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Who does John identify as existing “in the beginning” before creation?
Jesus (the Word)
Who do the priests and Levites ask John the Baptist if he is?
The Christ (the Messiah)
What question does Jesus ask the two disciples when they first begin following Him?
“What do you seek?”
At what event does Jesus perform His first sign in the Gospel of John?
A wedding in Cana of Galilee.
What event does John describe when he says, “The Word became flesh and dwelt among us”?
The Incarnation
How does John the Baptist describe his role using a quotation from Isaiah?
The voice of one crying in the wilderness
What skeptical question does Nathanael ask when he first hears that the Messiah is from Nazareth?
“Can anything good come out of Nazareth?”
What does Mary’s statement, “They have no wine,” + calling on Christ represent in the life of the Church?
Intercession on behalf of human need.
What condition describes humanity’s inability to recognize or accept the light?
Darkness (or spiritual blindness)
What three figures does John the Baptist clearly deny being?
The Christ, Elijah, and the Prophet
Who is the first disciple in this passage to bring someone else to Jesus, and whom does he bring?
Andrew brings his brother Simon (Peter) to Jesus.
What instruction from Mary demonstrates faith before understanding in the Cana account?
“Whatever He says to you, do it.”
What do we believers receive through Christ beyond mere forgiveness?
The power to become children of God (adoption)
What does John the Baptist say distinguishes his baptism from Christ’s baptism?
John baptizes with water, but Christ baptizes with the Holy Spirit.
What invitation does Jesus give in response to the disciples’ desire to be with Him, an invitation that defines the Christian life?
“Come and see.”
Why does Jesus address His mother as “Woman”?
It was a respectful and ordinary way to address people in that time.
Why was it necessary for the Word to become flesh rather than sending laws to humanity?
Because only by becoming human could the Word restore human nature, heal spiritual blindness, and give humanity life. Laws or teachings alone could expose sin but could not transform or save.
Finish the Verse: “It is He who, coming after me, is preferred before me, ...”
"... whose sandal strap I am not worth to loose"
What pattern of discipleship is established when Andrew immediately brings Peter to Jesus?
That encountering Christ naturally leads to bringing others to Him.
On what day does John say the wedding at Cana takes place, and why is this detail unusual?
On the third day, because John is carefully structuring time rather than narrating randomly.