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The gospel reading for the second Sunday after the Epiphany is always taken from John: 1:29-42 (Year A); 1:43-51 (Year B); 2:1-11 (Year C). In each year the Johannine text is a brief “interruption” in the series of Epiphany gospel lessons that are otherwise taken from Matthew, Mark, or Luke. To their credit, these texts … Continue reading “John 1:43-51 Commentary by Stephen Hultgren”

In Lectionary Year B many of the texts are from the Gospel of Mark.  However, on this Second Sunday after Epiphany, we are suddenly blind-sided with a text from the Gospel of John. This will happen frequently during this year so we need to spend a few moments to reflect on the surrounding context where … Continue reading “John 1:43-51 Commentary by Paul S. Berge”

This text tells how it works: The Christian faith is passed from person to person. That’s how it started with Jesus, and that’s how it’s been for 2,000-plus years. What was it about Jesus that caused people to believe in him and follow him with no evidence? We don’t know. Some might remember the old … Continue reading “John 1:43-51 Commentary by Michael Rogness”

Sometimes we see a movie that wows us and we rush to tell others about it.  We want them to go see it for themselves so they may share the experience we had. This is what happens in John 1:35-51. One disciple after another encounters Jesus and has a transformative experience that leads him to … Continue reading “John 1:35-51 Commentary by Gilberto Ruiz”

El Evangelio de Juan es una narración  dramática y apasionante. Juan 1:29-42 se divide en dos partes principales: versículos 29-34 y versículos 35-42. Acto I: Antecedentes El drama ya ha comenzado con Juan 1:1, por supuesto, con el gran Prólogo (1:1-18) en el que Juan el Bautista aparece por primera vez (1:6-8; 15). Juan el … Continue reading “San Juan 1:29-42 Comentario por Jaime Clark-Soles”

El texto se ubica dentro la primera semana de actividad pública de Jesús y abarca dos días con temáticas muy entrelazadas. Es posible ver la división del texto entre estos dos días. El primer día (vv. 29-34) está caracterizado por el testimonio de Juan Bautista con respecto a Jesús y el segundo día (vv. 35-42) … Continue reading “San Juan 1:29-42 Comentario por Elizabeth Gareca Gareca”

“It is not about me.” That is the message whenever people in the Fourth Gospel ask John the Baptist who he is. He is not the Christ, not Elijah, not the prophet, not even a man worthy enough to untie the sandals of the One who is to come: no matter what people think of … Continue reading “John 1:29-42 Commentary by Audrey West”

The Gospel of John is a dramatic, gripping narrative. John 1:29-42 divides into two main parts: verses 29-34 and verses 35-42. Act I: Background The play has already begun at John 1:1, of course, with the great Prologue (1:1-18) in which John the Baptist first appears (1:6-8; 15). John the Baptist looms large in 1:19-28. … Continue reading “John 1:29-42 Commentary by Jaime Clark-Soles”

So, Jesus is the Lamb of God. What does this mean? So, this lamb of God takes away the sin of the cosmos. What does that mean? The history of interpretation provides a squad of confident answers to these little questions. The problem is, the answers aren’t persuasive. This is a problem. For one thing, … Continue reading “John 1:29-42 Commentary by Richard Swanson”

The image many of us have of John the Baptist comes from his memorable depiction in the Synoptic Gospels (Matt 3:1-12; Mark 2:2-8; Luke 3:1-20).  He appears in the desert as a fiery prophet, an Elijah-like figure who wears clothes made of camel’s hair, eats grasshoppers and honey, preaches a message of repentance, and baptizes … Continue reading “John 1:19-34 Commentary by Gilberto Ruiz”