John 1:1-51 In the Beginning Was the Word & the Word Was God

 

In the Beginning Was the Word & the Word Was God

John 1:1-51          The Gospel According to John [in Smaller Chunks]

In the beginning was the Word, & the Word was with God, & the Word was God. [John 20:27-29 *Then [Jesus] said to Thomas, Reach your finger [here,] & [see] My hands. And reach your hand [here,] & thrust it into My side. And [don't] be faithless, but believing. And Thomas answered & said to [Jesus,] My Lord & my God. Jesus [said] to him, Thomas, because you [have] seen Me, you [have] believed. Blessed are [those, who] haven't seen, & [still] have believed.]

The same was in the beginning with God. [Genesis 1:26 And God said, Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness. And let them have dominion over the: fish of the sea; [birds] of the air; cattle, [a.k.a. livestock,] & over all the earth, & over every creeping thing that [creeps] upon the earth.]

All things were made by Him. And not anything that was made, was made without Him. [Psalm 33:6-8 By the Word of God, the heavens were made. And all the hosts of [heaven] [were made] by the breath of His mouth. He [gathers] the waters of the sea together, [like] a heap. He lays up the [deep] [waters] in storehouses. Let all the earth fear, [a.k.a. respect] the Lord, & let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.]

In Him was life; & the life was the Light of men. [1 John 1:7 But if you walk, [a.k.a. follow] in the Light, [like] He is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another. And the blood of Jesus Christ, His Son, [cleanses] us from all sin.]

And the Light [shines] in the darkness; & the darkness [didn't comprehend, a.k.a. understand,] it. [John 8:12 Then, Jesus [spoke] to them again, I Am the Light of the world. He, [who follows] Me shall not walk, [a.k.a follow,] in darkness, but shall have the Light of Life.]

*There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. *The same, came for a witness, to bear witness, [a.k.a. to testify,] of the Light, [so] that all men might believe through him. [Malachi 3:1 *[Look,] I send My messenger, & he shall prepare the way before Me. And the Lord, Whom you seek, shall suddenly come to His temple, even the Messenger of the Covenant, [a.k.a. contract,] Whom you delight in. [Watch,] He shall come, says the Lord of Hosts.]

*He, [a.k.a. John,] wasn't that Light, but was sent to [testify] of that Light. [Isaiah 9:2 *The people [who] walked, [a.k.a. followed,] in darkness have seen a great Light. [Those, who] dwell in the land of the shadow of death, [have] the Light shined upon them.]

*That was the True Light, [Who enlightens] every man, [who] comes into the world. [Isaiah 49:5-6 *And now, the Lord [says, Who] formed Me in the womb to be His servant, to bring Jacob to Him again. [Although] Israel [isn't] gathered, [still] I shall be glorious in the eyes of the Lord. And My God shall be My strength. *And He said, It is a light, [a.k.a. small,] thing, that You shall be My servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, & to restore the preserved, [a.k.a. saved,] of Israel. I will also give You for a Light to the Gentiles, [so] that You [may] be My Salvation to the [ends] of the earth.]

He was in the world, & the world was made by Him. [Hebrews 1:2 In these last days, [God] has spoken to us [through] His Son, Whom He [has] appointed heir of all things, & by Whom, He also made the worlds.]

And the world [didn't know] Him. *He came unto His own, & His own [didn't] receive, [a.k.a. accept,] Him. [Isaiah 53:3 *He is despised & rejected [by] men. A Man of sorrows, & acquainted with grief. And we hid [like] it were our faces from Him. He was despised, & we [didn't hold] Him [in high regard.]

But as many as received, a.k.a. accepted,] Him, He gave power to them to become the sons of God, even to [those, who] believe [in] His Name: who were born, not of blood, nor [from] the will of flesh, nor [from] the will of man, but [through] God. [2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if any man [is] in Christ, he is a new creature. Old things [have] passed away, & [see,] all things [have become new.]

And the Word was made flesh, & dwelt among us. (And we [saw] His glory, the glory as the Only Begotten of the Father,) full of grace & truth. [Mark 9:7-8 *And there was a cloud that overshadowed them. And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is My beloved Son. Hear Him.]

