John

Who was John?

January 22, 2021 by Krisan Marotta

Who was the Apostle John in Scripture?

John was one of the 12 apostles, the author of the fourth gospel, three letters, and the book of Revelation.
He refers to himself as “the other disciple” and “the disciple whom Jesus love” because of his close friendship with Jesus.
Jesus called John and his brother James “son’s of thunder” (Mark 3:17; Mark 10:35-40; Luke 9:49-56).
John, and his brother James, were fisherman like their father, Zebedee (Matthew 4:21). James is thought to be the older because his name often comes first.
His mother, Salome, appears to have been the sister of Mary the mother of Jesus (Matthew 27:56; Mark 15:40; John 19:25-27), making John a first cousin of Jesus.
John and James lived in Bethsaida and worked on Sea of Galilee in partnership with another pair of brothers, Peter and Andrew (Matthew 4:18-21; Luke 5:10).
Most likely John, James, Peter and Andrew first responded to the teaching of John the Baptist (John 1:35-40), before becoming followers of Jesus (Matthew 4:22).
Peter, James and John formed an inner circle of disciples who were particularly close to Jesus (Mark 5:37; Mark 9:2; Mark 14:33). They alone witnessed the raising of Jairus’ daughter (Mark 5:27), Jesus’ transfiguration (Mark 9:2), his agony in Gethsemane (Mark 14:32-33), and along with Andrew, heard Jesus speak of the signs of the coming destruction of Jerusalem (Mark 13:3).
As Peter became increasingly more prominent, James, John and their mother asked Jesus to give the top two positions in his kingdom to them. They received a rebuke for their selfish ambition and a promise of persecution ahead (Matthew 20:20-28).
John was present at the crucifixion (John 19:35). Jesus entrusted the care of his mother to John (John 19:27).
John was also one of the first to reach the empty tomb.
After the resurrection, Peter and John were clearly the two leading apostles (Luke 22:8; John 19:26-27; John 20:2-9; John 21:20).
In the early church, Peter and John provided the main leadership for the Jerusalem Christians (Acts 1:13; Acts 3:1-4; Acts 3:11; Acts 4:13-20; Acts 5:40).
John & Peter were the first Christian leaders to show publicly that God accepted non-Jewish converts into the church equally with Jewish converts (Acts 8:14-17).
With James the Lord’s brother, they expressed the Jerusalem church’s fellowship in the mission of Paul and Barnabas to the Gentiles (Galatians 2:9).
According to tradition, John lived to a very old age (as Jesus had foretold; John 21:20-23).
He stayed in Jerusalem after the ascension. In his later years he moved to Ephesus, where he wrote his Gospel and the three letters that bear his name.
At the end of his life, he was imprisoned on Patmos, an island off the coast from Ephesus, where he wrote the book of Revelation (Revelation 1:9).
Tradition says he was the youngest of the apostles.
According to Epiphanius, John died at Ephesus, in the third year of Trajan (100 AD) at the age of 94. He was buried near that city, and several of the early church fathers mention his sepulchre as being there.

John in Scripture

Mat 4:21 And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them.

Mat 9:14 Then the disciples of John came to him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?”

Mat 10:2 The names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;

Mat 17:1 And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.

Mar 1:19 And going on a little farther, he saw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, who were in their boat mending the nets.

Mar 1:29 And immediately he left the synagogue and entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.

Mar 3:17 James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James (to whom he gave the name Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder);

Mar 5:37 And he allowed no one to follow him except Peter and James and John the brother of James.

Mar 9:2 And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was transfigured before them,

Mar 9:38 John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he was not following us.”

Mar 10:35 And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came up to him and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you.”

Mar 10:41 And when the ten heard it, they began to be indignant at James and John.

Mar 13:3 And as he sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,

Mar 14:33 And he took with him Peter and James and John, and began to be greatly distressed and troubled.

Luk 5:10 and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men.”

Luk 6:14 Simon, whom he named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew,

Luk 8:51 And when he came to the house, he allowed no one to enter with him, except Peter and John and James, and the father and mother of the child.

Luk 9:28 Now about eight days after these sayings he took with him Peter and John and James and went up on the mountain to pray.

Luk 9:49 John answered, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not follow with us.”

Luk 9:54 And when his disciples James and John saw it, they said, “Lord, do you want us to tell fire to come down from heaven and consume them?”

