Salvation study  featuring Romans and John

 

Here is a salvation bible study featuring five chapters in Romans, namely 3, 5, 6, ten, and eight, since 8 has good post- salvation exhortations (so I put it last) which present the gospel salvation message effectively among them. This also contains John chapters 13 through 17 with the last supper and also Jesus teaching and prayer for the disciples. These represent how all have fallen short of God’s standard and sinned and that the wages of sin are death but God gave all a gift of eternal life through Jesus by His finished work on the cross to those who believe in faith, confessing Jesus as Lord of their lives and believing God raised Him from the dead. It is a gift available to all for God is no respecter of persons at all. It is a strong passion of mine to see people be saved too so I am sharing these in the hopes that some will give their lives to Jesus.

Romans chapter 3 is the powerful chapter stating how none is right, all do evil, listing the evils done, and all fall short of God’s glory but how Jesus provided the means for all to be redeemed by the free gift of salvation through Him.

(Romans 3:1)  What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision?

 

(Romans 3:2)  Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.

 

(Romans 3:3)  For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?

 

(Romans 3:4)  God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.

 

(Romans 3:5)  But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)

 

(Romans 3:6)  God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?

 

(Romans 3:7)  For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner?

 

(Romans 3:8)  And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just.

 

(Romans 3:9)  What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;

 

(Romans 3:10)  As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:

 

(Romans 3:11)  There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.

 

(Romans 3:12)  They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

 

(Romans 3:13)  Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:

 

(Romans 3:14)  Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:

 

(Romans 3:15)  Their feet are swift to shed blood:

 

(Romans 3:16)  Destruction and misery are in their ways:

 

(Romans 3:17)  And the way of peace have they not known:

 

(Romans 3:18)  There is no fear of God before their eyes.

 

(Romans 3:19)  Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.

 

(Romans 3:20)  Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

 

(Romans 3:21)  But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;

 

(Romans 3:22)  Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:

 

(Romans 3:23)  For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

 

(Romans 3:24)  Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

 

(Romans 3:25)  Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;

 

(Romans 3:26)  To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.

 

(Romans 3:27)  Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.

 

(Romans 3:28)  Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.

 

(Romans 3:29)  Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:

 

(Romans 3:30)  Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.

 

(Romans 3:31)  Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.

 

Romans chapter 5 then goes on to speak of the death and obedience of the Lord Jesus so that those who believe by faith are then made righteous by their faith and by what Jesus did on the cross, His shed blood, by ones death how all can be made righteous and reconciled because while we were sinners Jesus did die for us

(Romans 5:1)  Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

 

(Romans 5:2)  By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

 

(Romans 5:3)  And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;

 

(Romans 5:4)  And patience, experience; and experience, hope:

 

(Romans 5:5)  And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

 

(Romans 5:6)  For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.

 

(Romans 5:7)  For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.

 

(Romans 5:8)  But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

 

(Romans 5:9)  Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.

 

(Romans 5:10)  For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.

 

(Romans 5:11)  And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.

 

(Romans 5:12)  Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

 

(Romans 5:13)  (For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.

 

(Romans 5:14)  Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.

 

(Romans 5:15)  But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.

 

(Romans 5:16)  And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification.

 

(Romans 5:17)  For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)

 

(Romans 5:18)  Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.

 

(Romans 5:19)  For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.

 

(Romans 5:20)  Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:

 

(Romans 5:21)  That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.

 

In Romans chapter 6 Paul very strongly states we are in no means supposed to live in sin so that grace may about, for we are now dead to sin through the death of Jesus. It then also states the wages of sin is indeed death but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus

(Romans 6:1)  What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?

 

(Romans 6:2)  God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?

 

(Romans 6:3)  Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?

 

(Romans 6:4)  Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

 

(Romans 6:5)  For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:

 

(Romans 6:6)  Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.

 

(Romans 6:7)  For he that is dead is freed from sin.