*John bare witness of Him, & cried [out] saying, This was He of Whom I [spoke,] He, [Who comes] after me, is preferred before me. For He was before me. [Matthew 3:11 *I, [a.k.a. John the Baptist,] indeed baptize you with water unto repentance. But He, [Who] comes after me, is mightier than I, Whose shoes I am not worthy to [carry.] He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, [a.k.a. Holy Spirit,] & with fire.]

And we have all received [from] His fullness, [a.k.a. richness,] & grace [upon] grace. [Romans 3:23-24 For all have sinned, & come short of the glory of God; being freely justified by His grace, through the redemption that is [through] Christ Jesus.]

For the Law was given by Moses, but grace & truth came by Jesus Christ. [John 14:6 Jesus said to [Thomas,] I Am the Way, The Truth, & the Life. No man [comes] to the Father, [except] by Me.]

*No man [has] seen God at any time, [but] the only begotten Son, [Who] is in the bosom, [a.k.a. arms,] of the Father, & He has declared Him. [Psalm 2:7 *I will declare the decree: The Lord [has] said to Me, You [are] My Son. This day I have begotten You.]

And when the Jews sent priests & Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who [are] you? This is the record of John. And [John] confessed, & [didn't] deny; but confessed, I am not the Christ. [John 5:36 But I have [a] greater, [a.k.a. more significant] witness than that of John. For the works, [a.k.a. Miracles,] which the Father [has] given Me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness, [a.k.a. testify,] of Me, that the Father [has] sent Me.]

And they asked [John,] What then? [Are] you [Elijah?] And [John] said, I am not. [Are] you that prophet? And [John] answered, No. Then, they said to [John,] Who [are] you? [So,] that we may give an answer to [those, who] sent us.

What [do] you [say about] yourself? *[John] said, I am the voice of one crying [out] in the wilderness, Make straight the [road] of the Lord, [like] the prophet [Isaiah] said. [Isaiah 40:3 *The voice of him, [who cries] [out] in the wilderness, Prepare you the way of the Lord, & make a straight highway in the desert for our God.]

And [those, who] were sent, were [from] the Pharisees. And they asked [John,] & said to him, Then, why [do] you baptize, if you [aren't] that: Christ, [Elijah, nor] that prophet? John answered them, saying, I baptize with water. But there [stands] One among you, Whom you [don't] know. It is He, Who [comes] after me, & is preferred before me, Whose shoe [buckle,] I'm not worthy to [loosen.] [Colossians 1:17 And He [was] before all things, & all things consist, [a.k.a. exist] by Him.]

These things were done in Bethabara, beyond [the] Jordan [River,] where John was baptizing. *The next day, John [saw] Jesus coming to him, & [said, Look,] the Lamb of God, [Who takes] away the sin of the world. [Isaiah 53:5-6 *But He was wounded for out [sins.] He was bruised for our iniquities. The [discipline for] our peace was upon Him. And with His stripes, [a.k.a. whip marks,] we are healed. *All we like sheep have gone astray. We have, everyone, turned to his own [ways.] And the Lord [has] laid on Him the [sin] of us all.]

This is He, of Whom I said, After me [comes] a Man, [Who] is preferred before me: for He was before me. And I [didn't know] Him. But that He should be made manifest, [a.k.a. visible,] to Israel. Therefore, I [have] come baptizing with water.

And John [testified,] saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven, like a dove, & it [remained] upon Him. *I [didn't know] Him: but He, [Who] sent me to baptize with water, the Same said to me, Upon Whom you [shall] see the Spirit descending, & remaining on Him, the Same is He, [Who] baptizes with the Holy Ghost, [a.k.a. Holy Spirit.] [John 14:25-26 I have spoken these things to you, [still] being present with you. But the Comforter, [Who] is the Holy Ghost, [a.k.a. Holy Spirit,] Whom the Father will send in My Name, He shall teach you all things, & [remind] you [about] all things, [whatever] I have said to you.]

