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Chapter fifteen occurred while Jesus and the apostles were on the move from the upper room to Gethsemane. Whether Jesus was pointing to the sculptured vine in the Temple or a physical grapevine in a vineyard along the way, he used the illustration of the vine and branches as the basis of his final “I am” […]
Chapter fourteen is the first of three chapters called the “Upper Room Discourse,” although only chapter fourteen actually took place in the upper room (John 14:31). In this time of extended teaching, it is essential to note three keys for proper interpretation. First, only the eleven believing apostles were present, since Judas had already left. Second,
Chapters thirteen through seventeen have almost no parallel in the Synoptics. With the exception of the Passover meal itself and Jesus’ prophecy that Peter would deny him (John 13:21-38), the rest of this exceptional section is found only in John. At some point during the Passover meal, Jesus prepared himself to wash the feet of his
