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* John was not required to pay taxes, as a child would not be.  [[Peter]] and [[Jesus]], as adults, were required to pay taxes.<ref>[http://bible1.crosswalk.com/OnlineStudyBible/bible.cgi?passage=mt+17:24&version=niv&context=1&showtools=1 Matthew 17:24-27]</ref>
 
* John was not required to pay taxes, as a child would not be.  [[Peter]] and [[Jesus]], as adults, were required to pay taxes.<ref>[http://bible1.crosswalk.com/OnlineStudyBible/bible.cgi?passage=mt+17:24&version=niv&context=1&showtools=1 Matthew 17:24-27]</ref>
 
* John reacted as a child might to a town that refused to welcome [[Jesus]], "Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy them?"<ref>[http://bible1.crosswalk.com/OnlineStudyBible/bible.cgi?passage=lu+9&version=niv&showtools=0 Luke 9:54 (along with James)]</ref>   
 
* John reacted as a child might to a town that refused to welcome [[Jesus]], "Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy them?"<ref>[http://bible1.crosswalk.com/OnlineStudyBible/bible.cgi?passage=lu+9&version=niv&showtools=0 Luke 9:54 (along with James)]</ref>   
* Jesus then reacted as an adult would to children: he "turned and rebuked" John (and James).<ref>Luke 9:55</ref>
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* Jesus then reacted as an adult would to children: he "turned and rebuked" John, as well as his brother James, when they suggested calling down fire from Heaven to destroy a village that did not welcome Jesus.<ref>Luke 9:55</ref>
 
* John ran like a child to the empty tomb and took pride in arriving first, but then waited before entering as a child would do in deference to adult supervision
 
* John ran like a child to the empty tomb and took pride in arriving first, but then waited before entering as a child would do in deference to adult supervision
 
* John was not identified and interrogated, as Peter was, during the [[Passion]]
 
* John was not identified and interrogated, as Peter was, during the [[Passion]]
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