And I saw, & [testified] that this Is the Son of God. [Afterwards,] again, the next day, John, & his 2 disciples stood, & looking upon Jesus as He walked, [John said, Look,] the Lamb of God! And the 2 disciples heard [John] speak, & they followed Jesus.

Then, Jesus turned, & saw them following, & [said] to them, What [do] you seek? They said to [Jesus,] Rabbi, (which is to say, & [is] being interpreted, Master, [a.k.a. Teacher,]) where [do] You [stay?] [Jesus] said to them, Come & see. They came & saw where [Jesus] dwelt, & [stayed] with Him that day: for it was about the 10th hour.

One of the two, [who] heard John speak, & followed [Jesus,] was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. He 1st [went] & [found] his own brother, Simon. And [said] to [Simon Peter,] We have found the [Messiah,] which is, being interpreted, the Christ, [a.k.a. Anointed One.]

And [Andrew] brought [Simon Peter] to Jesus. And when Jesus [saw] him, He said, You [are] Simon, the son of [Jonah.] You shall be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone, [a.k.a. Peter.]

The following day, Jesus [wanted] to go [out] to Galilee, & [found] Philip, & said to him, Follow Me. Now, Philip was [from] Bethsaida, the city of Andrew & Peter. Philip [found] Nathanael, [a.k.a. Bartholomew.]

*And said to [Nathanel,] We have found Him, of Whom Moses & the prophets [wrote] [about] in the Law, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. [Deuteronomy 18:18-19 *I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, [similar] to you, & will put My Words in His mouth. And He shall speak to them all that I shall command Him. *And it shall [happen,] that [whoever] won't [pay attention] to My Words, [that] He shall speak in My Name, I will require it [from] him, [a.k.a. hold him accountable for disregarding My Words.]

And Nathanael said to [Philip,] Can any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip [said] to him, Come & see. Jesus saw Nathanael, coming to Him, & said [about] him, [Look,] indeed an Israelite, in whom is no [deceit!] Nathanael [said] to [Jesus, How] do You [know] me? Jesus answered & said to [Nathanael,] Before Philip called you, I saw you when you [were] under the fig tree.

*Nathanael answered & said to [Jesus,] Rabbi, [a.k.a. Teacher,] You [are] the Son of God. You [are] the King of Israel. [Jeremiah 23:5-6 *[Watch,] the Lord says, the days come that I will raise to David a righteous Branch, & a King shall [rule] & prosper, & shall [carry out] judgment & justice. *[During] His days, Judah shall be saved, & Israel shall dwell safely. And this is His Name [by which] He shall be called: THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.]

Jesus answered & said to [Nathanael,] [Do] you [believe,] because I said I saw you under a fig tree? You shall see greater things than these. *And [Jesus] said to [Nathanael,] [Very, truly,] I say to you, [In the future,] you shall see heaven open, & the Angels of God ascending & descending upon the Son of Man.

[Acts 1:8-11 *But you shall receive power, after the Holy Ghost, [a.k.a. Holy Spirit, comes] upon you. And you shall be [My] witnesses both in: Jerusalem, Judaea, [a.k.a. Judea,] & in Samaria, & to the [furthest parts] of the earth. And when [Jesus] had spoken these things, while they [looked,] a cloud received [Jesus] & He was taken up, out of their sight. And while they [steadily] looked toward heaven, as [Jesus] went up, & [saw] 2 men stood by them in white [garments.] [Who] also said, You men of Galilee, why [do] you stand gazing up into heaven? *This same Jesus, [Who] is taken up from you into heaven, shall [also] come in [similar] manner, as you have seen Him go into heaven.]

Luke 24:1-53 Jesus' Resurrection from the Dead

 

Jesus' Resurrection from the Dead

Luke 24:1-53          The Gospel According to Luke [in Smaller Chunks]

Now, upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they & [some] others came with them to the [tomb,] bringing the spices [that] they had prepared. And they found the stone, [a.k.a. boulder,] rolled away from the [tomb.]

*And they entered in, & [didn't find] the body of the Lord Jesus. [Psalm 16:9-10 *Therefore, My heart is glad, & My glory [rejoices.] My flesh shall also rest in hope. For You won't leave My soul in hell; & neither will You [allow,] Your Holy One to see corruption, [a.k.a. decay.]

