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- abbreviation John
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A contraction of junction.
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- abbreviation
June - abbreviation Gospel of John
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These are seven in number, namely the Jnânaprasthânasâstra of Kâtyâyanîputra with six accessory treatises or Pâdas [731].
Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 Charles Eliot 1896
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He therefore, in the succeeding notes, calls Jn the aid of Dr. Lardner, and labours, with the help of this Socinian ally, to explain the nature of that, the term to express which he does not venture to translate.
Discourses and Dissertations on the Scriptural Doctrines of Atonement & Sacrifice, and on the ... 1812
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Peter's profession of Christ, whom he declares to be the Holy One of God, fits into the context of the Eucharistic Discourse in which Jesus announces the Day of Reconciliation through the sacrificial offering of himself: "the bread I will give is my flesh, for the life of the world" (Jn 6: 51).
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And, it is "the truth," said Jesus, "that will free you" Jn.
Steve McSwain: Perspectives Of A Former Fundamentalist Christian Steve McSwain 2011
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And to console the Heart of our beloved Lord, who is still waiting (and weeping) to be recognized by “His own” (Jn 1: 11) – and of course, that His will may be done and He may return in glory!
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Indeed, it makes us see that according to Judaic expectations the Messiah could not come from such an obscure village as, precisely, Nazareth (see also Jn 7: 42).
Scripture 2009
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And, it is "the truth," said Jesus, "that will free you" Jn.
Steve McSwain: Perspectives Of A Former Fundamentalist Christian Steve McSwain 2011
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Philip told this Nathanael that he had found "him of whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph" (Jn 1: 45).
Scripture 2009
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It is true that Scripture is the Word of God — that is something I wholeheartedly believe as a Catholic — but the Final Word is The Word (Logos), Jesus Christ: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God" (Jn 1: 1).
Protestantism 2009
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Peter's profession of Christ, whom he declares to be the Holy One of God, fits into the context of the Eucharistic Discourse in which Jesus announces the Day of Reconciliation through the sacrificial offering of himself: "the bread I will give is my flesh, for the life of the world" (Jn 6: 51).
Sinners, Apostles, Martyrs: On the Solemnity of Sts. Peter & Paul 2009
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