John - At A Glance

Theme: John shows us that Jesus is unique as God's Son. He always was and always will be fully God. Because of this He is able to clearly and accurately reveal God to us.

John 1
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1-5_In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God. He created everything. Life was in Him and this life was the Light of men. The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.

__6-8_John came to witness to the light so that people might believe in Him.

__9-13_Jesus came as the true light and to all who believe, He then gives the right to become children of God.

__14-18_The Word became flesh and dwelt among us. John bore witness of Him. The Law was given through Moses. Grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.

__19-28_The Pharisees and Levites asked John who he was. He said that he was not the Christ. He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, make straight the way of the LORD.

__29-34_The next day John saw Jesus coming to him and said, Behold, the Lamb of God Who takes away the sins of the world.

__35-42_The next day two of John's disciples followed Jesus to where He was staying. One of them was Andrew who then went to find Peter the next day and brought him to Jesus.

__43-46_The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. Finding Philip He said to him, Follow Me. Philip found Nathanael and told him, We have found the One of whom Moses and the prophets wrote about. He is Jesus of Nazareth. Nathanael said, can any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip said, come and see.

__47-51_Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him and said, Here is an Israelite in whom there is no guile. Nathanael said, how do you know me? Jesus said, before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree. This convinced Nathanael that Jesus was the king of Israel. Jesus said, you will see greater things than this.

John 2
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1-5_There was a wedding in Cana. Jesus' mother was there. Jesus and His disciples had been invited to the wedding. When the wine gave out His mother told Him about it. Jesus said to her, why tell Me about it. My time has not yet come. His mother told the servants to do whatever He tells you to do.

__6-11_There were six stone waterpots for the Jewish custom of purification. Jesus told the servants to fill them with water. Then He said, Draw some out and take it to the master of the feast. When the master of the feast had tasted it he said, this is excellent wine. This was the beginning of Jesus signs and His disciples believed in Him.

__12_After this Jesus and His mother and brothers went down to Capernaum for a few days.

__13-22_The Passover was at hand Jesus went up to Jerusalem. He cleansed the temple of merchants and money changers. His disciples remembered that it was written, Zeal for Thy house will consume Me in Psalm 69:9.

__23-25_While Jesus was at the Passover He did many signs and many believed. But He knew that people could be fickle.

John 3
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1-15_Nicodemus came to visit Jesus secretly at night. Jesus told him that he must be born again. He said that just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, just so must the Son of Man be lifted up. And whoever believes in Him may have eternal life.

__16-21_God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, so that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. He who practices truth comes to the light that his deeds may be manifested as having been wrought in God.

__22-30_After this Jesus and His disciples came into Judea baptizing people. Some of John's disciples were not happy that Jesus was baptizing but John said that Jesus must increase and I must decrease.

__31-36_Jesus said, He who believes in the Son has eternal life, but he who does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides in him.

John 4
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1-26_Jesus left Judea and passed through Samaria. He stopped by Jacob's well while the disciples went into Sychar to buy food. A woman came to the well for water and Jesus asked her for a drink. A conversation followed that convicted her and she went into the city to tell the people she had found someone wonderful.

__27-38_The disciples returned and were surprised to find that Jesus was no longer hungry. He said that He had had something more satisfying than food.

__39-42_The woman brought many people back from the city to see Jesus.

__43-45_Jesus stayed there for two days and then headed to Galilee. He knew that He would not be honored as He had been in other places. The people who had witnessed what He had done in Jerusalem were interested in Him.

__46-54_There was a royal official in Capernaum who had a sick son at the point of death. He came to ask Jesus to heal his son. Jesus did heal his son without actually going to his house. This was the second sign Jesus performed in Galilee.

John 5
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1-9_Jesus healed a man who had laid by the pool of Bethesda for thirty eight years. It was a pool where the waters were stirred from time to time and the first person in the pool was healed. Jesus told him to pick up his pallet and walk. Immediately the man became well.

__10-18_Because it was the Sabbath, and Jesus had healed him and told him to carry his pallet, the Jews were incensed. They wanted to kill Jesus.

__19-24_Jesus told them that He could not heal without His Father's approval. He also said, He who hears My words and believes Him Who sent Me, has eternal life.

__25-29_Jesus said that the Father has life in Himself and so does His Son. The hour would come when those in the tombs would hear His voice and come forth. Some would come out to the resurrection of life and some to the resurrection of judgment.

__30-47_The Father Who sent Me has born witness of Me. The scriptures bear witness of Me. I have come in My Father's name. If you believe Moses then you will believe Me.

