St. John Chapter 1 Verse 1 to 18

'In the ​ (a)   was the Word, and the ​ (b)   was with God, and the Word was ​ (c)   . '

John 1:1

• beginning
• Word
• God
• starting
• Light
• Jesus

Answer explanation

'In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. '

John 1:1

https://www.bible.com/bible/114/JHN.1.1

Who does 'the Word' refer to?

• John the Baptist

• Jesus

• Moses

• Elijah

Answer explanation

John describes Jesus as the Word that existed from the very beginning. John 1:1

With whom was the Word in the beginning?

Answer explanation

The Word was both with God and was God.

'​ (a)   things were ​ (b)   through Him, and ​ (c)   Him nothing was made that was made. ' John 1:3​

• All
• made
• without
• Some
• destroyed
• with

Answer explanation

'All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. '

John 1:3

https://www.bible.com/bible/114/JHN.1.3

What came through the Word (Jesus)?

• Blessings

• Health

• Life

• Darkness

Answer explanation

Through the Word came life, and that life was the light for humanity.

According to verse 5 of John chapter 1, the light shines in the ________...

Answer explanation

Jesus' light came during a dark time, according to verse 5. Sadly, mankind didn't respond very well. The second phrase of this verse is sometimes translated as "the darkness did not overcome it," or "the darkness did not comprehend it." The original Greek word is katalmbano, which can mean "acquire," "grasp," or "lay hold of." Since light is associated with knowledge, this in part means that Jesus was not (is not) understood by the world. Many people who reject the gospel do so because they misunderstand it. This inability to see Jesus for what He truly is has more to do with a person's stubbornness than with their intellect (John 7:17). The evidence is there, but those who prefer darkness will not see it for what it is.

​ (a)   came as a witness to the light.

• John
• Peter
• James
• Holy Spirit

Answer explanation

Verse 6 introduces John the Baptist as a messenger of God. This is not John, the writer of the gospel of John and the disciple of Jesus. The Baptist is Jesus' cousin, the son of Elizabeth (Luke 1:57–60). John the Baptist was only five or six months older than Jesus, and yet he began his preaching ministry much earlier. His role was exactly this: to "prepare the way" for the Promised One or Jesus. Later in Chapter 1, the Baptist will make it clear that he is not the Messiah.

Who did not receive Jesus or the light according to verse 11?

• His mother

• His friends

• His wife

• His own

Answer explanation

Jesus came to all of the people of the world, as a Savior. However, He came specifically to the people of Israel during His human life. These people should have been able to recognize him as the Messiah because they are God's chosen people. Israel had been given God's Word, including many prophecies of Messiah. God came to those He had created, for the entire world (John 3:16), and Jesus came as a man directly to Israel. And yet, He was rejected, hated, and eventually killed by those very people (Isaiah 53:3, John 18:35). The one group of people who should have welcomed Him were the ones who called for His death! This is part of the gospel message: that even when we claim to be seeking God's will, we tend to turn away from it in order to go our own way (Romans 3:9–10).

'But as ​ (a)   as ​ (b)   Him, to them He gave the ​ (c)   to become ​ (d)   of God, to those who believe in His name: '

John 1:12

• many
• right
• children
• received
• some
• believed

Answer explanation

'But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: '

John 1:12

https://www.bible.com/bible/114/JHN.1.12

According to verse 14, The Word became _____ ...

Answer explanation

John 1:14 “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.”

A critical part of the gospel is the fact that Jesus was truly, fully, physically human. The first eighteen verses of John's gospel not only introduce Jesus, they counter false spiritual beliefs. One of these false beliefs is that idea that Jesus was only a mirage, or an illusion. This is not true: Christ was a one hundred per cent authentic human being. Verse 14 makes this explicitly clear by using the name of "The Word," while saying very directly that He "became flesh," living among human beings. This means Jesus was not a hologram, or a ghost disguised as a person. He was a real, living, breathing person. As a result, He could claim to have experienced everything we do as mortal people (Hebrews 4:15). Verse 14 also uses a critical term, found also in John 1:18 and John 3:16 - the phrase, "one and only," or "only begotten," and it means that Jesus is of the exact same "stuff" as God. This verse also mentions the second of John's seven names for Jesus, "The Son of God."