OUTLINE OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN

OUTLINE OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN

I. The Prologue (1:1-18)

A. The Eternity of God (1:1-2)

B. The Word’s Activity in Creating (1:3-5)

C. The Word’s Activity in the World & in Israel (1:6-13) D. The Incarnation of the Word (1:14-18)

Book of Signs: Jesus Reveals His Glory to the World (Israel) (1:19-12:50)

II.Successive Days of Revelation (1:19-2:12)

A. The First Day of Revelation: John the Baptist, the Lord’s Witness (1:19-

28)

B. The Second Day of Revelation: The Baptist’s Testimony to Jesus (1:29-

34)

C. The Third Day of Revelation: The First Disciples (1:35-42)

D. The Fourth Day of Revelation: Disciples in Galilee (1:43-51)

E. Glory Revealed on the “Third Day”: The Wedding at Cana (2:1-12)

III. Jesus’ First Trip to Jerusalem (2:13-3:36)

A. The Temple, Old & New (2:13-25)

B. Dialogue with a Scholar, Nicodemus, & John’s Reflection (3:1-21) C. The Baptist’s Final Testimony & John’s Reflection (3:22-36)

IV. Encounters with Jesus in Samaria & Galilee (4:1-54)

A. A Samaritan Woman’s Faith Journey I: Gift of Living Water (4:1-15)

B. A Samaritan Woman’s Faith Journey II: Worship in Spirit & Truth (4:16-

26)

C. A Samaritan Woman’s Faith Journey III: Reaping the Fruit of

Evangelisation (4:27-42)

D. A Galilean Gentile’s Faith Journey: Jesus Heals an Official’s Son (4:43-

54)

V. The Obedient Son, Lord of the Sabbath (5:1-47)

A. Jesus Heals on the Sabbath (5:1-9)

B. The Controversy Begins: Working on the Sabbath (5:10-18) C. The Work of the Father & the Son (5:19-30)

D. Witness to Jesus (5:31-40)

E. The Accusers Accused (5:41-47)

VI. Jesus & Passover: Food for Eternal Life (6:1-71) A. Jesus Provides Bread for a Multitude (6:1-15) B. Theophany upon the Sea (6:16-21)

C. Setting Up the Discourse: Context, the Basic Principle, & God’s Work (6:22-29)

D. The Bread of Life I: God Is Giving the Bread of Life (6:30-34)

E. The Bread of Life II: The Father’s Gift (6:35-40)

F. The Bread of Life III: Yielding to the Father (6:41-47)

G. The Bread of Life IV: The bread Is Jesus’ Flesh (6:48-59)

H. Rebellion among Jesus’ Followers (6:60-71)

VII. Jesus at the Festival of Tabernacles I (7:1-52)

A. B. C. D. E.

VIII. A. B. C. D.

E. F.

IX. A.

B. C. D. E. F. G.

X. A.

B. C. D.

XI. A.

Jesus Goes to the Festival on His Own Terms (7:1-13)

Who Is Jesus That He Can Say & Do These Things? (7:14-30)

Jesus Announces His Departure (7:31-36)

Rivers of Living Water (7:37-39)

Divisions in the Crowd & the Leadership (7:40-52)

Jesus at the Festival of Tabernacles II (7:53-8:59)

Jesus & a Woman Caught in Adultery (7:53-8:11)

The Light of the World (8:12-20)

The Obedient Son Reveals the Father (8:21-30)

The Jerusalem Debate I: Jesus Brings the True Freedom from Sin (8:31- 36)

The Jerusalem Debate II: Affiliation & Action (8:37-47)

The Jerusalem Debate III: Greater than Abraham & the Prophets (8:48- 59)

The Light of the World: Illumination & Judgement (9:1-41) The Light Illumines One in Darkness (9:1-7)

The Questioning Begins (9:8-12)

The Pharisees Debate: Sin or Sign? (9:13-17)

In the Dark (9:18-23) Sight&Blindness(9:24-34) The Fullness of Sight (9:35-38) The Verdict (9:39-41)

The Good Shepherd & the Festival of Dedication (10:1-42)

