So, what kind of a guy was John? Let's find out by reading some Bible passages that mention his name. If you wanted to do this on your own, you could look up John's name is an exhaustive concordance and read all the scripture passages listed with his name in them.
Read Mark 1:16-20 and Matthew 4:18-22.
What was John's occupation? With whom did he work? What was his relationship with those with whom he worked? What evidence is there that his family wasn't poor? What was his brother's name? What was his father's name? What was his response when Jesus invited him to follow?
Read Luke 5:9-10.
With whom were he and his brother business partners?
Read Matthew 10:2, Luke 6:14, and Acts 1:13.
What do you notice about John's name?
Read Mark 5:35-42, Mark 9:2, Mark 13:3, and Mark 14:32-33.
What could you say about John's position within the group of disciples?
Read Mark 3:17, 9:38, and Luke 9:49-56.
What do these passages reveal about John's personality?
Would you characterize him as meek and mild?
Read Matthew 20:20-28.
What does John request?
What does he learn from this experience?
Read Luke 22:1-13.
What does Jesus ask John to do?
With whom does he do it?
We'll look at more scriptures about John in the next blog, but from those you read today, what personality traits would you attribute to John? As you read through 1 John, do you see any evidence of these traits?
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