When he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in him. If God is glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself, and glorify him at once. Little children, yet a little while I am with you. You will seek me, and just asContinue reading “John 13:31-38….The beginning of a long teaching session.”
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John 13: 21-30….Judas Dismissed.
After saying these things, Jesus was troubled in his spirit, and testified, “Truly, truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me.” The disciples looked at one another, uncertain of whom he spoke. One of his disciples, whom Jesus loved, was reclining at table at Jesus’ side, so Simon Peter motioned to himContinue reading “John 13: 21-30….Judas Dismissed.”
John 13: 1-10….A servant’s task.
Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. During supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’sContinue reading “John 13: 1-10….A servant’s task.”
John 12: 44-50….This is God’s message!
And Jesus cried out and said, “Whoever believes in me, believes not in me but in him who sent me. And whoever sees me sees him who sent me. I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness. If anyone hears my words and doesContinue reading “John 12: 44-50….This is God’s message!”
John 12: 27-36….Maybe this is part of the same conversation!
“Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? But for this purpose I have come to this hour. Father, glorify your name.” Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.” The crowd that stood there and heard it saidContinue reading “John 12: 27-36….Maybe this is part of the same conversation!”
John 12: 20-26…..Greeks enquire.
Now among those who went up to worship at the feast were some Greeks. So these came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” Philip went and told Andrew; Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. And Jesus answered them, “The hour has come forContinue reading “John 12: 20-26…..Greeks enquire.”
John 20: selected bits….The Resurrection!
Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They haveContinue reading “John 20: selected bits….The Resurrection!”
John 19: Selected portions…. Good Friday.
7-11 The Jews answered him (Pilate), “We have a law, and according to that law he ought to die because he has made himself the Son of God.” When Pilate heard this statement, he was even more afraid. He entered his headquarters again and said to Jesus, “Where are you from?” But Jesus gave himContinue reading “John 19: Selected portions…. Good Friday.”
John 18: 12-14, 19-24, 28-31; ch 19: 1-6..Trials.
So the band of soldiers and their captain and the officers of the Jews arrested Jesus and bound him. First they led him to Annas, for he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high priest that year. It was Caiaphas who had advised the Jews that it would be expedient that one man shouldContinue reading “John 18: 12-14, 19-24, 28-31; ch 19: 1-6..Trials.”
John chs 12: 9-19, 13: 1-4, 18: 1-5… What a night?
The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!” And Jesus found aContinue reading “John chs 12: 9-19, 13: 1-4, 18: 1-5… What a night?”
As I read it! 