Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John 5:29
The resurrection of life — That resurrection which leads to life everlasting.
The resurrection of life — That resurrection which leads to life everlasting.
SHALL COME FORTH - Shall come out of their graves. This was the language which he used when he raised up Lazarus, John 11:43. THEY THAT HAVE DONE GOOD - That is, they who are righteous, or they who ha...
CHAPTER 5 _ 1. The Healing of the Impotent Man. (John 5:1 .)_ 2. The Opposition of the Jews. (John 5:10 .) 3. His Unity with the Father. (John 5:19 .) 4. The Present Hour. Believers Delivered from...
THE SON'S DEPENDENCE ON THE FATHER. JUDGMENT AND LIFEGIVING. To the charge of blasphemy He answers that a son can only do what he has learned to do by watching his father, who out of love shows him ho...
AND SHALL COME FORTH. At the general resurrection all shall come forth from the tomb; those who have wrought good to life eternal; the evil doers to damnation. It is clear from this passage that ther...
MAN'S HELPLESSNESS AND CHRIST'S POWER (John 5:1-9)...
This is the truth I tell you--the hour is coming and now is when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and, when they have heard, they will live. For, as the Father has life in himself, so h...
This is the truth I tell you--the Son cannot do anything which proceeds from himself. He can only do what he sees the Father doing. In whatever way the Father acts, the Son likewise acts in the same w...
DONE. wrought. Greek. poieo. accomplished (referring to the object, aim or end of the act), and generally associated with _good._ GOOD. good things (Plural) THE. a. resurrection. Greek. _anastasis._...
_done evil_ Or, PRACTISED WORTHLESS THINGS. See on John 3:20. _unto the resurrection of damnation_ Better, _unto the resurrection of_ JUDGMENT. It is the same Greek word as is used in John 5:22_; John...
The intimacy between the Father and the Son further proved by the power committed to the Son of causing the bodily resurrection of the dead....
_The intimacy of the Son with the Father proved by the twofold power committed to the Son_(a) _of communicating spiritual life_, (b) _of causing the bodily resurrection of the dead_....
John 2:13 TO JOHN 11:57. The Work We here enter on the second portion of the first main division of the Gospel, thus subdivided: The Work (1) among _Jews_, (2) among _Samaritans_, (3) among _Galilean...
ΤᾺ Φ. ΠΡΆΞ. PRACTISED WORTHLESS THINGS. see on John 3:20. ΕἸΣ�. ΚΡ. _Unto the resurrection of_ JUDGMENT. These words are the strongest proof that spiritual resurrection cannot be meant. Spiritual resu...
28, 29. The intimacy between the Father and the Son further proved by the power committed to the Son of causing the bodily resurrection of the dead....
21–29. _The intimacy of the Son with the Father proved by the twofold power committed to the Son_ (a) _of communicating spiritual life_, (b) _of causing the bodily resurrection of the dead_....
THE DISCOURSE ON THE SON AS THE SOURCE OF LIFE...
THE PREROGATIVES AND POWERS OF THE SON OF GOD...
VER 27. AND HAS GIVEN HIM AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE JUDGMENT ALSO, BECAUSE HE IS THE SON OF MAN. 28. MARVEL NOT AT THIS: FOR THE HOUR IS COMING, IN THE WHICH ALL THAT ARE IN THE GRAVES SHALL HEAR HIS VOICE...
_THE AUTHORITY OF THE SON OF GOD -- JOHN 5:19-30:_ In a lengthy reply to the Jews Jesus gave proof of His deity and ministry. Jesus declared that the Son can do nothing on His own. As the Son of God,...
ΈΚΠΟΡΕΎΣΟΝΤΑΙ _fut. ind. med. (dep.) от_ ΕΚΠΟΡΕΎΟΜΑΙ (G1607) выходить, ΠΟΊΗΣΑΝΤΕΣ _aor. act. part. от_ ΠΟΙΈΩ (G4160) делать; поступать добродетельно (BAGD). _Aor._ описывает предыдущее действие, зде...
DISCOURSE: 1628 THE RESURRECTION John 5:28. _The hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, and shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of...
MARVEL NOT AT THIS;— "Be not surprised at my saying that the Son has power to raise a few particular persons from the dead, and authority to inflict judgment on some particular offenders: a far greate...
POWERS INHERENT IN THAT DEITY _Text 5:24-29_ 24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth him that sent me, hath eternal life, and cometh not into judgment, but hath pa...
EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN John 5:16-30 We present our customary Analysis of the passage which is to be before us. It sets forth the absolute equality of the Son with the Father:— There is an...
And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation. AND SHALL COME FORTH; THEY THAT HAVE DONE GOOD, UNT...
