Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)
John 1:19
With this verse begins the Gospel proper or historical narrative of the manifestation of the glory of the Incarnate Logos.
With this verse begins the Gospel proper or historical narrative of the manifestation of the glory of the Incarnate Logos.
JOHN 1:19 @pro.j auvto,n# {C} It is difficult to decide whether the phrase pro.j auvto,n was deleted in some witnesses (î66*, 75 a C3 L Wsupp ¦1 _al_) as being essentially r...
Verse John 1:19. _AND THIS IS THE RECORD OF JOHN_] He persisted in this assertion, testifying to the Jews that this Jesus was THE CHRIST....
THIS IS THE RECORD - The word “record” here means “testimony,” in whatever way given. The word “record” now commonly refers to “written” evidence. This is not its meaning here. John’s testimony was gi...
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS I. The Only-begotten, the Eternal Word; His Glory and His Manifestation -- Chapter 1:1-2:22 CHAPTER 1 __ 1. The Word: the Creator, the Life and the Light. (John 1:1 .)...
THE BAPTIST'S WITNESS ABOUT HIMSELF. Instead of recounting the work and mission of the Baptist, as the other gospels, the writer selects incidents which show him as the Witness. These incidents are ce...
AND THIS IS THE RECORD OF JOHN. The history now begins its sweep onward. All before is prefatory. The historian passes by the incidents connected with the birth of John and of Jesus, the early history...
This is the witness of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites to him from Jerusalem to ask him: "Who are you?" He quite definitely affirmed and stated: "I am not the Messiah." So they asked him:...
THE WORD (John 1:1-18)...
RECORD WITNESS. Greek. _marturia._ See note on John 1:7, THE JEWS. A characteristic expression of this Gospel see note on p. 1511), pointing to the consequences of their rejection of Messiah, when th...
_the record_ Better, _the_ WITNESS; see on John 1:7 and comp. John 3:11; John 5:31. _the Jews_ This term in S. John's Gospel commonly means _the opponents of Christ_, a meaning not found in the Synopt...
The Testimony of the Baptist 19 28. His Testimony to the Deputation from Jerusalem This section describes a crisis in the Baptist's ministry. He had already attracted the attention of the Sanhedrin....
19–37. _The Testimony of the Baptist_, (α) to the deputation from Jerusalem, (β) to the people, (γ) to Andrew and John, John 1:31-51. _The Testimony of the Disciples:_ John 2:1-11 _The Testimony of th...
THE TESTIMONY TO THE DEPUTATION FROM JERUSALEM 19–28. This section describes a crisis in the ministry of the Baptist. He had already attracted the attention of the Sanhedrin. It was a time of exciteme...
ΚΑΊ. The narrative is connected with the prologue through the testimony of John common to both. Comp. 1 John 1:5. ΟἹ ἸΟΥΔΑΙ͂ΟΙ. The history of this word is interesting. (1) Originally it meant members...
Ver 19. And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who are you? 20. And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ. 21. And...
_THE ETERNAL WORD WAS LIFTED UP BY JOHN -- (JOHN 1:19-34)_ John was a witness who lifted up God's Eternal Word. (John 1:19-28) John the Baptist was "The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Make str...
ΜΑΡΤΥΡΊΑ (G3141) свидетельство. Чудо воплощения требует свидетельств, которые удостоверили бы его истинность (Теппеу; М. С. Tenney, "The Meaning of Witness in John" Bib Sac 132 [1975]: 229-41). ΆΠΈΣΤ...
AND THIS IS THE RECORD OF JOHN, &C.— These verses would be better rendered thus, _Now this is the testimony of John,_ (mentioned John 1:15.) When the Jews _sent priests,_ &c. John 1:20 _then he confes...
THE JEWS INVESTIGATE JOHN'S IDENTITY _Text 1:19-22_ 19 And this is the witness of John, when the Jews sent unto him from Jerusalem priests and Levites to ask him, who art thou? 20 And he confesse...
EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN John 1:19-34 Following our usual custom, we begin by submitting an Analysis of the passage which is to be before us. In it we have:— 1. The Jews’ inquiry of John, a...
And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou? AND THIS IS THE RECORD (OR 'TESTIMONY,') OF JOHN, WHEN THE JEWS SENT PRIESTS AND LEV...
As God always was, there is no absolute beginning brought before us in the Scriptures. Both here and in Gen.11 the article _ the _ is lacking in the originals, showing that it refers to the commenceme...
THE DIVINITY AND INCARNATION OF THE WORD. WITNESS OF JOHN. THE FIRST DISCIPLES 1-18. Preface, declaring (1) that the Word was God, (2) that He was made man, (3) that He revealed the Father. This subl...
