The key personalities in this book are the apostle john, gaius, diotrephes, and demetrius. May you be blessed and inspired as you read and study the book of 3 john. Study scripture verses with commentary, concordances, and use highlighting, underlining, take notes in the bible. The discourse between john and his disciples about christ, in which the excellence, perfection, and privileges, of the christian dispensation are pointed out, john 3. John 3 niv jesus teaches nicodemus now there was bible. John introduces the story of the revelation of the glory of god 1. Chapter 3 of the gospel of john original greek text and translation.
John bible book with full chapters king james version. John 3 nkjv the new birth there was a man of the bible. John 2 on the third day there was a wedding at cana in. Our online gospel of john trivia quizzes can be adapted to suit your requirements for taking some of the top gospel of john quizzes. He is greater than anybody on earth or everybody on earth all put. He came to jesus at night and said, rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from god. The messiah told him, i tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of god unless he is born of water and the spirit. Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the spirit gives birth to spirit. The book of john in song project is a youversion bible reading plan and also includes a.
The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going. The book of 3 rd john is a general epistle apostolic letter. Watch our overview video on the gospel of john, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. 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. Now there was a pharisee, a man named nicodemus who was a member of the jewish ruling council.
John then warns against the destructive behavior shown by diotrephes, who was spreading lies about the apostle, refusing to welcome these men and strongarming anyone who did. The tradition from the earliest days of the church has been that the apostle john is the author. In john chapter 3, we see nicodemus, a pharisee had a stirring within him to know yahshua, to quietly and discretely seek his teaching. Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of john in the bible king james version. John 1 in the beginning was the word, and the word was. Below is a modified transcript from the audio lesson. This onesentence summary of the gospel is the most famous portion of christian scripture, and probably the most oftenmemorized and oftenquoted portion of any holy text in human history. A comprehensive database of more than 26 gospel of john quizzes online, test your knowledge with gospel of john quiz questions. For god so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him shall not perish, but have everlasting life.
Next chapter of john the book of john, chapter 3 we hope that you find the content of the book of john, chapter 3 from the douay rheims version of the catholic bible helpful to your bible studies and for references which allow you to read the books and individual verses of this chapter. In john, jesus becomes human as the incarnation of the creator god of. Baptist preacher charles spurgeon said of this chapter that it is the. John with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Verse 1 nicodemus, a ruler of the jews one of the members of the grand sanhedrin. The new birththere was a man of the pharisees named nicodemus, a ruler of the jews. Studies from 1st, 2nd, and 3rd john bible study guide. This is part5 in a 23part study on the book of john. John 3 indepth versebyverse bible study and commentary of john chapter 3 in plain english.
This book is the shortest book in the new testament and was written to praise gaius and demetrius for. The gospel of john is probably the book that has been written last of all the books of the bible. In these verses john, the writer of the good news, lets us know that jesus is the one who comes from heaven. The book of john starts with the words in the beginning the same as genesis. There have been occasional doubts raised by those who thought it possible that this was written by another disciple of the lord named john, but all the evidence points to the author being john.
As is typical of the gospel of john, chapter three begins with an abrupt. The book went through two to three stages, or editions, before reaching its current form, at the latest, around ad 80100. John stresses that love for god is shown by keeping his commandments 1 jn. John 3 is the third chapter of the gospel of john in the new testament of the christian bible.
Are any online classed that i can attend, i would love to. The same came to jesus by night, and said unto him, rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from god. Written by a christian named john, the contents of the book indicate quite clearly that the author was not the john who was one of the twelve disciples of jesus, for it contains no direct personal references of the type that one would expect from an intimate. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if go. New testament gospel of john chapter summaries hubpages. The gospel of john begins with a lovely little poem about jesus. John 3 kjv there was a man of the pharisees, named bible. Chapter 1 is the preamble of the messiahs coming ministry. The book of 3 john does not directly name its author. Thank you jesus for your love, it has brought me much comfort during this difficult time on this earth. Biblical studiesnew testament commentariesthe gospel of john. Chapter 3 of the gospel of john original greek text and. Key ideas and points worthy of discussion in this chapter include.
Baptist preacher charles spurgeon said of this chapter that it is the chapter he would choose to read to a dying man who did not know the gospel, as the most suitable one for such an occasion. Just as you can hear the wind but cant tell where it comes from or where it is going, so you cant explain how. This chapter contains the most recognizable verse in the entire bible, john 3. If we were asked to read to a dying man who did not know the gospel, we should probably select this chapter as the most suitable one. John these are all of the chapters of the book of john. The contents and the structure of this gospel presuppose the readers familiarity with the three synoptic gospels. John chapter 3 kjv king james version when i was young, john 3. John niv the word became flesh in the bible gateway. In the first versus of john, jesus is referred to as the word, john says that.
John, chapter 3 king james version christian answers webbible. This is how much chapter 3 the book of john in song. It is written by the discipleapostle john around 8595 a. John 1 3 new international version niv the word became flesh. It is written from chapter 3 and highlights one of the most quoted verses in all of the bible, john 3.
We want to keep in mind that theres a direct link with the end of chapter 2 and recalling that the text itself never had the original verse and chapter divisions. It is the third in a series of 3 epistles that bear the apostle john s name. John closes the letter expressing a desire to come to them and talk face to face. John 3 niv bible now there was a pharisee, a man named. The gospel of john is the latestwritten of the four biographies of jesus that have been preserved in the new testament. Esv audio bible, gospel of john, chapter 3 youtube.
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