Translation and commentary on John’s Gospel JOHN 12:9 So when the large crowd of Judeans realised that Jesus was there, they came not only on his account, but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus too, for because of him many Judeans […]

Translation and commentary on John’s Gospel JOHN 12 Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. So they gave a dinner for him there, and Martha was serving, and Lazarus was one of those reclining with him. Then Mary took a pound of […]

TRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY ON JOHN’S GOSPEL JOHN 11:47 The chief priests and the Pharisees then convened a council and said: ” What are we doing? For this man is performing many miraculous signs. If we allow him to do so, everyone will place their trust in him and the Romans will come and take away […]

Translation  and commentary on John’s Gospel JOHN 11: 38 Then Jesus, roused to indignation again, came to the tomb. It was a cave and a stone lay against it. Jesus said, “Lift the stone away!” Martha, the dead man’s sister said to him, “Lord, he already stinks, for he’s been dead four days!” Jesus said […]

Translation and commentary on John’s Gospel JOHN 11: 17 Now when Jesus arrived he found that Lazarus had already been in the grave for four days. Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles away, and many of the Judeans had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them about their brother. Then Martha, as soon […]

Translation and commentary on John’s Gospel JOHN 11 Now a man was ill, a certain Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. It was that Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ill. So the sisters sent to him, saying, […]

“My father loves me for this reason: because I lay aside my life so that I may lift it up again. No one takes it way from me but I lay it aside of my own free will. I have power to lay it aside and power to lift it up. I received this instruction from my […]

Translation and commentary on John’s Gospel JOHN 11 “Amen, amen I tell you whoever does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and an outlaw. But the one who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. The gatekeeper opens up for him, and […]

Translation and commentary on John’s Gospel JOHN 9   As he passed by, Jesus saw a man blind from birth. And his disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”   Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned; it happened so that God’s work could be […]

Translation and commentary on John’s Gospel JOHN 8: 31- Then Jesus said to the Judeans who had put their trust in him, “If you abide in my teaching, you really are my disciples; and you will know the truth and the truth will set you free.” They answered him, “We are the seed  of Abraham […]