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THE GOSPEL OF ST. JOHN
King James Version

Reading by Shaun MacLoughlin

PLEASE CLICK ON THE PICTURES TO LISTEN TO CHAPTERS 1 TO 6.
The other chapters are in preparation.

Icon of John the Baptist
CHAPTER 1
Marriage of Cana, Decani Monastery, Kosovo
CHAPTER 2

Chapter 1: In the beginning was the word.

Chapter 2: There was a marriage in Cana of Galilee.




Nicodemus after Pieta by Michelangel, 1550
CHAPTER 3
Christ and the Woman of Samaria, Paolo Veronese c. 1550
CHAPTER 4

Chapter 3: There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.

Chapter 4: Whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst.


The Pool of Bethesda, by Bartolomé Murillo
CHAPTER 5
From a  Bible for children, published c. 1900
CHAPTER 6

Chapter 5: The man was made whole, and took up his bed and walked.

Chapter 6: They see Jesus walking on the sea and drawing nigh unto the ship.


Christ Among the Doctors
Albrecht Durer c. 1506
CHAPTER 7
Christ with the Woman Taken in Adultery, by Guercino, 1621
CHAPTER 8

Chapter 7: Jesus went up into the temple and taught.

Chapter 8: He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.



Jesus healing the blind man
CHAPTER 9
The good shepherd
CHAPTER 10

Chapter 9: Whereas I was blind, now I see.

Chapter 10: The good shepherd giveth his life for his sheep.


The raising of Lazarus
CHAPTER 11
The Entry of Christ into Jerusalem, fresco in the Parish Church Zirl, Austria.
CHAPTER 12

Chapter 11: He cried with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come forth."

Chapter 12: Behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt.



Christus, by the Lutheran Lucas Cranach the Elder.
CHAPTER 13
God the Father with His Right Hand Raised in Blessing, with a triangular halo representing the Trinity,
Girolamo dai Libri c. 1555.
CHAPTER 14

Chapter 13: He poureth water into a bason, and began to wash his disciples feet.

Chapter 14: Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me?



Orthodox icon: I am the vine, ye are the branches
CHAPTER15
Orthodox icon: Ss. Peter and Paul: Jesus and the twelve disciples
CHAPTER 16

Chapter 15: I am the vine, ye are the branches.

Chapter 16: A little while and thou shalt not see me, and again a little while, and ye shall see me.


Orthodox icon: not made by hand
CHAPTER 17
Lord Jesus Christ before Pilate. Icon. 18th century. State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow
CHAPTER 18

Chapter 17: Father the hour is come; glorify thy son, that thy Son also may glorify thee.

Chapter 18: Pilate saith unto him, What is truth?.



After an icon by Emmanuel Lambardos, second half of the 16th century, Byzantine Museum of Athens
CHAPTER 19
Jesus and Mary Magdalene
CHAPTER 20

Chapter 19: He bowed his head and gave up the ghost.

Chapter 20: Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself and saith unto him, Rabboni, which is to say, Master.



They saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon and bread
CHAPTER 21

Chapter 21: And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.

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