John 6
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1-14_It was the time of Passover and Jesus had gone to the west side of the Sea of Galilee. The people followed and Jesus decided to feed them. He did this with five barley loaves and two fish. Everyone was satisfied. They gathered up twelve baskets of fragments.

__15_After the miracle of the loaves and fish the people wanted to take Jesus by force and make Him king. Jesus withdrew to the mountain to be by himself.

__16-21_The disciples started across the sea when a storm came up. They had rowed for three or four miles when Jesus appeared walking on the water. This frightened them. Jesus assured them that it was Him. He got into the boat and they were immediately at their destination.

__22-40_The next the day the people found Jesus. He told them that they should not look for bread that perishes but rather food that endures to eternal life. They wanted another sign like Moses had shown when manna fell from heaven for their fathers. Jesus said that He was the manna come down from heaven.

__41-51_The Jews grumbled when Jesus said that He had come from heaven because they knew Him as the son of Joseph and Mary. Jesus asserted that He was the living Bread and they must eat His body and drink His blood.

__52-59_Eating His body and drinking His blood was too hard a saying for many of them.

__60-65_Many of His disciples grumbled about this saying. Jesus said to them that no one comes to Him unless it has been granted to him by the Father.

__66-71_As a result many of His disciples withdrew from following Him. Jesus asked the twelve if they would also leave. Peter said, To Whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. You are the Holy One of God. And yet, Jesus knew that one of the twelve would betray Him. He knew it was Judas Iscariot.

John 7
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1-5_Because the Jews were seeking to kill Jesus, He left Judea and stayed in Galilee. It was the time of the Feasts of Booths. His brothers told Him that He should go to the feast where the people were so that He could be better known. His brothers did not yet believe in Him.

__6-9_Jesus said, It is not yet My time. It is always your time. So they went to the feast without Him.

__10-13_After His brothers left, He went to Judea secretly. The Jews were looking for Him. Some of the people thought He was a good man. Some thought He was the Christ. Still others thought He was leading the people astray. No one spoke of Him openly because they feared the Jewish leaders.

__14-16_In the middle of the feast Jesus began to teach in the temple. The Jews were amazed at His wisdom. They wondered how He knew these things when He hadn't been taught in their schools?

__17-24_Jesus said that His teaching was not His own. It came from the One Who had sent Him. He knew they were unhappy with His Sabbath observance. He pointed out that Moses had told them to circumcise even if it was the Sabbath.

__25-36_Jesus told them that He had come from God. This made the Jews want to kill Him even more. Because of His miracles many of the multitude believed in Him. The chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers to seize Him.

__37-39_On the last day of the feast Jesus stood up and cried out, If any man is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. Jesus spoke of the Holy Spirit that would come after He was glorified.

__40-44_Many of the people considered Jesus as the Prophet. Others said that He was the Messiah. Still others said, Surely the Christ will not come from Galilee. The scriptures say that He comes from the offspring of David.

__45-49_When the officers who were sent to seize Jesus came back without Him, they were asked why they hadn't brought Him? They answered, no man ever spoke like this man. The Pharisees said, Have you also been led astray? None of us believe what He teaches. This accursed multitude knows nothing about the law.

__50-53_Nicodemus said, Our law does not judge a man without giving him a hearing. They asked him if he was from Galilee? No prophet ever came from Galilee.

John 8
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1-5_Jesus stayed the night on the Mount of Olives but was in the temple teaching early the next morning. While He taught, scribes and Pharisees came with a woman they said had been caught in the act of adultery. They said, Moses said she should be stoned. What do you say?

__6-11_Jesus did not answer but instead began writing on the ground. They kept asking Him, so He said, the one who is without sin may cast the first stone. One by one they began going away until she alone was left. Does anyone accuse you? He asked. She said, no one, Lord. Jesus said, neither do I accuse you. Go and sin no more.

__12-20_Jesus said, I am the light of the world. The Pharisees questioned His witness to Himself. He said that a person can be his own witness. Then He said that His witness was true. In addition to His witness, His Father witnessed of Him.

__21-30_Jesus said that He was going away. They would search for Him and not find Him. Then He said, unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins. When you lift the Son of Man up, then you will know that I am He.

__31-47_If you abide on My word you are truly My disciples. He who is of God hears His words.

__48-59_The Jews called Jesus a Samaritan and said He had a demon. Jesus then said that Abraham rejoiced to see the time of the Messiah. The Jews said, You are not yet fifty years old. Have you seen Abraham? Jesus said, Before Abraham was born, I am. They would have stoned Him but He hid Himself and left the temple.

