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The Second Sunday in Lent begins a four week digression from the Gospel for Year A, Matthew, with sequential readings from the Gospel of John. As the Fourth Gospel does not have its own lectionary year, these Sundays provide an opportunity for the preacher to draw out the distinctive theological claims of the Fourth Evangelist. … Continue reading “John 3:1-17 Commentary by Karoline Lewis”

Today’s Gospel lection is a theological key that can unlock several aspects of this often puzzling Gospel of John. We will begin by examining the details, then step back to look at the overall thrust of the story. To begin with, as re-readers who already are familiar with this Gospel, we are struck by several … Continue reading “John 3:1-17 Commentary by Sharon H. Ringe”

The obvious challenge in preaching this reading may seem to be how to say anything fresh, meaningful, and new about the world’s most famous Bible verse. The less obvious, but I would argue more important, challenge is not allowing the world’s most famous Bible verse to cloud the significant and even scandalous message of Jesus … Continue reading “John 3:1-17 Commentary by David Lose”

Most people know John 3:16, but a great many may not associate it with Nicodemus. John in particular among the gospels seems liable to have its verses taken and cherished out of their literary context. Read against the backdrop of Nicodemus’ nighttime visit, John 3:16 becomes the culmination of the response to him and people … Continue reading “John 3:1-17 Commentary by Meda Stamper”

If Nicodemus comes under cover of darkness, it is darkness disturbed by peculiar light. According to Gail R. O’Day, Nicodemus comes to Jesus with a set of convictions about what is real, what is possible: “We know that you are a teacher come from God…” Of course, initially, this strikes us as promising. However, it … Continue reading “John 3:1-17 Commentary by Robert Hoch”

From the Apostles’ Creed:            “I believe in God, the Father almighty,             I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord,             I believe in the Holy Spirit.” These are the words many of us recite together each time we gather for worship. In them we affirm our belief in the Holy Trinity. … Continue reading “John 3:1-17 Commentary by Ginger Barfield”

Any attempt to harmonize John’s version of Jesus’ demonstration in the temple in 2:13-22 with the Synoptic accounts (Matthew 21:12-13; Mark 11:15-18; Luke 19:45-46) risks missing John’s theological “take” on this important moment in the life of Jesus. In John, the temple scene makes a claim for Jesus’ authority at the beginning of his ministry … Continue reading “John 2:13-25 Commentary by Gilberto Ruiz”

Lo más interesante de este pasaje es que ocurre al principio del Evangelio Según San Juan en vez de hacia el final como en Los Evangelios Sinópticos (Mateo, Marcos y Lucas). No hay duda que Juan tiene un interés teológico en ponerlo en este lugar de su narración, mientras que históricamente a lo mejor paso … Continue reading “San Juan 2:13-22 Comentario por Efraín Agosto”

En preparación para la Semana Santa, hoy consideramos esta porción bíblica que en los demás evangelios se ubica en la última semana de la vida de Jesús. En Mateo 21:12-13, Marcos 11:15-18 y Lucas 19:45-46 el episodio conocido como “la purificación del templo” es presentado como uno de los eventos que provocaron el arresto y … Continue reading “San Juan 2:13-22 Comentario por Pablo A. Jiménez”

As the synoptic gospels have it, Jesus symbolically cleanses the temple in Jerusalem as he nears the end of his ministry. In Matthew 21:12-17, Mark 11:15-19, and Luke 19:45-48, Jesus entered the temple, overturned tables, and quoted Isaiah 56:7, “my house shall be called a house of prayer” and Jeremiah 7:11, “you have made it … Continue reading “John 2:13-22 Commentary by Sarah Henrich”