• John 1:16

    John 1:16

    “For from His fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.”                John continues His explanation, after his example of a witness, of grace and truth that Jesus brings. As we have seen earlier in the passage, Jesus came in the flesh and He is the from the Father full of grace of truth. In this verse,… Read more

  • John 1:15

    John 1:15

    “John bore witness about Him, and cried out, “This was He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because He was before me.’”                John wrote this verse as an example of what he had been talking about. John has been showing us two men as a comparison. One is… Read more

  • John 1:14

    John 1:14

    “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.”                This verse is one of the most important verses in John. It is often overlooked because it is not as flashy, but it encapsulates what the gospel is about. It doesn’t… Read more

  • John 1:13

    John 1:13

    “who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.’                This is a continuation of the verse before. It is an explanation of what it means to be a child of God. As we explored last week, those who receive Jesus and believe in His… Read more

  • John 1:12

    John 1:12

    “But to all who did receive Him, who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God.”                In the previous verse, John was showing how Jesus came to His own and His own did not receive Him. This verse follows up with that to show what happens to those who do receive Jesus. As… Read more

  • John 1:11

    John 1:11

    “He came to his own, and His own people did not receive Him.” John is showing where Jesus came to earth in this verse. This will be in direct opposition to the way they receive him. When John says that “He came to His own” it is literally meant that He came to His own… Read more