John 9
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1-12_A man born blind sat where Jesus was passing by. The disciples asked if the man or his parents had sinned. Jesus said neither. He was blind so that God's works could be displayed in him. Jesus then mixed clay with His spit and anointed the man's eyes. And he was healed.

__13-23_This had happened on the Sabbath. The Pharisees were trying to discover who had healed him on the Sabbath.

__24-34_The man told the Pharisees that the one who had healed him must be from God. So they put him out of the synagogue.

__35-38_Jesus found the man and asked him if he believed in the Son of Man? The man asked, Who is He that I may believe? Jesus answered, I am He and the man worshiped Him.

__39-41_Jesus said, I came into the world for judgment so that those who do not see may see and those who see may become blind. The Pharisees heard this and asked Him, are we blind? Jesus answered, if you were blind you would have no sin. But since you claim to see, your sin remains.

John 10
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1-6_Jesus explained that anyone who enters the sheepfold by a way other than the door is a thief and a robber. The shepherd comes through the door. The sheep follow him because they know his voice. The people didn't understand this illustration.

__7-18_Jesus explained, I am the door. He who would enter must come through Me. I Am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. The hireling will not do this. He runs away. The thief comes to steal, kill and destroy. I have other sheep that are not of this fold.

__19-21_The Jews disagreed with one another concerning Jesus. Some said that He was insane or had a demon. Others said, demons do not say things like this. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?

__22-30_It was the time of the Feast of Dedication. It was winter. The Jews gathered around Jesus and said, tell us plainly if you are the Christ. Jesus answered, I have told you plainly but you do not believe. My sheep hear my voice and follow Me. I give eternal life to those who believe. I And my Father are One.

__31-39_The Jews picked up stones in order to stone Him. Jesus asked, for which good work are you stoning Me? They said, we are stoning you for blasphemy because you make yourself equal with God. He eluded them and went away from that place.

__40-42_Jesus went again beyond the Jordan where John had first baptized. Many believed in Him there.

John 11
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1-16_A rich man named Lazarus became sick. Mary and Martha were his sisters. Mary had anointed Jesus with ointment. They sent word to Jesus that Lazarus was sick. Jesus did not go immediately and Lazarus died. Jesus said to His disciples, Lazarus sleeps. Then Jesus went to Bethany even though the Jews were seeking to stone Him.

__17-29_When Martha heard that Jesus approached Bethany she went out to meet Him. She said, if You had been here Lazarus would not have died. Jesus said your brother shall rise again. Martha thought that He meant at the resurrection in the last day. Jesus said, I am the resurrection and the life. Martha went to call Mary.

__30-37_When Mary came to where Jesus was she said, if You had been here Lazarus would not have died. They took Jesus to where Lazarus was buried. Some bystanders were saying, could not this Man who opened the eyes of the blind have kept this man from dying?

__38-44_Jesus asked them to roll the stone away from the mouth of the cave. Martha protested because Lazarus had been in the grave for four days. After they had rolled the stone away, Jesus called out in a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. And he who had died came out bound in linen wrappings. Jesus said, take the wrapping off of him.

__45-46_Some of the bystanders believed while others went away to inform the Pharisees of what Jesus had done.

__47-53_The chief priests and the Pharisees held a council. They all agreed that if Jesus was allowed to go on doing so many signs, all men would believe on Him and the Romans would destroy their nation. Caiaphas said, it is expedient that one man died for the nation. From that day they planned to kill Him.

__54-57_From that time Jesus no longer walked publicly among the Jews. When it was the time of the Passover, the Jews wondered if He would show Himself. The Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew His whereabouts should report it to them so that they might seize Him.

John 12
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1-2_Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany to see Lazarus whom He had raised from the dead. They made Him a supper. Martha served while Lazarus reclined at the table with Jesus.

__3-8_Mary took a pound of costly perfume made of pure nard and anointed Jesus feet. Judas, who intended to betray Jesus, found fault with this act. Jesus said, let her alone in order that she may keep it for the day of My burial.

__9-11_Because so many of the people were wanting to see Lazarus as well as Jesus, the chief priests decided to kill Lazarus, as well.

__12-19_Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey. The people were crying out, Hosanna. They were also calling Jesus the king of the Jews.

__20-26_Some Greeks who had come to the feast to worship wanted to see Jesus. Hearing of this, Jesus said that His hour had come. He added, only when a grain of wheat dies does it bear much fruit.

__27-36_Jesus said, I would ask the Father to save Me from this hour, but it was for this purpose I came to this hour. Father, glorify Thy name. A Voice from heaven said, I have glorified it and will glorify it again. The people thought an angel had spoken. Jesus departed and hid Himself.