10 The day on which the cure was effected indicates that its fulfillment will find place in that great sabbatism that remains for God's people of the Circumcision (Heb_4:9). As a pallet was a mere bun...
5:29 practised (c-8) done (c-18) _ Poieo_ , and _ Prasso_ ; see Romans 1:32 ....
BETHESDA. CHRIST AND THE SABBATH 1-47. A miracle at the Pool of Bethesda on the Sabbath Day, and a controversy arising therefrom. This miracle may be regarded as a parable illustrating the deadly effe...
DAMNATION] i.e. condemnation, lit. 'judgment.' 30-36. Our Lord mentions four 'witnesses' through which men may be brought to believe in Him: (1) the witness of the Baptist, good, but insufficient; (2...
JOHN TELLS THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT JESUS GOSPEL OF JOHN _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 5 JESUS CURES A SICK MAN 5:1-15 V1 After this, Jesus went to *Jerusalem for another *Jewish *festival. V2 There was a p...
DAMNATION. — Better, _judgment._ See Note on John 3:20. On “done good” and “done (_practised_) evil,” see Notes on John 3:20. It is remarkable that these are the only instances where the words here an...
CHAPTER 13 JESUS LIFE-GIVER AND JUDGE. “The man went away, and told the Jews that it was Jesus which had made him whole. And for this cause did the Jews persecute Jesus, because He did these things o...
THE FATHER WORKING THROUGH THE SON John 5:19-29 The relationship of our Lord to the Father was such that He felt Himself competent to fulfill all the functions of the Divine Being. Is it God's prerog...
It was at this time that the conflict between Christ and His enemies, which culminated in His Cross began. A miracle wrought on the Sabbath gave rise to this first outbreak. Throughout this chapter we...
(8) And shall come (l) forth; they that have done good, unto the (m) resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation. (8) Faith and infidelity will be judged by...
_Unto the resurrection of judgment. That is, condemnation. (Challoner)_...
CHAPTER 13 THE POOL OF BETHESDA John 5:1-47. _“After these things there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.”_ You always find the phraseology in the Bible, _“Go up to Jerusalem.”...
“ _Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming when all who are in the tombs shall hear his voice and shall come forth_, 29, _those who have done good, unto a resurrection of life, those who have done...
ADDITIONAL NOTES BY THE AMERICAN EDITOR. XXVIII. Vv. 19-29. 1. The reference in John 5:19 ff., to the union between the Son and the Father is to the complete union in working, which is founded upon...
SECOND PART: THE DEVELOPMENT OF UNBELIEF IN ISRAEL. 5:1- 12:50. UP to this point, decided faith and unbelief have been only exceptional phenomena; the masses have remained in a state of passive indiff...
FIRST SECTION: 5:1-47. FIRST OUTBREAK OF HATRED IN JUDEA. 1. The miracle, occasion of the conflict: John 5:1-16; John 2. The discourse of Jesus, commentary and defense of the miracle: John 5:17-47....
II. THE DISCOURSE OF JESUS: JOHN 5:17-47. In this discourse which is designed to vindicate the act which He has just performed, the three following thoughts are developed: 1. Jesus justifies His work...
The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus which had made him whole. (16) And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath...
The opening verses (John 1:1-18) introduce the most glorious subject which God Himself ever gave in employing the pen of man; not only the most glorious in point of theme, but in the profoundest point...
_THE TWO RESURRECTIONS_ ‘Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear His voice, and shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrectio...
29._And they who have done good. _He points out believers by good works, as he elsewhere teaches that _a tree is known by its fruit_, (Matthew 7:16; Luke 6:44.) He praises their _good _works, to which...
chapter 5 contrasts the quickening power of Christ, the power and the right of giving life to the dead, with the powerlessness of legal ordinances. They required strength in the person that was to pro...
AND SHALL COME FORTH,.... Out of their graves, as Lazarus came forth from his at the word of command, and as the bodies of the saints did after the resurrection of Christ, when their graves were opene...
And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation. Ver. 29. _They that have done good_] _In die iudicii p...
_Verily, he that heareth my word, &c., hath everlasting life_ Such a person is already entitled to it, yea, it is already begun in his soul, and he shall shortly possess it in its full perfection: _an...
AND SHALL COME FORTH: THEY THAT HAVE DONE GOOD UNTO THE RESURRECTION OF LIFE; AND THEY THAT HAVE DONE EVIL, UNTO THE RESURRECTION OF DAMNATION....
The coming of the Judgment:...
AGAIN IN JERUSALEM: THE POOL OF BETHESDA (vs.1-15) Once more we find the Lord Jesus visiting Jerusalem, and as in Chapter 2:13 the feast is called "the Jews' Passover" rather than the Passover of Jeh...
