Stop 1
Bethany beyond the Jordan
John bears witness; first disciples follow. Jesus later returns and many believe.
Toward the hour: The journey begins with the Lamb already named and the first invitation to come and see.
John 1:19-42 · John 10:40-42Place by place
The Geography of Witness
These are narrative locations, not claims about modern travel access or exact archaeological identification. Where a location remains debated, the study stays with John's wording.
Jordan valley
Galilee
Stop 2
Cana
The first and second explicitly numbered Galilean signs reveal glory and life-giving word.
Toward the hour: The first sign says the hour is not yet; later faith trusts Jesus' word before sight.
John 2:1-11 · John 4:46-54Stop 3
Capernaum
Jesus stays briefly, heals at a distance, crosses the sea, and teaches as Bread of Life.
Toward the hour: Popular enthusiasm divides when Jesus gives Himself rather than another manageable sign.
John 2:12 · John 4:46-54 · John 6:17-71Stop 7
Galilee
Signs draw crowds, but Jesus refuses a kingship or timetable imposed from below.
Toward the hour: His time remains the Father's, not the crowd's or His brothers'.
John 4:43-54 · John 6:1-14 · John 7:1-10Stop 8
Sea of Galilee / Tiberias
Jesus feeds, masters the sea, and after resurrection provides breakfast and restores Peter.
Toward the hour: The place of sign and fear becomes the place of risen provision and renewed following.
John 6:1-21 · John 21:1-23Samaria
Stop 6
Samaria and Sychar
At Jacob's well, Jesus gives living water and a Samaritan town confesses the Savior of the world.
Toward the hour: The mission's world-embracing horizon appears before the public conflict hardens.
John 4:4-42Judea
Stop 4
Jerusalem
Temple, festivals, signs, conflict, farewell, cross, and resurrection concentrate in the holy city.
Toward the hour: Repeated failed arrests yield to the chosen hour when the King is lifted up.
- John 2
- John 3
- John 5
- John 7
- John 8
- John 9
- John 10
- John 12
- John 13
- John 14
- John 15
- John 16
- John 17
- John 18
- John 19
- John 20
Stop 5
Judean countryside
Jesus' and John's ministries overlap as the Baptist rejoices to decrease.
Toward the hour: Witness transfers attention to the Bridegroom from above.
John 3:22-36 · John 4:1-3Stop 9
Bethany near Jerusalem
Jesus raises Lazarus; Mary anoints Him; belief spreads and the death plot hardens.
Toward the hour: Calling one man from the tomb becomes the immediate path toward Jesus' own death.
John 11:1-12:11Jerusalem
Stop 10
Kidron and garden
Jesus meets betrayal and arrest with sovereign self-identification.
Toward the hour: The Son receives the Father's cup and protects His own.
John 18:1-12Stop 11
High priestly setting
Jesus' open testimony is interwoven with Peter's denials.
Toward the hour: The faithful witness stands in the place of the failing disciple.
John 18:13-27Stop 12
Pilate's headquarters
Truth and kingship confront imperial calculation and political fear.
Toward the hour: The innocent King is handed over under Passover's shadow.
John 18:28-19:16Outside Jerusalem
Stop 13
Golgotha
The King is lifted up, forms a household, fulfills Scripture, and finishes His work.
Toward the hour: The hour is glory, saving completion, and judgment on the world's ruler.
John 19:17-37