
= set apart) from other men (whom the Father hath sanctified
) and also plainly says I am the Son of God
. In John 6:27 Jesus
said the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
There we see that He said He was sealed / sanctified
as a human (Son of man
). He was a special human because He was God the Son in human flesh
. And NO other man had that claim. What the angel told Mary (in Luke 1:35)
before His birth He now openly proclaims to the world. In this verse Jesus
plainly says that he is the God the Son in human flesh
.
John 11:4 When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.
Please see the note under Jesus for John 11:4.
John 11:27 She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.
Please see the note for this verse under Lord Christ.
John 20:31 But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
Please see the note in the Chapter Summary for this chapter within the Book Study on the Gospel of John. It provides links to other Gospels which provide different accounts of the events found within this chapter. Each of those chapters bring out different significant details. The actual resurrection account is at the beginning of each of the chapters mentioned. In addition, there are links to verses and notes which identify the risen Jesus
as Lord
and God. This is a major change which occurred after the resurrection.
In this verse, after telling of the resurrection, John tells us the reason for writing his Gospel. There are too many possible things that could be said and written about this verse for me to cover in a note. So I won't try. This entire study could be summed up in this verse. Only the Son of God
could fulfill the Biblical requirements for being the Christ
, and the Jews knew it. Both the Son of God
and the Christ
are roles, as seen by the use of the
before each role while it is not used before Jesus
. As said, there are many more things that I could expound on but will not. Please see the note for this verse under Jesus Christ.
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That Ye Might Believe
And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book: But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
(John 20:30-31)
The Gospel of John is the one book of the Bible specifically written with the purpose of leading men to Jesus Christ and salvation.
- It is structured around seven specially selected miracles of creation, or
signs
(John 2:11; 4:53-54; 5:9; 6:13-14; 6:19-21; 9:6-7; 11:43-45), each requiring supernatural power as well as knowledge. - The book also contains many affirmations of His deity (there are seven great
I am
statements) and many exhortations to believe on Him (e.g., John 3:16) interspersed around the seven signs. - Finally, there is the detailed description of the last supper, the crucifixion, and the resurrection, climaxed by the glorious affirmation of faith by doubting Thomas, and then our text stating the purpose of the entire book. If we are to be effective witnesses for Christ, we can do no better than follow this same procedure.
- It is most significant that this begins with a strong emphasis on the special creation of all things, with an exposition showing that Christ Himself is the Creator (John 1:1-14).
- The judicious use of Christian evidences (e.g., the miracles) demonstrating
- The truth of His many claims of deity,
- Climaxed by the overwhelming proofs of His own bodily resurrection (John 20:1-29), all interwoven with an uncompromising emphasis on the inerrant authority of Scripture (e.g., John 5:39-47; 10:34-36) and a
- Clear exposition of His substitutionary death and the necessity of personal faith in Him for salvation (especially John 3:1-18),
- Thus, all combine to make the most effective way of bringing men to an intelligent, well-grounded decision to receive Christ as Savior and Lord.
Son of man
John 1:51; 3:13, 14; 5:27; 6:27, 53, 62; 8:28; 12:23, 34; 13:31.
Click here for all of the Verses that use Son of Man
and here for the Summary on the name / role of Son of Man
. Son of man is used to emphasize the humanity of the Son of God
. While Jesus
always represents a physical man, Son of man
does not because when the Son of man
was in the heart of the Earth
, His body was in the grave. His soul and Spirit went to hell for us and His Spirit is the Spirit of God (we have a human spirit). Therefore, the phrase Son of man
is used to emphasize His human soul, which is defined as our mind, will and emotions. Son of man is:
- The physical man called
Jesus
who died for our sins Lord
Saviour
- John 6:27
- Provides spiritual nutrition
- John 6:53
- Was glorified and returned to Heaven
Christ
John 1:51 And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see Heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
This can be a reference to the ascension Acts 1:1-12 or to some other event. It definitely is telling us that Nathanael will see the angels of God treating the physical Son of man
named Jesus
as 'God in human flesh'. Please see the note for Mark 8:38 under Son of man
for details and for verses related to the prophecy of His return as ruling Lord
.
Please also see the general note, above, for the various applications of this title found within John's Gospel.
John 3:13 And no man hath ascended up to Heaven, but he that came down from Heaven, even the Son of man which is in Heaven.
