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| According to John 2:1-11, what town was Jesus in when he turned water into wine at a wedding? | The Gospel of John
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Cana. In Jesus's first miracle, He turned six stone water jars filled with water into about 120 to 180 gallons of wine.
| According to the NIV Bible, in John 11:43, what did Jesus say to bring Lazarus out of the tomb he was placed in after his death? | The Gospel of John
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"Lazarus, come out!". Jesus returned to Judea to "...wake him up", John 11:11. Lazarus was the brother of Martha and Mary, who poured perfume on Jesus and wiped His feet with her hair in John 12:3. It is not explained why these events do not seem to be in chronological order in the Bible.
| In John 12:23-26, Jesus attempted to explain to the people around him why he must die, using what type of grain as an example? | The Gospel of John
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kernel of wheat. Jesus explained how a grain of wheat, if left on a stalk, stays an individual seed, but if it is allowed to fall to the ground and "die", it will become many seeds.
Caiaphas. Caiaphas was the leader of a religious group called the Sadducees. He was opposed to any changes that would jeopardize his group's standing with the Romans. In John 11:49-50, he said "...You do not realize that it better for you that one man die for the people than that the whole nation perish."
| In John 18:28, what political position did Pontius Pilate hold in the Roman government? | The Gospel of John
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Governor. Pilate could not find any evidence against Jesus and he tried on several occasions to find a way to release Jesus. His efforts all failed. Although the local leaders decided that Jesus must die, they had no legal rights to do it themselves.
| According to John 19:31-36, when it appeared that Jesus had died, what did the Jews ask the Roman soldiers to do before they took down the bodies of Jesus and the other men? | The Gospel of John
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have their legs broken. The means of death in a crucifixion was suffocation when a person could no longer hold up his body. The reason for breaking the legs was to keep them from holding themselves up.
| In John 21:1-14, Jesus appeared to some of the disciples when they were fishing. From what part of the boat did Jesus tell them to cast out their nets to find fish? | The Gospel of John
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right side. This is the third time Jesus appeared before the disciples since His resurrection. They spent all night fishing without catching anything, until the Lord appeared and told them where to fish.
at noon in Sychar. John says it was about the sixth hour. (John 4:6) Since the Jews started their day at 6:00 am (dawn), the sixth hour would be noon. A few experts think maybe John used Roman time, which would mean Jesus arrived at 6:00 pm. However, the place He took a break was definitely Sychar.
His disciples were shopping.. Jesus rested by a well while his disciples went "away into the city to buy food." (John 4:8) Yes, even in those days people on the road were on the lookout for fast food when lunchtime rolled around.
"Give me a drink.". "Whom do you seek?" was spoken by Jesus to the soldiers the night of his arrest in a Jerusalem garden. (John 18:4) "Greetings, favored one!" were the angel Gabriel's words to Mary before she became pregnant with Jesus. (Luke 1:28)
with curiosity. The woman couldn't get over the fact that a Jewish man would ask her for a drink. It was bad enough that she was a woman, but John tells us that the Jews had no dealings with Samaritans. (John 4:9) When the disciples returned they were "amazed" to see him chatting with her. (John 4:27)
living water. Jesus stirred up the woman's spiritual thirst by telling her He was somebody pretty special, and that He had a gift for her: living water. She basically came back with, "You gotta be kidding! This is a really deep well and you don't even have a bucket!" (John 4:10-11) This is one practical lady, a woman after my own heart.
Its water wasn't satisfying.. Samaritans were considered half-breeds. They had the same Jewish ancestors such as Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, whose well this woman was quite proud of. But their lineage was mixed with pagan peoples and they worshiped God in Mt. Gerizim rather than Jerusalem. Jesus wasn't interested in the "religious" details here in John 4:13, however. He turned the woman's focus to more personal, spiritual issues.
He knew she'd been married before.. When the woman responded eagerly to Jesus' offer of living water, He told her to go get her husband. She replied that she had no husband. Jesus then told her the personal information that later led to her belief that He was the Messiah-- the fact that she had been married five times and now had a live-in boyfriend. (John 4:16-18, 29, 39)
"Where is the right place to worship?" "Neither in this mountain nor in Jerusalem". The answer He gave seems to have to do with God being spirit, and not limited to a place. True worshipers will "worship the Father in spirit and truth," He says. Those are the kind of people He says God is looking for. (John 4:23)
She ran off.. She left her pitcher and ran off to tell the whole town about Jesus. (John 4:28-29) They asked Him to stay for two days, and then told the woman, "It's no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves and know that this is indeed the Savior of the world." (John 4:42)
In. It says in John 1:1, "In the beginning was the Word. And the Word was with God, and the Word was God."
John's book is different than the other three Gospels because he does not go into the lineage of Jesus, but rather tells everyone that God and Jesus are the same person, and Jesus has always existed.
| John 3:16 is what many consider the main theme of the Bible, but who was Jesus speaking to specifically when He spoke the words in that verse? | The Gospel of John
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Nicodemus. It says in John 3:4, "Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?"
Nicodemus was one of the Sanhedrin Pharisees. He showed favor toward Jesus.
the scriptures. It says in John 5:39, "Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me."
Jesus often quotes the scriptures Himself.
life. It says in John 6:35 "And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst."
Bread was very important to the Jewish people, so He used this metaphor to tell them that He was all they needed.
Gives his life for his sheep.. It says in John 10:11 "I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep."
Christians are considered Jesus's sheep because we are to follow Him.
Interestingly, Jesus himself was also referred to as the Lamb of God, because, like a lamb, He was sacrificed to make atonement for the sins of others.
| How many days had Lazarus been dead when Jesus brought him back to life? | The Gospel of John
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4. It says in John 11:39, "Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days."
Lazarus was later targeted for murder by the chief priests in Bethany because of his notoriety after he was raised from the dead.
| In John 15:13 (KJV) Jesus says, "greater love hath no man than" to what? | The Gospel of John
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lay down his life for his friends. It says in John 15:13, "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."
Jesus said this knowing that He, Himself, would be soon giving up His own life for all sinners.
Thomas. It says in John 20:24, "But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came."
The only time the name Didymus is used is in the Gospel of John.
| According to the Gospel of John, how many times did Jesus appear to his disciples after He rose from the dead? | The Gospel of John
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3. It says in John 21:14, "This is now the third time that Jesus shewed himself to his disciples, after that he was risen from the dead."
Three is a very common number in the Bible, and we especially see it in the Gospels.
Peter denied Christ three times, Jesus asked Peter three times "Do you love Me?", Jesus was in the grave three days before he rose, and He appeared three times before ascending to Heaven. These are just a few times we see the number 3.
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