Category: John
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What does John 10:9 really mean?
9 I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture. Setting the Scene for John 10:9 In John chapter 10, Jesus is speaking to a group of Pharisees in the Temple in Jerusalem. The scene is set in the outer courts of…
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What does John 8:1-11 really mean?
1 but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people came to him, and he sat down and taught them. 3 The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, and placing her in the midst. 4…
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What does John 15:14 really mean?
14 You are my friends if you do what I command you. Setting the Scene for John 15:14 In John chapter 15, we find Jesus speaking to his disciples during the Last Supper. The scene is set in an upper room in Jerusalem, where Jesus and his closest followers have gathered for a final meal…
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What does John 5:4 really mean?
4 for an angel of the Lord went down at certain seasons into the pool, and stirred the water: whoever stepped in first after the stirring of the water was healed of whatever disease he had. Setting the Scene for John 5:4 In John chapter 5, we find Jesus at the Pool of Bethesda in…
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What does John 14:20 really mean?
20 In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. Setting the Scene for John 14:20 In John chapter 14, we find Jesus speaking to his disciples in the upper room in Jerusalem, just before his crucifixion. The room is dimly lit by oil…
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What does John 4:23 really mean?
23 But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him. Setting the Scene for John 4:23 In John chapter 4, we find Jesus sitting by a well in the region of Samaria. The…
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John 3 Explained – Verse by Verse Commentary
1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. 2 This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.” 3…
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John 21 Explained – Verse by Verse Commentary
1 After this Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias, and he revealed himself in this way. 2 Simon Peter, Thomas (called the Twin), Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together. 3 Simon Peter said to them, “I am going…
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What does John 8:44 really mean?
44 You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the…
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What does John 13:35 really mean?
35 By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another. Setting the Scene for John 13:35 In John chapter 13, the scene is set in a dimly lit upper room in Jerusalem during the time of the Last Supper. The room is filled with a sense…
