The whole gospel divides into two main parts, chapters 1-12 which centre around the public ministry of Jesus, and chapters 13-21, which contain the final discourses, the Passion narrative from the Last Supper, and the Resurrection accounts. The following outline can be a guide for study.

1:1-18 Prologues

19-51 John the Baptist and Jesus' first disciples

2:1-12 the first sign, at Cana in Galilee

13-25 Cleansing of the Temple, at a Passover

3:1-21 Jesus and Nicodemus; discourse

3:22-36 Final witness of John the Baptist

4:1-42 Jesus and the Samaritan woman; discourse

43-54 the second sign; healing an official's son

5:1-47 the third sign at the pool of Bethzatha; discourse

6:1-15 the fourth sign; feeding the crowd in Galilee

16-21 the fifth sign; walking on the water

22-71 Discourse

7:1-9 Jesus and his brothers

10-52 the Feast of Tabernacles in Jerusalem

8:1-11 A women in Jerusalem

12-59 Jesus and the Pharisees; discourse

9:1-41 the sixth sign; healing a blind man

10:1-42 Discourses; the Feast of Dedication

11:1-44 the seventh sign; the raising of Lazarus

45-57 Plans to kill Jesus

12:1-11 Bethany

12-19 The Messianic entry into Jerusalem

20-50 Discourses

13:1-38 The Last Supper; predictions of betrayal and Peter's denial

14:1-16:33 the last discourses, to the disciples

17:1-26 Jesus' prayer to his Father

18:1-14 the arrest of Jesus

15-18) Peter's denial of Jesus

25-27)

19-24 Jesus questioned by the High Priest

18:28-19: 16 Jesus before Pilate

19:17-27 Crucifixion

28-37 Jesus' death

38-42 Jesus' burial

20:1-9 The empty tomb

10-18 The risen Lord appears to Mary Magdalene

19-23 The Lord appears to the disciples

24-29 The Lord and Thomas

30-31 The purpose of the gospel

21:1-14 The Lord and the disciples in Galilee

15-19 The Lord and Peter

20-24 The disciple whom Jesus loved

25 Conclusion

JOHN 1:1-6:71