And it [happened,] as they were [very confused about it, & saw] 2 men stood by them in shining garments. And [since] they were afraid, bowed down their faces to the [ground.] The [2 men] said to them, Why [do] you seek the Living among the dead? He isn't here, but is risen.

Remember how [Jesus spoke] to you when He was [still] in Galilee saying, *The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, & be crucified, & rise again the third day. [Isaiah 53:12 *Therefore, I will divide Him a portion with the great, & He shall divide the spoil with the strong. Because He [has] poured out His soul unto death. And He was numbered with the transgressors, & made intercession for the transgressors. And He [bore] the sin of many.]

And they remembered His Words, & returned from the [tomb,] & told all these things to the 11, & to all the rest. It was: Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary, the mother of James, & other women [who] were with them, [who] told these things to the apostles. And their words seemed to them [like] idle tales, & they [didn't believe] them.

Then, Peter arose & ran to the [tomb.] And stooping down, [Peter saw] the linen clothes laid by themselves. And [left,] wondering [within] himself, at [what has happened.] And, [saw,] 2 of them went that same day to the village called Emmaus, which was about [60] furlongs from Jerusalem.

And they talked together [about] all these things [that] had happened. And it [happened,] that, while they [talked] together, & reasoned, Jesus, Himself, drew near, & went with them. [Mark 16:12 After that, [Jesus] appeared in another form, [a.k.a. image,] to 2 of them, as they walked, & went into the country.]

But their eyes were [withheld, so] that they shouldn't know, [a.k.a. recognize Jesus.] And He said to them, What [type] of [discussion] are these, that you have [with] one another, as you are sad & walk?]

And one of them, whose name was Cleopas, [answered] & said to [Jesus, Are] You only a stranger in Jerusalem, & haven't known the things [that have happened] there [during] these days?  And [Jesus] said to them, What things? And they said to him, [About] Jesus of Nazareth, [Who] was a mighty Prophet in Word & [deeds] before God, & all the people.

*And how the chief priests & our rulers delivered Him to be condemned to death, & have crucified Him. [Psalm 22:16 *For the assembly of the wicked have [enclosed] Me & dogs have [surrounded] Me.They have pierced My hands & My feet.]

*But we trusted that it had been He, [Who] should have redeemed Israel. And [besides] all this, today is the third day since these things were done. [Isaiah 42:6-7 *In Righteousness, I, the Lord, have called You, & will hold Your hand. And will keep You, & give You for a Covenant [contract for] the people, & for a Light [for] the Gentiles. *To open the blind eyes, & to bring out the prisoners from the prison, & to [bring] [those, who] sit in darkness out of the [houses] of the prison.]

Then, [Jesus] said to them, O fools, [with] hearts slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken. *[Shouldn't] Christ have [allowed] these things, & enter into His glory? [Isaiah 53:8-10 *He was taken from prison & from judgment, [a.k.a. justice.] And who shall declare His generation? For He was cut off, out of the land of the living. For He was [struck] for the [sins] of My people. *And He made His grave with the wicked, & with the rich in His death. Because He had done no violence, & neither was any deceit in His mouth.

[Still] it pleased the Lord to bruise Him. He [has] put Him to grief. When You shall make His soul an offering for sin, He shall see His seed, & He shall prolong His days. And the pleasure of the Lord shall [benefit] in His hand.]

And He [explained] to them, [about] all the prophets, beginning at Moses, & all the scriptures [with] the things [about] Himself. And they drew [close] to the village, [where] they [were going.] And [Jesus] made [it seem as if] He would have gone further. But they [tried to] [convince] Him, saying, [Stay] with us. For it's [almost] evening, & the day is [almost over.]

And [Jesus] went in, to [wait] with them. And it [happened,] as [Jesus] sat at [dinner] with them, He took [the] bread, & blessed, & [broke] it, & gave [it] to them. And their eyes were opened, & they knew [Jesus;] & He vanished out of their sight.

