John 21;16&17 16.  A second time he said to him, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?”  He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.  “He said to him, “Tend my sheep.”17.  He said to him a third time, “ Simon, son of John, do you...

John 21;15 15.  When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?”  He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.”  He said to him, “Feed my lambs.” Simon Peter had denied Jesus three times in the...

John 21;9-13 9.  When they got out on land, they saw a charcoal fire there, with fish laying on it, and bread.10.  Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish that you have just caught.”11. So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish, a hundred...

John 21;4-8 (3b …but that night they caught nothing.)4.  Just as day was breaking Jesus stood on the beach; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus.5.  Jesus said to them, “Children, have you any fish?”  They answered him, “No.”6.  Jesus said to them, “Cast the net on the...

John 21;1-3 1.  After this Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberi-as; and he revealed himself in this way.2.  Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathana-el of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together.3.  Simon Peter said to...

John 20;30&31 30.  Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book;31.  but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name. The other gospels,...

John 20;28&29 28.  Thomas answered him,  “My Lord and my God!”29.  Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me?  Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe.” True saving faith is God’s gift into our hearts, minds, souls, and spirits.  The gift of faith comes into us...

John 20;24-27 24.  Now Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came.25.  So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.”   But he said to them, “Unless I see in his hands the print of the nails, and place my finger...

John 20;21-23 21.  Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you.  As the Father has sent me, even so I send you.22.  And when he said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.23.  If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if...

John 20;19-21 19.  On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.”20. When he had said this, he showed them his...

John 20;15-18 15.  Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?  Whom do you seek?”  Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.”16.  Jesus said to her, “Mary.”...

John 20;11-14 11.  But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb;12.  and she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and one at the feet.13.  They said to her, “Woman, why...

John 20;2-10 2.  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.”3.  Peter then came out with the other disciple,...

John 20; 1 1.  Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. The first day of the week is Sunday.  The Jews considered each ‘new day’ as beginning at...

John 19;38-42 38.  After this Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly, for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus, and Pilate gave him leave.  So he came and took away his body.39.  Nocidemus also, who had at first come...

John 19;31-37 31.  Since it was the Day of Preparation, (the day before Passover when all leaven is removed from Jewish homes and final preparations made so that the Shabbat may be properly observed) in order to prevent the bodies from remaining on the cross on the sabbath (for that sabbath...

John 19;28-30 28.  After this, knowing that all was finished, said (to fulfil the scripture), “I thirst.”29.  A bowl full of vinegar stood there; so they put a sponge full of the vinegar on hyssop and held it to his mouth.30.  When Jesus had received the vinegar, he said, “it is finished”,...

John 19; 25-27 25.  So the soldiers did this. But standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother, and mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene,26.  When Jesus saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved standing near, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your...

John 19;23&24 23.  When the soldiers had crucified Jesus they took his garments and made four parts, one for each soldier; also his tunic.  But the tunic was without seam, woven from top to bottom;24.  so they said to one another, “Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it...

John 19;19-22 19.  Pilate also wrote a title and put it on the cross; it read, “Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews.”20.  Many of the Jews read this title, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written in Hebrew, in Latin, and in...

John 19;17&18 17.  So they took Jesus, and he went out, bearing his own cross, to the place of a skull, which is called in Hebrew Golgotha.18.  There they crucified him, and with him two others, one on either side, and Jesus between them. Jesus loved the will of his Father, and...

John 19;12-16 12.  Upon this Pilate sought to release him, but the Jews cried out, “If you release this man, you are not Caesar’s friend; every one who makes himself a king sets himself against Caesar.”13.  When Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat down on the Judgment seat...

John 19;8-11 8.  When Pilate heard these words, (the charge that Jesus claimed to be the Son of God) he was the more afraid;9.  he entered the praetorium again and said to Jesus, “Where are you from?” But Jesus gave no answer.10.  Pilate therefore said to him, “You will not speak...

John 19;4-7 4.  Pilate went out again, and said to them, “Behold, I am bringing him out to you, that you may know that I find no crime in him.”5.  So Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe.  Pilate said to them, “Here is the man!”6....

John 19;1-3 1.  Then Pilate took Jesus and scourged him.2.  And the soldiers plaited a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and arrayed him in a purple robe;3.  they came up to him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and struck him with their hands. Morbid curiosity concerning the...

John 18;38b-40 38b.  After he (Pilate) had said this, he went out to the Jews again, and told them, “I find no crime in him.39.  But you have a custom that I should release one man for you at the Passover; will you have me release for you the King of the...

John 18;37&38 37.  Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?”  Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king.  For this I was born, and for this I have come into the world, to bear witness to the truth.  Everyone who is of the truth hears my voice.”38.  Pilate...

John 18; 36 36.  Jesus answered, “My kingship is not of the world;  if my kingship were of this world, my servants would fight, that I might not be handed over to the Jews; but my kingship is not of this world.”   Three times in this reading Jesus uses the phrase,...

John 18;33-35 33.  Pilate entered the praetorium again and called Jesus, and said to him,  “Are you the King of the Jews?”34.  Jesus answered, “Do you say this of your own accord, or did others say it to you about me?”35.  Pilate answered, “Am I a Jew?  Your own nation and...

John 18;28-33 28.  Then they led him from the house of Caiaphas to the praetorium.  It was early.  They themselves did not enter the praetorium, so that they might not be defiled, but might eat the Passover.29.  So Pilate went out to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this...

(This account takes place at the house of Caiaphas the high priest, where the Council of Jewish elders also had gathered.  This reading is inserted into our study of John, because the Gospel of John does not give an account of Jesus before Caiaphas.) Matthew 26;59-68 59.  Now the chief priests and the whole council sought false...