Bible Studies

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John 12

Chapter twelve records the final pieces of Jesus’ public ministry. The Passion Week that the Synoptics unpacked in multiple chapters each, John limited to this one chapter, because his focus would be on Jesus’ time with his disciples, which the other writers mostly panned. It was also John who helped solidify the chronology of the […]

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John 11

Chapter eleven is not specifically dated, but it took place during the four months between the feast of the Dedication and the following Passover (John 12:1). Jesus was still ā€œhiding outā€ on the other side of the Jordan River when he received word that his dear friend Lazarus was deathly ill (John 11:1-16). Rather than

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John 10

Chapter ten finishes the story of the Feast of Tabernacles, then jumps ahead a couple of months. In verses 1-21, Jesus added two new ā€œI amā€ statements. First, he told a parable about a sheepfold and its gatekeeper (John 10:1-10). The gatekeeper alone decided who was allowed to enter and exit the sheepfold. Jesus claimed,

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