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<div class="vector-body-before-content"> <div class="mw-indicators"> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Discourse of Jesus described in the Gospel of John</div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Christ_Taking_Leave_of_the_Apostles.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Christ_Taking_Leave_of_the_Apostles.jpg/280px-Christ_Taking_Leave_of_the_Apostles.jpg" decoding="async" width="280" height="241" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Christ_Taking_Leave_of_the_Apostles.jpg/420px-Christ_Taking_Leave_of_the_Apostles.jpg 1.5x, 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href="/wiki/Last_Supper" title="Last Supper">Last Supper</a> in <a href="/wiki/Jerusalem_in_Christianity" title="Jerusalem in Christianity">Jerusalem</a>, the night before <a href="/wiki/Crucifixion_of_Jesus" title="Crucifixion of Jesus">his crucifixion</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Gail142_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gail142-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The discourse is generally seen as having distinct components.<sup id="cite_ref-quest_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-quest-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> First, Jesus tells the disciples that he will be going away to the <a href="/wiki/God_the_Father" title="God the Father">Father</a>, and that he will send the <a href="/wiki/Holy_Spirit" title="Holy Spirit">Holy Spirit</a> to guide the disciples.<sup id="cite_ref-quest_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-quest-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jesus bestows peace on the disciples and <a href="/wiki/The_New_Commandment" class="mw-redirect" title="The New Commandment">commands them to love one another</a>. The expression of the unity of love between Jesus and his Father, in the Spirit, as it applies to his disciples in the <a href="/wiki/Love_of_Christ" title="Love of Christ">love of Christ</a>, is a key theme in the discourse, manifested by several reiterations of <a href="/wiki/The_New_Commandment" class="mw-redirect" title="The New Commandment">the New Commandment</a>: "love one another as I have loved you".<sup id="cite_ref-Rich301_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rich301-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The next part of the discourse contains the <a href="/wiki/Allegory" title="Allegory">allegory</a> of the <a href="/wiki/True_Vine" title="True Vine">True Vine</a> which positions Jesus as the vine (the source of life for the world) and the disciples as the branches, building on the pattern of discipleship in the gospels.<sup id="cite_ref-Talb_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Talb-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-long85_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-long85-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Vine again emphasizes the love among the disciples, but Jesus then warns the disciples of upcoming persecutions: "If the world hates you, remember that they hated me before you".<sup id="cite_ref-Gail142_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gail142-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." John 16:33 </p><p>In the final part of the discourse (<a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(American_Standard)/John#17:1" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Bible (American Standard)/John">John 17:1-26</a>) Jesus prays for his followers. This is the longest prayer of Jesus in any of the gospels, and is known as the <i>Farewell Prayer</i> or the <i><a href="/wiki/High_Priestly_Prayer" class="mw-redirect" title="High Priestly Prayer">High Priestly Prayer</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Herman546_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Herman546-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-And482_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-And482-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The key themes of the prayer are the glorification of the Father and petitions for the unity of the disciples through love.<sup id="cite_ref-quest_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-quest-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jesus prays to the Father that his followers "may all be one as we are one" and that "the love with which you love me may be in them, and I in them".<sup id="cite_ref-quest_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-quest-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Herman546_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Herman546-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Structure_and_overview">Structure and overview</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Farewell_Discourse&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Structure and overview"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:P108-Joh-17_23-24-POxy4447-III.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/P108-Joh-17_23-24-POxy4447-III.jpg/150px-P108-Joh-17_23-24-POxy4447-III.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="254" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/P108-Joh-17_23-24-POxy4447-III.jpg/225px-P108-Joh-17_23-24-POxy4447-III.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/P108-Joh-17_23-24-POxy4447-III.jpg/300px-P108-Joh-17_23-24-POxy4447-III.jpg 2x" data-file-width="354" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Papyrus_108" title="Papyrus 108">Papyrus 108</a> (second or third century) containing John 17:23–24 from the end of the Farewell Discourse</figcaption></figure> <p>Although <a href="/wiki/John_13" title="John 13">chapters 13</a> to <a href="/wiki/John_17" title="John 17">17</a> of <a href="/wiki/Gospel_of_John" title="Gospel of John">John</a> may be viewed as a larger unit, most of chapter 13 may be viewed as a preparation for the farewell, and the farewell prayer in chapter 17 as its conclusion.<sup id="cite_ref-And419_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-And419-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Kellum1_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kellum1-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The discourse is preceded by <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(American_Standard)/John#13:31" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Bible (American Standard)/John">13:31–38</a> (just after Judas leaves the last supper), in which Jesus gives the remaining eleven disciples the <a href="/wiki/New_Commandment" title="New Commandment">New Commandment</a> to "love one another" and predicts <a href="/wiki/Peter%27s_denial" class="mw-redirect" title="Peter's denial">Peter's denial</a> of knowing him during his upcoming crucifixion. </p><p>The discourse may be separated into four components:<sup id="cite_ref-Herman546_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Herman546-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Beutler165_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Beutler165-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>First discourse: <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(American_Standard)/John#14:1" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Bible (American Standard)/John">14:1–31</a>, The theme of this part is departure and return; peace and joy, and is similar to the third discourse. Jesus states that he will be going to the Father, but will send the "Comforter" for the disciples</li> <li>Second discourse: <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(American_Standard)/John#15:1" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Bible (American Standard)/John">15:1–17</a>. This part is also called <a href="/wiki/The_Vine" class="mw-redirect" title="The Vine">the Vine</a> and deals with Jesus' love and how Jesus is the source of life for the community. At the end of this, it leads to the discussion of the world's hatred in the next section.