__37-43_Even though Jesus had performed many signs, the people did not believe Him. This fulfilled Isaiah's prophecy which said, He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts lest they be converted and healed. Many of the rulers did believe but not the Pharisees.

__44-50_Jesus cried out, He who beholds Me beholds Him Who sent Me. I speak just what the Father has told Me.

John 13
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1-11_Just before the Feast of Passover Jesus knew that He about to leave the world. Rising from supper He laid aside His garments and girded Himself with a towel. Then He began to wash the disciple's feet. Peter didn't want Jesus to wash his feet. Jesus said that he had to let Jesus wash his feet in order to be part of Jesus' group.

__12-20_Jesus said that they should wash each other's feet. This was important for the one being washed and the one doing the washing. We are to do this as though Christ is doing the washing.

__21-30_Jesus then became deeply troubled and said that one of them would betray Him. Peter motioned for John to ask, who it was? Jesus singled out Judas without everyone knowing what He was doing. Then Judas went out. The disciples thought he was on some errand for the group.

__31-35_After Judas left Jesus said that the Son of Man was about to be glorified and His Father would also be glorified. He then said, I am giving you a new commandment, that you love one another. My disciples will be known by their love for each other.

__36-38_Jesus said I am about to go where you cannot follow. Eventually you will follow. Peter asked Jesus where He was going that they could not follow? He said that he was willing to die for Jesus. Jesus answered, will you lay down your life for Me? The truth is, you will deny Me three times before the cock crows.

John 14
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1-13_Do not be troubled. You believe in God, believe also in Me. My Father has many dwelling places. I am going to prepare a place for you. I will come back for you so that you can dwell with Me always.

__14-20_If you ask anything in My name, I will do it. I will ask the Father and He will give you another Helper that He may be with you forever. He is the Spirit of Truth which the world cannot receive.

__21-24_He who has My commandments and keeps them, loves Me and is loved by My Father. And I will disclose Myself to him.

__25-31_The Helper, the Holy Spirit, Whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and help you to remember everything I have said to you. I give you My peace. Do not be troubled or afraid.

John 15
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1-8_I Am the true vine and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch that does not bear fruit He takes away. A branch cannot bear fruit apart from the vine. My Father is glorified when you bear much fruit.

__9-11_Just as the Father has loved Me, so I love you. If you keep My commandments you will abide in Me. I have spoken these things so that My joy may be in you and your joy may be full.

__12-16_You are to love one another the way I have loved you. You did not choose Me. I chose you to go and bear much fruit.

__17-27_A slave is not greater than his Master. If they persecute Me, they will also persecute you.

John 16
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1-4_I have spoken these things to keep you from stumbling. They will cast you out of the synagogue and think they are doing God's will when they kill you. They will do these things because they have not known the Father, or Me.

__5-14_Now I am going to Him Who sent Me. It is to your advantage that I leave. Until I leave the Helper will not come. When He comes He will guide you into all truth.

__15-24_In a little while I will be gone. The world will rejoice while you are sorrowful. But your sorrow will soon turn to joy. Ask in My name that your joy may be made full.

__25-33_The disciples said, now You are speaking plainly. We know that You know all things and that you came from God. Jesus answered, do you now believe? The hour is coming for you to be scattered and leave Me alone. These things I have told you so that whatever happens you may have peace in Me.

John 17
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1-26_Eternal life is knowing God the Father and His Son. Jesus prayed to His Father asking Him to sanctify His people in the truth. God's word is truth. As He sent Jesus into the world, so Jesus sends us into the world. He did not ask for a blessing for His disciples alone, but for all who will believe in Him through His disciple's words.

John 18
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1-3_Jesus went with the eleven across the Kidron Valley to a garden. Judas knew that Jesus often went to this garden and when he had received the Roman cohort, they came to the garden together with the chief priests and Pharisees. They came carrying lanterns, torches and weapons.

__4-7_Jesus knew full well that His time had come. He asked them, Whom do you seek? They said, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus replied, that is Me. Twice they asked this question. Twice He confirmed that He was the Man they were looking for.

__8-11_Jesus said, You have Me. Let these others go. Simon Peter drew his sword and cut off the ear of the high priest's servant. Jesus told Peter to put the sword away. He said, I must drink the cup the Father has given Me.

__12-14_They took Jesus to Annas who had been high priest, and was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest for that year.

__15-18_Peter and another disciple followed after Jesus. A servant girl asked Peter if he was one of Jesus disciples. Peter denied it.

__19-24_Annas questioned Jesus about His disciples and His teaching. Jesus answered that He had spoken openly. They were angry and abused Him before sending Him on to Caiaphas.

