Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book. This is only the first half of what I call John’s formal conclusion – there’s another whole chapter coming, but this sure feels like he’s wrapping things up – but I want to tarry here...

When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.” This is a complicated little verse or two. More so, I think, than we might first imagine. Jesus...

When he was in Jerusalem during the Passover festival, many believed in his name because they saw the signs that he was doing. But Jesus on his part would not entrust himself to them, because he knew all people and needed no one to testify about anyone; for he himself knew what was in...

Jesus did this, the first of his signs, in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him. Just one more word on this first public event in Jesus’ ministry. Notice that when John describes Jesus’ act of turning water into wine he doesn’t describe it as a...