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John Chapter 21 – Commentary and Explanation Bible Study (Verse by Verse) Photo by  Liu JiaWei  on  Unsplash There’s something so tender, so final yet fresh, about John chapter 21. You can feel the quiet morning air, the smell of the sea, that soft sadness mixed with peace that comes after a long storm. The disciples are tired, uncertain what’s next after Jesus’ resurrection. Everything’s changed but life keeps going — that strange feeling when the world feels brand new and yet you’re still sitting in the same old boat. Let’s go through this chapter verse by verse, or more like — heartbeat by heartbeat. Verse 1–3: “Afterward Jesus appeared again to his disciples, by the Sea of Galilee. It happened this way…” Peter, Thomas, Nathanael, the sons of Zebedee (that’s James and John), and two others — they’re together again. Peter suddenly says, “I’m going fishing.” And just like that, the others go, “We’ll go with you.” It’s such a normal thing to say, isn’t it? After al...

John Chapter 20 – Commentary and Explanation Bible Study (Verse by Verse) Photo by  Liu JiaWei  on  Unsplash There’s something about John Chapter 20 that just breathes hope right into your chest. It’s like standing outside before dawn, shivering in the chill, waiting for the first light to break through after the longest night. You can almost smell the damp earth, feel the heavy silence, and then — a sudden tremor in the air, something’s changing. This is the chapter where everything shifts. The cross looked like the end, but this… this is the beginning of beginnings. Verse 1 – “Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance.” Still dark. That phrase always hits me. It’s not just a time description; it’s emotional. “Still dark” — that’s how grief feels, doesn’t it? When something dear has died and you still wake up early, still go looking, but your world hasn’t yet ...

John Chapter 19 – Commentary and Explanation (Bible Study, Verse by Verse) Photo by  Liu JiaWei  on  Unsplash I remember the first time I read John 19 with my heart open. It wasn’t just a story anymore—it felt like walking barefoot on sharp stones, every step cutting deeper but somehow cleansing too. There’s a heaviness here, a sacred kind of sadness. You can almost smell the dust of the courtyard, hear the crowd shouting, taste the bitter air of injustice. Jesus stands right in the middle of it all… calm, broken, and still full of love. This chapter—it’s the heart of the gospel’s pain. If John 3:16 shows God’s love in words, then John 19 shows it in wounds. Verse 1 – “Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him.” The verse is short. Too short for what really happened. “Scourged” sounds like just another word until you imagine it. The Roman whip wasn’t a normal whip. It had bits of metal, bone, maybe even sharp hooks. Every lash tore flesh. You can almost he...

John Chapter 18 – Commentary and Explanation Bible Study (Verse by Verse) Photo by  Liu JiaWei  on  Unsplash There’s a kind of quiet heaviness in John 18 , don’t you think? Like the moment right before a storm breaks loose. You can almost feel it — the air thick, the shadows long. Jesus has just finished praying that deep, intimate prayer in John 17… and now, we move straight into the night where everything changes. This chapter, it’s where the betrayal happens, the arrest, Peter’s denial… and Jesus standing before the world that came to destroy Him. It’s dark, but in that darkness, the light doesn’t go out — it shines. Let’s walk through it together, verse by verse, slow and real. Verse 1 – 2: The Garden of Sorrow “When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Kidron, where there was a garden, into the which he entered, and his disciples. And Judas also, which betrayed him, knew the place: for Jesus ofttimes resorted thither wit...

John Chapter 17 – Commentary and Explanation Bible Study Photo by  Liu JiaWei  on  Unsplash There’s something about John 17 that just… touches the heart in a quiet way. Like when you overhear someone you deeply love praying for you, and you realize—wait, they actually care that much. This chapter isn’t just a teaching, it’s like stepping into Jesus’ private prayer room. You can almost hear His voice trembling with love, maybe His eyes glistening under the dim light of the night as He lifts His face toward heaven. He’s not preaching here. He’s praying. And not just any prayer — this is the prayer before the cross . The night before betrayal, before pain, before everything He came for reaches that final moment. And yet, instead of panic or self-pity, Jesus prays. Not for Himself only, but for His friends, and even for you and me . Verse 1 – “Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you.” When Jesus said, “The hour has come,” I always paus...