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Read John 1:1-18 John 1:4 In him was life, and that life was the light of men. In the Greek language two words are translated “life.” “Bios” refers to natural, mortal life. We get the word “biology” from it. In today’s passage John uses the second word, “zoe.” This...
Read John 1:1-18 Colossians 1:15-20 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things...
Read John 1:1-18 John 1:3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. I can grasp Jesus in a manger, a sweet baby lying peacefully in a feeding trough. I can close my eyes and imagine Him teaching the crowds from a boat rocking...
Read John 1:1-18 John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Response to Jesus is one of extremes: Worship Him. Kill Him. Believe in Him. Doubt Him. Follow Him. Turn and walk away. Jesus...
Read John 1:1-18 John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. If a person wants a religion that ties up nice and tight so it can fit into a little box, Christianity is not for...
Read John 1:1-18 John 1:1a In the beginning was the Word . . . For many people Jesus was a man who came and went, visiting our planet for a little over three decades. For many He is the “historical Jesus,” entering as a baby in a manger and exiting on a cross. John,...
Read John 1:1-18 John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. In the first verse of his gospel, John introduces Jesus as the “Word.” In the Greek language that John was using, this title is a translation of the word...
John 1:1-5 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind....
John 20:30-31 Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name. John had a...
Luke 1:1-4 Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us, just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word. With this in mind, since I myself have carefully...
Mark 14:51-52 A young man, wearing nothing but a linen garment, was following Jesus. When they seized him, he fled naked, leaving his garment behind. The young man in today’s passage is not identified, but many believe he was John Mark, the writer of this gospel. This...
Matthew 9:9 As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him. Matthew was an outcast - banned from the synagogue, a hated tax collector. He had sold out to the...