THE JEWS] In this Gospel 'the Jews' has the following special senses: (1) the inhabitants of Judæa, (2) members of the Sanhedrin (the meaning here), and (3) the enemies of Jesus. SENT] One function of...
PUBLIC TESTIMONY OF THE BAPTIST TO JESUS IN REPLY TO A DEPUTATION FROM THE SANHEDRIN. The independence and fulness of the account of the Baptist in this Gospel renders it highly probable that the evan...
JOHN TELLS THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT JESUS GOSPEL OF JOHN _MARION ADAMS_ THE AUTHOR Most people agree that John, Jesus’ *disciple, wrote the 4th *Gospel. John’s father was called Zebedee. And John had...
The narrative is connected with the prologue by the record of John, which is common to both (John 1:15), and opens therefore with “And.” THE JEWS. — This term, originally applied to the members of the...
John 1:15 CHAPTER 3 THE BAPTIST'S TESTIMONY. “There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John. The same came for witness, that he might bear witness of the light, that all might believe throug...
THE VOICE OF PROMISE John 1:14-28 Note that the Revised Version changes the words was _made_ to _became,_ John 1:14. Evidently Jesus had existed before this becoming; and evidently there was a proces...
The Gospel of John brings us into the profoundest facts concerning the Person of Jesus. The first eighteen verses constitute the introduction to the whole Book. The main declaration is found by bringi...
(11) And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou? (11) John is neither the Messiah, nor like any of the other prophets, but is the h...
The Jews sent, &c. These men, who were priests and Levites, seem to have been sent and deputed by the sanhedrim, or great council at Jerusalem, to ask of John the Baptist, who was then in great esteem...
TESTIMONY OF JOHN THE BAPTIST John 1:6-51. _“There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. The same came for a witness, that he may testify concerning the Light, in order that all may believe th...
VER. 19. “ _And this is the testimony which John gave when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?_ ” It is quite strange to see a narrative beginning with the word...
I. FIRST TESTIMONY: JOHN 1:19-28. In unfolding in the Prologue the contents of faith, the apostle had adduced two testimonies of John the Baptist (John 1:6-8 and John 1:15); the second contains, as _B...
II. SECOND TESTIMONY: VV. 29-34. How can we comprehend the fact that the deputies of the Sanhedrim left John without asking him who the person was of whom he intended to speak? Either they did not car...
FIRST SECTION: 1:19-37. THE TESTIMONIES OF JOHN THE BAPTIST. These testimonies are three in number and were given on three successive days (see John 1:29; John 1:35, “ _the next day_).” These three da...
John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me. (16) And of his fulness have all we received, and grace...
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 REVELATION OF GOD TO MAN_ ‘No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, He hath declared Him.’ John 1:18 What is meant by Revelation.—Etymologi...
19._And this is the testimony_. Hitherto the Evangelist has related the preaching of John about Christ; he now comes down to a more illustrious testimony, which was delivered to the ambassadors of _th...
The first chapter asserts what He was before all things, and the different characters in which He is a blessing to man, being made flesh. He is, and He is the expression of, the whole mind that subsis...
AND THIS IS THE RECORD OF JOHN,.... The evangelist proceeds to give a large, and full account of the testimony John the Baptist bore to Christ, which he had hinted at before, and had signified was his...
And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou? Ver. 19. _Jews sent priests_] Whose proper office it was to inquire into new doctrines,...
_And this is the record of John_ This is the testimony which he bare publicly to Jesus; _when the Jews_ Namely, the senate, or great council of the nation; _sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem_ Pe...
AND THIS IS THE RECORD OF JOHN, WHEN THE JEWS SENT PRIESTS AND LEVITES FROM JERUSALEM TO ASK HIM, WHO ART THOU?...
THE TESTIMONY OF JOHN THE BAPTIST. The embassy of the Jews:...
CHRIST THE LIVING WORD (vs.1-5) Revelation 19:13, speaking of the Lord Jesus, says, "His name is called the Word of God." As such He had no beginning: in the beginning He was there. In person He is...
19-28 John disowns himself to be the Christ, who was now expected and waited for. He came in the spirit and power of Elias, but he was not the person of Elias. John was not that Prophet whom Moses sa...
John's former testimony was more private to the common people; this testimony was given to a public authority. THE JEWS (most probably the rulers of the Jews, who made up their sanhedrim, or great cou...
Origen Commentary on John Book VI "And this is the witness of John."[6] Origen Commentary on John Book VI Now let us consider John's second testimony. Jews from Jerusalem,[26] Origen Commentary on...
