A notable feature of this book is that John was inspired to add comments within the narrative. It is important to note this so that a distinction can be made between the words of Jesus and an explanatory comment by the Spirit through John, so the record is correctly understood.
Most of John’s gospel record tells us of events during the last week of Jesus’ life and consists mainly of conversations he had at that time with his disciples and with the Jewish authorities who opposed him. From these words of Jesus we receive so much valuable instruction for ourselves.
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John wrote of Jesus in his Gospel as the Son of God. He could have written many other things about him but he said: “these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name”. John 20:31Waiting for response for John 20:31 The other gospel writers presented Jesus respectively as a king, a slave, and a man, while John presented him as God’s Son. It is in this light we must understand the statements made by Jesus, and about him, in this book: he is not a God equal with the Father, but the Son of God.