The Gospel of John does not mention James or John by name, and it contains only one reference to the sons of Zebedee (John 21:2). However, John refers to himself indirectly.

Joh 13:25 So that disciple, leaning back against Jesus, said to him, “Lord, who is it?”

Joh 18:15-16 Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple. Since that disciple was known to the high priest, he entered with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest, but Peter stood outside at the door. So the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to the servant girl who kept watch at the door, and brought Peter in.

Joh 19:26-27 When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son!” Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home.

Joh 20:2-4 So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him.” So Peter went out with the other disciple, and they were going toward the tomb. Both of them were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first.

Joh 20:8 Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed;

Joh 21:7 That disciple whom Jesus loved therefore said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment, for he was stripped for work, and threw himself into the sea.

Joh 21:20 Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them, the one who also had leaned back against him during the supper and had said, “Lord, who is it that is going to betray you?”

Joh 21:23-24 So the saying spread abroad among the brothers that this disciple was not to die; yet Jesus did not say to him that he was not to die, but, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you?” This is the disciple who is bearing witness about these things, and who has written these things, and we know that his testimony is true.

Luk 22:8 So Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat it.”

Act 1:13 And when they had entered, they went up to the upper room, where they were staying, Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot and Judas the son of James.

Act 3:1 Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.

Act 3:3 Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive alms.

Act 3:4 And Peter directed his gaze at him, as did John, and said, “Look at us.”

Act 3:11 While he clung to Peter and John, all the people, utterly astounded, ran together to them in the portico called Solomon’s.

Act 4:13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus.

Act 4:19 But Peter and John answered them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge,

Act 8:14 Now when the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John,

Act_12:2 He killed James the brother of John with the sword,

Gal 2:9 and when James and Cephas and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given to me, they gave the right hand of fellowship to Barnabas and me, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.

Rev 1:1 The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,

Rev 1:4 John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne,

Rev 1:9 I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and the kingdom and the patient endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos on account of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.

Rev_22:8 I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me,

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Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

Baker’s Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology: John, Theology Of
American Tract Society: John
Bridgeway Bible Dictionary: John the Apostle
Easton’s Bible Dictionary:
Fausset Bible Dictionary: John the Apostle
Holman Bible Dictionary: John
Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible: John, the Apostle
Kitto’s Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature: John the Evangelist
Morrish Bible Dictionary: John the Apostle
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia:John the Apostle
McClintock and Strong: John, the Apostle
The Nuttall Encyclopedia: John
John means “the grace or mercy of the Lord” – Hitchcock’s Bible Names

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John’s use of the Old Testament

November 3, 2020 by Krisan Marotta

The Apostle John’s use of the Old Testament in his gospel and his letters.

