Is he a mere man, an angel in flesh, or is he god incarnate. Not merely that god will give me what i ask, but that i am in some sense already his gift to man of resurrection, inasmuch as i am that of life. From the opening verses he declares that jesus is god, stressing his unique relationship with god the father. But to as many as did receive and welcome him, he gave the authority power, privilege, right to become the children. Although the first epistle of john does not bear any authors name it was never seriously doubted that the apostle john is the author of this epistle as well as of the fourth gospel. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will. The seven i am sayings of jesus christ recorded in john. In this seven day study we will study the 7 signs of jesus, and the 7 i am statements of. John is the only gospel that uses the i am statements of jesus as a framework. In this chapter, jesus establishes a pattern that continues through johns gospeljesus makes a statement about who he is, and he backs it up with something he does. This is a very important verse to trinitarians because it is one of the places we use to show that jesus is god. John with book summary versebyverse bible commentary.
From the opening verses he declares that jesus is god, stressing his. Jesus said to her, i am the resurrection and the life. By taking humanity into his person, christ reveals the permanence of human individuality. Jesus repeats the same statement i am he in john 18 verses 6 and 8. In addition to these seven miracles, johns gospel contains seven i am statements. This second of jesus i am statements in johns gospel comes right.
Book of 1 john book of 2 john book of 3 john book of john bible search results. The seven i ams of jesus what christians want to know. So luthardt and godet, but not meyer, who makes the positive result of. The 7 i am statements of jesus explained faith island. The one who follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life. The first is that it is written by john, also known as the disciple whom jesus loved. The one who comes to me will never go hungry, and the one who believes in me will never. The difference between a great book and an ephemeral one lies in the fact that we read an ephemeral book once and never. The one who follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the.
Nkjv study bible is a reliable guide for your journey into gods word. The book went through two to three stages, or editions, before reaching its current form, at the latest, around ad 80100. Contents, style and language of these two books are very similar. Johns gospel, written in greek, often uses plays on words and, in this case, has jesus say i am when the priests think he is telling them that he is god. John bible book with full chapters king james version. Bible verses related to i am from the king james version kjv by relevance. The gospel of john is the only gospel that contains all seven of jesus i am. In the book of john the 7 i ams as well as the book of revelation, jesus describes himself with the words starting with i am. The i am statements of johns gospel twentythree times in all we. This is the disciple who is testifying to these things and wrote these things, and we know that his testimony is true john 21. We maintain that jesus attributed the divine name of god i am from exodus 3.
This book was written by a disciple whom jesus lovedthe church traditionally attributes it to john john is the fourth and last gospel an account of jesus life and ministry in the new testament. Lets finish up the eighth sign in the gospel of john. Here are the seven metaphorical i am statements found in johns gospel. And of course, for john, it is not the miracles or even the teachings of jesus that do this. He was prominent in the early church but is not mentioned by name in this gospel which would be natural if he wrote it, but hard to explain otherwise. The seven i am statements in john grace thru faith.
The most popular bible verses from john 12 found 50 verses john 12. I pray that this collection of verses from the book of john gives you a deeper insight into the truth about jesus and his ministry. I am was used to refer to the god of the jews, in the belief that this was the meaning of the hebrew tetragrammaton, yhwh, which was thought to mean i am that i am. He had been with god since the beginning, and all things had been created through him. Each i am is a description jesus gave of himself and is recorded in johns gospel. The most popular bible verses from john top verses bible. Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of john in the bible king james version. We know that john was the younger brother of james and the son of zebedee mark 10. But he laid his right hand on me, saying, fear not, i am the first and the last, and the living one. The gospels, the first four books of the new testament, tell the story of the life of jesus. In verse 2 and 4 the speaker is called the angel messenger of the lord, the lord yahweh and god elohim. I love it for many reasons, but here are two of them. Seven i am statements of jesus in the book of john and.
