“My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world… For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world —…
“I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me.” —…
“I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” — John 16:33 Context and Key Themes John 16 continues the long discourse that began in the upper room and now flows as they walk through…
“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…