In 3:1 through 3:21 we have the account of Jesus
telling Nicodemus that he must be saved. Many people preach from parts of this account but it is important to consider the full context of what is presented within the Bible. Please consider all of the account together to get the full context which God gives to us. In particular, the note for this verse, within the Book Study on the Gospel from John, explains the context and structure of this verse.
The third phrase of this sentence (even the Son of man which is in Heaven
) tells us something that many might miss. It uses the present-tense word of: is
. This means that Jesus
was in Heaven
at the same time that he was on Earth talking to Nicodemus. This is parallel to what we are told in Ephesians 2:6, which says that the saved are currently in Heavenly places
even while they are living on this Earth. Basically, we have a body, soul and spirit. The spirit that we are born with is spiritually dead until we are saved and is with the devil, because we are of our father the devil. Many people might have a hard time understanding this but while our bodies are in the physical plane of existence, our spirit is in the spiritual plane of existence.
In this verse, Jesus
said that the Son of man
, which is the 'Son of God in human flesh' is
(current tense) in Heaven
. This is one of the places where the Bible gives us the doctrine that Jesus
is God and is man. The fact is that His Spirit
was/is God while our spirit
is not. In addition, His body was fully human and His soul ('long-term way of thinking, way of making decisions and way of reacting emotionally') learned to be a human man, just like our soul learns the same thing. As such, He could speak of earthly things
, from personal experience, and He could speak of Heavenly things
, from personal experience. Since He was doing both and explaining them, He used the title of: Son of man
in order to give us His own personal qualifications while also saying that the people who disagreed with Him were not qualified to speak about the same things.
John 3:14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
In 3:1 through 3:21 we have the account of Jesus
telling Nicodemus that he must be saved. Many people preach from parts of this account but it is important to consider the full context of what is presented within the Bible. Please consider all of the account together to get the full context which God gives to us.
Our verse, and the next verse, form a single sentence that is outlined, explained, and presented within the context in the note within the Book Study on the Gospel of John. (Please use the link in the sentence outline above for those details.) This sentence tells us that the human being named Jesus
had to be lifted up on a cross and die for our sins so that we could believeth in him [and] not perish, but have eternal life
. The colon, is the sentence, makes Jesus
dying on the cross equivalent to providing eternal life
.
In this verse, the phrase Son of man
is used for: 'the Son of God in human flesh'. While there is much doctrine related o what is said in this verse, the specific doctrine stated here is that the Son of God
had to die on a cross ( be lifted up
) to pay for our sins and make it possible for us to avoid Hell and the lake of fire
(Romans 1:3-LJC) and to end up in Heaven. Since the wages of sin is death
(Romans 6:23) and since God can not die, the Son of God
had to become a literal physical man in order to die and pay for the sins of men (For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many
(Romans 5:15).
Our verse uses the title Son of man
to emphasize the fact that God's Son became a literal physical man in order to meet the legal and righteous requirements for paying for our sins.
John 5:27 And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.
All of John 5 is related. Please see the chapter summary for John 5 to get the outline and context of this chapter. John 5:1-18 basically gives us the miracle that is an object lesson leading up to the teaching by Jesus
in John 5:19-47 about the relationship between the Father
and the Son
. 5:26 and 5:27 form a single sentence that summarizes all that was said in the verses from 5:19 through 5:27. Please see those verses and notes.
John 6:27 Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
This verse is broken into two Equivalent Sections by a colon. The note for this sentence in the Book Study on the Gospel of John gives the sentence structure, the contextual considerations, and the explanation of all of the various parts of the sentence. In the Second Equivalent Section, we are told that God the Father hath sealed him [the Son of man]
(words rearranged but meaning preserved). The word sealed
means 'made the official government representative'. Anyone who has dealt with governments knows their love for seals
on official government documents. The doctrine presented here also matches what is taught in Matthew 17:5; Mark 9:7; Luke 9:35; Acts 3:22; Acts 7:37 which all tell us that the person who lets Jesus Christ
control their physical life represents Him in this world, just like He represented God the Father. In addition, how we treat God's representative is viewed and how we treat God by God.
Our First Equivalent Section tells us to labour
and what to labour
for. Our Bible tells us that the labour
of saved people is things like pray, study the Bible, witness and other similar things which prove that, of our own free will, we give God permission to work in and through our physical life. When we do our labour
then the Son of man
gives us the spiritual nutrition which causes us to grow spiritually. Our verse uses the phrase the Son of man
to emphasize His humanity and His personal experience as a literal physical man. That gives Him understanding of our experiences and needs which can only be learned through personal experience.
