John

Some time after this, Jesus crossed to the far shore of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias), and a great crowd of people followed him because they saw the signs he had performed by healing the sick. John‬ ‭6:1-2‬ ‭NIV‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ The story of Jesus feeding the 5,000 is amazing on so…

“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do; because I go to the Father. Whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If…

For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself. John‬ ‭5:26‬ ‭NIV‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ Seeing and doing. This is Jesus’ theme in this conversation. Earlier he says in verse 19; he can do only what he sees the Father doing, because whatever the Father does the…

And the Father who sent me has himself testified concerning me. You have never heard his voice nor seen his form, nor does his word dwell in you, for you do not believe the one he sent. You study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life. These are the…

And behold, I am sending forth the promise of My Father upon you; but you are to stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.” Luke‬ ‭24:49‬ ‭NASB‬‬ But whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never thirst; but the water that I will give him…

For the Father loves the Son and shows him all he does. Yes, and he will show him even greater works than these, so that you will be amazed. John‬ ‭5:20‬ ‭NIV‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ Rotherham’s literal translation adds “The Father dearly loves the Son…” As I read my way through the book of John, one thing is…

Then Jesus answered and said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner. John‬ ‭5:19 ‭NKJV‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ Rotherham translates verse 19 saying, “the Son cannot be doing of himself a single…

But Jesus answered them, “My Father has been working until now, and I have been working. John‬ ‭5:17‬ ‭NKJV‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ For me, Jesus’ encounter with the sick man raises a few questions: Of the many people seeking healing, why only this man? Why the instruction to pick up his bed? It was the Sabbath and every…

Later Jesus found him at the temple and said to him, “See, you are well again. Stop sinning or something worse may happen to you.” John‬ ‭5:14‬ ‭NIV‬‬‬‬‬‬ What could be worse than sitting crippled for 38 years? Whatever illness or condition this man had, Jesus connected it with sin. Similarly in Mark 2:5 Jesus…

In these lay a great multitude of sick people, blind, lame, paralyzed, waiting for the moving of the water… When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he already had been in that condition a long time, He said to him, “Do you want to be made well?” John‬ ‭5:3, 6‬ ‭NKJV‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ What a…