24-29 Our Lord declared his authority and character, as the Messiah. The time was come when the dead should hear his voice, as the Son of God, and live. Our Lord first refers to his raising those who...
AND COME FORTH; not all to be made partakers of eternal life and glory; there shall be a resurrection unto life, which only they shall obtain WHO HAVE DONE GOOD, walking in the commandments of God; no...
Tertullian On the Resurrection of the Flesh the resurrection (for there is a resurrection of judgment[369] Lactantius Divine Institutes Book II And the force of this is not that it altogether annih...
John 5:29 and G2532 forth G1607 done G4160 (G5660) good G18 to G1519 resurrection G386 life G2222 and...
JESUS CONFIRMS THEIR VIEW OF HIS EQUALITY WITH GOD AND POINTS TO THE RESURRECTION (JOHN 5:19). Jesus now expands on His claim to be co-equal with the Father. He does not want them to be in any doubt,...
THE SON HAS THE POWER TO OFFER EVERLASTING LIFE NOW (JOHN 5:24). He now goes on to reveal His uniqueness by the fact that He can both give men eternal life now, and will be responsible both for man's...
“Do not marvel at this, for the hour is coming in which all who are in their graves will hear his voice and will come forth, those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have pr...
John 5:29. AND THEY THAT HAVE DONE GOOD SHALL GO FORTH UNTO A RESURRECTION OF LIFE; BUT THEY THAT HAVE COMMITTED EVIL UNTO A RESURRECTION OF JUDGMENT. Those who have committed evil, whose deeds have n...
The performance of the miracle of healing on the sabbath had roused the active opposition of the Jews to Jesus, and that again had led to the great declaration contained in John 5:17, in which Jesus a...
UNTO THE RESURRECTION OF LIFE (εις αναστασιν ζωης). Αναστασις is an old word (Aeschylus) from ανιστημ, to raise up, to arise. This combination occurs nowhere else in the N.T. nor does "the resurrect...
John 5:24. _Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life,_ If we truly believe the word of Christ, and trust in him who sent his S...
CONTENTS: Healing of the man at the pool of Bethesda. Jesus answers the Jews. The four-fold witness to Jesus. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, infirm man, John the Baptist, Moses. CONCLUSION: Jesus Christ, th...
John 5:2. _Now there is at Jerusalem a pool, called Bethesda,_ which signifies a house of mercy, beneficence, or alms. The pool was situate at too great a distance from the temple to be a place for wa...
DO NOT BE SURPRISED AT THIS. That is, at the fact that the Father has given the Son the right to judge. Jesus here points out the BODILY raising of all the dead! This was one of the facts of the Good...
_The hour is coming in the which all that are in their graves shall hear His voice_ THE GENERAL RESURRECTION I. The RESURRECTION. 1. Its subjects. All who are in their graves. (1) The almost unive...
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 5:28 Jesus reaffirms the resurrection on the last day. Compare Daniel 12:2. THOSE WHO HAVE DONE GOOD... THOSE WHO HAVE DONE EVIL does not imply that people
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 5:1 Chapters John 5:1 tell of escalating conflict between Jesus and the Jewish authorities. As Jesus defends his ministry, he cites several major witnesses on his behalf....
1-47 CHAPTER 5 _After these things,_ &c. Observe, John here omits many things which Christ did in Galilee, but which Matthew records from the 4th to the 12th chapter of his Gospel. For what Matthew...
_They that have done good_, &c. _... shall proceed_, Greek _ε̉κποζεύσονταί_, _i.e._, _shall go forth_, out of their tombs and their graves, towards the Valley of Jehoshaphat, where the universal judgm...
_EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES_ John 5:19. THE SON CAN DO NOTHING OF HIMSELF.—This statement refers back to and justifies that of John 5:17. He is still speaking of the eternal relation in which He s...
EXPOSITION Here commences the second division of the Gospel (John 5:1) II. THE CONFLICT WITH THE CHOSEN PEOPLE IN JERUSALEM, GALILEE, AND JERUSALEM, TO THE
Shall we turn in our Bibles to the fifth chapter of the gospel of John. John has just recorded in the fourth chapter the ministry of Jesus in the Galilee when He was at the city of Cana and the noblem...
1 Peter 3:11; 1 Timothy 6:18; Acts 24:15; Daniel 12:2; Daniel 12:3;...
Have done good - have done evil. Note again the use of the different verbs for doing with good and evil. See on 3 21. On the word for evil [φ α υ λ α], see on 3 20. Resurrection of life [ε α ν ε γ ω]...
Is Jesus advocating salvation by works? PROBLEM: Jesus says in John’s Gospel that the time is coming when people in the graves will hear His voice “and come forth—those who have done good, to the res...