John 1:1-51

LESSON I. John 1:1-5 The author of this well-known Gospel narrative is the apostle John, who in his own writings is often called the disciple whom Jesus loved. John probably was a cousin of Jesus (chapter 19:25) and was at first a disciple of the Baptist with his brother James. It was his personal contact with Jesus, “having seen and touched the Word of life,” that later en­abled him, through divine inspiration, to write this Gospel narrative in his own peculiar way. It is probable that he...