Category Archives: Adult Bible Classes

(John 7:53-8:2 ESV) 53 [They went each to his own house, 8:1 but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.  2 Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people came to him, and he sat … Continue reading →

The (true) story of the woman taken in adultery is in the KJV without footnote or warning. But nearly all translations published in the last 100 years place these verses in brackets or even in a footnote. Why? Well, its … Continue reading →

We skipped the woman taken in adultery, but that (true) story will be next up. The rest of chapter 8 is a continuation of Jesus’ discourse and debate at the Feast of Booths. * How do you suppose the crowd … Continue reading →

(John 8:31-32 ESV)  31 So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples,  32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” What … Continue reading →

We skip the next few verses for a moment. The story of the woman taken in adultery is almost certainly not part of John’s original manuscript. It’s written in a different style (very much like Luke, the experts say), and is … Continue reading →

I’m sure I’ve read John many, many times before, but for some reason, chapter 7 and 8 never clicked for me. I’d never really read them. But I just love these chapters. I wrote all the posts on both chapters … Continue reading →

(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 →