</li> <li>Third discourse: <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(American_Standard)/John#15:18" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Bible (American Standard)/John">15:18–16:33</a>. This section again deals with Jesus' departure and the Comforter which will come to the disciples; and contrasts Jesus' love with the world's hatred.</li> <li>The "Farewell Prayer": <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(American_Standard)/John#17:1" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Bible (American Standard)/John">17:1–26</a>. Here Jesus submits five specific petitions to the Father as he prays for his disciples and the community of followers.<sup id="cite_ref-Herman546_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Herman546-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>However, this four part structure is not subject to universal agreement among scholars, and at times, the third part is assumed to start at beginning of chapter 16 of John.<sup id="cite_ref-quest_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-quest-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some scholars use a three part structure in which chapters 15 and 16 form one unit.<sup id="cite_ref-Talb_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Talb-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The statement "these things I have spoken to you" occurs several times throughout the discourse, and emphasizes that the words of farewell spoken by Jesus are not to be forgotten.<sup id="cite_ref-Herman510_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Herman510-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The statement "while I am still with you" then also underscores the importance of the final instructions given.<sup id="cite_ref-Herman510_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Herman510-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>This discourse is rich with <a href="/wiki/Christology" title="Christology">Christological</a> content, e.g. it reiterates the <a href="/wiki/Pre-existence_of_Christ" title="Pre-existence of Christ">Pre-existence of Christ</a> in <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(American_Standard)/John#17:5" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Bible (American Standard)/John">John 17:5</a> when Jesus refers to the glory which he had with the Father "before the world was".<sup id="cite_ref-Endo_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Endo-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_four_elements_of_the_discourse">The four elements of the discourse</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Farewell_Discourse&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: The four elements of the discourse"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Part_1:_My_peace_I_give_unto_you">Part 1: My peace I give unto you</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Farewell_Discourse&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Part 1: My peace I give unto you"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:S%C3%A9es_(61)_Cath%C3%A9drale_Notre-Dame_Salvator_mundi.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/S%C3%A9es_%2861%29_Cath%C3%A9drale_Notre-Dame_Salvator_mundi.jpg/150px-S%C3%A9es_%2861%29_Cath%C3%A9drale_Notre-Dame_Salvator_mundi.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/S%C3%A9es_%2861%29_Cath%C3%A9drale_Notre-Dame_Salvator_mundi.jpg/225px-S%C3%A9es_%2861%29_Cath%C3%A9drale_Notre-Dame_Salvator_mundi.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/S%C3%A9es_%2861%29_Cath%C3%A9drale_Notre-Dame_Salvator_mundi.jpg/300px-S%C3%A9es_%2861%29_Cath%C3%A9drale_Notre-Dame_Salvator_mundi.jpg 2x" data-file-width="447" data-file-height="596" /></a><figcaption>Statue of Jesus giving his blessing, <a href="/wiki/Notre-Dame_de_Paris" title="Notre-Dame de Paris">Notre-Dame Cathedral</a>, Paris</figcaption></figure> <p>The three components here are:<sup id="cite_ref-quest_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-quest-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Jesus says that he will go to the Father and reasserts his divine relationship with him (<a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(American_Standard)/John#14:1" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Bible (American Standard)/John">14:1–14</a>)</li> <li>Commandment of love, and the arrival of the Holy Spirit (<a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(American_Standard)/John#14:15" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Bible (American Standard)/John">14:15–24</a>)</li> <li>Jesus bestows peace and reassures the disciples not be fearful (<a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(American_Standard)/John#14:25" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Bible (American Standard)/John">14:25–31</a>)</li></ul> <p>At the start of this part Jesus tells the disciples that he will go to the Father, causing them to be nervous about his departure. Yet he assures them that he will "go to prepare a place" for them in his Father's house and that they know that the way there is through him.<sup id="cite_ref-Andreas424_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Andreas424-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me" <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(American_Standard)/John#14:6" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Bible (American Standard)/John">(14:6)</a> identifies Jesus as the only path to the Father, which then formed part of the teachings in the early Christian community (see <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(American_Standard)/Acts#4:12" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Bible (American Standard)/Acts">Acts 4:12</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Andreas424_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Andreas424-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jesus then asserts his unity with the Father in John 14:7-9:<sup id="cite_ref-Kingsbury246_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kingsbury246-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <dl><dd>"If you know me, then you will also know my Father" and "Whoever has seen me has seen the Father".