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[[Image:El Greco Imaculada.jpg|thumb|Immaculate Conception with St John the Evangelist by [[El Greco]]]]
[[Image:El Greco Imaculada.jpg|thumb|Immaculate Conception with St John the Evangelist by [[El Greco]]]]
The '''[[Gospel]] of John''' was written by the eyewitness [[John the Apostle]], who was possibly a [[Samaritan]] in contrast with the [[Gentile]] [[the Gospels|Gospel]]-writers [[Mark]] and [[Luke]] and the [[Jewish]] author [[Matthew]]. The Gospel of John contains the most famous verse in the entire [[Bible]], welcoming all:
The '''[[Gospel]] of John''' was written by the eyewitness [[John the Apostle]], who was possibly a [[Samaritan]] in contrast with the [[Gentile]] [[the Gospels|Gospel]]-writers [[Mark]] and [[Luke]] and the [[Jewish]] author [[Matthew]].<ref>''See'' [Mystery: Was John a Samaritan]]?</ref> The Gospel of John contains the most famous verse in the entire [[Bible]], welcoming all:
*"For [[God]] so loved the world, that he gave his only [[Jesus|Son]], that whoever believes in him should not perish but have [[eternal life]]."<ref>{{bible ref|John|3|16}} ([[ESV]]).</ref> ([[Luke]]'s use of the name "[[Theophilus]]" -- meaning "loved by [[God]] -- corroborates this.)
*"For [[God]] so loved the world, that he gave his only [[Jesus|Son]], that whoever believes in him should not perish but have [[eternal life]]."<ref>{{bible ref|John|3|16}} ([[ESV]]).</ref> ([[Luke]]'s use of the name "[[Theophilus]]" -- meaning "loved by [[God]] -- corroborates this.)