The Shepherd Discourse I: Introducing the Imagery (10:1-6) The Shepherd Discourse II: Interpreting the Imagery (10:7-21) At the Festival of Hanukkah (10:22-30)

Blasphemy? (10:31-42)

The Resurrection & the Life (11:1-54) The One You Love is Ill (11:1-6)

B. Lazarus Has Died (11:7-16)

C. The Resurrection & the Life (11:17-27)

D. The Grief of the Son of God (11:28-37)

E. The Dead Hear the Voice of the Son of God (11:38-44)

F. Plans & Prophecies (11:45-54)

XII. Jesus Goes to Jerusalem for His Passover (11:55-12:50)

A. Setting the Stage for Jesus’ Arrival (11:55-57)

B. Mary Anoints Jesus for Burial (12:1-11)

C. The King of Israel (12:12-19)

D. The Hour Has Come (12:20-26)

E. The Hour of God’s Triumph & Glory (12:27-36)

F. Foretold in the Scriptures (12:37-43)

G. Summary of the Book of Signs (12:44-50)

Book of Glory: The “Hour” of Glorification: The Disciples’ Future Mission (13:1-21:25)

XIII. On the Night before He Died (13:1-30)

A. The Footwashing (13:1-11)

B. An Example for the Disciples (13:12-20)

C. Judas’Betrayal(13:21-30)

XIV. Farewell Discourse I (13:31-14:31)

A. Glory Revealed in Love (13:31-38)

B. Going to the Father (14:1-7)

C. Seeing the Father (14:8-14)

D. God Will Dwell in the Disciples (14:15-24)

E. Knowing Jesus’ Love for the Father (14:25-31)

XV. Farewell Discourse II (15:1-16:4a)

A. The Vine & the Branches (15:1-8)

B. Bearing Fruit through Divine love (15:9-17)

C. Confrontation with the World (15:18-16:4a)

XVI. Farewell Discourse III (16:4b-33)

A. ConvictionfromtheSpirit(16:4b-11)

B. The Spirit of the Living God (16:12-15)

C. Sadness Will Give Way to Joy (16:16-24)

D. Things to Come (16:25-33)

XVII. Jesus’ Prayer of Communion (17:1-26)

A. Jesus Prays for the Glorification of Father & Son (17:1-8)

B. Jesus Prays for His Disciples in Their Mission to the World (17:9-19)

C. Jesus Prays for the Unity of His Church (17:20-26)

XVIII. The Hour Begins (18:1-27)

A. JesusGoestoHisArrest(18:1-14)

B. Jesus Before Annas, and Peter’s Denials (18:15-27)

XIX. The Trial Before Pilate

A. Scene 1 [Outside]: What Charge Do You Bring? (18:28-32)

B. Scene2[Inside]:Jesus’Kingship&Kingdom(18:33-38a)

C. Scene3[Outside]:BarabbasorJesus?(18:38b-40)

D. Scene 4 The King is Crowned (19:1-3)

E. Scene 5 [Outside]: Pilate Presents the King (19:4-7)

F. Scene 6 [Inside]: “No Power Over Me” (19:8-12)

G. Scene 7 [Outside]: The Verdict (19:13-16a)

XX. No Greater Love (19:16b-42)

A. The Crucifixion (19:16b-22)

B. Jesus’Garments(19:23-24)

C. The Family of God (19:25-27)

D. Loving to the End (19:28-30)

E. Blood & Water (19:31-37)

F. The King’s Burial (19:38-42)

XXI. Encountering the Risen Lord (20:1-31)

A. The Empty Tomb (20:1-10)

B. Mary Magdalene’s Movement to Easter Faith (20:11-18)

C. The Disciples’ Movement to Easter Faith (20:19-25)

D. The Movement to Easter Faith of Thomas & Future Believers (20:26-31)

XXII. The Church’s Witness to the Risen Lord (21:1-23)

A. The Risen Lord & the Church’s Mission (21:1-14)

B. Peter’sWitnesstotheRisenLord(21:15-19)

C. The Beloved Disciple’s Witness to the Risen Lord (21:20-25)