</dd></dl> <p>The statement in <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(American_Standard)/John#14:11" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Bible (American Standard)/John">John 14:11</a> "I am in the Father, and the Father in me" further asserts the special relationship of Jesus and the father.<sup id="cite_ref-Andreas424_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Andreas424-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The statement in John 14:26: "the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name" is within the framework of the "sending relationships" in John's gospel.<sup id="cite_ref-And442_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-And442-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(American_Standard)/John#9:4" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Bible (American Standard)/John">John 9:4</a> (and also <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(American_Standard)/John#14:24" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Bible (American Standard)/John">14:24</a>) Jesus refers to the father as "him that sent me", and in <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(American_Standard)/John#20:21" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Bible (American Standard)/John">John 20:21</a> states "as the Father hath sent me, even so send I you" where he sends the disciples. In <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(American_Standard)/John#15:26" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Bible (American Standard)/John">John 15:26</a> Jesus also sends the Spirit: "whom I will send unto you from the Father, [even] the Spirit of truth... shall bear witness of me"<sup id="cite_ref-And442_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-And442-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In John's gospel, the Father is never sent; he is "the sender" of both Jesus and the Holy Spirit. The Spirit is never the sender, but is sent by the Father and Jesus (however, see <a href="/wiki/Filioque" title="Filioque">Filioque</a> controversy) .<sup id="cite_ref-And442_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-And442-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The bestowing of peace by Jesus in <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(American_Standard)/John#14:27" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Bible (American Standard)/John">14:27</a> specifically contrasts it with "worldly peace" by stating:<sup id="cite_ref-And442_15-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-And442-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <dl><dd>"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you."</dd></dl> <p>Koestenberger argues that this was likely to contrast the "Heavenly peace" of Jesus with attempts at worldly peace at the time such as the <a href="/wiki/Pax_Romana" title="Pax Romana">Pax Romana</a> instituted by <a href="/wiki/Emperor_Augustus" class="mw-redirect" title="Emperor Augustus">Emperor Augustus</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-And442_15-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-And442-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The use of the word peace (<i>eirene</i> in Greek) is rare in John's Gospel, and apart from one other case in the Farewell Discourse (<a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(American_Standard)/John#16:33" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Bible (American Standard)/John">16:33</a>), it is only used by the resurrected Jesus in <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(American_Standard)/John#20:19" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Bible (American Standard)/John">John 20:19–26</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Part_2:_I_am_the_vine,_you_the_branches"><span id="Part_2:_I_am_the_vine.2C_you_the_branches"></span>Part 2: I am the vine, you the branches</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Farewell_Discourse&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Part 2: I am the vine, you the branches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/The_Vine" class="mw-redirect" title="The Vine">The Vine</a></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Christ_the_True_Vine_icon_(Athens,_16th_century).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Christ_the_True_Vine_icon_%28Athens%2C_16th_century%29.jpg/150px-Christ_the_True_Vine_icon_%28Athens%2C_16th_century%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="204" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Christ_the_True_Vine_icon_%28Athens%2C_16th_century%29.jpg/225px-Christ_the_True_Vine_icon_%28Athens%2C_16th_century%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Christ_the_True_Vine_icon_%28Athens%2C_16th_century%29.jpg/300px-Christ_the_True_Vine_icon_%28Athens%2C_16th_century%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="589" data-file-height="800" /></a><figcaption><i>Christ the True Vine</i>, 16th century Greek icon</figcaption></figure> <p>This part is a meditation on Jesus as the source of life for the community and builds on the pattern of discipleship in the gospels.<sup id="cite_ref-Talb_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Talb-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-long85_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-long85-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the beginning Jesus states: "I am the true vine", leading to the use of the term <a href="/wiki/The_Vine" class="mw-redirect" title="The Vine">The Vine</a> to refer to this teaching.<sup id="cite_ref-Talb_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Talb-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The disciples are then referred to as the branches that depend on the vine: </p> <dl><dd>"I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same beareth much fruit: for apart from me ye can do nothing." – <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(American_Standard)/John#15:5" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Bible (American Standard)/John">John 15:5</a></dd></dl> <p>The passages in <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(American_Standard)/John#15:9" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Bible (American Standard)/John">John 15:9–10</a> then draw parallels between the relationship between Jesus and the disciples with that of The Father and Jesus:<sup id="cite_ref-long85_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-long85-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <dl><dd>"as the Father hath loved me, I also have loved you"</dd></dl> <dl><dd>"keep my commandments ... as I have kept my Father's commandments".</dd></dl> <p>Later in the discourse, this pattern is repeated in <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(American_Standard)/John#17:18" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Bible (American Standard)/John">John 17:18</a> in which Jesus "sends the disciples to the world", just as the Father had sent him to the world.