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John	Old Testament	Type
Joh 1:23 – He said, “I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as the prophet Isaiah said.”	Isa 40:3
Joh 1:51 – And he said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”	Ge 28:12	allusion
Joh 2:17 – His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will consume me.”	Ps 69:9
Joh 3:14 – And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,	Nu 21:8,9	allusion
Joh 4:37 – For here the saying holds true, ‘One sows and another reaps.’	Mic 6:15	allusion
Joh 6:31 – Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”	Ps 78:24; Ex 16:15
Joh 6:45 – It is written in the Prophets, ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me—	Isa 54:13
Joh 6:49 – Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died.	Ex 16:15	allusion
Joh 7:22 – Moses gave you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath.	Le 12:3	allusion
Joh 7:38 – Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’”	Isa 44:3; Isa 55:1; Isa 58:11; Zec 13:1; Zec 14:8; Pr 18:4; Isa 12:3	allusion
Joh 7:39 – Now this he said about the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were to receive, for as yet the Spirit had not been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.	Isa 44:3	allusion
Joh 7:42 – Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the offspring of David, and comes from Bethlehem, the village where David was?”	Ps 89:4; Ps 132:11; Mic 5:1-2	allusion
Joh 8:5 – Now in the Law, Moses commanded us to stone such women. So what do you say?”	Le 20:10; De 22:21	allusion
Joh 8:17 – In your Law it is written that the testimony of two people is true.	De 19:15
Joh 9:31 – We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does his will, God listens to him.	Ps 82:6
Joh 10:34 – Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your Law, ‘I said, you are gods’?	Ps 82:6	allusion
Joh 12:13 – So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!”	Ps 118:26	allusion
Joh 12:14-15 – And Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, just as it is written, “Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your king is coming, sitting on a donkey’s colt!”	Zec 9:9
Joh 12:34 – So the crowd answered him, “We have heard from the Law that the Christ remains forever. How can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?”	2Sa 7:13; Ps 89:30; Ps 89:37; Ps 110:4; Isa 9:7	allusion
Joh 12:38 – so that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: “Lord, who has believed what he heard from us, and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”	Isa 53:1
Joh 12:40 – “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, lest they see with their eyes, and understand with their heart, and turn, and I would heal them.”	Isa 6:9
Joh 12:49 – For I have not spoken on my own authority, but the Father who sent me has himself given me a commandment—what to say and what to speak.	De 18:18	allusion
Joh 13:18 – I am not speaking of all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But the Scripture will be fulfilled, ‘He who ate my bread has lifted his heel against me.’	Ps 41:9
Joh 15:25 – But the word that is written in their Law must be fulfilled: ‘They hated me without a cause.’	Ps 69:4; Ps 109:3; Ps 35:19
Joh 17:12 – While I was with them, I kept them in your name, which you have given me. I have guarded them, and not one of them has been lost except the son of destruction, that the Scripture might be fulfilled.	Ps 41:10; Ps 109:8; Ps 109:17	allusion
Joh 19:24 – so they said to one another, “Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it to see whose it shall be.” This was to fulfill the Scripture which says, “They divided my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots.” So the soldiers did these things,	Ps 22:19
Joh 19:28 – After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the Scripture), “I thirst.”	Ps 69:21; Ps 34:20;	allusion
Joh 19:36 – For these things took place that the Scripture might be fulfilled: “Not one of his bones will be broken.”	Ex 12:46; Ps 34:20; Nu 9:12
Joh 19:37 – And again another Scripture says, “They will look on him whom they have pierced.”	Zec 12:10
Joh 20:9 – for as yet they did not understand the Scripture, that he must rise from the dead.	Ps 16:10	allusion
Joh 20:17 – Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”	Ps 22:22	allusion

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John’s Letters

1John	Old Testament	Type
1Jo 1:8 – If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.	Pr 20:9	allusion
1Jo 3:5 – You know that he appeared in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin.	Isa 53:4	allusion?
1Jo 3:12 – We should not be like Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own deeds were evil and his brother’s righteous.	Ge 4:8; Nu 22:41; Nu 16:1; Nu 16:31	allusion

No references for 2 John or 3 John.

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A quotation is a word-for-word citation of the original source, often preceded by “it is written” or “saying”.

An allusion is a reference to the original source using the the same key words or thoughts without quoting word for word.

Because the New Testament writers often borrow the language of the Old Testament (allusion) rather than quote verses directly, different scholars suggest different counts for the number of times the New Testament quotes or refers to the Old Testament.

Quotes from the Septuagint (LXX) may have appear to have somewhat different wording than the linked translation of the Hebrew text.

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Gospel of John Resources

August 2, 2018 by Krisan Marotta

Gospel of John Bible Study Resources | WednesdayintheWord.com

Everything you need to kick start your study of the Gospel of John: maps, charts, key words, history, background, outlines, and links to help you study.

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Basics

Author: The Apostle John, son of Zebedee.
Who was John?
Date: between 70-100 AD; probably 80-85
Audience: believers (probably outside of Palestine)
Purpose: that you might believe (John 20:31).
Jesus nicknamed John and his brother James “Sons of Thunder”.
John appears to have been a disciple of John the Baptist before Jesus called him (John 1:19-61).
John was exiled to the Island of Patmos by the Romans. He was the last surviving apostle and the only one not martyred.

