Famous Firsts
The very first verse of John's Gospel says, "In the beginning was the ______."
What is the Word?
Jesus told this Pharisee he must be "born again" to see the kingdom of God.
Who is Nicodemus?
Jesus fed a crowd of 5,000 people using just five barley loaves and two of these.
What are fish?
"I am the ______ of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger."
What is the Bread of Life?
On the night before his crucifixion, Jesus showed his humility by doing this for his disciples.
What is washing their feet?
In Jesus' first recorded miracle, He turned water into this at a wedding in Cana.
What is wine?
Jesus asked a woman from this region for a drink of water from a well.
What is Samaria?
After feeding the 5,000, the disciples were shocked to see Jesus doing this on the Sea of Galilee.
What is walking on water?
"I am the ______ of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness."
What is the Light of the World?
Jesus told his disciples, "A new commandment I give to you, that you ______ one another."
What is "love"?
This man, who would later baptize Jesus, is the first person mentioned by name in the Gospel.
Who is John the Baptist?
After this man was dead in a tomb for four days, Jesus brought him back to life.
Who is Lazarus?
Jesus healed a man who had been unable to walk for 38 years beside this pool in Jerusalem.
What is the Pool of Bethesda?
"I am the good ______," who lays down his life for the sheep.
What is the Shepherd?
This disciple denied knowing Jesus three times, just as Jesus predicted.
Who is Peter?
The first disciples to follow Jesus, Andrew and another man, were originally followers of this person.
Who is John the Baptist?
This disciple is referred to as "the one whom Jesus loved."
Who is John?
Jesus put mud on a man's eyes to heal him from this condition he'd had since birth.
What is blindness?
"I am the ______, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
What is the Way?
The Roman governor who questioned Jesus and then sent him to be crucified.
Who is Pontius Pilate?
The first person Jesus appeared to after His resurrection was this devoted female follower.
Who is Mary Magdalene?
This disciple famously doubted the resurrection until he could touch Jesus' wounds.
Who is Thomas?
When the Roman soldiers and officials came to arrest Jesus, they all did this when He said, "I am he."
What is fall to the ground?
"I am the true ______," and my Father is the vinedresser.
What is the Vine?
fter his resurrection, Jesus cooked this meal for his disciples on the shore of the sea.
What is breakfast (of fish and bread)?