Category: John

4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. Setting the Scene for John 15:4 In John chapter 15, Jesus is depicted having a profound conversation with his disciples in the upper room just…

12 “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. 13 Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. Setting the Scene for John 15:12-13 In John chapter 15, Jesus is gathered with his disciples in the upper room in Jerusalem, just…

25 Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. Setting the Scene for John 12:25 In John chapter 12, we find Jesus in the home of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus in the town of Bethany. The scene is set at a dinner party…

1 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. 2 So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them,…

37 On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. 38 Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’ 39 Now this he said about the Spirit,…

20 “I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word,” Setting the Scene for John 17:20 In John chapter 17, we find Jesus praying to God in the Garden of Gethsemane. The scene is set late at night, with a full moon casting a soft…

4 We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work. Setting the Scene for John 9:4 In John chapter 9, we find Jesus and his disciples walking through the streets of Jerusalem. As they pass by the temple, they come across a…

1 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. 2 During supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas…

18 “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you.” Setting the Scene for John 15:18 In John chapter 15, Jesus is speaking to his disciples in the upper room just before his crucifixion. The room is dimly lit by oil lamps, casting a warm glow on the faces…

13 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. Setting the Scene for John 16:13 In John chapter 16, Jesus is…