John had a very independent gospel which was completely unlike the other three who all shared some information in there own gospels. Now before the feast of the passover, when jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the father, having loved his own. You cannot gain more intellectual power without also gaining moral light. Previous sunday reflections from the main page can be found here. Listening to john 17 can be particularly powerful because these chapters contain so many of the saviors words. The mere awakening of the understanding must awaken the conscience in some degree. The key personalities of this book are jesus christ, his twelve disciples, mary magdalene, john the baptist, lazarus, his sisters mary and martha. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this world and go to the father. The healing of the blind man is a powerful miracle, and there is a more powerful message behind this miracle that the evangelist john wishes to communicate. They record the words and acts of the savior as he prepared his disciples for his betrayal and crucifixion. Alexander maclaren wrote of this remarkable section, john 17.
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The passage known as the upper room discourse in the gospel of john, chapters through 17, takes us into the intimate thoughts of jesus just before his crucifixion. This is the only extended example of esoteric teaching of disciples in john. He spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva, and smeared the clay on his eyes, and said to him, go wash in the pool of siloam which means sent. John 17 the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. Nowhere else do the blended lights of our lords superhuman dignity and human tenderness shine with such lambent brightness. In this phase of jesus return to the father, the discourses jn 17 precede the traditional narrative of the passion jn 1820 to interpret them for the christian reader. John is the thirteenth chapter of the gospel of john in the new testament of the christian bible. And it is not humility, but unbelief, to put away the offers of the gospel, as if too. John 17takes place in the upper chamber of a disciples home after the last supper. Before the festival day of the pasch, jesus knowing that his hour was come, that he should pass out of this world to the father. Nowhere else is his speech at once so simple and so deep. Chapters 17 of john make up a fivechapter discourse by jesus immediately before his arrest. The opening verse of chapter, is introductory to the last discourses of our lord.
The gospel of john begins with a lovely little poem about jesus. Some have argued that the gospel of john downplays the sacraments. When john was given the vision of revelation he did see in vision and lived to see the return of christ. This verse occurs after mary magdalene has found jesus tomb empty, except for. It contains a variety of statements and information about jesus not contained in the synoptic gospels. John english standard version esv jesus washes the disciples feet. John chapter kjv king james version 8 a as a whole we learn jesus mind remains on finishing his work on earth because jesus knows once his work on earth is finished all of us mankind shall have access to the door that lead to salvation, see john 3. But these are written that you may believe that jesus is the christ, the son of god, and that by believing you may have life in his name. John 17 new international version niv jesus washes his disciples feet. While scholars uniformly recognise john 17 as a unique literary unit within the fourth gospel, these chapters contain various difficulties that distract from their cohesive integrity. Peace in storm john 17 expositional commentary boice, james montgomery on. In johns gospel the cross reveals the vast breadth and width of gods love.
But when john died, can you image how many of those false christians would say, see, we were right. In his commentary on john, edward klink suggests that there are four substantial monologues in johns gospel. John the evangelist wrote the fourth and last main gospel in the holy christian bible between 90100ce. John 17 niv jesus washes his disciples feet it bible gateway. The reflection represents only my own point of view, intended to help prepare myself for the lords day and perhaps spark a meaningful discussion.
Jesus washes his disciples feet it was just before the passover festival. Its a powerful collection of instructions, examples, and prayers summarizing much of what the preceding chapters of the book are all about. The rejection of the son of god had already been demonstrated john 8 and 9. The public teaching of jesus has been completed, and now for several chapters jesus focuses exclusively on teaching his own his disciples and trying to prepare them for what is to come. This link is provided solely for the users convenience.
The last words an exposition of chapters to 17 of the gospel of. Some argue that the problems result from an incomplete or careless editorial. The gospel of john is the fourth gospel in the new testament. Once a symbol of shame, it becomes the symbol of glory. The bestloved but least understood of the gospels, john presents a uniquely human portrait of courage and passion encompassing jesus entire threeyear ministry, the final years of his life. It begins john s record of the events on the last night before the crucifixion of jesus christ, emphasising jesus love for his disciples, demonstrated in the service of washing their feet, and his commandment that they love one another in the same way. However, the john rylands fragment, discovered in the 1920s, has been documented to be a small portion of a copy of the gospel of john dated between ad 125 and 150. By accepting this message, you will be leaving the website of the united states conference of catholic bishops. Some have called this the holy of holies of scripture. Christ himself was the passover and then, of course, it took place at the passover time. The boice commentary series combines careful scholarship and clear communication in a versebyverse and section by section reading of various biblical texts. In this phase of jesus return to the father, the discourses jn 17 precede the. It was written by the discipleapostle john around 8595 a. While johns content may be unique, he presents a different side of jesus that is complimentary to the other three gospels and helps provide its readers with a clearer understanding of his divinity and preexistence.
Rather it is a redemptive love that embraces the whole world. The gospel accounts often dont tell us the motive or the thinking behind what. John new revised standard version nrsv jesus washes the disciples feet. Read the book of john before the passover and just see for yourself how much of the book is about the passover.
The gospel of john, one of the key books of the bible, reads like an intimate biographyfrom the pen of the disciple whom jesus loved. What is jesus farewell discourse and why did john place it in his gospel. Combining thoughtful interpretation with contemporary insight for. Johns gospel, which begins with these words, is the holy of holies of the new testament. The farewell discourse has a long history of interpretation, and klink sets out to place this substantial discourse into its proper literary place in john. He spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva, and smeared the clay on his eyes, and said. Light of any kind invariably throws light upon duty, and if we know anything, we are sure to have thereby a clearer knowledge of right from wrong. He performed the ordinance of washing his disciples feet.
Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end john. The working preacher team believes that god uses good biblical preaching to change lives. Instead, johns gospel gives us the lords wonderful farewell teaching to his disciples ch. The love revealed is not exclusive, for just a few. John esv jesus washes the disciples feet bible gateway. New living translation now that you know these things, god will. Sunday reflection is a regular feature, looking at the specific readings used in todays mass in catholic parishes around the world. There has been a lot of scholarly discussion on the place of the sacraments in john. We have enlisted hundreds of friends biblical scholars, theologians, homileticians and pastors dedicated to the craft of biblical preaching to provide you timely, compelling and trustworthy content. The evening meal was in progress, and the devil had.