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NASB | John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 1:1 In the beginning [before all time] was the Word (Christ), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God Himself. [Gen 1:1; Is 9:6] |
Subject: A Study of John's Gospel. |
Bible Note: part 2 John 1 11- 14 Verse 11 Jesus came first of all to the People of God, to the Jews but most of them did not receive him as the Messiah, the Son of God but only as Jesus the son of Joseph the carpenter and Mary. Luke 4:21-22 reads “And He began to say to them, "Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing." And all were speaking well of Him, and wondering at the gracious words which were falling from His lips; and they were saying, "is this not Joseph”s son?"” NASB Matthew13:55-56 reads “"Is not this the carpenter”s son? Is not His mother called Mary, and His brothers, James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? "And His sisters are they not all with us? Where then did this man get all these things?"" NASB Mark 6:3 reads” "Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? Are not His sisters here with us?" And they took offense at Him."NASB Verse 12 I find the wording of this verse very interesting, it reads:”But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name, John 1:12 NASB To those who received Him Jesus gave the RIGHT to become children of God, salvation is not a privilege for the few but the right of all people, everyone can claim it. As many Jews who did receive him along with others who were non Jews such as the Canaanite woman, mentioned by both Matthew and Luke though not by Mark or John, see Matthew 15:21-28 and Mark and: 24 -30, were given the right to become children of God. The following link will take us to three Synoptic Gospel charts which compare each one to the Gospel of John; these will be useful later when we are studying the “signs” in John. http://www.users.bigpond.com/ajblair9/Andrew/Synoptic_Chart.htm The words “ even to those who believe on His name” at the end of verse 12 refer on to all those who have come to believe in the Name of Jesus, those of us who unlike Thomas did not touch the wounds in his body, we also have the right to become children of God. Verse 13. “Who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.” NASB This verse explains that unlike Judaism where most people become Jews simply by being born into a Jewish family or of a Jewish mother, children of God or Christians cannot become so by being born into a Christian family or by having a Christian mother. Children of God are willed and desired to be so by the Father. God our Father wills everyone to claim the right of our salvation; this is not anything we can initiate; only God can do this. Verse 14 John 1:14 “And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.” NASB Now returns mention of the Word. That Word which was in the beginning with the Father was made flesh and dwelt among us. The nativity stories in Matthew 1:18-24 and Luke1:26 -38 explain how this came about. Notice that John speaks about this in the past tense, writing from beyond the event and looking back on this “and we saw His glory"; a glory that could belong to none other that the only Son of God, a glory that was grace filled and truth filled! |