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and he said what never 😂😂😂😂scholars generally agree he directly quotes and alludes to John's Gospel in a few notable instances:Explicit Quotations and Clear ParallelsThe New Birth: In First Apology 61, Justin writes, "For Christ also said, 'Except ye be born again, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.'" This is a near-exact match to John 3:3: "Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again."The Incarnation: In First Apology 66, regarding the Eucharist, Justin states, "Jesus Christ our Saviour, having been made flesh by the Word of God..." This echoes the prologue of John 1:14: "The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us."Thematic Allusions and Debated PassagesThe Baptist's Identity: In Dialogue with Trypho 88, when discussing John the Baptist, Justin uses Johannine phrasing ("I am not the Christ, but the voice of one crying"), which closely aligns with the testimony of John the Baptist in John 1:20-23.The Brazen Serpent: Justin repeatedly draws a typology between the bronze serpent lifted by Moses in the desert and the crucifixion of Christ. While this is primarily rooted in Numbers, it functions very similarly to the theology in John 3:14.
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