 

(Romans 6:8)  Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:

 

(Romans 6:9)  Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.

 

(Romans 6:10)  For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.

 

(Romans 6:11)  Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.

 

(Romans 6:12)  Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.

 

(Romans 6:13)  Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.

 

(Romans 6:14)  For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.

 

(Romans 6:15)  What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.

 

(Romans 6:16)  Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

 

(Romans 6:17)  But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.

 

(Romans 6:18)  Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.

 

(Romans 6:19)  I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.

 

(Romans 6:20)  For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.

 

(Romans 6:21)  What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.

 

(Romans 6:22)  But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.

 

(Romans 6:23)  For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

 

Here is the chapter, Romans chapter 10, featuring the way to be saved and how things are to be done by faith in Jesus and how the word of salvation is to be preached far and wide for faith in Jesus does come by hearing the word of God

(Romans 10:1)  Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.

 

(Romans 10:2)  For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.

 

(Romans 10:3)  For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.

 

(Romans 10:4)  For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.

 

(Romans 10:5)  For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them.

 

(Romans 10:6)  But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:)

 

(Romans 10:7)  Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.)

 

(Romans 10:8)  But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;

 

(Romans 10:9)  That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

 

(Romans 10:10)  For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

 

(Romans 10:11)  For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.

 

(Romans 10:12)  For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.

 

(Romans 10:13)  For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

 

(Romans 10:14)  How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?

 

(Romans 10:15)  And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!

 

(Romans 10:16)  But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?

 

(Romans 10:17)  So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

 

(Romans 10:18)  But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.

 

(Romans 10:19)  But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you.

 

(Romans 10:20)  But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me.

 

(Romans 10:21)  But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.

 

Romans chapter 8 then goes on to show the blessings of salvation how now that there is now no condemnation and that absolutely nothing can separate us from the love of Christ. We are though not to live after the flesh.

(Romans 8:1)  There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

 

(Romans 8:2)  For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

 

(Romans 8:3)  For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:

 

(Romans 8:4)  That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

 

(Romans 8:5)  For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.

 

(Romans 8:6)  For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.

 

(Romans 8:7)  Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.

 

(Romans 8:8)  So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.

 

(Romans 8:9)  But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

 

(Romans 8:10)  And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.

 

(Romans 8:11)  But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.

 

(Romans 8:12)  Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.

 

(Romans 8:13)  For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.

 

(Romans 8:14)  For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

 

(Romans 8:15)  For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

 

(Romans 8:16)  The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

 

(Romans 8:17)  And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.

 

(Romans 8:18)  For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

 

(Romans 8:19)  For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.

 

(Romans 8:20)  For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,

 

(Romans 8:21)  Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.

 

(Romans 8:22)  For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.

 

(Romans 8:23)  And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.

 

(Romans 8:24)  For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?

 

(Romans 8:25)  But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.

 

(Romans 8:26)  Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

 

(Romans 8:27)  And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.

 

(Romans 8:28)  And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

 

(Romans 8:29)  For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

 

(Romans 8:30)  Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.

 

(Romans 8:31)  What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?

 

(Romans 8:32)  He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?

 

(Romans 8:33)  Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth.

 

(Romans 8:34)  Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.

 

(Romans 8:35)  Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

 

(Romans 8:36)  As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

 

(Romans 8:37)  Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

 

(Romans 8:38)  For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,

 

(Romans 8:39)  Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

 

Here now are the five chapters in John which feature the Lord’s supper and Jesus teaching and prayer for His disciples, namely chapters 13 through 17

In John chapter 13 is the chapter where Jesus washes the disciples’ feet, Judas goes to betray Him, and then gives the command that we are indeed to love one another as Jesus loves us. The chapter then ends with Jesus foretelling that Peter will deny Jesus three times.

(John 13:1)  Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.

 

(John 13:2)  And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him;

 

(John 13:3)  Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God;

 

(John 13:4)  He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself.

