John 12:44-50 (ESVST) 44 And Jesus cried out and said, “Whoever believes in me, believes not in me but in him who sent me.  Jesus was sent by God into the world to come and save the people. Those who believe in him, also believes in God. 45 And whoever sees me sees him who […]

John 12:36-43 (ESVST) While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light. When Jesus had said these things, he departed and hid himself from them. 37 Though he had done so many signs before them, they still did not believe in him, 38 so that the word spoken […]

John 12:20-36 (ESVST) 20 Now among those who went up to worship at the feast were some Greeks.  There is a bit of a debate around these Greeks that are being referred to here in this verse. Some say these are Gentiles who beleived in the God of the Jews, who might or might not […]

In the last message, the chief priest had decided that since people were starting to beleive in Jesus because of Lazarus, it was better that Lazarus must also die. Now, the Jews had decided that both Jesus and Lazarus must die.  John 12:12-19 (ESVST) 12 The next day the large crowd that had come to […]

When we completed chapter 11, it was when the high priest and his jewish council had now finally concluded that they had to kill Jesus. They had even send out a word that if anyone knew where he was, they should inform them. Jesus could no longer walk openly as a result of this. Jesus […]

John 11:45-57 (ESVST) 45 Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what he did, believed in him, 46 but some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.  As Jesus predicted, after raising of Lazarus, many of the Jews that had come with Mary, […]

John 11:38-44 (ESVST) 38 Then Jesus, deeply moved again, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone lay against it.  In verse 33 when Jesus saw Mary weeping, he was deeply moved in his Spirit and in verse 35, he wept. Verse 38 starts with Jesus still deeply moved. The reason for […]

John 11:28-37 (ESVST) 28 When she had said this, she went and called her sister Mary, saying in private, “The Teacher is here and is calling for you.” 29 And when she heard it, she rose quickly and went to him. 30 Now Jesus had not yet come into the village, but was still in […]

John 11:17-27 (ESVST) 17 Now when Jesus came, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days. 18 Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles off, 19 and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them concerning their brother. 20 So when Martha heard that Jesus was […]

John 11:1-16 (ESVST) 1 Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 It was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ill.  These first 2 verses are just a background information on the message […]