John, chapter 1 king james version christian answers webbible. It was attended by the related question of what is the process by which the secondary things came out of the primary one or ones. About one in every 50 words is a form of lovethat makes for about 52 mentions of love in just five short chapters. The only son, god, who is at the fathers side, has revealed him. John chapter 1 words in red in the scriptures are the words of jesus verse 1. The eternity of the divine logos, or word of god, the dispenser of light and life, john 1. The apostle john begins with the purpose of writing this letter by stating, i am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. John bible book with full chapters new international version. In the douayrheims, king james, new international, and other versions of the bible, the. In the beginning was the word, and the word was with god, and the word was fully god. That was the true light which gives light to every man coming into the world.
Gospel of john chapter 1 free online bible study lessons. Commentary on the gospel of john chapter 1 by cooper abrams. It then segues to the ministry of john the baptist, and the local religious leaders who questioned him. The writer steps back into the background, behind the message of god. John wrote his book in a language that the people would understand.
It further tells us the union of god the father and son was not one that began in time. Here is a summary and commentary on first john chapter two. The incarnation of the logos or word of god, john 1. Jan 18, 2019 a quiz on your recall of the 1st chapter of john.
The first epistle of john, often referred to as first john and written 1 john or i john, is the first of the johannine epistles of the new testament, and the fourth of the catholic epistles. New testament gospel of john chapter summaries hubpages. If you are using a good news bible, the title used for chapter 1, verses 1 through 18 of the gospel of john, is. That all men through him might believe he testified that jesus was the true light the true teacher of the way to the kingdom of glory, and the lamb or sacrifice of god, which was to bear away the sin of the world, john 1. The gospel of john for youth commentary by pastor ron beckham. Oct 01, 2012 this is the gospel of john movie broken down by chapters. This is the gospel of john movie broken down by chapters. Lord, we thank you for your goodness, for the hope that we have in christ jesus, for the grace, the truth and for the understanding that youve communicated. John is not one of the three synoptic common view gospels, but instead was written with a more theological substance, yet equally as inspired and important as the first three gospels.
Lord, we thank you for your goodness, for the hope that we have in christ jesus, for the grace, the truth and for the understanding that youve communicated to us through your revealed word. God in his word often uses repetitive statements to stress a particular truth so not be misunderstood. John 1 in the beginning was the word, and the word was with. The name of the author of the gospel of john is not mentioned as is the case with the three synoptic gospels as well. Chapter 1 is just the introduction to these amazing events. Test your basic knowledge about the gospel of john.
All things were created by him, and apart from him not one thing was created that has been created. John 1 in the beginning was the word, and the word was. The gospel of john chapter one 1 b e l i e v e r s b i b l e s t u d y the gospel of john chapter 1 introduction. This is part 2 in a 23part study on the book of john. The author of the first epistle is termed john the evangelist, who most scholars believe is not the same as john the apostle. In the first three verses of chapter 4, we discover that jesus is gaining more and more disciples, more disciples than john the baptist cf john 3. There was a man sent from god, whose name was john. The priests and levites question him concerning his mission and his baptism, john 1. John 1 niv bible in the beginning was the word, and the. John with book summary versebyverse bible commentary.
The gospel of john begins with a lovely little poem about jesus. A key verse for understanding the gospel of john is found at the end of the book. The book begins with a brief introduction in 2 john 1. This quiz has been taken 1044 times, with an average score of 68. No other book of the bible talks about love as often as first john. The first chapter of john begins with a clear, expressive description of jesus as identical to god the father.
The gospel of john chapter 1 reveals john the baptist as a major player in the greatest story in history. The book of john starts with the words in the beginning the same as genesis. John 1 kjv in the beginning was the word, and the bible gateway. Nothing more fully shows the darkness of mens minds, than that when the light had appeared, there needed a witness to call attention to it. In the first versus of john, jesus is referred to as the word, john says that jesus was with god and that jesus was god. In the beginning, god created the heavens and the earth. I looked up book of john and halfway down the first chapter i saw philip. Book summary the gospel of john was written by the disciple john. It has no traditional introduction from whom, to whom. John 1 niv bible in the beginning was the word, and. The book of 1 john is not a personal letter nor a letter written to one church as much as it is an impassioned office memo from headquarters corporate letter. But these are written that you may believe that jesus is the christ, the son of god.
Grace and truth are not only from jesus but through jesus, as well. Second john is the shortest book in the bible and has one chapter. In the beginning was the word, and the word was with god, and the word was god. John was an eyewitness of the reported occurrences though, as he himself writes john 1. The search for the basic stuff out of which things are made was the earliest one in greek philosophy. John bible book with full chapters new international. This summary of the book of 1 john provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of 1 john. The gospel of john is the fourth section of what some call the fourfold gospel, with four voices giving different perspectives on the life of jesus of nazareth. The gospel of john is such a great book to study, as a new believer, because it. But his cousin jesus christ is the real star and john the baptist knows it. We will read further in this book of john that jesus not only brought the truth but is in fact, the truth.
Lets begin in a prayer as we continue our study of john. The meaning of this phrase is debated, though it likely refers to the particular local church receiving the letter. Chapter 1 is the preamble of the messiahs coming ministry. John 1 esv the word became flesh in the bible gateway. John 1 nkjv the eternal word in the beginning was bible.