John 6:53 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.
Please see the note under Jesus for the main explanation of this verse. In this verse, Son of man
is speaking about the truth that Jesus
was a literal physical man who suffered and died so that He could change our lives and get us to stop our sinning in this physical world. No, we do not reach 'sinless perfection' while we are in this world. However, the more that we live by Jesus
, in this world, the less we will sin.
John 6:62 What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?
All of John 6 Is related. Please see all of the verses and related notes in John 6
to understand the context. It tells us of Jesus
explaining spiritual things and the Jews have trouble with His words because they insist upon interpreting them in a physical religious sense. Jesus
concludes this particular set of statements in 6:63.
Here, Jesus
is telling them that He will physically ascend. Please also see John 3:13; Acts 1:9; Ephesians 4:8-10 and other verses related to the Ascension.
John 8:28 Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.
Please see the note under Jesus for this verse. This verse uses Son of man
to emphasize that He would suffer, die and go to Hell for us as a human being. His body went to the grave, but His soul and Spirit went to Hell. Since His Spirit was God, He did not
stay there but defeated all of the devils by Himself and took away the keys to Hell and death from Satan.
John 12:23 And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.
Please see the note for John 12:23 under Jesus.
John 12:34 The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?
Please see the note for John 12:34 under Christ.
John 13:31 Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him.
Please see the note for 13:31 under Jesus. This verse uses Son of man
to emphasize the physical man who had defeated Satan and would be glorified by God the Father.
Son Only
John 1:18, 45; 3:16, 17, 35, 36; 4:5; 5:19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26; 6:40, 42, 69, 71; 8:35, 36; 14:13; 17:1, 17:12; 19:7, 19:26; 20:31; 21:2, 21:15, 21:16, 21:17.
John 1:45 and 6:42 use a lower-case son
where people, in error, called Jesus the son of Joseph
. All other verses in the Gospel of John use an upper-case Son
to include all of the attributes of the name Son of God
and all of the attributes of the name Son of man
. Click here for all of the Verses that use Son
and here for the Summary on the name / role of Son
.
John 14:13 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
This verse uses Son
for the Son of God
(and all that means) as well as the Son of man
who shows saved people how to live in the flesh and please the Father. Many people want to 'claim' the promises associated with this verse while ignoring the stated purpose of those verses. Many make the mistake of trying to glorify
God the Father in their own life, and expect that action to get them these promises, but that is not what our sentence says. When we specify that God the Father only works through God the Son, and that we are just messengers for God the Son, then this requirement, to receive these promises, is fulfilled. However, the number of religions which claim to be Christian while denying God the Son shows the failure of God's true church to do what this sentence requires.
John 17:1 These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to Heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee:
Jesus
has displayed the character of God the Father all throughout His Earthly ministry. That is why He calls Himself Son
.in this verse (Please notice that this is capitalized word, which the Bible limits to the Son of God
.) Jesus
is about to be crucified because the world hates God and all who truly represent God. However, our sentence tells us that God will glorify
His Son
for representing the true character of God the Father. Likewise, other places in the Bible promise that God will glorify
all of His true sons
for representing the true character of God the Father. The representation must be done on the Earth before death and the resulting glory
will be given in heaven after death.
Please also see the note under Jesus for John 17:1.
John 17:12 While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.
The only other place in the Bible where we find the son of perdition
is in 2Thessalonians 2:3. There God's children are warned to not worry about lies from false prophets about him. In this sentence he is identified to be Judas Iscariot. The functional definition, for the word perdition
, is: 'Entire loss or ruin; utter destruction'. Judas is called the son of perdition
because his character shows us what type of person turns to 'Entire loss or ruin' in spite of having every spiritual advantage. He sought physical advantage, in the form of money, and gave up eternal advantage in order to obtain what he could not retain past death.
He is our ultimate example of the results we can expect to receive if we focus our life on obtaining material gain.
John 19:26 When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!
Please also see the note for this verse under Jesus. Here we see that John as the same spiritual character as Mary. That is why Jesus
called John her son
. The Bible indicates that, at this time, none of her other children were saved. Thus we see that it is better to live with saved people than with lost family.
John 21:2 There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples.
Here we see the phrase sons of Zebedee
, instead of their names of James and John. They were returning to their father's (Zebedee
) business of fishing. that is why they were identified the way that they were in this sentence.
