Thematic Collection – Gospel of John
1. The Word and the Light
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word
was with God, and the Word was God.
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling
among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only Son, who came
from the Father, full of grace and truth.
In him was life, and that life was the light
of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not
overcome it.
2. Belief and Eternal Life
For God so loved the world that he gave his
one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have
eternal life.
Whoever hears my word and believes him who
sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death
to life.
I am the resurrection and the life. The one
who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by
believing in me will never die.
3.
Jesus the Bread of Life
I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me
will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.
Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has
eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.
The words I have spoken to you—they are full
of the Spirit and life.
4.
Living Water
Whoever drinks the water I give them will
never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of
water welling up to eternal life.
Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and
drink. Whoever believes in me, rivers of living water will flow from within
them.
5.
Jesus the Good Shepherd
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays
down his life for the sheep.
My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and
they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one
will snatch them out of my hand.
6.
Love and Obedience
A new command I give you: Love one another. As
I have loved you, so you must love one another.
If you love me, keep my commands.
Greater love has no one than this: to lay down
one’s life for one’s friends.
7.
The Way, the Truth, and the Life
I am the way and the truth and the life. No
one comes to the Father except through me.
Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father.
Believe me when I say that I am in the Father
and the Father is in me.
8.
The Vine and the Branches
I am the vine; you are the branches. If you
remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do
nothing.
If you remain in me and my words remain in
you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear
much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.
9.
Peace and the Holy Spirit
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I
do not give to you as the world gives.
And I will ask the Father, and he will give
you another advocate to help you and be with you forever—the Spirit of truth.
But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the
Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of
everything I have said to you.
10.
Purpose and Mission
As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.
In this world you will have trouble. But take
heart! I have overcome the world.
I pray also for those who will believe in me
through their message, that all of them may be one.
