After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias. For the exposition, see the notes at Mark 6:30. But the reader will do well to mark here again the important note of time introduced quite parenthetically at . Verse 4. AND THE PASSOVER, THE FEAST OF THE JEWS, W... [ Continue Reading ]
The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that one whereinto his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went not with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples were gone away alone; THE DAY FOLLOWING - that i... [ Continue Reading ]
(Howbeit there came other boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had given thanks:) (HOWBEIT - adds the Evangelist, in a lively parenthesis. THERE CAME OTHER BOATS FROM TIBERIAS - which lay near the south west coast of the lake, whose passengers w... [ Continue Reading ]
When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they also took shipping, and came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus. WHEN THE PEOPLE - `the multitude.' THEREFORE SAW THAT JESUS WAS NOT THERE, NEITHER HIS DISCIPLES, THEY ALSO TOOK SHIPPING - in these boats. AND CAME... [ Continue Reading ]
And when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither? AND WHEN THEY HAD FOUND HIM ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SEA - at Capernaum, probably, as may be gathered perhaps from John 6:17; although one would infer from the other Gospels that He and... [ Continue Reading ]
Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled. JESUS ANSWERED THEM, VERILY, VERILY, I SAY UNTO YOU, YE SEEK ME, NOT BECAUSE YE SAW THE MIRACLES, [ seemeia (G4592)] - literally 'sign... [ Continue Reading ]
Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed. LABOUR, [ ergazesthe (G2038 ), OR 'WORK'] NOT FOR THE MEAT WHICH PERISHETH, BUT FOR THAT MEAT WHICH ENDURETH UNTO EVERLAS... [ Continue Reading ]
Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? THEN SAID THEY UNTO HIM, WHAT SHALL WE DO, THAT WE MIGHT WORK THE WORKS OF GOD? - such works, that is, as God will approve. To this question different answers may be given, according to the spirit which prompts the i... [ Continue Reading ]
Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent. JESUS ANSWERED AND SAID UNTO THEM, THIS IS THE WORK OF GOD, THAT YE BELIEVE ON HIM WHOM HE HATH SENT, [ apesteilen (G649)] - 'Him whom He sent.' This lies at the threshold of all acceptable obed... [ Continue Reading ]
They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work? THEY SAID THEREFORE UNTO HIM, WHAT SIGN SHOWEST THOU THEN, THAT WE MAY SEE, AND BELIEVE THEE? WHAT DOST THOU WORK? But how could they ask "a sign," when many of them scarce a day bef... [ Continue Reading ]
Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat. OUR FATHERS DID EAT MANNA IN THE DESERT; AS IT IS WRITTEN, HE GAVE THEM BREAD FROM HEAVEN TO EAT - insinuating the inferiority of Christ's miracle of the loaves to those of Moses: q. d., 'When Moses... [ Continue Reading ]
Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven. THEN [OR 'THEREFORE' oun (G3767 )] JESUS SAID UNTO THEM, VERILY, VERILY, I SAY UNTO YOU, MOSES GAVE YOU NOT THAT BREAD, [ dedooken (G1325) to... [ Continue Reading ]
For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world. FOR THE BREAD OF GOD IS HE WHICH COMETH DOWN FROM HEAVEN, AND GIVETH LIFE UNTO THE WORLD. This verse is perhaps best left in its own transparent grandeur-holding up, as it does, the Bread itself as divine,... [ Continue Reading ]
Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread. THEN (OR 'THEREFORE') SAID THEY UNTO HIM, LORD, EVERMORE GIVE US THIS BREAD - speaking now with a certain reverence, as at ; the perpetuity of the manna floating perhaps in their minds, and much like the Samaritan woman, when her eyes w... [ Continue Reading ]
And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. AND (OR, 'BUT') JESUS SAID UNTO THEM, I AM THE BREAD OF LIFE. Henceforth the discourse is all in the first person - "I," "Me" - which occurs in one form or o... [ Continue Reading ]
But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, and believe not. BUT I SAID UNTO YOU, THAT YE ALSO HAVE SEEN ME - rather 'that ye have even seen Me.' AND BELIEVE NOT - that is, seen Him not in His mere bodily presence, but in all the majesty of His life, His teaching, His works.... [ Continue Reading ]
