The crowd answered, “You have a demon! Who is seeking to kill you?” Jesus answered them, “I did one work, and you all marvel at it. Moses gave you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath. If on the Sabbath a man receivesContinue reading “John 7: 20-24….What does work consist of?”
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John 7: 11-20…..Is Jesus suffering from Paranoia?
The Jews were looking for him at the feast, and saying, “Where is he?” And there was much muttering about him among the people. While some said, “He is a good man,” others said, “No, he is leading the people astray.” Yet for fear of the Jews no one spoke openly of him.About the middleContinue reading “John 7: 11-20…..Is Jesus suffering from Paranoia?”
John 7: 1-10….Another Day, Another Feast.
After this Jesus went about in Galilee. He would not go about in Judea, because the Jews were seeking to kill him. Now the Jews’ Feast of Booths was at hand. So his brothers said to him, “Leave here and go to Judea, that your disciples also may see the works you are doing. ForContinue reading “John 7: 1-10….Another Day, Another Feast.”
John 6: 60-71….The teaching was too hard for many.
When many of his disciples heard it, they said, “This is a hard saying; who can listen to it?” But Jesus, knowing in himself that his disciples were grumbling about this, said to them, “Do you take offense at this? Then what if you were to see the Son of Man ascending to where heContinue reading “John 6: 60-71….The teaching was too hard for many.”
John 6: 52-59….He repeats and expands
The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinksContinue reading “John 6: 52-59….He repeats and expands”
John 6: 41-51….Not easy to understand.
So the Jews grumbled about him, because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.” They said, “Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How does he now say, ‘I have come down from heaven’?” Jesus answered them, “Do not grumble among yourselves. No oneContinue reading “John 6: 41-51….Not easy to understand.”
John 6: 35-42….The explanation is not accepted.
Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst. But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe. All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to meContinue reading “John 6: 35-42….The explanation is not accepted.”
John 6: 25-34….An avoided question.
When they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, “Rabbi, when did you come here?” Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you are seeking me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves. Do not work for the food thatContinue reading “John 6: 25-34….An avoided question.”
John 6: 16-24….Nature’s Master!
When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea, got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. The sea became rough because a strong wind was blowing. When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw JesusContinue reading “John 6: 16-24….Nature’s Master!”
John 6: 11-15….Can you believe this?
Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, about five thousand in number. Jesus then took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated. So also the fish, as much as they wanted. And when they had eaten their fill, he toldContinue reading “John 6: 11-15….Can you believe this?”
As I read it! 