Structure

1:1-18 – Prologue
1:1-12:50 – “The Book of Signs”
Summary Statement: 12:44-50
13:1-20:31 – The Book of Glory” or “the Book of Passion”
Teaching his disciples – 13:1-17:26
Death/Resurrection – 18:1-20:29
Summary Statement: 20:30-31
21:1-25 – Epilogue

Unique to John

Virtually all of Chapters 1-5
Jesus is called Lamb of God (1:29); Son of God (1:34; 1:49); Rabbi (1:38); Messiah (1:41) and king of Israel (1:49).
Various miracles; John has only 2 miracles found in the Synoptics (feeding of the 5000 and Jesus walking on water)
“I am” sayings
Resurrection of Lazarus
Most of John 7-11 and 14-17
Extended dialogues (e.g. woman at the well) and discourses (e.g. John 17)

What John omits

Infancy narratives
Narrative parables
Demon exorcisms
Healings of lepers
Tax collectors
Sadducees’
The temptations of Jesus
The Transfiguration
Any version of the Sermon on the Mount
The institution of the Lord’s Supper
Many of Jesus’ pithy sayings
Only 2 mentions of the kingdom of God (John 3:3-5; John 18:36).

Themes:

“I go to the one who sent me”: John 7:33; John 8:31; John 13:1; John 13:3; John 13:36; John 14:3; John 14:12; John 14:19; John 14:28; John 14:30; John 16:5-7; John 16:16; John 16:28; John 17:11; John 17:13.
Hiding and seek: verb ‘to seek’ used 34x: John 1:38; John 6:24; John 6:26; John 7:11; John 7:34; John 8:21; John 11:56; John 13:33; John 18:7 John 20:5. Verb ‘to find’ used 19x: 3 times to people finding Jesus: John 1:41; John 1:45; John 6:25; John 1:43; John 2:14; John 5:14; John 7:34; John 9:25; John 11:17. Jesus withdrawals and escapes hostility: John 4:3; John 5:13; John 6:15; John 7:30; John 8:59; John 10:39; John 11:54. John 5:13; John 6:25.
Many references to Jews seeking to kill Jesus: John 5:18; John 7:1; John 7:19; John 7:20; John 7:25; John 7:35; John 8:37; John 8:40; John 10:39; John 11:8.
Use of metaphorical language (e.g. John 2:19; John 3:3; John 4:11; John 4:32)
Use of riddles (e.g. John 10:1-5; John 15:1-17; John 16:18-25).
Jesus has and mediates eternal life (e.g. John 3:16; John 3:36; John 4:14; John 5:24; John 6:68).
Jesus is the supreme revelation of God: Light (23x); Truth (25x); Glory (41x).

John’s “I Am” Sayings

Form 1: “I am X”
I am the bread of life: John 6:35; John 6:48
I am the light of the world: John 8:12; John 9:5
I am the door of the sheep: John 10:7
I am the good shepherd: John 10:11
I am the true vine: John 15:1
I am the resurrection and the life: John 11:25
I am the way the truth and the life: John 14:6

Form 2: “I am he”
I who speak to you am he: John 4:26
It is I; don’t be afraid: John 6:20
You will die in your sins unless you believe that I am: John 8:12
When you have lifted up the Son of man then you will know that I am: John 8:28
Truly Truly I say to you before Abraham was, I am: John 8:58
I am he: John 18:5-6

Genre: Understanding the Gospels

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Section 1: Background

Background & Outlines

John Study NASB Text

Introduction to New Testament Jewish Groups

Bible Atlas: Nazareth

Bible Atlas: Galilee

Bible Atlas: Jerusalem

Bible Atlas: Bethlehem

Bible Atlas: Bethany Beyond Jordan

Blue Letter Bible: Chronology of Acts/Epistles

Biblehub: Chronology of John

List of the miracles of Jesus

Overview of the Book by Ray C Stedman

Blue Letter Bible: John Overview

Author, Date, Background by John MacArthur

ESV: Introduction to John

ESV: The Global Message of John

NIV: Introduction to John

Ligonier: Introduction to the Gospels

Ligonier: Introduction to John

David Malick (Bible.org): Introduction To The Gospel Of John

James van Dine: Analysis of John

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Section 2: Maps

Maps from Holman Bible Atlas

Rome’s Emergence as a World Power

Early Rome

Roman Expansion in the 3rd & 2nd centuries BCE

Civil Wars amidst Roman Expansion in 1st century BCE

Roman Empire in the Age of Augustus

Romans, Palestine, and Herod the Great

Roman Rule in Palestine 63-40 BCE

The K ingdom of Herod the Great

Herod’s Building Program

The World of Jesus

The Division of Herod’s Kingdom

Palestine under the Herods

Palestine in the Time of Jesus (1)

Palestine in the Time of Jesus (2)

Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls

The Life and Ministry of Jesus

Jesus’ Birth and Early Childhood

The Birth, Childhood, and Baptism of Jesus

John the Baptist

Galilee in the Time of Jesus

Jesus’ Ministry in Galilee and Journey to Jerusalem

The Ministry of Jesus around the Sea of Galilee

The Ministry of Jesus beyond Galilee

Jesus’ M i nistry according to John

Jesus’ Journeys from Galilee to Judea

Jesus in Judea and Jerusalem

Jerusale m in the New Testament Period

The Pas si on Week in Jerusalem

Maps from Bible-History.com

New Testament World

Israel in New Testament Times

Herod the Great’s Kingdom

Herod’s Kingdom Divided

Herod’s Temple

Je rusalem at the time of Jesus

Jesus’ Early Ministry

Jesus in Galilee

Nazareth-Galilee

New Testament Jerusalem

Apostles’ Journeys

World of the New Testament

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Section 3: Key Words

Key Words in John

Occurrences are based on New American Standard Text. “4x/3v” means the word appears 4 times in 3 verses. “3x” means the word appears 3 times in 3 verses.

Jesus (235x) – Strong’s G2424

God (67x) – Strong’s G2316; Father/father (108x) – Strong’s G3962

believe (49x) – Strong’s G4100 in Joh 1:7; Joh 1:12; Joh 1:50; Joh 3:12; Joh 3:18; Joh 4:21; Joh 4:42; Joh 4:48; Joh 5:38; Joh 5:44; Joh 5:46; Joh 5:47; Joh 6:29; Joh 6:30; Joh 6:36; Joh 6:64; Joh 8:24; Joh 8:30; Joh 8:45; Joh 8:46; Joh 9:18; Joh 9:35; Joh 9:36; Joh 9:38; Joh 10:25; Joh 10:26; Joh 10:37; Joh 10:38; Joh 11:15; Joh 11:26; Joh 11:40; Joh 11:42; Joh 11:48; Joh 12:36; Joh 12:39; Joh 12:44; Joh 13:19; Joh 14:1; Joh 14:10; Joh 14:11; Joh 14:29; Joh 16:9; Joh 16:30; Joh 16:31; Joh 17:20; Joh 17:21; Joh 19:35; Joh 20:25; Joh 20:31.

life (39x) – Strong’s G2222 in Joh 1:4; Joh 3:15; Joh 3:16; Joh 3:36; Joh 4:14; Joh 4:36; Joh 5:21; Joh 5:24; Joh 5:26; Joh 5:29; Joh 5:39; Joh 5:40; Joh 6:27; Joh 6:33; Joh 6:35; Joh 6:40; Joh 6:47; Joh 6:48; Joh 6:51; Joh 6:53; Joh 6:54; Joh 6:63; Joh 6:68; Joh 8:12; Joh 10:10; Joh 10:11; Joh 10:15; Joh 10:17; Joh 10:28; Joh 11:25; Joh 12:25; Joh 12:50; Joh 14:6; Joh 15:13; Joh 17:2; Joh 17:3; Joh 20:31; Strong’s G5990 in Joh 12:25; Joh 13:37; Joh 13:38;

eternal life (17x) – Strong’s G166 in Joh 3:15; Joh 3:16; Joh 3:36; Joh 4:14; Joh 4:36; Joh 5:24; Joh 5:39; Joh 6:27; Joh 6:40; Joh 6:47; Joh 6:54; Joh 6:68; Joh 10:28; Joh 12:25; Joh 12:50; Joh 17:2; Joh 17:3.

seek (15x) – Strong’s G2212 in Joh 1:38; Joh 4:27; Joh 5:30; Joh 5:44; Joh 6:26; Joh 7:19; Joh 7:34; Joh 7:36; Joh 8:21; Joh 8:37; Joh 8:50; Joh 13:33; Joh 18:4; Joh 18:7; Joh 18:8; seeking (12x, same word): Joh 5:18; Joh 6:24; Joh 7:1; Joh 7:11; Joh 7:18; Joh 7:25; Joh 7:30; Joh 8:40; Joh 10:39; Joh 11:8; Joh 11:56; Joh 20:15.

