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| Jesus looking upon Jerusalem - by Norma Boeckler |
3:18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
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| Roland Bainton - he was the Yale historian of Martin Luther and many more scholars. His Greek Fourth Gospel was easy to translate into a new language. |
John's Gospel emphasizes faith in Him throughout the book, so His theme is plain, easy to follow, and inspiring. Roland Bainton, Yale's famous historian, used John's original Greek to learn over 30 languages he used for translations. Why? - because the Fourth Gospel is both simple and yet profound.
20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
Try these words in any language. Evil hates the light. Truth comes to the light. Works are made known this way, because they are created by God.
22 After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.
23 And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.
24 For John was not yet cast into prison.
Themes overlap in the Fourth Gospel. Water turned into wine at the wedding. Jesus came to Judaea with His disciples and baptized. John the Baptist also baptized. This happened a short time, because John was soon cast into prison and killed.
Those who love John's Gospel will find even more treasures as they go over the phrases and paragraphs, simple and profound.