<sup id="cite_ref-Andreas424_13-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Andreas424-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>This pattern of discipleship reemphasizes the <a href="/wiki/Good_Shepherd" title="Good Shepherd">Good Shepherd</a> teachings in <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(American_Standard)/John#10:1" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Bible (American Standard)/John">John 10:1–21</a> in which one "lays down his life" in obedience.<sup id="cite_ref-long85_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-long85-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Koester196_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Koester196-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>And Jesus now refers to his disciples as friends: </p> <dl><dd>"Ye are my friends, if ye do the things which I command you." – <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(American_Standard)/John#15:14" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Bible (American Standard)/John">John 15:14</a></dd></dl> <p>This component of the discourse again ends in <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(American_Standard)/John#15:14" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Bible (American Standard)/John">15:17</a> by reiterating the importance of love: "These things I command you, that ye may love one another."<sup id="cite_ref-Talb_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Talb-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Part_3:_If_the_world_hates_you">Part 3: If the world hates you</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Farewell_Discourse&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Part 3: If the world hates you"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:JUDDwindowGethsemaneMPLS.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/JUDDwindowGethsemaneMPLS.jpg/250px-JUDDwindowGethsemaneMPLS.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="250" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/JUDDwindowGethsemaneMPLS.jpg/375px-JUDDwindowGethsemaneMPLS.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/JUDDwindowGethsemaneMPLS.jpg/500px-JUDDwindowGethsemaneMPLS.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2589" data-file-height="2589" /></a><figcaption>Stained glass window with a quote from the Farewell Discourse: "In the world ye shall have tribulation."</figcaption></figure> <p>In <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(American_Standard)/John#15:18" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Bible (American Standard)/John">John 15:18–16:33</a> Jesus prepares his disciples for conflict and hatred by the world, reminding them he had also faced adversity:<sup id="cite_ref-Gail142_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gail142-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <dl><dd>"If the world hates you, you know that it had hated me before [it hated] you." ... "They hated me without a cause."</dd></dl> <p>Warning the disciples of coming persecutions he says:<sup id="cite_ref-Gail142_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gail142-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <dl><dd>"If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you"</dd></dl> <p>This again draws parallels between Jesus and his disciples, as had been drawn earlier in the discourse.<sup id="cite_ref-Talb_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Talb-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the <a href="/wiki/First_Epistle_of_John" title="First Epistle of John">First Epistle of John</a> (<a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(American_Standard)/1_John#3:13" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Bible (American Standard)/1 John">3:13</a>) the brethren are reminded of this again: "Marvel not, brethren, if the world hateth you".<sup id="cite_ref-Talb_4-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Talb-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Drawing parallels again, Jesus states in <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(American_Standard)/John#15:23" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Bible (American Standard)/John">John 15:23</a>: </p> <dl><dd>"He that hateth me hateth my Father also"</dd></dl> <p>But Jesus comforts the disciples by assuring them that he will send the "Spirit of Truth" to bear his witness:<sup id="cite_ref-Gail142_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gail142-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <dl><dd>"But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, [even] the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall bear witness of me"</dd></dl> <p>And Jesus adds that unless he departs the Holy Spirit will not arrive, and indicates that the continuation of his work in the world will be carried out by the Holy Spirit.<sup id="cite_ref-Andreas470_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Andreas470-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Jesus also assures the disciples of the love of the Father for them, again drawing parallels:<sup id="cite_ref-Talb_4-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Talb-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <dl><dd>"Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came forth from the Father."</dd></dl> <dl><dd>"In the world ye have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world."</dd></dl> <p>After these statements, Jesus begins a series of prayers for the disciples. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Part_4:_Farewell_prayer">Part 4: Farewell prayer</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Farewell_Discourse&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Part 4: Farewell prayer"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/That_they_may_all_be_one" class="mw-redirect" title="That they may all be one">That they may all be one</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jes%C3%BAs_en_La_%C3%9Altima_Cena,_de_Leonardo_da_Vinci.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Jes%C3%BAs_en_La_%C3%9Altima_Cena%2C_de_Leonardo_da_Vinci.jpg/220px-Jes%C3%BAs_en_La_%C3%9Altima_Cena%2C_de_Leonardo_da_Vinci.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="198" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Jes%C3%BAs_en_La_%C3%9Altima_Cena%2C_de_Leonardo_da_Vinci.jpg/330px-Jes%C3%BAs_en_La_%C3%9Altima_Cena%2C_de_Leonardo_da_Vinci.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Jes%C3%BAs_en_La_%C3%9Altima_Cena%2C_de_Leonardo_da_Vinci.jpg/440px-Jes%C3%BAs_en_La_%C3%9Altima_Cena%2C_de_Leonardo_da_Vinci.jpg 2x" data-file-width="817" data-file-height="736" /></a><figcaption>Jesus depicted in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_Supper_(Leonardo)" title="The Last Supper (Leonardo)">The Last Supper</a></i>, by <a href="/wiki/Leonardo_da_Vinci" title="Leonardo da Vinci">Leonardo da Vinci</a></figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(American_Standard)/John#17:1" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Bible (American Standard)/John">John 17:1–26</a> is generally known as the <i>Farewell Prayer</i> or the <i>High Priestly Prayer</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Herman546_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Herman546-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is by far the longest prayer of Jesus in any of the gospels.