John 1:19 Now G2532 this G3778 is G2076 (G5748) testimony G3141 John G2491 when G3753 Jews G2453 sent...
JOHN THE BAPTISER'S TESTIMONY TO JESUS AND THE CALLING OF DISCIPLES (JOHN 1:19). The portrayal of John the Baptiser by the writer is in interesting contrast to the John the Baptiser portrayed in the o...
‘And this is the witness of John when the Judaisers sent priests and Levites to him from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?” There were many ideas around at this time as to whom God would send to hel...
We enter here upon the second great division of the Gospel, extending from John 1:19 to John 2:11, and containing the presentation of Jesus, as He takes His place in the field of human history and, al...
John 1:19. AND THIS IS THE WITNESS OF JOHN, WHEN THE JEWS SENT UNTO HIM FROM JERUSALEM PRIESTS AND LEVITES TO ASK HIM, WHO ART THOU? The preceding verses (John 1:1-18) are so strongly marked in charac...
AND THIS IS THE WITNESS OF JOHN (κα αυτη εστιν η μαρτυρια του Ιωανου). He had twice already alluded to it (verses John 1:7; John 1:15) and now he proceeds to give it as the most important item to ad...
John 1:19 The Ministry of John the Baptist. From the ministry of John the Baptist we may learn I. That when Jesus is about to visit a community in His saving power, His coming is generally preceded...
John 1:19. And this in the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou? And he confessed and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ. And they...
John 1:1. _In the beginning was the Word,_ Christ the Word has existed from all eternity. He is the eternal Son of the eternal Father; he is really what Melchisedec was metaphorically, «having neithe...
May the Holy Spirit, who inspired these words, inspire us through them as we read them! John 1:1. _In the beginning was the Word._ The divine Logos, whom we know as the Christ of God. «In the beginn...
John is the majestic Evangelist; he is the high-soaring eagle with the piercing eye. His is the Gospel of the Son of God. John 1:1. _In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the...
John 1:15. _John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me._ He was not before John in the order of hum...
John 1:19. _And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou ? And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ._ «I...
CONTENTS: Deity of Christ. Ministry of John the Baptist. Jesus announced as the Lamb of God, and the first converts to Him. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, John the Baptist, Moses, Elias, Isaiah, Pharisees,...
John 1:1. _In the beginning was the Word._ Εν αρχη ο λογος. John begins the new creation with the words of Moses of the old creation, and continues to speak of Christ in the running language of all th...
THE JEWISH AUTHORITIES IN JERUSALEM. Our writer now skips the childhood of Jesus, and most of John the Baptist's work. He jumps to the time that Jesus, about thirty years old, begins his public career...
_The record of John_ _ I._ AN INSTRUCTIVE EXAMPLE OF TRUE HUMILITY. 1. John was an eminent saint of God (Matthew 11:11; John 5:35),yet we see him lowly and self-abased. (1) He refuses the honour w...
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 1:19 Signs of the Messiah, with Teaching about Life in Him. The first half of John’s Gospel features Jesus’ demonstration of his messianic identity through several selected “signs” ...
THE HOLY GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST, ACCORDING TO JOHN. T HIS is the title in the Greek and Latin codices. In the Syriac it is as follows, _The Holy Gospel, the Preaching of Jouchanon_ (John), _which...
_ Was made_ : not that the Word was changed into flesh, or flesh into the Word, for, as S. Chrysostom says, "far from that immortal nature is transmutation." For how could flesh become God, that is, h...
_And this is the witness of John_, &c. John the Baptist often bare witness to Jesus, that He was the Messias, or the Christ, both before and after His baptism. John the Evangelist therefore, omitting...
PART II. (A.) Chapter S John 1:19 to John 4:54 I. THE MANIFESTATION OF THE WORD AS LIGHT AMONG THOSE PREPARED TO RECEIVE HIM (John 1:19) 1. The testimony of John the Baptist: (1) he is not the Chri...
EXPOSITION THE title of the book is differently given in the manuscripts and ancient versions, and the differences are so considerable that they cannot be referred to the original text. The simplest f...
Shall we turn in our Bibles to the gospel according to John. The gospel of John was the last of the gospels that were written. It was written towards the close of that first century, written by John,...
Acts 13:25; Acts 19:4; Deuteronomy 17:9; Deuteronomy 24:8; John 10:24
The Jews — Probably the great council sent....
In these verses we have. second testimony which John the Baptist gave of our Saviour Jesus Christ. THE JEWS SENT PRIESTS AND LEVITES FROM JERUSALEM, SAYING, WHO ART THOU? That is, the Sanhedrin, or gr...