6 there was a man sent from god whose name was john 7 he came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe 8 he himself was not the light He came only as a witness to the light. Read the book of john online Scripture chapters and verses with full summary, commentary meaning, and concordances for bible study.
It highlights his role as the word made flesh, offering eternal life through belief in him. With the apostles peter and james (john's brother), he was part of the inner circle of jesus This name was initially more common among eastern christians in the byzantine empire, but it flourished in western europe after the first crusade. The apostle john is the author of five new testament books The gospel of john, the three short epistles that also bear his name (1, 2, and 3 john) and the book of revelation. 26 john answered them, saying, “i baptize with water, but there stands one among you whom you do not know
29 the next day john seeth jesus coming unto him, and saith, behold the lamb of god, which taketh away the sin of the world 30 this is he of whom i said, after me cometh a man which is preferred before me For he was before me. In the gospel of john, jesus makes seven statements beginning with the words i am Each of these “i am” proclamations furthers our understanding of jesus’ ministry in the world They also link jesus to the old testament revelation of god.
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