__25-27_Peter was asked again if he was a disciple of Jesus. Again he denied it. Then a cock crowed.

__28-32_They took Jesus to Pilate who wanted to know of what they were accusing Jesus? The Jews said that Jesus was an evildoer and they wanted Pilate to have Him kill.

__33-40_Taking Jesus into the Praetorium Pilate asked Him if He was the king of the Jews? Jesus answered that his kingdom was not of this world. He had been born to witness to truth. Pilate said to Him, What is truth? Pilate tried to have Jesus released but the people asked he instead release Barabbas.

John 19
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1-5_Pilate had Jesus scourged. The soldiers wove some thorns as a crown to place on His head. They put a purple robe on Him, mocked Him and hit Him in His face. Bringing Jesus out to the people Pilate said, behold the Man. I find no guilt in Him.

__6-7_When the chief priests and officers saw Jesus they cried out, Crucify Him, crucify Him. Pilate consented, but again stated that he found no guilt in Jesus. The Jews answered that He must die because He claimed to be God.

__8-16_This made Pilate afraid. He further questioned Jesus and tried to have Him released. The Jews then said that if he saved Jesus he was opposing Caesar. Pilate then delivered Jesus to be crucified. It was the sixth hour.

__17-22_They took Jesus bearing His own cross to Golgotha and crucified him. An inscription was placed over Him on the cross. It said, Jesus of Nazareth, the king of the Jews.

__23-27_The soldiers divided His outer garments but cast lots for his tunic. Some women, including His mother, stood by the cross. Jesus asked John to take His mother to be as his own.

__28-30_Jesus said, I am thirsty. The soldiers gave Him some sour wine. After this He bowed His head and died.

__31-37_The Jews did not want the bodies to remain on the cross over the Sabbath. They asked Pilate to have their legs broken. When they came to Jesus, He was already dead.

__38-42_Joseph of Arimathea, a secret disciple of Jesus, asked for Jesus body. Nicodemus came with one hundred pounds of spices. They bound Jesus body in linen wrappings with the spices and placed Him in a new tomb. It was the preparation day.

John 20
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1-10_On the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early in the morning before daylight. She saw the stone rolled away. She ran to tell Peter and John, saying that someone had taken Jesus away. Peter and John ran to the tomb and found the tomb empty with the linen wrappings neatly folded. John believed.

__11-18_Mary stood by the empty tomb weeping. Two angels asked her why she wept? She said, Because they have taken my Lord away and I don't know where they have laid Him. Jesus then appeared to her. She mistook Him for the gardener until He called her by name. Mary then ran and told the disciples that she had seen Jesus.

__19-23_At evening on the first day of the week the disciples were shut up in a room because of their fear of the Jews. Jesus came and stood among them and said, Peace be with you. He then showed them His hands and His side. Peace be with you. As the Father has sent Me, I also send you. He breathed on them and said, receive the Spirit.

__24-25_Thomas was not with the disciples on that evening. When the disciples told him they had seen Jesus he said, I will not believe unless I see Him with my own eyes and touch Him.

__26-29_Eight days later Jesus appeared to all of the disciples, including Thomas. Jesus invited Thomas to touch Him and then reprimanded him for not believing the other disciples.

__30-31_Jesus did many other signs which are not written down. But some of what happened has been written down in order that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing, you may have life in His name.

John 21
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1-5_After these things Jesus manifest Himself by the Sea of Tiberius. Several disciples, including Peter, Thomas, and Nathanael, had been fishing with some others. They went fishing during the night but had not caught anything. Jesus stood on the shore and called to them, asking if they had caught anything. They answered, no.

__6-7_Jesus called to them, and told them to cast their net on the right side of the boat. When they did this the net became so full they could not haul it in. John said, it is the LORD. Peter put on his outer garment and jumped into the sea.

__8-10_The other disciples came to shore dragging the net full of fish. When they got to land they found a charcoal fire with fish on it and bread. Jesus told them to bring some of the fish they had caught. None of the disciples questioned Him as to Who He was.

__11-14_They counted one hundred and fifty three fish. Yet the net was not torn. Jesus called them to breakfast. This was the third time Jesus had shown Himself to His disciples after His resurrection.

__15-19_After breakfast Jesus asked Peter if he loved Him. He did this three times and it grieved Peter more each time. Each time Peter answered yes. Each time Jesus told Peter to watch over the flock. Then He told Peter how he would die.

__20-23_Peter then asked if John would die or live until Jesus returned? Jesus said that this was not necessary for Peter to know.

__24-25_The disciple writing this saw it with his own eyes. He has given a true witness. There were so many other things that Jesus did, that if they were all written down, they could not be contained in all the books of the world.

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