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Bible Verses About The Gospel Of John

The early Christians treated the Gospel of John as a real apostolic Gospel and used it to teach that Jesus is the eternal Word who became flesh. Irenaeus, Origen, Tertullian, Hippolytus, Theophilus, and others quote John 1:1, John 1:14, John 20:30-31, and John 21:24 to defend Christ’s divinity, the value of the four Gospels, and the truth of John’s witness. They also said John’s Gospel was written to lead people to faith in Jesus and life in his name.

The evidence is broad across the 2nd and 3rd centuries, though some later lines are only indirect references or simple quote use rather than full comments about the book.

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23 references

Foundation Texts

John 20:30 primary

And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book:

Directly gives John 20:30.

This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is true.

John 21:24 directly says the witness is true.

But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.

Directly gives John 20:31.

And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

Direct passage for the incarnation.

And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.

John 21:25 shows the Gospel as a selective written witness.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Direct passage for the Word's deity and preexistence.

And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.

Shows John the Baptist bearing witness to Jesus.

Supporting Passages

The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.

John 1:7 states the witness purpose.

And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.

John 19:35 says the eyewitness testimony is true.

The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.

John 1:15 records John's testimony about Christ.

This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.

Reiterates John's witness that Christ is before him.

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

He left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

This is again the second miracle that Jesus did, when he was come out of Judaea into Galilee.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Then there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews about purifying.

Context for John's disciples and purification question.

Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

John 5:39 treats Scripture as bearing witness to Christ.

The elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Then when he was come into Galilee, the Galilaeans received him, having seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went unto the feast.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

This is now the third time that Jesus shewed himself to his disciples, after that he was risen from the dead.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

The same was in the beginning with God.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.