Category: Bible Index

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1 John Index

Evidence points to the author of the three Epistles of John, as John, the son of Zebedee who is the same writer who wrote the gospel bearing his name. John’s gospel seeks to bring the reader to faith and 1 John seeks to confirm the reader in that faith. He writes to strengthen the faith of his readers and to fight against the specific threat of Gnosticism towards their beliefs. Gnosticism is a deviant form of Christianity that values knowledge as the means of salvation rather than the Cross and asserts that physical matter was evil and proof that the Son of God could not come in the flesh. These aberrant teachings targeted many of John’s students, and led him to assure them of salvation, and firmly express their beliefs as compared to the false teachings of the Gnostics.

1 John 1

1:1-4 Testimony to Christ
1:5-7 God is light
1:8-10 Sin, it’s reality and remedy

1 John 2

2:1-2 Sin, it’s reality and remedy (continued)
2:3-6 Tests of true knowledge
2:7-17 The first love
2:18-27 The danger of the antichrists
2:28-29 The children of God and righteousness

1 John 3

3:1-10 The children of God and righteousness (continued)
3:11-24 Love one another

1 John 4

4:1-6 Trying the spirits
4:7-21 God is love

1 John 5

5:1-5 God is love (continued)
5:6-12 The witness concerning the Son
5:13-21 The knowledge of eternal life

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2 John Index

The same person that wrote the first epistle of John, was also the author to the second epistle, and was probably John, the disciple and son of Zebedee. He was writing to the elder elect lady and her children, which some take literally to mean a personal acquaintance, and others believe it to metaphorically represent a particular local church and congregation of members. John intended to visit his readers soon. He was pleased in their spiritual progress, but felt that special words of admonition were necessary to assure continued progress.

2 John 1

1:1-3 Greeting
1:4-6 The commandment of love
1:7-11 Warning against deceivers
1:12-13 Final greetings

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3 John Index

This brief epistle is attributed to the apostle John, though he does not give his name. He called himself “the elder” which seems to have been John’s self-designation in the final years of his ministry. The same stylistic and theological similarities apparent in the fourth gospel, 1 John and 2 John are a distinct feature of 2 John as well. The letter is addressed to Gaius, a common name that can not be identified as a specific person. John commends and exhorts Gaius for his steadfastness and for his care of Christian missionaries, and he uses Diotrephes as an example of how not to live as a Christian. John’s words are meant to encourage Gaius until John can see him personally.

3 John 1

1:1-4 Salutation
1:5-8 Service to the brethren
1:9-10 Rebuke to Diotrephes
1:11-12 A good testimony
1:13-14 Conclusion

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Jude Index

The half brother of Jesus Christ is likely the author of Jude. The writer gives his name and identifies himself as James’s brother, and the possibility exists that he can be the brother of one of four James, which creates some uncertainty among scholars. Jude writes to Christians who have been infiltrated by false teachers and people spreading the message that promotes immorality, theological error, destructive pride and divisiveness. Jude encourages his readers to stand firm against the pressure to dilute pure Christian doctrine.

Jude 1

1:1-2 Salutation
1:3-16 Judgment on false teachers
1:17-23 Exhortations to Christians
1:24-25 Benediction

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Revelation Index

The English title “Revelation” comes from the first word of the book in Greek. That word is apokalypsis, which means “the unveiling of something previously unrevealed. In Revelation Christ and His eternal program are fully revealed, so that the book provides a fitting capstone to the New Testament revelation. Revelation is prophetic in form. It was written during a time of persecution by John, the author of the Gospel John. The book is filled with visions and the style is generally figurative and symbolic. The book contains many symbols and signs, such as numbers, colors, animals, stones, persons, groups and places. Some symbols are interpreted in the text itself; others have to be interpreted in the light of the Old Testament; and others may have no previous biblical connection. Revelation is commonly referred to by the Christian believers when discussing things such as end times, rapture, tribulation, the mark of the beast and Judgment Day.

Revelation 1

1:1-3 The revelation of Jesus Christ
1:4-8 Greetings to the seven churches
1:9-20 A vision of the Son of Man

Revelation 2

2:1-7 The message to the church at Ephesus
2:8-11 The message to the church at Smyrna
2:12-17 The message to the church at Pergamos
2:18-29 The message to the church at Thyatira

Revelation 3

3:1-6 The message to the church at Sardis
3:7-13 The message to the church at Philadelphia
3:14-22 The message to the church at Laodicea

Revelation 4

4:1-11 Around God’s throne

Revelation 5

5:1-4 The sealed book
5:5-14 The Lion and the Lamb

Revelation 6

6:1-17 The seals

Revelation 7

7:1-8 The 144,000 sealed
7:9-17 The numberless multitude

Revelation 8

8:1-5 The seventh seal
8:6-13 The trumpets

Revelation 9

9:1-21 The trumpets (continued)

