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John 9 is the ninth chapter of the Gospel of John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.It maintains the previous chapter's theme "Jesus is light", [1] recording the healing of an unnamed man who had been blind from birth, a miracle performed by Jesus, and their subsequent dealings with the Pharisees. [2]
Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying,: "I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life." [17] Jesus describes himself as "the Light of the World", revisiting a theme of the Prologue to the Gospel: The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. (John 1:5 NKJV)
Jerome, Museum of Fine Arts, Nantes, France. The Jerome Biblical Commentary is a series of books of Biblical scholarship, whose first edition was published in 1968. It is arguably the most-used volume of Catholic scriptural commentary in the United States.
The key idea of the parable is that "Light is to be revealed, not concealed." [1] The light here has been interpreted as referring to Jesus, [2] [3] or to His message, [3] or to the believer's response to that message. [4] Jesus quotes a pessimistic proverb on how the rich get richer and the poor keep losing even the little they have.
The five major milestones in the New Testament narrative of the life of Jesus are his Baptism, Transfiguration, Crucifixion, Resurrection and Ascension. [28] [29] [30] In the gospels, the ministry of Jesus starts with his Baptism by John the Baptist, when he is about thirty years old. Jesus then begins preaching in Galilee and gathers disciples.
For instance, Jesus is called "a wise man" (and Josephus described others like Solomon, Daniel, and John the Baptist in the same fashion), which would not have been a common Christian label for Christ at the time. He referred to Jesus merely as "a worker of amazing deeds" and nothing more, again disagreeing with how Christians viewed Christ.
The fig tree was a common symbol for Israel, and may also have that meaning here, [12] or the tree in the parable may refer to the religious leadership. [13] In either case, the parable reflects Jesus offering his hearers one last chance for repentance. [13] "These three years" logically refers to the period of Jesus' ministry.
The light of Christ is a concept in Christianity deriving from several passages in the New Testament. One of the main reference points for 'the light of Christ,' is in the prologue of John's Gospel , John 1:9 , "That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world" ( KJV Bible ). [ 1 ]