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1John identifies Jesus as the eternal Word made flesh and traces how testimony about him leads people to follow him.2John links Jesus’ first sign and his temple confrontation to his glory, authority, and coming resurrection.3John 3 presents life as God’s gift through his Son and insists that entry into his Kingdom requires new birth.4Jesus reveals himself as the Messiah whose gift brings eternal life and whose word calls forth faith.5Jesus’ Sabbath healing opens a confrontation over his authority as the Son who gives life and judges the dead.6John moves from bread that fills a crowd to Jesus himself, whose gift of eternal life divides his hearers.7Jesus declares that God sent him and promises the Spirit amid disputes over his authority and attempts to arrest him.8Jesus reveals himself as the light who frees people from sin, while exposing resistance to his word and his Father.9Jesus gives sight to a man born blind, while the dispute over his healing exposes resistance to God’s work.10Jesus identifies himself as the shepherd who gives his life for his sheep and keeps them secure with the Father.11Jesus reveals himself as the resurrection and the life by raising Lazarus, while the authorities resolve to put Jesus to death.12John presents Jesus’ approaching death as his glorification, while tracing the divide between faith in him and rejection.13Jesus shows the extent of his love through humble service and commands his disciples to love amid betrayal and coming loss.14Jesus prepares his disciples for his departure by promising access to the Father, the Spirit’s presence, and his own peace.15Jesus joins dependence on him with fruitful love, then prepares his disciples to bear witness amid the world’s hatred.16Jesus prepares his disciples for his departure and their suffering by promising the Spirit, renewed joy, and peace in his victory.17Jesus entrusts his people to the Father, praying for their holiness and unity, and for them to share his presence.18John sets Jesus’ willing submission and steady witness beside Peter’s denials and the authorities’ pursuit of his death.19Jesus faces condemnation and crucifixion under God’s authority, fulfilling Scripture as he brings his work to completion.20John presents the risen Jesus through encounters that lead from grief and unbelief to confession, mission, and life.21The risen Jesus feeds his disciples, commissions Peter to care for his sheep, and calls him to follow through suffering.
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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).