B. W. Johnson's Bible Commentary
John 5:32
There is another that beareth witness of me.
I believe the reference is to the Father, referred to again in verse 37.. think that verse 34 shows that he does not mean John.
There is another that beareth witness of me.
I believe the reference is to the Father, referred to again in verse 37.. think that verse 34 shows that he does not mean John.
JOHN 5:32 oi=da {A} The Western reading oi;date (a* D ù547 ita, d, e, q syrc arm geo) reflects the desire of copyists to heighten the argument by forcing the Jews to admit that they know the evidence...
Verse 32. _THERE IS ANOTHER_] God the Father, who, by his Spirit in your prophets, described my person, office, and miracles. You read these scriptures, and you cannot help seeing that they testify of...
THERE IS ANOTHER - That is, God. See John 5:36....
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...
WITNESS. The subject is introduced abruptly, but rises naturally out of the circumstances. The claims made, if less than the author represents them, were such as to raise the question of authority. By...
If I bear witness about myself, my witness need not be accepted as true; but it is Another who is bearing witness about me, and I know that the witness which he bears about me is true. You sent your e...
MAN'S HELPLESSNESS AND CHRIST'S POWER (John 5:1-9)...
THERE IS. See John 5:31 with John 7:28; John 8:26. KNOW. Greek. _oida._ App-132....
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...
The unbelief of the Jews 31 35. _These claims rest not on My testimony alone, nor on that of John, but on that of the Father_....
_There is another_ Not the Baptist, as seems clear from John 5:34; but the Father, comp. John 7:28; John 8:26. It has been already remarked how much there is in this Gospel about -witness," -bearing w...
ἌΛΛΟΣ ἘΣΤΊΝ. Not the Baptist (John 5:34), but the Father (John 7:28; John 8:26). On ΜΑΡΤΥΡΩ͂ see on John 1:7....
THE UNBELIEF OF THE JEWS...
31–35. _These claims rest not on My testimony alone, nor on that of John, but on that of the Father_....
THE DISCOURSE ON THE SON AS THE SOURCE OF LIFE...
Ver 31. If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true. 32. There is another that bears witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesses of me is true. 33. You sent to John, and he b...
_A WITNESS TO JESUS -- JOHN 5:31-47:_ Jesus called the attention of the Jews to the fact that God the Father was His witness. John was a great witness but the things that the Father had given Him to d...
ΆΛΛΟΣ (G243) другой. He Креститель, а Отец (Barrett), ΜΑΡΤΥΡΏΝ _praes. act. part. от_ ΜΑΡΤΥΡΈΩ (G3140) свидетельствовать. Используется как подлежащее для того, чтобы подчеркнуть личность свидетеля. _...
THERE IS ANOTHER THAT BEARETH WITNESS, &C.— This proof, taken from the testimony of John the Baptist, though our Lord seems to speak slightingly of it, when he compares it with the proof drawn from hi...
JESUS-' OWN WITNESS _Text 5:30-32_ 30 I can of myself do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is righteous; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. 31 If I bea...
EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN John 5:31-47 We begin with our usual Analysis of the passage which is to be before us:— "If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true" (John 5:31). Every comm...
There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true. THERE IS ANOTHER THAT BEARETH WITNESS OF ME - meaning, The Father, as is plain from the...
31 The usual rendering, "If I bear witness of Myself My witness is not true", _ is not true_! The Lord Himself insisted, on another occasion, that His testimony concerning Himself _ was _ true. "And i...
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...
ANOTHER] i.e. the Father, not the Baptist. 34. 'I attach little importance to John's testimony, for he, though a prophet, was but a man. Nevertheless, since _you_ attach importance to it, I will use...
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...
THERE IS ANOTHER... — _i.e.,_ the Father. The reference to the Baptist is excluded by the words which follow. The difficulty which has been seen in this indirect reference to the Father is removed if...
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...
