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The Gospel According to St. John

( Part 1 )

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Chapter 1

Please answer the following:

1. In this chapter, there are several titles of Jesus Christ, provide them.

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2. Why did St. John the Evangelist focus on the testimony of St. John the Baptist about Jesus Christ?

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3. Who are those whom Jesus Christ meant by “his own”?

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4. Why did John the Baptist baptize in Bethabara? And why was it called by that name?

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5. Mention some of the titles of St. John, the author of this Gospel.

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6. “Jesus Christ attracted his disciples by different ways” provide some of these.

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7. In this chapter, people have testified about Christ in different ways, list 4 of these, with reference

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Provide the reference:

1. The Jews knew that Elijah would come before Christ -----------------------------

2. God gave us sonship to him---------------------------

3. The Baptist was the voice of warning for the people to accept Christ-----------

4. The Baptist declares that he is not the Messiah---------------------------------

5. Jesus Christ introduced the Father to us-------------------

6. John’s humility ----------------------------------------------

7. The Baptist summarizes the theme of redemption ------------------

8. The first acquaintance of the disciples to Jesus Christ-----------------------

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Chapter 2

Mention the reference:

1. The Disciples knowledge of books----------

2. The role of intercessor of St. Mary --------

3. Obedience the servants to Christ-----------

Answer the following:

1. How many times did Christ cleanse the temple? And when?

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Match column (A) to column(B):

(A) (B)

1. Reading the miracle of the in the presence of the wedding of

Wedding of Canna of Galilee Canna Galilee ( )

2. The wedding of Canna of Galilee as for Christians, by Jesus blood

3. Christ made the marriage holy on the 3rd day of the Epiphany ( )

4. Whatever he says to you, do it In St. John gospel only ( )

5. The Jews were cleansed with water minor feast of the Lord ( )

6. The first miracle of water turns to wine this is always the commandment

of St. Mary to us ( )

7. The miracle of Cana of Galilee and the last miracle of turning wine

was mentioned Into blood ( )

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Chapter 3

Provide the reference:

1. The reproach of Christ to the Jewish’s Teachers in the person of Nicodemus---------------------------------------------

2. Baptism is a written sacrament ------------------------------------------

3. Nicodemus’ passion for knowledge-----------------------------

4. The Son incarnated for our salvation ---------------------------------------

5. Nicodemus was unable to understand the idea of the second birth----

6. Nicodemus was cautious lest someone would see him--------------------

Match column (A) to column (B):

(A) (B)

1. The gospel of Nicodemus is read preparing the people as a

bride to Christ the groom ( )

2. Circumcision is a requirement this is what the Baptist heard ( )

For being a Jewish

3. People love the darkness on the 6th Friday of the lent ( )

4. The work of the Baptist was Baptism is a requirement for

entering the Kingdom of heaven ( )

5. The Father loves the Son they hold in sin ( )

Answer the following:

1. How did Jesus explain to Nicodemus the secret of baptism?

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3. Man has the freedom of choice and is responsible for it, explain that from this chapter with reference

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4. John the Baptist called himself witness, mention what he testified of the life of Christ in this chapter

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Chapter 4

Provide the reference:

1. The sense of the Samaritan woman as being in front of an extraordinary person--------------

2. The Jews hatred to the Samaritans----------------------------------------------

3. The urgency of the King’s servant-------------------------

4. Jewish contempt for the woman-------------------------------------------------

5. Jesus Christ is not revealing but only helps and encourages--------------

6. The Samaritan woman’s feeling of need-----------------------------------

7. The gifts of God are beyond our comprehension--------------------------

8. The summit of the revelation of Christ to the Samaritan-----------------

Match column(A) to column(B):

(A) (B)

1. A prophet has no honor in do you ask that our fellowship

His own country with Christ be extended ( )

2. They asked Him to stay for Christ is the one who is

with them labored ( )

3. Others have labored A saying only God says ( )

4. You have not labored for a well-known Jewish proverb ( )

5. Go your way, your son is alive they are the prophets ( )

Answer the following :

1. Why did Jesus have to pass through the Samaria?

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2. What did Christ mean by saying to the Samaritan “the hour is

Coming”?--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

3. How many times does the Gospel of the Samaritan is read in the

Year? When? What is the reason to read it on these occasions?

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Who am I or we?

1. I left the Judea and went to Galilee ---------------------------------------

2. The first preacher before the disciples------------

3. Jesus stayed in me ------------------------------------

4. We went to the town to get some food--------------------------------

5. A virtue, Jesus Christ praised the Samaritan with-------------------------

6. Jesus healed me from the disease of death -----------------------------

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Chapter 5

Answer the following:

1. What is the reason for which the Jews wanted to kill Jesus?

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2. Jesus mentioned that Moses wrote about Him in Verse “46” provide

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3. Why did the Father give the judgement to the Son? Provide reference

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4. In verse “28” what is meant by “the Hour is coming”?

