Today’s passage: John 1:15–51 Focus verse: John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, “I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’” (John 1:23) We first meet John the Baptist in John 1:6. (Remember, John the Baptist is not the author of the book of […]
Today’s passage: John 1:1–14 Focus verse: In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. (John 1:4) The book of John opens with a most moving passage. It’s lyrical, it’s evocative, and it is exquisite. In this poetic prelude of John’s Gospel, he calls Jesus the Word, and asserts that the […]
The Bible has four biographies of Jesus. They’re each named after their author: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. We often call these accounts Gospels because they proclaim the good news about Jesus. Matthew, Mark, and Luke have many similar passages and accounts of the same events. Some sections match, while others are close. John differs […]