All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. ALL THAT [WHICH] THE FATHER GIVETH ME SHALL COME TO ME: AND HIM THAT COMETH TO ME I WILL IN NO WISE CAST OUT.... [ Continue Reading ]
For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. FOR I CAME DOWN [OR 'HAVE COME DOWN' katabebeeka (G2597 )] FROM HEAVEN, NOT TO DO MINE OWN WILL, BUT THE WILL OF HIM THAT SENT ME.... [ Continue Reading ]
And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. AND THIS IS THE FATHER'S WILL WHICH HATH SENT ME. The true reading beyond doubt here is, 'This is the will of Him that sent Me' [ patros (G396... [ Continue Reading ]
And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day. AND THIS IS THE WILL OF HIM THAT SENT ME. Here the reading of 'the Father which hath sent Me' has much better support than in Jo... [ Continue Reading ]
The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven. THE JEWS THEN MURMURED AT HIM - or 'muttered' [ egonguzon (G1111)], not in our Lord's hearing, but He knew it (John 6:43; John 2:25). BECAUSE HE SAID I AM THE BREAD WHICH CAME DOWN FROM HEAVEN.... [ Continue Reading ]
And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven? AND THEY SAID, IS NOT THIS JESUS, THE SON OF JOSEPH, WHOSE FATHER AND MOTHER WE KNOW? HOW IS IT THEN THAT HE - or 'this man' [ houtos (G3778)]. SAITH I C... [ Continue Reading ]
Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves. JESUS THEREFORE ANSWERED AND SAID UNTO THEM, MURMUR NOT AMONG YOURSELVES.... [ Continue Reading ]
No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day. NO MAN CAN COME TO ME (IN THE SENSE OF ), EXCEPT THE FATHER WHICH HATH SENT ME - that is, except the Father as the Sender of Me, and to carry out the design of My mission. DRAW HIM -... [ Continue Reading ]
It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me. IT IS WRITTEN IN THE PROPHETS (in ; ) Other similar passages may also have been in view. Our Lord thus falls back upon Scripture authority for... [ Continue Reading ]
Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father. NOT THAT ANY MAN HATH SEEN THE FATHER, EXCEPT HE WHICH IS OF GOD, [ para (G3844) tou (G3588) Theou (G2316)] - or 'from God;' but in the sense of John 1:14, "the Only begotten [forth] from the Father." Lest th... [ Continue Reading ]
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life. VERILY, VERILY, I SAY UNTO YOU, HE THAT BELIEVETH ON ME HATH EVERLASTING LIFE. See the note at ; and at .... [ Continue Reading ]
I am that bread of life. I AM THAT BREAD OF LIFE. This is repeated from , 'As he that believeth in Me hath everlasting life, so I am Myself the everlasting Sustenance of that life.'... [ Continue Reading ]
Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead. YOUR FATHERS - of whom ye spake (). Observe, He does not say 'Our fathers'-by which, as Bengel remarks, He would hint that He had a higher descent of which they dreamt not. DID EAT MANNA IN THE WILDERNESS, AND ARE DEAD - recurring to... [ Continue Reading ]
This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die. THIS ...... [ Continue Reading ]
I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. I AM THE LIVING BREAD WHICH CAME DOWN FROM HEAVEN. IF ANY MAN EAT OF THIS BREAD, HE SHALL LIVE FOREVER:... [ Continue Reading ]
The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat? THE JEWS THEREFORE STROVE AMONG THEMSELVES (ARGUING THE POINT KEENLY AMONG THEMSELVES, SAYING), HOW CAN THIS MAN GIVE US HIS FLESH TO EAT? - `Give us his flesh to eat? Absurd.'... [ Continue Reading ]
Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. THEN JESUS SAID UNTO THEM, VERILY, VERILY, I SAY UNTO YOU, EXCEPT YE EAT THE FLESH OF THE SON OF MAN, AND DRINK HIS BLOOD, YE HAVE NO LIFE IN YOU. Thi... [ Continue Reading ]
Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. WHOSE (OR 'HE THAT') EATETH MY FLESH, AND DRINKETH MY BLOOD, HATH ETERNAL LIFE. This is just the positive expression of what in the former verse He had expressed negatively. There it was 'Un... [ Continue Reading ]
For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. FOR MY FLESH IS MEAT INDEED, AND MY BLOOD IS DRINK INDEED.... [ Continue Reading ]