JESUS' WORKS HIS SUFFICIENT WITNESS John 5:30-38 The one desire and purpose of our Lord was to do God's will. We cannot penetrate the mystery of His ineffable being, but clearly, so far as His human...
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...
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.”...
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 TESTIMONY OF THE FATHER, IN SUPPORT OF THAT WHICH THE SON RENDERS TO HIMSELF: JOHN 5:31-40. Jesus had just ascribed to Himself marvelous works. Such declarations might provoke an objection amo...
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...
“ _If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true._ 32. _There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true._ ” Perhaps John 5:31 is the an...
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...
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...
THERE IS ANOTHER THAT BEARETH WITNESS OF ME,.... Meaning not his Father, who is another, and a distinct person, from him, as the Spirit is another comforter; and both distinct testifiers from him, as...
There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true. Ver. 32. _There is another that beareth witness_] God the Father, by this miracle wrought u...
_If I bear witness of myself my witness is not true_ Heylin and Wesley read, _is not valid;_ Doddridge, _is not_ [_ to be admitted as_] _true;_ and Campbell, _is not to be regarded;_ observing, “In ev...
ANOTHER; God, who testified of him by John the Baptist, by the descent upon him of the Holy Ghost, by miracles, and by a voice from heaven....
THE WITNESS OF JOHN, OF THE FATHER, AND OF SCRIPTURES. A reference to John:...
THERE IS ANOTHER THAT BEARETH WITNESS OF ME; AND I KNOW THAT THE WITNESS WHICH HE WITNESSETH OF ME IS TRUE....
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...
30-38 Our Lord returns to his declaration of the entire agreement between the Father and the Son, and declared himself the Son of God. He had higher testimony than that of John; his works bore witnes...
The Father by a voice from heaven testified of Christ, that he was his well beloved Son, in whom he was well pleased, MATTHEW 3:17. Some understand it of John the Baptist, of whom he speaketh, 1 THESS...
John 5:32 is G2076 (G5748) another G243 witness G3140 (G5723) of G4012 Me G1700 and G2532 know...
“There is another who bears witness to me, and I know that the witness that he witnesses of me is true.” He does not need to bear witness concerning Himself because there is Another Who bears witness...
WITNESSES TO THE GENUINENESS OF HIS AUTHORITY (JOHN 5:31). Jesus now goes on to describe the witnesses which support Him: · He is the One to Whom the Father has borne witness (John 5:37) · His very...
John 5:32. IT IS ANOTHER THAT BEARETH WITNESS CONCERNING ME. Not ‘There is another,' as if He would merely cite an additional witness. He would lay the _whole_ stress of the witnessing upon this ‘othe...
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...
ANOTHER (αλλος). The Father, not the Baptist who is mentioned in verse John 5:33. This continual witness of the Father (ο μαρτυρων, who is bearing witness, and μαρτυρε, present active indicative) is...
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...
BUT THERE IS SOMEONE ELSE. McGarvey says this is the Father, and cites John 8:50-54 as a similar section....
_If I bear witness of Myself My witness is not true._ There is another that beareth witness of Me THE WITNESSES OF THE SON I. A GREAT WITNESS, His forerunner. The Baptist as a witness for Christ wa...
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 5:32 The Jews may think ANOTHER refers to the Baptist (see vv. John 5:33), but Jesus means God the Father (v....
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 5:31 Jesus speaks of several witnesses who bear testimony concerning him (see chart). ⇐...
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...
_There is another who beareth,_ &c. Another, viz., God the Father, who at My baptism spoke in thunder from heaven, _This is My beloved Son._ So S. Cyril, Bede. Again, _another, i.e._, John the Baptist...
_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 John 5:6; John 1:33; John 12:28; John 12:50; John 5:36;...
SON OF GOD AND GOD THE SON John 5:31 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The greatest of all questions is the one suggested in the twenty-second chapter of Matthew: "What think ye of Christ? whose Son is He?" On a p...
There is another — The Father, John 5:37, and I know that, even in your judgment, his testimony in beyond exception....