This approach reads too much ontology ultimate reality into the verse without. In the gospel of john, an allimportant phrase, spoken by jesus, is repeated seven times. In fact if one does a search for the believe using the root belie. This statement of johns is a good description of the subject and purpose of his gospel. Discover more popular bible verses from the book of john in this collection of scripture. Follow along as john delivers his eyewitness account, and declares that jesus is, the son of god. It is the book of the bible we encourage nonchristians to read, in the hope that its message will lead them to faith in christ after all, that is the purpose of the booksee john 20. The self says i amas in the very grand sayings of christ, especially in the gospel of john, in which he says in the state of onenenss with yahweh which in hebrew means i am, i am is the way and the truth and the lifebut the ego says i am this or i am that, thus attaching itself only to a small portion of the vastness. Below is a list of jesus seven i am statements in the book of john. Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of god niv. On previous occasions when i have taught johns gospel in home bible studies, i have seen people come to faith as the message of this book captivated them. The gospel of john verse by verse bible study the word was god john 1. Jesus words in this passage are couched in the imagery of a sheepfold.
Resource scripture quotations are from the holy bible, english standard. The book of john the 7 signs and the 7 i ams of jesus. I love the intimacy that john and jesus shared as brothers. Through the bible with les feldick lesson 2 part 4 book 16 the seven i am of the old testament. Whoever believes in me, as the scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from. This becomes the definition of jesus in johns gospel, that he is the i am of exodus, and if the people were willing to understand his words and actions signs, they would recognize him. He focuses on seven of jesus miracles, to demonstrate his divinity. John focuses on the deity of christ more so than the other four. There are a number of key words in johns gospel but the most important is believe pisteuo. And i, if and when i am lifted up from the earth on the cross, will draw and attract all men gentiles as well as jews to myself. The one who comes to me will never go hungry, and the one who believes in me will never be. The seven i am sayings of jesus from the gospel of john. We get the vast majority of our information about john from the pages of the four gospels.
You are not yet fifty years old, the jews said to him, and you have seen abraham. The one who comes to me will never go hungry, and the one who believes in me will never be thirsty. Here are 20 inspiring verses from the book of john in the order they appear in the book. The main theme in the bible book of john is to prove conclusively that jesus is the son of god and that all who believe in him will have eternal life. What are the seven i am statements in the gospel of john.
Yet only onethe gospel of johnclaims to be an eyewitness account, the testimony of the unnamed disciple whom jesus loved. Bible verses related to i am from the king james version kjv by relevance sort by book order exodus 3. The most popular bible verses from the bible book john. I died, and behold i am alive forevermore, and i have the keys of death and hades rev 1. We find the title son 29 times in johns gospel, whereof 10 times son of god. Gospel of john quotes share book recommendations with. Since faith is only as good as the person in whom you place it, it is crucial that you place your faith in the true savior.
Deliverance and healing scriptures from the book of john. Johns gospel includes a number of passages that include two greek words. John was known as an apostle, author, and the only apostle who was not killed by martyrdom, though not from lack of trying. See below for a listing of where jesus used the word i am to describe himself. John adds yet one more i am, of a sort, in the book of revelation, where he wrote about seeing jesus. The author is the apostle john, the disciple whom jesus loved. The koine greek term ego eimi literally i am or it is i, is an emphatic form of the copulative verb.
The seven i am sayings help us better understand the divinity of jesus christ. The answer is very important because it determines where you stand in relationship to the truth. John then describes that the word is jesus who became a man to live among us 1. In a nearly childlike simple language with a vocabulary of only around 700 words john communicates to us the exalted truth that the word, the. The gospel of john, usually attributed to the disciple that jesus loved as the author, is one of the books of the bible that describes jesus life and ministry on earth. Jesus, in response to the pharisees question who do you think you are. Jesus saith unto him, i am the way, the truth, and the life.
And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at capernaum. Then jesus spoke out again, i am the light of the world. John 1, new american standard bible nasb the bible app. John used the verb believe 98 times which is more than all the uses in the synoptic gospels combined.
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