He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. HE THAT EATETH MY FLESH, AND DRINKETH MY BLOOD, DWELLETH IN ME, AND I IN HIM. As our food becomes incorporated with ourselves, so Christ and those who eat His flesh and drink His blood become spiritually one life, thou... [ Continue Reading ]
As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me. AS THE LIVING FATHER HATH SENT ME [ apesteilen (G649)] - 'sent Me,' to communicate His own life. AND LIVE BY THE FATHER, [ dia (G1223) ton (G3588) Patera (G3962)] - not 'through,' but 'b... [ Continue Reading ]
This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever. THIS IS THAT BREAD WHICH CAME DOWN FROM HEAVEN: NOT AS YOUR FATHERS DID EAT MANNA, AND ARE DEAD: HE THAT EATETH OF THIS BREAD SHALL LIVE FOREVER. This... [ Continue Reading ]
These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum. THOSE THINGS SAID HE IN THE SYNAGOGUE, AS HE TAUGHT (OR 'TEACHING') IN CAPERNAUM. This would seem to intimate the breaking up of the congregation; rendering it probable that what follows took place after, but probably just after,... [ Continue Reading ]
Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it? MANY THEREFORE OF HIS DISCIPLES - His pretty constant followers, though an outer circle of them. WHEN THEY HEARD THIS, SAID, THIS IS AN HARD SAYING - not merely harsh, but insufferable, as... [ Continue Reading ]
When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you? WHEN JESUS KNEW IN HIMSELF THAT HIS DISCIPLES MURMURED AT IT, HE SAID UNTO THEM, DOTH THIS OFFEND YOU?... [ Continue Reading ]
What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before? WHAT AND IF YE SHALL SEE THE SON OF MAN ASCEND UP WHERE HE WAS BEFORE? 'If ye are stumbled at what I have said, how will ye bear what I now say?' Not that His ascension itself would stumble them more than His death, but that... [ Continue Reading ]
It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. IT IS THE SPIRIT THAT QUICKENETH; THE FLESH PROFITETH NOTHING. Much of His discourse had been about "flesh;" but flesh as such, mere flesh, and all religious notion... [ Continue Reading ]
But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him. BUT THERE ARE SOME OF YOU THAT BELIEVE NOT. FOR JESUS KNEW FROM THE BEGINNING WHO THEY WERE THAT BELIEVED NOT, AND WHO SHOULD BETRAY HIM. As if He had said, '... [ Continue Reading ]
And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father. AND HE SAID, THEREFORE SAID I UNTO YOU, THAT NO MAN CAN COME UNTO ME, EXCEPT IT WERE GIVEN [OR, 'HAVE BEEN GIVEN' ee (G2228 ) dedomenon (G1325 )] UNTO HIM OF MY FATHER: - q.d., 'That... [ Continue Reading ]
From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him. FROM THAT TIME, [ ek (G1537) toutou (G5127)] - or 'In consequence of this.' MANY OF HIS DISCIPLES WENT BACK. Those last words of our Lord seem to have given them the finishing stroke-they could stand it no longer. AND... [ Continue Reading ]
Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away? THEN SAID JESUS UNTO THE TWELVE. This is the first time that they are so called by our Evangelist. WILL YE ALSO GO AWAY? [ thelete (G2309) hupagein (G5217)] - 'Are ye also minded to go away.' The "ye also" [ kai (G2532) humeis (G5210)] is s... [ Continue Reading ]
Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life. THEN SIMON PETER - whose forwardness in this case was noble, and to the wounded spirit of His Lord doubtless very grateful. ANSWERED HIM, LORD, TO WHOM SHALL WE GO? THOU HAST THE WORDS OF ETERNAL LIFE... [ Continue Reading ]
And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God. AND WE BELIEVE AND ARE SURE, [ heemeis (G2249) pepisteukamen (G4100) kai (G2532) egnookamen (G1097)] - 'And we have believed and know.' The 'we' is emphatic: 'Whatever may be the case with others, we' etc. THAT T... [ Continue Reading ]
Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil? JESUS ANSWERED THEM, HAVE NOT I CHOSEN, [ exelexameen (G1586 ), 'DID I NOT CHOOSE'] YOU TWELVE, AND ONE OF YOU IS A DEVIL? 'Well said, Simon Barjonas, but that "we" embraces not so wide a circle as in the simplicity of... [ Continue Reading ]
He spake of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon: for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve. HE SPAKE OF JUDAS ISCARIOT THE SON OF SIMON: FOR HE IT WAS THAT SHOULD BETRAY HIM, BEING ONE OF THE TWELVE. These explanatory remarks constitute one of the many striking characteristics of... [ Continue Reading ]