So for the second time they called the man who had been blind and said to him, “Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner.” He answered, “Whether he is a sinner I do not know. One thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see.” They saidContinue reading “John 9: 24-34….an ignorant, but wise, man!”
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John 9: 13-23…. You’d have thought that everyone would have been happy!
They brought to the Pharisees the man who had formerly been blind. Now it was a Sabbath day when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes. So the Pharisees again asked him how he had received his sight. And he said to them, “He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and IContinue reading “John 9: 13-23…. You’d have thought that everyone would have been happy!”
John 9: 1-12….Jesus – the light of the world.
As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. And his disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answered, “It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him. We must workContinue reading “John 9: 1-12….Jesus – the light of the world.”
John 8; 48-59…Jesus hides, but not from fear!
The Jews answered him, “Are we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?” Jesus answered, “I do not have a demon, but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me. Yet I do not seek my own glory; there is One who seeks it, and he is the judge.Continue reading “John 8; 48-59…Jesus hides, but not from fear!”
John 8: 41b-47…Who is your father?
They said to him, “We were not born of sexual immorality. We have one Father—even God.” Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God and I am here. I came not of my own accord, but he sent me. Why do you not understand whatContinue reading “John 8: 41b-47…Who is your father?”
John 8: 30-41….Here’s what we really think!
As he was saying these things, many believed in him.So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” They answered him, “We are offspring of Abraham and have never beenContinue reading “John 8: 30-41….Here’s what we really think!”
John 8: 21-29….More of the same!
So he said to them again, “I am going away, and you will seek me, and you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.” So the Jews said, “Will he kill himself, since he says, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come’?” He said to them, “You are from below;Continue reading “John 8: 21-29….More of the same!”
JOHN 8:12-20….Jesus – the Light of the World.
Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” So the Pharisees said to him, “You are bearing witness about yourself; your testimony is not true.” Jesus answered, “Even if I do bear witness about myself,Continue reading “JOHN 8:12-20….Jesus – the Light of the World.”
John 7: 53- 8: 11…..Yes or No?
They went each to his own house, but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people came to him, and he sat down and taught them. The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, and placing herContinue reading “John 7: 53- 8: 11…..Yes or No?”
John 7: 40-52….Why didn’t they check the facts?
When they heard these words, some of the people said, “This really is the Prophet.” Others said, “This is the Christ.” But some said, “Is the Christ to come from Galilee? Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the offspring of David, and comes from Bethlehem, the village where David was?” SoContinue reading “John 7: 40-52….Why didn’t they check the facts?”
As I read it! 