<sup id="cite_ref-And482_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-And482-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While the earlier parts of the discourse are addressed to the disciples, this final part addresses the Father, as Jesus turns his eyes to heaven and prays.<sup id="cite_ref-Herman546_6-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Herman546-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The prayer takes place at a unique time in the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Jesus" title="Ministry of Jesus">ministry of Jesus</a>, at the end of his final instructions to his followers, and at the start of his Passion.<sup id="cite_ref-And482_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-And482-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Once the prayer has ended, the events of Jesus' Passion unfold rather quickly.<sup id="cite_ref-And482_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-And482-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the prayer, for one last time Jesus gives an account of his earthly ministry to the Father and by praying to him reiterates his total dependence on the Father.<sup id="cite_ref-And482_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-And482-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The prayer begins with Jesus' petition for his glorification by the Father, given that completion of his work and continues to an intercession for the success of the works of his disciples and the community of his followers.<sup id="cite_ref-Herman546_6-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Herman546-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A key theme of the prayer is the glorification of the Father. In the first part Jesus talks with the Father about their relationship, thus indirectly reiterating that to the disciples.<sup id="cite_ref-quest_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-quest-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Then reflecting the nature of their relationship, Jesus asks the Father to glorify him as he has glorified the Father, as he had in his earthly ministry – referring to the theme of <a href="/wiki/Eternal_life_(Christianity)" title="Eternal life (Christianity)">eternal life</a>, stating in <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(American_Standard)/John#17:3" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Bible (American Standard)/John">John 17:3</a>:<sup id="cite_ref-quest_2-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-quest-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <dl><dd>"And this is life eternal, that they should know thee the only true God"</dd></dl> <p>The Farewell Prayer consists of the following five petitions:<sup id="cite_ref-Herman546_6-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Herman546-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <dl><dd><ul><li>17:1–5: Petition for glorification based on the completion of his work</li> <li>17:6–10: Petitions for his disciples</li> <li>17:11–19: Petition for the preservation and sanctification of "his own" in the world</li> <li>17:20–23: Petition for unity of "his own"</li> <li>17:24–26: Petition for the union of "his own" with himself</li></ul></dd></dl> <p>The last two petitions are for unity, as characterized by: </p> <dl><dd>"I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one." – <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(American_Standard)/John#17:22" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Bible (American Standard)/John">John 17:22</a></dd></dl> <dl><dd>"I made known unto them thy name, and will make it known; that the love with which thou loves me may be in them, and I in them." – <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(American_Standard)/John#17:26" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Bible (American Standard)/John">John 17:26</a></dd></dl> <p>with the final petition being for the eternal unity of Jesus with his followers.<sup id="cite_ref-quest_2-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-quest-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Duccio_di_Buoninsegna_-_Christ_Accused_by_the_Pharisees_-_WGA06801.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Duccio_di_Buoninsegna_-_Christ_Accused_by_the_Pharisees_-_WGA06801.jpg/250px-Duccio_di_Buoninsegna_-_Christ_Accused_by_the_Pharisees_-_WGA06801.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="218" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Duccio_di_Buoninsegna_-_Christ_Accused_by_the_Pharisees_-_WGA06801.jpg/375px-Duccio_di_Buoninsegna_-_Christ_Accused_by_the_Pharisees_-_WGA06801.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Duccio_di_Buoninsegna_-_Christ_Accused_by_the_Pharisees_-_WGA06801.jpg/500px-Duccio_di_Buoninsegna_-_Christ_Accused_by_the_Pharisees_-_WGA06801.jpg 2x" data-file-width="821" data-file-height="717" /></a><figcaption>Jesus (on the right) being accused by the <a href="/wiki/Pharisee" class="mw-redirect" title="Pharisee">Pharisees</a>, the day after the Last Supper, by <a href="/wiki/Duccio" title="Duccio">Duccio</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The references to "thy name" in <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(American_Standard)/John#17:26" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Bible (American Standard)/John">John 17:6</a> and <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(American_Standard)/John#17:26" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Bible (American Standard)/John">John 17:26</a> emphasize the importance of the <a href="/wiki/Name_of_God_in_Christianity" class="mw-redirect" title="Name of God in Christianity">name of God in Christianity</a>, which in Christian teachings (e.g. by <a href="/wiki/Cyril_of_Alexandria" title="Cyril of Alexandria">Cyril of Alexandria</a>) has been seen as a representation of the entire system of "divine truth" revealed to the faithful "that believe on his name" as in <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(American_Standard)/John#1:12" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Bible (American Standard)/John">John 1:12</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Historicity">Historicity</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Farewell_Discourse&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Historicity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Jesus_Seminar" title="Jesus Seminar">Jesus Seminar</a> has argued that verses <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(American_Standard)/John#14:30" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Bible (American Standard)/John">John 14:30–31</a> represent a conclusion, and that the next three chapters have been inserted into the text later. This argument considers the Farewell Discourse not to be authentic, and postulates that it was constructed after the death of Jesus.