 

(John 13:5)  After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.

 

(John 13:6)  Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet?

 

(John 13:7)  Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.

 

(John 13:8)  Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me.

 

(John 13:9)  Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head.

 

(John 13:10)  Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all.

 

(John 13:11)  For he knew who should betray him; therefore said he, Ye are not all clean.

 

(John 13:12)  So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you?

 

(John 13:13)  Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.

 

(John 13:14)  If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet.

 

(John 13:15)  For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.

 

(John 13:16)  Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.

 

(John 13:17)  If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.

 

(John 13:18)  I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me.

 

(John 13:19)  Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am he.

 

(Joh 13:20)  Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.

 

(John 13:21)  When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.

 

(John 13:22)  Then the disciples looked one on another, doubting of whom he spake.

 

(John 13:23)  Now there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.

 

(John 13:24)  Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, that he should ask who it should be of whom he spake.

 

(John 13:25)  He then lying on Jesus' breast saith unto him, Lord, who is it?

 

(John 13:26)  Jesus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a sop, when I have dipped it. And when he had dipped the sop, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon.

 

(John 13:27)  And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly.

 

(John 13:28)  Now no man at the table knew for what intent he spake this unto him.

 

(John 13:29)  For some of them thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said unto him, Buy those things that we have need of against the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor.

 

(John 13:30)  He then having received the sop went immediately out: and it was night.

 

(John 13:31)  Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him.

 

(John 13:32)  If God be glorified in him, God shall also glorify him in himself, and shall straightway glorify him.

 

(John 13:33)  Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you.

 

(John 13:34)  A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

 

(John 13:35)  By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

 

(John 13:36)  Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards.

 

(John 13:37)  Peter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thy sake.

 

(John 13:38)  Jesus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice.

 

In John chapter 14 Jesus starts this teaching with powerful promises of a dwelling place, and that we will do all that He does and more along with the promise of the Holy Spirit. He also says that only He is the way to the Father- and no other way.

(John 14:1)  Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.

 

(John 14:2)  In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

 

(John 14:3)  And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

 

(John 14:4)  And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.

 

(John 14:5)  Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?

 

(John 14:6)  Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

 

(John 14:7)  If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.

 

(John 14:8)  Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us.

 

(John 14:9)  Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?

 

(John 14:10)  Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.

 

(John 14:11)  Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake.

 

(John 14:12)  Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.

 

(John 14:13)  And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

 

(John 14:14)  If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.

 

(John 14:15)  If ye love me, keep my commandments.

 

(John 14:16)  And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;

 

(John 14:17)  Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.

 

(John 14:18)  I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.

 

(John 14:19)  Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.

 

(John 14:20)  At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.

 

(John 14:21)  He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.

 

(John 14:22)  Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?

 

(John 14:23)  Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

 

(John 14:24)  He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me.

 

(John 14:25)  These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you.

 

(John 14:26)  But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

 

(John 14:27)  Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

 

(John 14:28)  Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.

 

(John 14:29)  And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe.

 

(John 14:30)  Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.

 

(John 14:31)  But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.

 

In John chapter 15 Jesus’ teaching continues using the vine, stating we must abide in Him to do anything and when we do we can also ask anything. He again states that we must love one another too.

(John 15:1)  I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.

 

(John 15:2)  Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.

 

(John 15:3)  Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.

 

(John 15:4)  Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.

 

(John 15:5)  I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

 

(John 15:6)  If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.

 

(John 15:7)  If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

 

(John 15:8)  Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.

 

(John 15:9)  As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.

 

(John 15:10)  If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.

 

(John 15:11)  These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.

 

(John 15:12)  This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.

 

(John 15:13)  Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

 

(John 15:14)  Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.

 

(John 15:15)  Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.

 

(John 15:16)  Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

 

(John 15:17)  These things I command you, that ye love one another.

 

(John 15:18)  If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.

 

(John 15:19)  If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.

