Study This × Bible Gateway Plus. 4 What has come into being in him was life, life that was the light of men; 5 and light shines in darkness, and darkness could not overpower it. ', 49 Nathanael answered, 'Rabbi, you are the Son of God, you are the king of Israel. They answered, 'Rabbi' -- which means Teacher -- 'where do you live?' The Official Catholic Scripture Study International Bible, Largeprint, Bonded Leather, Black. He replied, 'I am not.' 44 Philip came from the same town, Bethsaida, as Andrew and Peter. If you donate just $5.00, the price of your coffee, Catholic Online School could keep thriving. 15 John witnesses to him. He proclaims: 'This is the one of whom I said: He who comes after me has passed ahead of me because he existed before me.'. The Wedding at Cana. t 30 * He is the one of whom I said, u ‘A man is coming after me who ranks ahead of me because he existed before me.’ 31 I did not know him, * but the reason why I came baptizing with water was that he might be made known to Israel.” 32 John … Our Price: $13.99 Save: $6.00 (30%) Buy Now. 13 who were born not from human stock or human desire or human will but from God himself. ©2020 United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, Explore more inspirational selections here, Epilogue: The Resurrection Appearance in Galilee (. The principal divisions of the Gospel according to John are the following: Copyright 2019-2020 USCCB, please review our Privacy Policy, On Fraternity and Social Friendship (Fratelli Tutti). And finally, the seventh sign, the raising of Lazarus in chap. Jesus replied, 'Before Philip came to call you, I saw you under the fig tree. 29 The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, * who takes away the sin of the world. The gospel contains many details about Jesus not found in the synoptic gospels, e.g., that Jesus engaged in a baptizing ministry (Jn 3:22) before he changed to one of preaching and signs; that Jesus’ public ministry lasted for several years (see note on Jn 2:13); that he traveled to Jerusalem for various festivals and met serious opposition long before his death (Jn 2:14–25; 5; 7–8); and that he was put to death on the day before Passover (Jn 18:28). This is a narrative illustration of the theme of conflict in the preceding two chapters; it proclaims the triumph of light over darkness, as Jesus is presented as the Light of the world. Stay up to date with the latest news, information, and special offers. In the preceding chapter, to the woman at the well in Samaria Jesus had offered living water springing up to eternal life, a symbol of the revelation that Jesus brings; here Jesus’ life-giving word replaces the water of the pool that failed to bring life. Other difficulties for any theory of eyewitness authorship of the gospel in its present form are presented by its highly developed theology and by certain elements of its literary style. 28 This happened at Bethany, on the far side of the Jordan, where John was baptising. * Mount of Olives: not mentioned elsewhere in the gospel tradition outside of passion week. 41 The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother and say to him, 'We have found the Messiah' -- which means the Christ-. 29 The next day, he saw Jesus coming towards him and said, 'Look, there is the lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world. The gospel narrative contains a series of “signs”—the gospel’s word for the wondrous deeds of Jesus. 11, is the climax of signs. 39 He replied, 'Come and see'; so they went and saw where he lived, and stayed with him that day. 3 When the wine failed, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” 4 And Jesus said to her, “O woman, what have you to do with me? John the Baptist’s Testimony to Jesus. The rest of the first chapter forms the introduction to the gospel proper and consists of the Baptist’s testimony about Jesus (there is no baptism of Jesus in this gospel—John simply points him out as the Lamb of God), followed by stories of the call of the first disciples, in which various titles predicated of Jesus in the early church are presented. ', 50 Jesus replied, 'You believe that just because I said: I saw you under the fig tree. 35 The next day as John stood there again with two of his disciples, Jesus went past, 36 and John looked towards him and said, 'Look, there is the lamb of God.'