| › Introduction - Devotional Hours
with the Bible
J. R. Miller,
1909
Volume 7.
From the Gospel of John
This eight volume set was published between 1908 and 1 ...read |
| › Chapter 1 - Christ the Life and Light of Men - John 1:1-18
The first three Gospels begin on the earth; the fourth Gospel begins back in eternity. There are no sublimer words in all language than ...read |
| › Chapter 2 - The Witness of John to Jesus - John 1:19-34
John was a good witness. He had a strange training. He was brought up, not in any school with human teachers--but in God's school, in ...read |
| › Chapter 3 - The First Miracle in Cana - John 2:1-11
There were thirty years of silence before Jesus began to speak publicly. The only miracles in those days were miracles of love, of obed ...read |
| › Chapter 4 - Jesus Cleansing the Temple - John 2:13-25
Over and over again in the Gospels, we read of Jesus going to the feasts of the Jews and to their synagogue services. In this He set a ...read |
| › Chapter 5 - Jesus and Nicodemus - John 3:1-15
Nicodemus is well-known. His story has often been told. We study here, the beginning of his Christian life. It is the fashion to speak ...read |
| › Chapter 6 - Jesus at Jacob's Well - John 4:4-15
The record tells us that Jesus in His journey, "must need go through Samaria." There was no other way unless He had gone far around it. ...read |
| › Chapter 7 - The Second Miracle at Cana - John 4:43-54
"Once more he visited Cana in Galilee, where he had turned the water into wine. And there was a certain royal official whose son lay s ...read |
| › Chapter 8 - Jesus at the Pool of Bethesda - John 5:1-15
"One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years." John 5:5. It is not easy to be sick year after year. Prolonged invalidi ...read |
| › Chapter 9 - Christ's Divine Authority - John 5:17-27
The people were angry at Jesus because He had healed the helpless invalid on the Sabbath. They claimed that He had done wrong by the w ...read |
| › Chapter 10 - The Miracle of the Loaves and Fish - John 6:1-14
The importance of the miracle of the loaves and fish is shown in the fact that it is the only one of the miracles which all the four ev ...read |
| › Chapter 11 - Jesus, the Bread of Life - John 6:22-40
It was the day after the multitude had been fed so marvelously on the five loaves and the two fishes. So great was the impression made ...read |
| › Chapter 12 - Jesus at the Feast of Tabernacles - John 7:37-46
In the chapter from which our passage is taken, we find much about how different people regarded Jesus. His brothers did not believe o ...read |
| › Chapter 13 - The Slavery of Sin - John 8:31-40
The title of this passage is suggestive. People who live in sin--do not think that they are slaves--they often think they are the only ...read |
| › Chapter 14 - Healing the Man Born Blind - John 9:1-11
The narrative of the opening of this blind man's eyes is given only in John's gospel. It is recorded with much minuteness, not merely b ...read |
| › Chapter 15 - Jesus the Good Shepherd - John 10:1-18
SHEPHERD is a very rustic name for Christ, and yet as used in the Scriptures, it is wonderfully rich in its suggestiveness. In the Old ...read |
| › Chapter 16 - The Abundant Life - John 10:10
Christ always wants abundant life. He is infinitely patient with the weak--but He wishes that we be strong. He accepts the feeblest serv ...read |
| › Chapter 17 - The Raising of Lazarus - John 11:32-45
The eleventh chapter of John's gospel introduces us to an experience of our Lord's life which will ever be unspeakably precious to Hi ...read |
| › Chapter 18 - The Supper at Bethany - John 12:1-11
"Here a dinner was given in Jesus' honor." The feast was in recognition of the great blessing Jesus had brought to the home in Bethany ...read |
| › Chapter 19 - Jesus Entering into Jerusalem - John 12:12-26
The time of the triumphal entry was five days before the crucifixion. There was an immense contrast between the two events. Here we s ...read |
| › Chapter 20 - Serving, Following, Sharing - John 12:26
"Whoever serves me--must follow me." If he would be My servant; if he would belong to Me--let him follow me. Let him live as I live, com ...read |
| › Chapter 21 - Washing the Disciples' Feet - John 13:1-14
It is supposed that the strife among the disciples as to which was the greatest, led to the incident of the washing of the feet. None ...read |
| › Chapter 22 - The New Commandment - John 13:34-35
"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you a ...read |
| › Chapter 23 - How Christ Comforts - John 14:1, 2
The words of the fourteenth chapter of John were spoken by the Master to His friends in a time of deep grief which seemed inconsolable ...read |
| › Chapter 24 - Why Does No One See God? - John 14:8, 9
"Philip said, "Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us." Jesus answered: "Don't you know me, Philip, even after I hav ...read |
| › Chapter 25 - The Way, the Truth, and the Life - John 14:1-14
The fourteenth chapter of John's gospel is the most familiar chapter of the New Testament. Its words are sweet music. As spoken first, ...read |
| › Chapter 26 - The Comforter Promised - John 14:15-27
Everything in Christian life is love. "The fruit of the Spirit is love." There are other things that are mentioned as fruit--but love ...read |
| › Chapter 27 - The Vine and the Branches - John 15:1-12
When Jesus says, "I am the true vine," He means that He is the source of the spiritual life of His people, who are compared to branche ...read |
| › Chapter 28 - The Spirit's Work - John 16:1-15
"Now I am going to him who sent me--yet none of you asks me, 'Where are you going?' Because I have said these things, you are filled ...read |
| › Chapter 29 - Alone--yet Not Alone - John 16:32
"But a time is coming, and has come, when you will be scattered, each to his own home. You will leave me all alone. Yet I am not alone, ...read |
| › Chapter 30 - Jesus Prays for His Friends - John 17:15-26
A writer tells of quietly opening the door of his mother's room one day in his boyhood, seeing her on her knees, and hearing her spea ...read |
| › Chapter 31 - Christ Betrayed - John 18:1-13
It was after the great intercessory prayer. Jesus now set out on His journey to the cross. The Garden of Gethsemane was on the way. Th ...read |
| › Chapter 32 - Jesus Before Pilate - John 18:28-40
It was early in the morning. There was special hurry that day, for the rulers wanted to get their business out of the way, because of ...read |
| › Chapter 33 - Pilate Sentencing Jesus - John 19:1-16
Pilate's portrait is hung up in the gallery of the world's great criminals. His is one of the names which never will be forgotten. The ...read |
| › Chapter 34 - The Crucifixion of Christ - John 19:17-30
An old legend said that Calvary was at the center of the earth. So it was, really, for the cross was the meeting place of two eternit ...read |
| › Chapter 35 - "It is finished!" - John 19:30
The three hours of darkness was ending. The light was breaking. The Scripture tells us that Jesus then cried out in a loud, strong voice ...read |
| › Chapter 36 - The Resurrection - John 20:11-23
John tells us that the new tomb in which Jesus was laid to rest, was in a garden. This is more than a picture--it is a little parable ...read |
| › Chapter 37 - "Peace Be unto You!" - John 20:19, 21, 26
No other benediction that could fall upon the ears of men, could mean more than this: "Peace be unto you!" This is a restless, s ...read |
| › Chapter 38 - The Beloved Disciple - John 21:20
The name of John is not once mentioned in all his gospel. Again and again the writer refers to himself as "the disciple whom Jesus loved ...read |