The following three verses go together since all three say almost the exact same thing.
John 21:15 So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.
In addition, to the note below, please also see this other note within this Study.
John 21:16 He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
In addition, to the note below, please also see this other note within this Study.
John 21:17 He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
In addition, to the note below, please also see this other note within this Study.
Although the details of these three verses vary, all three verses tell us that Jesus
used the phrase Simon, son of Jonas
and all three verses ask the same question. The notes for these various verses, in the Book Study on the Gospel of John, will deal with the differences. The note for John 21:15, in the Book Study on the Gospel of John, explains the common doctrine for all of these verses. It is a good sized not and should be read.
In these verses, Jesus
deliberately used the phrase Simon, son of Jonas
to let Peter know that he was acting a carnal person He also let Peter know His displeasure with Peter acting that way. Jesus
had forgiven and restored Peter. After those actions, Peter was not to return to his old life. Thus, we have an applicable lesson to all saved of today.
King
John 1:49; 6:15; 12:13, 15; 18:33, 37, 39; 19:3, 12, 14, 15, 19, 21.
Click here for all of the Verses that use King
and here for the Summary on the name / role of King
. King has several meanings in the Gospel of John.
King of Israel
=Son of God
- John 1:49;
Christ
/ Prophesized KingKing of the Jews
- Lower=case
King
= human ruler
John 12:13 Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.
Matthew 21:1-17 and Mark 11:1-11 and Luke 19:29-44 and John 12:12-16 talk about the time that Jesus
entered Jerusalem in triumph. Please see the note for this sentence, within the Book Study on the Gospel of John, for the context and references within the other Gospels about this account. Please also see the other notes for this verse (12:12 under Jesus and 12:13 under Lord).
Matthew 21:9 uses Son of David
, Mark 11:9 indirectly says the same thing, Luke just uses King
while John uses King of Israel
. As seen in the Lord Jesus Christ Study, King of Israel
and Son of David
are other names for Christ
. This verse shows that the Jews knew the appointment of Jesus
to the role of Christ
and brought judgment upon themselves and their children by rejecting the appointment made by their Lord
.
This verse uses King
because a King
demands that the people within His kingdom
receive His character and learn to act like Him. This is also one of the requirements for saved people during the church age. The Jews rejected this requirement and suffered for it. Foolish people today believe that they can get saved, act like these Jews and also reject this requirement, but not suffer the same judgment from God. Such an attitude only proves how foolish they are.
John 12:15 Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt.
Matthew 21:1-17 and Mark 11:1-11 and Luke 19:29-44 and John 12:12-16 talk about the time that Jesus
entered Jerusalem in triumph. Please see the note for this sentence, within the Book Study on the Gospel of John, for the context and references within the other Gospels about this account. As explained there, King
is a reference to King of the Jews
or Christ
. John 12:14-15 form a single sentence that fulfills Zechariah 9:9 and says the same thing as Matthew 21:5. We also get the same message from Matthew 21:7 and Mark 11:7 and Luke 19:35.
John 18:33 Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews?
The phrase King of the Jews
is used in Matthew 2:2; 27:11, 29, 37; Mark 15:2, 9, 12, 18, 26; Luke 23:3, 37-38; John 18:33, 39; 19:3, 19, 21.
The kingdom that Jesus
offered to the Jews, and that they rejected, is
a spiritual one. They wanted a physical kingdom. The kingdom that Jesus
offers to men in general is a spiritual one. Please also see the note for this sentence under Jesus
.
John 18:37 Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a
king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
Please see note under Jesus. Notice that this verse uses a lower-case King
which is a leadership role among men. If Jesus
had claimed this
role, then Pilate could use the accusation of the Jews against Him. But Jesus
did not because His position was not of this world
(John 8:23; 18:36).
A lot of preachers get into trouble with Earthly governments because they use
their spiritual position to try and tell Earthly authorities what to do.
Since Jesus
refused to claim any Earthly authority, the Earthly authorities could not complain about His claim to spiritual authority.
John 18:39 But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews?
This verse is part of the trial of Jesus
by Pilate found in Matthew 27:1-34; Mark 15:1-20; Luke 23:1-26 and John 18:28-19:16. Here, and in Mark 15:9, we see Pilate ask the Jews if he should release the King of the Jews
. In Matthew 27:17, we are told that Pilate asked if he should release Jesus which is called Christ
.
