Category: John

John 15:18-20 is about the inevitability of facing opposition and persecution as a follower of Christ, as the world will react negatively to those who choose to live in alignment with God’s teachings. 18 “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you.” 19 If you were of the…

John 19:39 is about Joseph of Arimathea, a secret disciple of Jesus, who courageously took Jesus’ body for burial, demonstrating his faith and fulfilling prophecy by placing the body in a new tomb, symbolizing the death and burial of the old self to rise anew in faith. 39 Nicodemus also, who earlier had come to…

John 4:1-3 is about Jesus leaving Judea and heading back to Galilee, emphasizing His focus on ministry and spreading the message of love and salvation to all people, regardless of societal norms or expectations. 4 Now when Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John 2…

John 6:3 is about Jesus going up on a mountainside with his disciples and a large crowd following him, symbolizing his role as a teacher guiding and leading those who seek spiritual nourishment. 3 And Jesus went up on the mountain, and there he sat down with his disciples. Setting the Scene for John 6:3…

John 1:30 is about John the Baptist declaring the superiority of Jesus over himself, acknowledging that Jesus is the one that surpasses him in importance and divine authority. 30 This is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who ranks before me, because he was before me.’ Setting the Scene for John…

John 11:39 is about the physical and spiritual blindness of those who cannot see the power and glory of God unless they are willing to believe and have faith. 39 Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Setting the Scene for John 11:39 In John chapter 11, we find Jesus standing outside the tomb of his…

John 14:1-11 is about Jesus reassuring his disciples that he is the way, the truth, and the life, and that by knowing and following him, they will come to know God the Father. 1 “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.” 2 In my Father’s house are many rooms.…

John 17:14-15 is about Jesus expressing to God that his disciples are not of the world, just as he is not of the world, and asking for their protection from the evil one as they continue to live among those in the world. 14 I have given them your word, and the world has hated…

John 20:11-18 is about Mary Magdalene encountering the risen Jesus at the tomb, which symbolizes the unexpected revelation of Jesus’ resurrection to a faithful follower, demonstrating the personal and intimate nature of Jesus’ relationship with his disciples. 11 But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the…

John 5:1-2 is about the healing power of faith and perseverance, as Jesus goes to Jerusalem for a feast and encounters a man who had been disabled for 38 years at the pool of Bethesda, showing that belief in divine intervention can bring about miraculous transformations. 1 After this there was a feast of the…