Outline - Book of John

John

1. Prologue: The eternal Word incarnate in Jesus the Christ  (1:1-14)
   1. The deity of Jesus Christ  (1:1-2)
   2. His pre-incarnation work  (1:3-5)
   3. Ministry of John the Baptist  (1:6-8)
   4. Jesus Christ the true Light  (1:9-10)
   5. The two classes: sons and unbelievers  (1:11-13)
   6. The incarnation  (1:14)
2. The witness of John the Baptist  (1:15-34)
3. The public ministry of Christ  (1:35-12:50)
   1. The marriage at Cana: the first miracle  (2:1-12)
   2. The first passover: first purification of the temple  (2:13-25)
   3. Jesus and Nicodemus: the new birth  (3:1-21)
   4. Last testimony of John Baptist  (3:22-30)
   5. Declarative statement concerning Jesus Christ  (3:31-36)
   6. Jesus departs into Galilee  (4:1-54)
      1. Jesus and the Samaritan woman  (4:6-45)
         1. The indwelling Spirit  (4:14-39)
         2. Jesus and the Samaritans  (4:40-45)
      2. The nobleman's son healed  (4:46-54)
   7. The feast (Pentecost?): the pool of Bethesda, and healing  (5:1-47)
      1. The two resurrections  (5:28-32)
      2. The fourfold witness to Jesus  (5:33-47)
         1. John Baptist  (5:33-35)
         2. The works  (5:36)
         3. The Father  (5:37-38)
         4. The Scriptures  (5:39-47)
   8. Feeding the five thousand  (6:1-14)
   1. Jesus walks upon the sea  (6:15-21)
   10. The great discourse on the bread of life  (6:22-59)
   11. Discipleship tested by doctrine  (6:60-66)
   12. Peter's confession of faith  (6:67-71)
   13. Jesus urged to go to the feast of tabernacles  (7:1-9)
   14. Final departure from Galilee  (7:10-13)
   15. Jesus at the feast of tabernacles  (7:14-8:59)
       1. The great prophecy concerning the Holy Spirit for power  (7:37-39)
       2. The people divided in opinion  (7:40-53)
       3. The woman taken in adultery  (8:1-11)
       4. Discourse after the feast: Jesus the light of the world  (8:12-59)
   16. The man born blind is healed  (9:1-41)
   17. Discourse on the Good Shepherd  (10:1-21)
   18. Jesus asserts his deity  (10:22-39)
   19. Jesus goes to the place where he was baptized  (10:40-42)
   20. The raising of Lazarus  (11:1-57)
       1. Jesus at the grave of Lazarus  (11:38-44)
       2. The friends of Mary of Bethany are converted  (11:45-46)
       3. The Pharisees plot to put Jesus to death  (11:47-57)
   21. The supper at Bethany  (12:1-11)
   5. The triumphal entry  (12:12-19)
   23. Certain Greeks would see Jesus  (12:20-50)
       1. Jesus' answer  (12:23-50)
4. The private ministry of Christ to His own  (13:1-17:26)
   1. The last passover  (13:1-38)
      1. Jesus washes the disciples' feet  (13:2-20)
      2. Jesus foretells his betrayal  (13:21-35)
      3. Jesus foretells Peter's denial  (13:36-38)
   2. Spoken in the passover chamber  (14:1-31)
      1. Jesus foretells his coming for his own  (14:1-6)
      2. Jesus and the Father are one  (14:7-12)
      3. The new promise and privilege in prayer  (14:13-15)
      4. The promise of the Spirit  (14:16-26)
      5. The bequest of peace  (14:27-31)
   3. Spoken on the way to the garden  (15:1-17:26)
      1. The vine and branches  (15:1-14)
      2. The new intimacy  (15:15-17)
      3. The believer and the world  (15:18-25)
      4. The believer and the Spirit  (15:26-27)
      5. The disciples warned of persecutions  (16:1-6)
      6. Threefold work of the Spirit toward the world  (16:7-11)
      7. New truth to be revealed by the Spirit  (16:12-15)
      8. Jesus speaks of his death, resurrection, and second advent  (16:16-33)
      9. The prayer of intercession  (17:1-26)
5. The sacrifice of Christ  (18:1-19:42)
   1. Jesus arrives at Gethsemane  (18:1)
   2. The betrayal and arrest  (18:2-11)
   3. Jesus brought before the high priest  (18:12-27)
      1. Peter's denial  (18:15-27)
   4. Jesus brought before Pilate  (18:28-19:15)
      1. Jesus condemned: Barabbas released  (18:39-40)
      2. Jesus crowned with thorns  (19:1-3)
      3. Pilate brings Jesus before the multitude  (19:4-13)
      4. The final rejection of the King by the Jewish authorities and people  (19:14-15)
   5. The crucifixion of Jesus Christ  (19:16-42)
      1. "Not a bone of him broken"  (19:31-37)
      2. The entombment  (19:38-42)
6. The manifestation of Christ in resurrection  (20:1-31)
   1. The resurrection of Jesus Christ  (20:1-10)
   2. Jesus appears to Mary Magdalene  (20:11-18)
   3. Jesus appears to the disciples: Thomas not present  (20:19-23)
   4. Jesus appears to the disciples: Thomas present  (20:24-29)
   5. Conclusion: why John's Gospel was written  (20:30-31)
7. Epilogue: "If I will." The risen Christ is Master of our service  (21:1-25)
   1. Service in self-will, under human leadership  (21:3-4)
   2. Service in self-will tested: the barren result  (21:5)
   3. Christ-directed service, and the result  (21:6-11)
   4. The Master enough for the need of his servants  (21:12-14)
   5. The only acceptable motive in service  (21:15-17)
   6. The Master appoints the time and manner of the servant's death  (21:18-19)
   7. If the Lord returns the servants will not die  (21:20-25)

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