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The '''John ending''' - the true ending of the [[Gospel of John]] -- is an issue that is legitimately debated.  There are strong reasons to conclude that its authentic ending is at {{bibleref|John|20|31-31}} as follows:<ref>[[ESV]] quoted, emphasis added.</ref>

The '''John ending''' - the true ending of the [[Gospel of John]] -- is an issue that is legitimately debated.  There are strong reasons to conclude that its authentic ending is at {{bibleref|John|20|31-31}} as follows:<ref>[[ESV]] quoted, emphasis added.</ref>

{{cquote|Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that '''''by believing you may have life in his name'''''.}}

{{cquote|Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that '''''by believing you may have life in his name'''''.}}

This [[faith]]-inspiring, [[pro-life]] ending is diluted and obscured by the subsequent John chapter 21, which as shown below is unlikely to be authentic for multiple reasons:

This [[faith]]-inspiring, [[pro-life]] ending is diluted and obscured by the subsequent John chapter 21, which as shown below is unlikely to be authentic for multiple reasons: