Category Archives: John

(John 7:37-39 ESV)  37 On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink.  38 Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, … Continue reading →

(John 7:31-32 ESV)  31 Yet many of the people believed in him. They said, “When the Christ appears, will he do more signs than this man has done?”  32 The Pharisees heard the crowd muttering these things about him, and … Continue reading →

Jesus’ discouragement only begins in chapter 6. It quickly gets worse. (John 7:1-8 ESV) After this Jesus went about in Galilee. He would not go about in Judea, because the Jews were seeking to kill him.  2 Now the Jews’ … Continue reading →

The meaning of “blood” Jesus said, (John 6:53-56 ESV)  53 So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in … Continue reading →

[This may be a little redundant, but nothing I’ve said on chapter 6 to this point requires that we drink blood. I just have this nagging feeling that I’ve been missing something.] The Law of Moses anticipated that, in the … Continue reading →

Please forgive the following rant. But I’m just so tired of shallow commentaries that don’t listen to what Jesus is saying. Jesus’ difficult statements in John 6 about eating his flesh and drinking his blood have normally been interpreted as though … Continue reading →

(John 6:66 ESV)  66 After this many of his disciples turned back and no longer walked with him. The traditional interpretation is that the disciples left Jesus because they thought he was teaching cannibalism or some such thing. And to … Continue reading →

(John 6:64-65 ESV)  64 “But there are some of you who do not believe.” (For Jesus knew from the beginning who those were who did not believe, and who it was who would betray him.)  65 And he said, “This … Continue reading →

(John 6:47-51 ESV)  47 “Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life.  48 I am the bread of life.  49 Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died.  50 This is the bread that … Continue reading →