Revelation 10

10:1-11 The angel and the little book

Revelation 11

11:1-14 The two witnesses
11:15-19 The seventh trumpet

Revelation 12

12:1-2 The sun-clad woman
12:3-4 The great red dragon
12:5-6 The man child
12:7-9 Michael
12:10-17 The blood of the Lamb

Revelation 13

13:1-10 The first beast
13:11-18 The second beast

Revelation 14

14:1-5 The Lamb
14:6-13 The messages of the angels
14:14-20 The harvest of the earth

Revelation 15

15:1-8 Preparation of the seven vials

Revelation 16

16:1-21 The vials of wrath

Revelation 17

17:1-18 The doom of Babylon predicted

Revelation 18

18:1-24 The fall of Babylon

Revelation 19

19:1-5 Those in heaven praise God
19:6-10 The marriage supper of the Lamb
19:11-21 The rider on the white horse

Revelation 20

20:1-15 Satan bound for a thousand years

Revelation 21

21:1-8 The new heaven and the new earth
21:9-27 The new Jerusalem

Revelation 22

22:1-5 The new Jerusalem (continued)
22:6-21 Christ is to come quickly

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John Index

John, the son of Zebedee, and one of the twelve disciples of Jesus Christ is thought to have been the author of this book. His gospel is different by nature from the other three. It is an interpretation of the facts of Jesus’ life rather than a presentation of its facts in historical sequence. His purpose in writing is unique, as is his interpretation of the life of Jesus. He emphasizes the deity of Jesus, as well as focuses on the words “signs” (miracles), “believe”, and “life”. John’s gospel is evangelistic and written so others might believe. He also writes for the believers that they may be sanctified, as he speaks of the promise of the Holy Spirit, the truth that Jesus is the True Vine, and Simon Peter’s denial and restoration. Most think this was the last gospel to be written, perhaps while the “beloved disciple” of Jesus Christ was at Ephesus about A.D. 85.

John 1

1:1-5 The Word
1:6-18 The true light
1:19-34 The testimony of John the Baptist
1:35-51 The first disciples

John 2

2:1-12 The miracle at Cana
2:13-25 Christ cleanses the temple

John 3

3:1-21 The new birth
3:22-36 John the Baptist testifies of Christ

John 4

4:1-23 The Samaritan women at the well
4:24-42 “God is a Spirit”
4:43-54 Christ heals a nobleman’s son

John 5

5:1-16 The pool of Bethesda
5:17-38 The Son’s relationship with the Father
5:39-47 “Search the scriptures”

John 6

6:1-14 Jesus feeds five thousand
6:15-21 Christ walks on the water
6:22-30 Teaching in Capernaum
6:31-65 “I am the bread of life”
6:66-71 Peter’s confession

John 7

7:1-53 Christ causes division

John 8

8:1-11 Jesus forgives an adulteress
8:12-30 “I am the light of the world”
8:31-47 Abraham’s true descendants
8:48-59 “Before Abraham was, I am”

John 9

9:1-41 Jesus heals one blind from birth
John 1010:1-21 “I am the good shepherd”
10:22-42 “I and my Father are one”

John 11

11:1-16 Jesus raises Lazarus
11:17-46 “I am the resurrection, and the life”
11:47-57 The Pharisees fear Christ

John 12

12:1-11 Mary anoints Jesus
12:12-19 Christ enters Jerusalem
12:20-50 We would see Jesus

John 13

13:1-20 Jesus washes his disciples’ feet
13:21-30 Christ foretells his betrayal
13:31-35 The new commandment
13:36-38 Peter’s denial foretold

John 14

14:1-14 Jesus the way to the Father
14:15-31 The promise of the Holy Spirit

John 15

15:1-17 The vine and the branches
15:18-27 The hatred of the world

John 16

16:1-3 Jesus warns of persecution
16:4-15 Jesus speaks of leaving and coming Comforter
16:16-24 Sorrow to turn into joy
16:25-33 “I have overcome the world”

John 17

17:1-26 Jesus prays for his own

John 18

18:1-14 The betrayal and arrest of Jesus
18:15-18 Peter denies Christ
18:19-27 Christ before the high priest
18:28-37 Christ before Pilate
18:38-40 Christ sentenced to die

John 19

19:1-15 Crucify him!
19:16-30 The crucifixion
19:31-37 Jesus’ side pierced
19:38-42 The burial of Jesus Christ

John 20

20:1-10 The Resurrection of Jesus Christ

20:11-18 Christ appears to Mary Magdalene
20:19-23 Christ appears to his disciples
20:24-31 The unbelief of Thomas

John 21

21:1-14 Jesus appears to seven disciples
21:15-19 “Feed my sheep”
21:20-25 The beloved disciples