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The Gospel of John, like all the gospels, is anonymous. [14] John 21:22 [15] references a disciple whom Jesus loved and John 21:24–25 [16] says: "This is the disciple who is testifying to these things and has written them, and we know that his testimony is true". [11]
John is considered to have been exiled to Patmos during a time of persecution under the Roman rule of Domitian in the late 1st century. Revelation 1:9 states: "I, John, both your brother and companion in tribulation... was on the island that is called Patmos for the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ."
Here, John the Baptist testifies that he saw the Spirit descend on Jesus. [149] [150] John publicly proclaims Jesus as the sacrificial Lamb of God, and some of John's followers become disciples of Jesus. [72] Before John is imprisoned, Jesus leads his followers to baptize disciples as well, [151] and they baptize more people than John. [152]
and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood, [22] "Faithful witness": as Jesus testifies the truth , to be the model for Christians who died as "witnesses" (Revelation 2:13; 11:7; Revelation 17:6). [13]
Jesus (on the left) is being identified by John the Baptist as the "Lamb of God who takes away of the sins of the world", in John 1:29. [1] 17th century depiction by Vannini. Tissot, James, The calling of Peter and Andrew. The calling of the disciples is a key episode in the life of Jesus in the New Testament.
"And this is the witness of John ...", the same as the testimony of John seen in verse 15. [1] It seems that John the Baptist often bore witness to Jesus, that He was the Messiah, both before and after his baptism.
John 18:38 is the 38th verse in chapter 18 of the Gospel of John in the New Testament of Christian Bible. It is often referred to as "jesting Pilate ". In it, Pontius Pilate questions Jesus ' claim that he is "witness to the truth" ( John 18:37 ).
Jesus sent only Peter and John into the city to make the preparation for the final Passover meal (the Last Supper). [37] [38] Many traditions identify the "disciple whom Jesus loved" in the Gospel of John as the Apostle John, but this identification is debated. At the meal itself, the "disciple whom Jesus loved" sat next to Jesus.