19 So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father[a] does, that the Son does likewise. 20 For the Father loves the Son and shows him all that he himself is doing. Introduction Verse 18, the Jews Hatred, and […]
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Taking Up Your Bed On The Sabbath; John 5:9b-18
Now that day was the Sabbath. 10 So the Jews[a] said to the man who had been healed, “It is the Sabbath, and it is not lawful for you to take up your bed.” 11 But he answered them, “The man who healed me, that man said to me, ‘Take up your bed, and walk.’” 12 They asked him, “Who is the man […]
Jesus Cleanses the Temple, John 2:13-22
Before we focus exclusively on our passage, I want to consider the wedding at Cana and the temple cleansing together, and why they might have been placed side by side in chapter 2. The gospel writer, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, placed these two accounts next to one another on purpose, […]
The Testimony of John the Baptist: John 1:19-28
John’s Confession The narrative opens telling us that the Jews sent the Priests and the Levites from Jerusalem to found out who John was. The interaction John has with the Jews here seems to be a foreshadowing of how the interactions that Jesus has with the Jews will go. In one sense we […]