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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:

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:

{{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.}}

== Unusual use of "I" and "we" ==

 

In John chapter 21, which follows the above ending, there is an unusual use of "I" that is never used anywhere else by [[John]].  TThe use of "we" in John 21 is also uncharacteristic of John, lacking clarity to it.

== Self-contradictory use of "we" ==

{{Bibleref|John|21|24}} contradicts itself to give away its inauthenticity: "This is the disciple who is bearing witness about these things, and who has written these things, and we know that his testimony is true."

 

== Implausible use of "I" ==

John humbly never referred to himself as "I", yet {{bibleref|John|21|25}} contains an uncharacteristic, hyperbolic "I suppose" that is at odds with the straightforward ending in John chapter 20.

== Inconsistent term for "children" ==

== Inconsistent term for "children" ==