Up to this point, John has been interested to demonstrate how Jesus fulfills and surpasses the Old Covenant ceremonies. Jesus is the source of true cleansing (2:1-11). He is the […]

The events described in chapter 3 may seem disconnected at first glance. But there is a logic to the movement from Jesus’ encounter with Nicodemus and the final narrative concerning […]

This section continues Jesus’ conversation with Nicodemus, a member of the Pharisees. Jesus has just stated the necessity and mystery of the new birth; the sovereign move of the Holy […]

Jesus knows the hearts of all mankind. When he meets Nicodemus he speaks directly to the heart of the matter telling him he must be “born again” if he is […]

In chapter two, John reports that, both at the wedding feast and during the season of Passover, various people believed in Jesus because of the signs that he performed. We […]

John’s narrative moves from the wedding in Cana to the temple in Jerusalem during Passover. The wedding was a setting of celebration in which Jesus transformed the water of ceremonial […]

The Prophet Isaiah lived in Jerusalem 700 years before Christ. These were dangerous and heart-breaking years for the prophet. The kingdom was divided between Israel to the north and Judah […]

In his gospel, John refers to the miracles Jesus performed as “signs” because they demonstrate that Jesus is the Son of God and the Messiah. These miracles are among the […]

John takes us immediately from the exalted theology of the prologue to the activity that is at the heart of Jesus’ mission: to seek and save the lost (Luke 19:10). […]