<sup id="cite_ref-5G_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5G-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Similarly, <a href="/wiki/Stephen_L._Harris" title="Stephen L. Harris">Stephen Harris</a> has questioned the authenticity of the discourse because it appears only in the Gospel of John, and not in the <a href="/wiki/Synoptic_gospels" class="mw-redirect" title="Synoptic gospels">Synoptic gospels</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Harris_John_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Harris_John-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, scholars such as <a href="/wiki/Herman_Nicolaas_Ridderbos" title="Herman Nicolaas Ridderbos">Herman Ridderbos</a> see John 14:30–31 as a "provisional ending" just to that part of the discourse and not an ending to the entire discourse.<sup id="cite_ref-Herman510_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Herman510-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Fernando Segovia has argued that the discourse originally consisted of just chapter 14, and the other chapters were added later, but <a href="/wiki/Gary_M._Burge" title="Gary M. Burge">Gary M. Burge</a> opposes that argument given the overall theological and literary unity of the work and that the discourse has much in common with the gospel as a whole, e.g. the themes of Jesus' death and resurrection and his care for his own.<sup id="cite_ref-Burge_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Burge-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2004, Scott Kellum published a detailed analysis of the literary unity of the entire Farewell Discourse and stated that it shows that it was written by a single author, and that its structure and placement within the Gospel of John is consistent with the rest of that gospel.<sup id="cite_ref-Kellum1_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kellum1-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Farewell_Discourse&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bread_of_Life_Discourse" title="Bread of Life Discourse">Bread of Life Discourse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Five_Discourses_of_Matthew" title="Five Discourses of Matthew">Five Discourses of Matthew</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gospel_of_John" title="Gospel of John">Gospel of John</a>: <a href="/wiki/John_14" title="John 14">chapter 14</a><a href="/wiki/John_15" title="John 15">, 15</a><a href="/wiki/John_16" title="John 16">, 16</a><a href="/wiki/John_17" title="John 17">, 17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Life_of_Jesus_in_the_New_Testament" class="mw-redirect" title="Life of Jesus in the New Testament">Life of Jesus in the New Testament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Jesus" title="Ministry of Jesus">Ministry of Jesus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Water_of_Life_(Christianity)" title="Water of Life (Christianity)">Water of Life Discourse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paraclete" title="Paraclete">Paraclete</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Farewell_Discourse&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width reflist-columns-2"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Gail142-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Gail142_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Gail142_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Gail142_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Gail142_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Gail142_1-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>John</i> by <a href="/wiki/Gail_R._O%27Day" title="Gail R. O'Day">Gail R. 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Palo Alto: Mayfield. 1985. "John" pp. 302–310</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Burge-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Burge_24-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Interpreting the Gospel of John</i> by <a href="/wiki/Gary_M._Burge" title="Gary M. Burge">Gary M. Burge</a> 1998 <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0801010217" title="Special:BookSources/0801010217">0801010217</a> pp. 67–71</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>John, Jesus, and History, Volume 2</i> by Paul N. 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Signs</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_2" title="John 2">2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_3" title="John 3">3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_4" title="John 4">4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_5" title="John 5">5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_6" title="John 6">6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_7" title="John 7">7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_8" title="John 8">8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_9" title="John 9">9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_10" title="John 10">10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_11" title="John 11">11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_12" title="John 12">12</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Book_of_Glory" class="mw-redirect" title="Book of Glory">Book of Glory</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_13" title="John 13">13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_14" title="John 14">14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_15" title="John 15">15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_16" title="John 16">16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_17" title="John 17">17</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Via_et_veritas_et_vita" title="Via et veritas et vita">14:6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_18:38" title="John 18:38">18:38</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:John_20" title="Category:John 20">20:1–31</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Events<br />(chronological)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wedding_at_Cana" title="Wedding at Cana">Wedding at Cana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bread_of_Life_Discourse" title="Bread of Life Discourse">Bread of Life Discourse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Feeding_the_multitude" title="Feeding the multitude">Feeding the 5000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Healing_the_man_blind_from_birth" title="Healing the man blind from birth">Healing a blind man</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Healing_the_paralytic_at_Bethesda" title="Healing the paralytic at Bethesda">Healing a paralytic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Healing_the_royal_official%27s_son" title="Healing the royal official's son">Healing a sick son</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jesus_and_the_woman_taken_in_adultery" title="Jesus and the woman taken in adultery">Jesus and the woman taken in adultery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jesus_walking_on_water" title="Jesus walking on water">Walking on water</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raising_of_Lazarus" class="mw-redirect" title="Raising of Lazarus">Raising of Lazarus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anointing_of_Jesus" title="Anointing of Jesus">Anointing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maundy_(foot_washing)" title="Maundy (foot washing)">Foot washing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Passion_of_Jesus" title="Passion of Jesus">Passion of Jesus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Last_Supper" title="Last Supper">Last Supper</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Farewell Discourse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crucifixion_of_Jesus" title="Crucifixion of Jesus">Crucifixion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burial_of_Jesus" title="Burial of Jesus">Burial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Empty_tomb" title="Empty tomb">Empty tomb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Resurrection_of_Jesus" title="Resurrection of Jesus">Resurrection of Jesus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Restoration_of_Peter" title="Restoration of Peter">Restoration of Peter</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Phrases</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/In_the_beginning_(phrase)" title="In the beginning (phrase)">In the beginning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Logos_(Christianity)" title="Logos (Christianity)">Logos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disciple_whom_Jesus_loved" title="Disciple whom Jesus loved">Disciple whom Jesus loved</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doubting_Thomas" title="Doubting Thomas">Doubting Thomas</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ecce_homo" title="Ecce homo">Ecce homo</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hanukkah" title="Hanukkah">Feast of Dedication</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Commandment" title="New Commandment">"Love one another"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jesus_wept" title="Jesus wept">Jesus wept</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Noli_me_tangere" title="Noli me tangere">Noli me tangere</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Quod_scripsi,_scripsi" title="Quod scripsi, scripsi">Quod scripsi, scripsi</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/That_they_all_may_be_one" title="That they all may be one">That they all may be one</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Via_et_veritas_et_vita" title="Via et veritas et vita">Via et veritas et vita</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_truth_will_set_you_free" title="The truth will set you free">The truth will set you free</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">People</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_the_Apostle" title="Andrew the Apostle">Andrew</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Annas" title="Annas">Annas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caiaphas" title="Caiaphas">Caiaphas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herod_Antipas" title="Herod Antipas">Herod Antipas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jesus" title="Jesus">Jesus Christ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_the_Baptist" title="John the Baptist">John the Baptist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_of_Arimathea" title="Joseph of Arimathea">Joseph of Arimathea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judas_Iscariot" title="Judas Iscariot">Judas Iscariot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary,_mother_of_Jesus" title="Mary, mother of Jesus">Mother of Jesus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lazarus_of_Bethany" title="Lazarus of Bethany">Lazarus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malchus" title="Malchus">Malchus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martha" title="Martha">Martha</a></li> <li><a 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title="Samaritans">Samaritans</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sanhedrin" title="Sanhedrin">Sanhedrin</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Places</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/%C3%86non" class="mw-redirect" title="Ænon">Ænon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bethabara" class="mw-redirect" title="Bethabara">Bethabara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bethany" title="Bethany">Bethany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bethsaida" title="Bethsaida">Bethsaida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cana" title="Cana">Cana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capernaum" title="Capernaum">Capernaum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Galilee" title="Galilee">Galilee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacob%27s_Well" title="Jacob's Well">Jacob's Well</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerusalem" title="Jerusalem">Jerusalem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jordan_River" title="Jordan River">Jordan River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judea" title="Judea">Judea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kidron_Valley" title="Kidron Valley">Kidron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samaria" title="Samaria">Samaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sea_of_Galilee" title="Sea of Galilee">Sea of Galilee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solomon%27s_Porch" title="Solomon's Porch">Solomon's Porch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shechem" title="Shechem">Sychar</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">"<a href="/wiki/Ego_eimi" title="Ego eimi">I AM</a>" sayings</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/I_am_(biblical_term)" title="I am (biblical term)">I am (biblical term)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bread_of_Life_Discourse" title="Bread of Life Discourse">Bread of Life</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Light_of_the_World" title="Light of the World">Light of the World</a></li> <li><a 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Evangelist</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johannine_literature" title="Johannine literature">Johannine literature</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Holy_Spirit_in_Johannine_literature" title="Holy Spirit in Johannine literature">Holy Spirit</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Textual_variants_in_the_Gospel_of_John" title="Textual variants in the Gospel of John">Textual variants</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apocryphon_of_John" title="Apocryphon of John">Apocryphon of John</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Apocalypse_of_John" title="Second Apocalypse of John">Second Apocalypse of John</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Gospel_According_to_John_(Pillar_New_Testament_Commentary)" title="The Gospel According to John (Pillar New Testament Commentary)">Pillar New Testament Commentary</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Adaptations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/St_John_Passion" title="St John Passion">St John Passion</a></i> (J. S. Bach, 1724) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/St_John_Passion_structure" title="St John