5. “Jesus gave the Jews several witnesses who supported Him”

Mention them?

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Provide the reference:

1. Life is from the nature of the living God ---------------------------------------

2. The Obedience of the Son to the Father ---------------------------------------

3. God respects the will of man ----------------------------------------------

4. Equality and unity of the Father and the Son ---------------------------------

5. The humility of the Son before the Father ------------------------------------

6. The Word of Christ is strong and effective ------------------------------------

Match column (A) to column (B):

(A) (B)

1. The moving water means the house of mercy ( )

2. A patient of Bethesda pool as a shining lamp ( )

3. Bethesda a symbol for the Baptism ( )

4. Christ described the Baptist the condition of all humans before

Christ ( )

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Chapter 6

Answer the following:

1. What is the purpose that Jesus Christ gave the disciples to give the food to the people?

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2. In verse “34” there is a similar verse that the Samaritan woman said,

What is it?

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3. What did Jesus say to the disgruntled people? Mention the reference

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4. In the verses “31-33” Jesus announced three facts, so what are they?

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5. What is the will of God as understood by the verse “40”?

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6. What is the condition that make us abides in God and He in us?

With reference -----------------------------------------------------------------

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7. How many times the word “I Am” was mentioned, with reference

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Mention the reference:

1. The disciples grumbled about the words of Jesus Christ-------------------

2. God’s knowledge in advance----------------------------------

3. Peter’s confession of his faith ------------------------------------------

4. The betrayal is a character of Satan ------------------------------------------

5. Jesus Christ’s test for Philip -------------------------------------------------

6. Thanksgiving is a written commandment---------------------------------

7. People’s recognition of the truth of Jesus Christ -------------------------

8. Christ has cleared His will ---------------------------------------------------

9. Christ’s proclamation of His Ascension --------------------------------------

Who am I?

1. One of the largest feasts among Jews------------------------------------------

2. Simon Peter’s brother -----------------------------------------------------

3. Tradition says that I am the owner of 5 breads and 2 fish ----------------

4. Another name for the miracle of feeding the multitude ------------------

5. A miracle that attracted people to follow Jesus -----------------------------

6. The Son thanked me in the miracle of feeding the multitude-------------

Answer by numbers

1. The cost of feeding the multitude at Philip’s estimate -------------denarii

2. Number of remaining baskets ----------------------basket

3. The number of miles that the disciples sailed -------or----------

4. The number of men in the miracle of feeding the multitude

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Chapter 7

Answer the following:

1. “Jesus could not walk in Judea” why? And where did he go?

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2. What is the reason for the world’s aversion for Jesus as you understand from the chapter?

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3. Christ has made three conversations in this chapter with different categories of people, who are they? With reference for each category

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4. What was Jesus’s reaction to his brothers regarding the ascension of the feast? What is meant by “My time has not yet come”?

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5. What is the reason for Nicodemus intervened in the conversation?

What was the reaction of the Pharisees to his intervention?

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Complete with one word or two:

1. A feast of the Jews mentioned in this chapter---------------------

2. Jesus testified about the world that----------------------------------------

3. No one spoke of Jesus because of ----------------------------------

4. What is meant by “He who sent Me”-----------------------------

5. He who speaks about himself, seeks ----------------------------------------

6. The Jews accused Jesus and said-----------------------------------

7. The Jews used to--------------even though it was a -----------------day-----

8. Jesus asked the Jews to judge with ---------------------------------------

Provide the reference:

1. The chief priest’s servants were influenced by the words of Jesus-----

2. Christ’s confrontation with the Jews that they have broken the law---

3. Priests and Pharisees cursed the people --------------------------------------

4. Conflicting views of the Jews towards Jesus----------------------------

5. The Jews were aware of the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem------------

6. People’s fear of the Jews ------------------------------------------

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Chapter 8

Answer the following:

1. What was the intention of Christ in the verse “28” “When you lift up the Son of Man”?

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2. What was the purpose of the Scribers and the Pharisees when they brought the woman held in the same act to Jesus?

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3. God hates sin but he is sorry for the sinner, clarify the situation indicating that, through your reading of this chapter?

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4- What is meant by “he shall never see death” in verse “51”?---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

5. Jesus explained to the Pharisees some of the characteristics of Devil

To clarify the vision to them, provide these with reference.