 

(John 15:20)  Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.

 

(John 15:21)  But all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent me.

 

(John 15:22)  If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin.

 

(John 15:23)  He that hateth me hateth my Father also.

 

(John 15:24)  If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.

 

(John 15:25)  But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.

 

(John 15:26)  But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:

 

(John 15:27)  And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.

 

In the final chapter of three teaching chapters Jesus reminds us the world will hate us too but also reminds us that He had to go so the Holy Spirit could come also to convict the world of sin. He reminds us that He has overcome the world.

(John 16:1)  These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended.

 

(John 16:2)  They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.

 

(John 16:3)  And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me.

 

(John 16:4)  But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you.

 

(John 16:5)  But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou?

 

(John 16:6)  But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.

 

(John 16:7)  Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.

 

(John 16:8)  And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:

 

(John 16:9)  Of sin, because they believe not on me;

 

(John 16:10)  Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;

 

(John 16:11)  Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.

 

(John 16:12)  I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.

 

(John 16:13)  Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

 

(John 16:14)  He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.

 

(John 16:15)  All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you.

 

(John 16:16)  A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father.

 

(John 16:17)  Then said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father?

 

(John 16:18)  They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith.

 

(John 16:19)  Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye enquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me?

 

(John 16:20)  Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.

 

(John 16:21)  A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.

 

(John 16:22)  And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.

 

(John 16:23)  And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.

 

(John 16:24)  Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.

 

(John 16:25)  These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father.

 

(John 16:26)  At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you:

 

(John 16:27)  For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.

 

(John 16:28)  I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.

 

(John 16:29)  His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb.

 

(John 16:30)  Now are we sure that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any man should ask thee: by this we believe that thou camest forth from God.

 

(John 16:31)  Jesus answered them, Do ye now believe?

 

(John 16:32)  Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.

 

(John 16:33)  These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

 

Chapter 17 of John is where Jesus then prays to His Father about many things, mainly though about His disciples that they be blessed. It is a very powerful prayer, perhaps the most powerful one of the whole bible.

(John 17:1)  These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee:

 

(John 17:2)  As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.

 

(John 17:3)  And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

 

(John 17:4)  I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.

 

(John 17:5)  And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.

 

(John 17:6)  I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word.

 

(John 17:7)  Now they have known that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee.

 

(John 17:8)  For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.

 

(John 17:9)  I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.

 

(John 17:10)  And all mine are thine, and thine are mine; and I am glorified in them.

 

(John 17:11)  And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.

 

(John 17:12)  While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.

 

(John 17:13)  And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.

 

(John 17:14)  I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

 

(John 17:15)  I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.

 

(John 17:16)  They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

 

(John 17:17)  Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.

 

(John 17:18)  As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.

 

(John 17:19)  And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.

 

(John 17:20)  Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;

 

(John 17:21)  That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.

 

(John 17:22)  And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:

 

(John 17:23)  I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.

 

(John 17:24)  Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

 

(John 17:25)  O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.

 

(John 17:26)  And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.

 

God sent Jesus to die to restore the relationship with man which was severed by sin. There is nothing that can compare or come remotely close to a relationship with God. I am now including a prayer which you can say to invite Jesus in your heart and begin this incomparable relationship with God. Please pray this prayer with me

Heavenly Father I come to You in the Name of Jesus. I confess to You that I am a sinner and cannot save myself. I confess and repent of all of my sins and unrighteousness. Right now I confess with my mouth Jesus as the Lord of my life and believe in my heart that You, God did indeed raise Him from the dead. I thank You for cleansing and forgiving me of all of my  sins and unrighteousness and for saving me. I thank You for sending Your Son to die in my place for my sins, and for the inexpressible gift of eternal life that I now claim through the death of Jesus on the cross. Thank You, Lord, again for saving me. In the Name of Jesus I pray Amen

 

God bless you and yours