The Life of Christ
- When
- Written c. AD 90–100
- Written by
- John, the beloved disciple
- Chapters
- 21
The big idea
The Word made flesh reveals the Father through signs and “I am” sayings, lays down his life, rises, and gives eternal life to all who believe.
Themes
- The Word made flesh
- I am
- Love and abiding
- Signs and belief
Memory verse
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Key passages
- 1:1–18In the beginning was the Word
- 3:16God so loved the world
- 6The bread of life
- 11Lazarus raised
- 13–17The Last Supper
- 20:30–31Why it was written
Links to other Scripture
- Genesis 1:1In the beginning
- Exodus 3:14I AM THAT I AM
- Isaiah 53:7The lamb led to slaughter
- 1 John 1:1–4That which we have seen
Read the text
Choose a chapter to read it here in the King James Version. Verses with a dotted underline have notes from Bible scholars. Tap one to open them.
Notes from
Chapters
King James text and the commentaries of Henry, Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, Gill, Clarke, Calvin, and Keil and Delitzsch are in the public domain. Tyndale Open Study Notes are used under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license, from tyndaleopenresources.com. Texts were reformatted for this site.
Journal prompts
Keep a journal or notebook for your study. Write your answers there, in your own words.
- Where do you see Christ in this book?
- John says these things are written that you might believe. What is the thing about Jesus that you most need to believe today?
- Jesus says “I am the bread of life,” “the light of the world,” “the good shepherd.” Which one do you need most right now?
- “Abide in me.” What does staying close to him look like in the ordinary hours of your day?
- In one sentence, this book is about…