And they said to one another, Didn't our [hearts] burn within us, while He talked with us by the [road,] & while [Jesus] opened the Scriptures to us? And the same hour, they rose up & returned to Jerusalem, & found the 11 gathered together, & [those, who] were with them.

Saying, The Lord is indeed risen, & [has] appeared to Simon. And they told what things were done [on] the [road,] & how He was known [by] them, in [the] breaking of [the] bread. And as they [spoke this,] Jesus, Himself, stood in the [middle] of them, & said to them, Peace be to you.

But they were terrified & [frightened, & thought] that they had seen a spirit, [a.k.a. ghost.] And [Jesus] said to them, Why are you troubled? And, why do [these] thoughts arise in your hearts? [See] My hands & My feet, that it is I, Myself. [Touch] Me, & see. For a spirit [doesn't have] flesh & bones, as you see Me have.

*And when [Jesus] had spoken [this,] He [showed] them His hands & His feet. [Zechariah 13:6-7 *And [someone] shall say to Him, What are these wounds in Your hands? Then, He shall answer, [These] [are what] I was wounded with in the house of My friends. *Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, & against the man, [who] is My [companion, says] the Lord of Hosts. [Strike] the Shepherd, & the sheep shall be scattered. And I will [return My] hand [for] the little ones.]

And while they [still didn't believe,] & for joy, wondered, [Jesus] said to them, [Do] you have any meat here? And they gave Him a piece of broiled fish, & [a] honeycomb. And [Jesus] took it, & [ate in front of] them.

And [Jesus] said to them, These are the Words, which I [spoke] to you, while I was [still] with you. *[So] that all things must be fulfilled, [that] are written in the [Scriptures:] in the Law of Moses, in the [books of] prophets, & in the Psalms, [about] Me.

[Isaiah 53:5-7 *But He was wounded for our [sins] & He was bruised for our iniquities. The [discipline for] our peace was upon Him. And we are healed with His stripes, [a.k.a. whip marks.] *All we, like sheep, have gone astray. We have everyone turned to his own [ways.] And the Lord has laid on Him the [sin] of us all. *He was oppressed, & He was afflicted. [Still] He [didn't] open His mouth. He is brought [like] a lamb to the slaughter. And [like] a sheep is [mute in front of its] shearers, He [didn't] open His mouth.]

Then, [Jesus] opened their understanding, [so] that they might understand the Scriptures. *And said to them, It is written [like this,] & it [was necessary] [for] Christ to suffer, & rise from the dead, the third day. [Isaiah 53:11 *He shall see the [troubles] of His soul, & shall be satisfied. [By] His knowledge My Righteous Servant shall justify many. For He shall bear their [sins.]

[So] that repentance & remission, [a.k.a. forgiveness] of sins, should be preached in His Name among all nations, beginning [in] Jerusalem. *And you are [eye] witnesses of these things.

[Acts 1:8 *But you shall receive power after the Holy Ghost, [a.k.a. Holy Spirit, comes] upon you. And you shall be [My] witnesses, both in Jerusalem, Judaea, [a.k.a. Judea,] & Samaria, & unto the [furthest parts] of the earth.]

And, [watch,] I send the promise of My Father upon you. *But you [wait] in the city of Jerusalem, until you [are endowed] with power from on High. [Acts 2:2-4 *And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, [like] a mighty, rushing wind. And it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared to them, [cloven] tongues, like as of fire. And it sat [above] each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, [a.k.a. Holy Spirit.] And [they] began to speak with other tongues, [a.k.a. languages, like] the Spirit gave them utterance.]

And [Jesus] led them out as far as Bethany. And [Jesus] lifted up His hands, & blessed them. *And it [happened,] while He blessed them, [Jesus] was parted from them, & [was] carried up into heaven. [Psalm 68:18 *You [have] ascended on high, & You have led [those] captive [from] captivity. You have received gifts for men; & [yes,] also for the rebellious, [so] that the Lord God might dwell among them.]

And they worshiped [Jesus,] & returned to Jerusalem with great joy. And [they] were continually in the temple, praising & blessing God. Amen.