Passion structure">Structure</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_John_Passion_discography" title="St John Passion discography">Discography</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Passio_(P%C3%A4rt)" title="Passio (Pärt)">Passio</a></i> (Pärt, 1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Gospel_of_John_(2003_film)" title="The Gospel of John (2003 film)">The Gospel of John</a></i> (2003 film)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Gospel_of_John_(2014_film)" title="The Gospel of John (2014 film)">The Gospel of John</a></i> (2014 film)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Manuscripts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Papyrus_2" title="Papyrus 2">Papyrus 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papyrus_5" class="mw-redirect" title="Papyrus 5">5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papyrus_6" title="Papyrus 6">6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papyrus_22" title="Papyrus 22">22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papyrus_28" title="Papyrus 28">28</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papyrus_36" title="Papyrus 36">36</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papyrus_39" title="Papyrus 39">39</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papyrus_44" title="Papyrus 44">44</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papyrus_45" title="Papyrus 45">45</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rylands_Library_Papyrus_P52" title="Rylands Library Papyrus P52">52</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papyrus_55" title="Papyrus 55">55</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papyrus_59" title="Papyrus 59">59</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papyrus_60" title="Papyrus 60">60</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papyrus_63" title="Papyrus 63">63</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papyrus_66" title="Papyrus 66">66</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papyrus_75" title="Papyrus 75">75</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papyrus_76" title="Papyrus 76">76</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papyrus_80" title="Papyrus 80">80</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papyrus_84" title="Papyrus 84">84</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papyrus_90" title="Papyrus 90">90</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papyrus_93" title="Papyrus 93">93</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papyrus_95" title="Papyrus 95">95</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papyrus_106" title="Papyrus 106">106</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papyrus_107" title="Papyrus 107">107</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papyrus_108" title="Papyrus 108">108</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papyrus_109" title="Papyrus 109">109</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papyrus_119" title="Papyrus 119">119</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papyrus_120" title="Papyrus 120">120</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papyrus_121" title="Papyrus 121">121</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papyrus_122" title="Papyrus 122">122</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papyrus_128" title="Papyrus 128">128</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ohrid_Glagolitic_fragments" title="Ohrid Glagolitic fragments">Ohrid Glagolitic fragments</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Sources</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/el:%CE%9A%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%AC_%CE%99%CF%89%CE%AC%CE%BD%CE%BD%CE%B7%CE%BD" class="extiw" title="wikisource:el:Κατά Ιωάννην">Greek Text</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/la:Biblia_Sacra_Vulgata_(Stuttgartensia)/Ioannes" class="extiw" title="wikisource:la:Biblia Sacra Vulgata (Stuttgartensia)/Ioannes">Latin Vulgate</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(Wycliffe)/John" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Bible (Wycliffe)/John">Wycliffe Version</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/John" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Bible (King James)/John">King James Version</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(American_Standard)/John" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Bible (American Standard)/John">American Standard Version</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(World_English)/John" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Bible (World English)/John">World English Version</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Twelve_Apostles_of_Jesus" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a 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title="Lord's Prayer">Lord's Prayer</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parables_of_Jesus" title="Parables of Jesus">Parables</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miracles_of_Jesus" title="Miracles of Jesus">Miracles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transfiguration_of_Jesus" title="Transfiguration of Jesus">Transfiguration</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homelessness_of_Jesus" title="Homelessness of Jesus">Homelessness</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Commandment" title="Great Commandment">Great Commandment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olivet_Discourse" title="Olivet Discourse">Olivet Discourse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anointing_of_Jesus" title="Anointing of Jesus">Anointing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Passion_of_Jesus" title="Passion of Jesus">Passion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Triumphal_entry_into_Jerusalem" title="Triumphal entry into Jerusalem">Entry into Jerusalem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Last_Supper" title="Last Supper">Last Supper</a> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Farewell 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Child</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Life_of_Christ_in_art" title="Life of Christ in art">Life of Christ in art</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Life_of_Christ_Museum" title="Life of Christ Museum">Life of Christ Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_statues_of_Jesus" title="List of statues of Jesus">Statues</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transfiguration_of_Jesus_in_Christian_art" title="Transfiguration of Jesus in Christian art">Transfiguration</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Jesus_in_Christianity" title="Jesus in Christianity">Christianity</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Christ_(title)" title="Christ (title)">Christ</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Christianity" title="Christianity">Christianity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christianity_in_the_1st_century" title="Christianity in the 1st century">1st 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