In this popular commentary on the Gospel of John, first published in 1983, the evangelical scholar F. F. Bruce leads readers through the rich and complex words of John the Evangelist with careful verse-by-verse exposition of the text, its historical context, and its ongoing relevance for the Christian life. Drawing on thirty years of research, he introduces the commentary with discussions of the Gospel's authorship, its significance for the early church, and its message.

Bruce wrote as a historian of the ancient world as well as a New Testament scholar, and the strength of this volume is the steadiness with which he handles the historical questions without letting them displace the Gospel's theological claims. Accessible enough for a lay reader working through John slowly, and reliable enough to have stayed in print for four decades.