Study Desk

Yes, God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him would not be lost but have eternal life.

God sent his Son into the world. He did not send him to judge the world guilty, but to save the world through him.

After this, Jesus and his followers went into the area of Judea. There he stayed with his followers and baptized people.

(But really, Jesus himself did not baptize anyone; his followers baptized people for him.)

In Samaria Jesus came to the town called Sychar, which is near the field that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.

Jacob's well was there. Jesus was tired from his long trip, so he sat down beside the well. It was about noon.

This happened while his followers were in town buying some food.

Are you greater than our ancestor Jacob? He is the one who gave us this well. He drank from it himself, and his sons and all his animals drank from it too."

But the time is coming when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth. In fact, that time is now here. And these are the kind of people the Father wants to be his worshipers.

(Jesus had said before that a prophet is not respected in his own country.)

The man heard that Jesus had come from Judea and was now in Galilee. So he went to Jesus and begged him to come to Capernaum and heal his son, who was almost dead.

The father knew that one o'clock was the same time that Jesus had said, "Your son will live." So the man and everyone in his house believed in Jesus.

Immediately the man was well. He picked up his mat and started walking. The day all this happened was a Sabbath day.

This made them even more determined to kill him. They thought it was bad enough that he was breaking the law about the Sabbath day. And now he was saying that God is his Father, making himself equal with God!

But Jesus answered, "I assure you that the Son can do nothing alone. He does only what he sees his Father doing. The Son does the same things that the Father does.

"Don't be surprised at this. A time is coming when all people who are dead and in their graves will hear his voice.

John was like a lamp that burned and gave light, and you were happy to enjoy his light for a while.

And the Father who sent me has given proof about me himself. But you have never heard his voice. You have never seen what he looks like.

Jesus went up on the side of the hill and sat there with his followers.

They all had plenty to eat. When they finished, Jesus said to his followers, "Gather the pieces of fish and bread that were not eaten. Don't waste anything."