ShareNicodemus, the learned Pharisee, was clearly troubled by what the Lord had said: that unless a man be born anew of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. And so, our Lord comforted him, saying, “Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born anew’” (Jn 3:7). There [...]

ShareIn the second chapter, the Evangelist had told us of two instances in which Christ manifested His power over nature: first, in performing the miracle at Cana, and second in His bodily resurrection, which He foretold He would accomplish on the third day after His death. Now St. John will show another way in which [...]

ShareAt the outset of chapter two, the Evangelist had recounted the first great sign by which Christ manifested His divinity and His power over nature: the changing of water into wine at Cana (vv. 1-11). The remainder of chapter two deals with the greatest sign, the greatest miracle: His resurrection. We have already seen the [...]

ShareWe have seen the first sign which manifested Christ’s divinity: the changing of water into wine at Cana (vv. 1-11). Now we will hear Christ speak of the ultimate sign: His own resurrection from the dead. First, the Evangelist gives the occasion for Christ’s prediction of His resurrection: the cleansing of the temple (vv. 12-17). [...]

ShareIn the first chapter, the Evangelist has shown the dignity of the Word of God. In chapters two through eleven, he demonstrates how the Incarnate Word revealed His divinity to the world, particularly through these seven signs: the wedding feast at Cana (Jn 2:1-11), the healing of the son of an official (Jn 4:46b-54), the [...]

SharePreviously, we had seen the fruit of the Baptist’s preaching, for when John had pointed out the Lamb of God to his disciples, two of them began to follow Christ (vv. 35-37). Then we saw the fruit of his disciple’s preaching, as Andrew led his brother Simon to the Lord (vv. 41-42). Now we shall [...]

ShareIn the first chapter, we read that St. John the Baptist gave witness to Christ three times, on three successive days: first, in response to the Pharisees’ questions (vv. 19-28), then when he saw Christ in public the next day (vv. 29-34), and then when he pointed out Christ to his (John’s) disciples on the [...]