New Testament · Gospels
John
Written by John, the beloved disciple. Written for People who need to know who Jesus really is.
Big picture in three sentences
John begins before Bethlehem: the Word was with God and was God.
Jesus says I am the bread, the light, the shepherd, and the resurrection.
The book was written so that we would believe and have life in his name.
John writes that if everything Jesus did were written down, the world could not hold the books.
Key verse · John 3:16
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
Stories families know from this book
- The Word became flesh
- Nicodemus at night
- Lazarus, come out
- Thomas believes