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6. “Jesus taught us not respond to abuse with similar” indicate that from this chapter? With reference

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Provide the reference:

1. Jesus spoke of his eternity to the Jews -----------------------------

2. Jesus Christ is without sin ----------------------------

3. The Jews did not understand the words of Jesus because they rejected the truth ------------------------------------------------------

4. The mockery of the Pharisees of Christ --------------------------------

5. Jesus’ declaration of destruction for those who insist on rejecting faith-------------------------------------------------------

6. The denial of the Pharisees to Jesus ----------------------------

7. Christ’s explanation for the Jews that bondage is to sin and not to the Romans ---------------------------------

8. The Jews boasted of their ancestors ---------------------------------------

9. The problem is not in seeing the light, but in spiritual blindness --------

10. The Son performs the will of the Father -------------------------------------

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Chapter 9

Match column (A) to column (B) :

(A) (B)

1. Ablution or wash are the Gentiles who believed in

Christ ( )

2. Christ Heals questioning of the blind in

Jesus Christ ( )

3. The pride Are the Jews who rejected Christ ( )

4. The Pharisees wanted does his will ( )

5. Whoever fears God is a symbol of Baptism ( )

6. Those who do not see prevents man from learning ( )

may see

7. Those who see may be by several ways ( )

made blind

Provide the reference:

1. The Pharisees insulted the blind man because of their inability to resist his argument-----------------------------------------------------------

2. Christ’s test of the blind man -------------------------------------------

3. The blind scolding the Pharisees for mocking Jesus Christ-----------------

4. Christ declares himself to the blind -----------------------------------------

5. The wisdom of the blind in answering the question of the Pharisees

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6. The blind’s preaching to the Pharisees -----------------------------------------

7. The Jews’ wrong belief that the disease is a result of sin--------------

8. The courage of the blind before the Pharisees------------------------------

9. The Pharisees pressed on the parents of the blind to deny the miracle

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10. Pharisees’ intimidation of the blind-------------------------------

Who am I or We?

1. We doubted whether he was the blind or not -------------------------------

2. I was sitting and asking ----------------------------------

3. We objected the healing of the blind because it happened on a Saturday ------------------------------------------

4. The meaning of my name is sent ------------------------------------------

5. We have vowed if any one confessed that He was Christ will be expelled out of the synagogue ------------------------------------------------

6. The Jews claimed they were my children -------------------------------------

Answer the following:

1. Why did Jesus use the ground dust and spitted on it, in the miracle of the blind man? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2. What are the errors, from the point of view of the Pharisees, which Christ and the blind did?

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3. The blind parent’s response to the Pharisees has a real part and a false part, explain that? And what was their motive for their lying?

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Chapter 10

Mention the reference:

1. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son to redeem us ---------------------------------------------------------------------

2. The trained senses to hear the voice of God ------------------------------

3. The Jews’ belief that Jesus is insulting God by making Himself equal to Him------------------------------

4. The humility of the Son of God--------------------------------

5. The Father hypostasis wants and the Son hypostasis acts --------------

6. Christ the Good Shepherd came to the whole world-------------------

7. The Christian person has the freedom against Satan and sin --------

8. Death/destruction is the goal of Satan ----------------------------------

Answer the following :

1. Recall some of the titles that Jesus described himself with, in this chapter? With reference for each.

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2. What is the feast that was mentioned in this chapter? And what is the occasion? With reference

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3. What are the occasions when the Gospel of the Good Shepherd is read in the liturgy?

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4. What are the characteristics of the good shepherd as you understand from the chapter? Provide the reference for each character

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5. What is the result of subordination to Christ? With reference

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6. Who is meant by “whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world?” In verse “36”?

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7. Recall the miracles that are unique to the Gospel of St. John only?

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8. What is the resemblance between the believer and the lamb as understood by this chapter?

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9. How many times was the word “I Am” mentioned in this chapter with reference

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Match column (A) to column (B) :

(A) (B)

1. The wolf are the false prophets ( )

2. The thieves is Israel in the past and the

Church now ( )

3. The barn who are the Gentiles ( )

4. I have another sheep is the devil ( )

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Chapter 11

Answer the following:

1. Explain when did Mary anointe the Lord with perfume: before or after the resurrection of Lazarus? And why?

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2. How many times was the word “I Am” mentioned, in this chapter with reference

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3. What did Jesus mean by saying “Our friend Lazarus is sleeping”?

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4. What did Thomas mean in verse “16”?

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5. In verse “ 26”, Martha presented the law of her faith , what is it?

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6. What was Christ’s purpose of saying “Take away the stone”?

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7. How many times did Jesus cry? Mention when?

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Provide the reference:

1. Martha’s faith and trust that Christ is capable of doing miracles --------

2. Jesus Christ humanity ----------------------------------------

3. A short and purposeful prayers, Mary and Martha prayed-------------

4. The shortest verse in the Holy Bible------------------------------

5. Christ confirmed to Martha the resurrection of her brother from death ------------------------------------------------

6. Martha’s reproach to Jesus Christ -------------------------

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See you next time in the second part of

The Gospel According to St. John

Remember us in your prayers

The working Team

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