true (20x) – Strong’s G228 in Joh 1:9; Joh 4:23; Joh 4:37; Joh 6:32; Joh 7:28; Joh 8:16; Joh 15:1; Joh 17:3; Joh 19:35. Strong’s G227 in Joh 3:33; Joh 5:31; Joh 5:32; Joh 6:55; Joh 7:18; Joh 8:13; Joh 8:14; Joh 8:17; Joh 8:26; Joh 10:41; Joh 21:24: Joh 4:18 (truly)

truly (29x) – Strong’s G281 in Joh 1:51; Joh 3:3; Joh 3:5; Joh 3:11; Joh 5:19; Joh 5:24; Joh 5:25; Joh 6:14; Joh 6:26; Joh 6:32; Joh 6:47; Joh 6:53; Joh 8:31; Joh 8:34; Joh 8:51; Joh 8:58; Joh 10:1; Joh 10:7; Joh 12:24; Joh 13:16; Joh 13:20; Joh 13:21; Joh 13:38; Joh 14:12; Joh 16:20; Joh 16:23; Joh 21:18.; Strong’s G230 in Joh 6:14; Joh 17:8.

truth (21x) – Strong’s G225 in Joh 1:14; Joh 1:17; Joh 3:21; Joh 4:23; Joh 4:24; Joh 5:33; Joh 8:32; Joh 8:40; Joh 8:44; Joh 8:45; Joh 8:46; Joh 14:6; Joh 14:17; Joh 15:26; Joh 16:7; Joh 16:13; Joh 17:17; Joh 17:19; Joh 18:37; Joh 18:38; Joh 19:35.

love (20x) – Strong’s G25 & G26 in Joh 5:42; Joh 8:42; Joh 11:3; Joh 13:34; Joh 13:35; Joh 14:15; Joh 14:21; Joh 14:23; Joh 14:24; Joh 14:31; Joh 15:9; Joh 15:10; Joh 15:12; Joh 15:13; Joh 15:17; Joh 15:19; Joh 17:26; Joh 21:15; Strong’s G5368 (3x) in 21:16; 21:17

testimony (13x) – Strong’s G3141 in Joh 1:19; Joh 3:11; Joh 3:32; Joh 3:33; Joh 5:31; Joh 5:32; Joh 5:34; Joh 5:36; Joh 8:13; Joh 8:14; Joh 8:17; Joh 19:35; Joh 21:24; testify (15x) – Strong’s G3140 in Joh 1:7; Joh 1:8; Joh 2:25; Joh 3:11; Joh 5:31; Joh 5:36; Joh 5:39; Joh 7:7; Joh 8:14; Joh 10:25; Joh 12:17; Joh 15:26; Joh 15:27; Joh 18:23; Joh 18:37.

signs (11x) – Strong’s G4592 in Joh 2:11; Joh 2:23; Joh 3:2; Joh 4:48; Joh 6:2; Joh 6:26; Joh 7:31; Joh 9:16; Joh 11:47; Joh 12:37; Joh 20:30; sign (6x) in Joh 2:18; Joh 4:54; Joh 6:14; Joh 6:30; Joh 10:41; Joh 12:18..

judge (10x) – Strongs’ G2919 in Joh 3:17; Joh 5:30; Joh 7:24; Joh 7:51; Joh 8:15; Joh 8:16; Joh 8:26; Joh 12:47; Joh 12:48; Joh 18:31.

judgment (13x) – Strong’s G2920 in Joh 3:19; Joh 5:22; Joh 5:24; Joh 5:27; Joh 5:29; Joh 5:30; Joh 7:24; Joh 8:16; Joh 9:39; Joh 12:31; Joh 16:8; Joh 16:11; Joh 19:13.

works (14x) – Strong’s G2041 in Joh 5:20; Joh 5:36; Joh 6:28; Joh 7:3; Joh 9:3; Joh 9:4; Joh 10:25; Joh 10:32; Joh 10:37; Joh 10:38; Joh 14:10; Joh 14:11; Joh 14:12; Joh 15:24.; work (same word) in Joh 4:34;Joh 4:34; Joh 6:29; Joh 6:30; Joh 10:33; Joh 17:4; Joh 21:7. Joh 6:28; Joh 6:29; Joh 6:30; Joh 9:4; Joh 10:33; Joh 17:4; Joh 21:7; Strong’s G2038b in Joh 6:27; Joh 6:28; Joh 9:4.

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