We are also told that Pilate referred to Jesus
as this man
(in Luke 23:14) and him
(Luke 23:16). Between these verses, and with other verses, we see that King of the Jews
is part of the role of Christ
.
John 19:3 And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands.
This verse is part of the trial of Jesus
by Pilate found in Matthew 27:1-34; Mark 15:1-20; Luke 23:1-26 and John 18:28 - 19:16.
Here, the Roman soldiers used the true title of Jesus
to mock Him
because Jesus
was not acting within His role as Christ
. As seen in other verses, especially the verses and related notes where King of the Jews
is used, King of the Jews
is part of the role of Christ
. As also noted in other notes, Jesus
had the title of Christ
, but was not acting within that role until after the resurrection.
In Luke 23:2 we read that the Jews took the title of King of the Jews
, which they knew applied to a spiritual kingdom, and perverted it to apply it to this Earth and claim that Jesus
was challenging Caesars position. However, As we saw in the note for John 18:37 Jesus made it clear to Pilate (and all Romans present) that His kingdom was not of this world
(John 8:23; 18:36). Therefore, these Roman soldiers are deliberately and knowingly perverting the title King of the Jews
so that they can justify smiting and mocking Him. However, anyone who does that finds the roles reversed after death.
In Acts 17:5-7 we see Jews again doing the same thing only outside of Jerusalem. While some might argue that God was unrighteous for judging all Jews for what was done by some in Jerusalem, Acts 17:5-7 shows that many Jews agreed with those in Jerusalem and brought judgment upon all.
John 19:12 And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar's friend: whosoever maketh himself a
king speaketh against Caesar.
This verse is part of the trial of Jesus
by Pilate found in Matthew 27:1-34; Mark 15:1-20; Luke 23:1-26 and John 18:28 - 19:16. Here we see king
with a lower case k
because they were talking about a ruler on this world who
would challenge the power of Rome. However, they knowingly lied because Jesus
made it clear that He was not setting up a physical kingdom but was
calling people to a spiritual kingdom. Such a kingdom was not a challenge
to Caesar which Jesus
made clear when they tempted Him about paying taxes.
John 19:14 And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!
This verse is part of the trial of Jesus
by Pilate found in Matthew 27:1-34; Mark 15:1-20; Luke 23:1-26 and John 18:28 - 19:16. Whether Pilate knew it or not (after rejecting personal salvation), he told a great truth. As King
with a capital K
, Pilate was declaring Jesus
to be Lord
and God. It made no sense to Pilate that the ruler of the Universe would allow men to treat Him like they did, but then the Spiritual doesn't make sense to a lost person. (1Corinthians 2:14) As a side note: the fact that this happened at the sixth hour of the Passover is significant, but I personally don't know what the significance is other than, I believe, that it was late for them to be busy with the preparation, but even that they were willing to happen so long as Jesus
was crucified.
John 19:15 But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no
king but Caesar.
This verse is part of the trial of Jesus
by Pilate found in Matthew 27:1-34; Mark 15:1-20; Luke 23:1-26 and John 18:28-19:16. See notes above for 19:12 and 19:14. Pilate effectively said Shall I crucify your God-Lord of the Universe?
The Jews answered We have no [Earthly] king but Caesar
. However, it didn't work for them any more than it works for anyone else. When you refuse to submit to your God appointed rulers here on this world, God refuses to be your personal King
. You loose all of the earthly protections and blessings from God and can even end up in Hell. In addition, the Jews knew of the prophecy of Genesis 49:10
and tried to take Jesus
and make Him an earthly king more than once to fulfill the prophecy of Genesis 49:10.
John 19:19 And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Matthew 27:31-66 and Mark 15:20-47 and Luke 23:26-56 and John 19:16-42
contain the Gospel accounts of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ
. This verse is part of those accounts. Please read all of them together with all of the associated notes. In particular, see note on Mark 15:32 related to King of Jews
. Please see the note under Jesus.
John 19:21 Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews.
Matthew 27:31-66 and Mark 15:20-47 and Luke 23:26-56 and John 19:16-42
contain the Gospel accounts of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ
. This verse is part of those accounts. Please read all of them together with all of the asso"c6ciated notes. In particular, see note on Mark 15:32 related to King of Jews
. In John 19:19-22 we see the typical objection of religion. When they have a truth that they find to be unpleasant, but which they can't really deny, religion will say that it is only a claimed truth. Thereby they deny the validity without ever facing their own lack of evidence and without acknowledging all of the evidence for the truth.