The Word of God taken verse by verse. The meanings of the words and verses are explained in context, and in many cases translation from the original written language for the words, phrases, and context are explained.
“I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.” — John 15:5 Context and Key Themes John 15 continues the Upper Room discourse, though it may have been spoken after the group left…
“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will…
“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” — John 13:34–35 Context and Key Themes John 13 is the chapter…
“Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.” — John 12:24 Context and Key Themes John 12 is the last chapter of Jesus’ public ministry in the gospel. Beginning with chapter 13, the focus narrows…
“I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?” — John 11:25–26 Context and Key Themes John 11 is the hinge of the entire gospel. Every sign John has recorded has…
“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep… My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.” — John 10:11, 27–28 Context and Key…
“One thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see.” — John 9:25 Context and Key Themes John 9 is the only full chapter in the gospel dedicated to a single sign. It unfolds like a stage play — seven scenes, each with its own cast of characters, each one probing the…
“I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” — John 8:12 Context and Key Themes John 8 is one of the most contested and most theologically weighty chapters in the gospel. It opens, in most Bibles, with the story of the…
“If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’” — John 7:37–38 Context and Key Themes John 7 takes place about six months after the events of John 6. The Passover has passed, the summer…
“I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.” — John 6:35 Context and Key Themes John 6 is a long chapter — seventy-one verses — and every verse earns its place. It opens with a miracle the crowds want to use to…