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SHOULD TESTIFY OF MAN - Should give him the character of any man.
HE KNEW WHAT WAS IN MAN - This he did because he had made all John
1:3, and because he was God, John 1:1. There can be no higher evide...
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II. ETERNAL LIFE IMPARTED:
What it is and What it Includes
Chapter 2:23-17
The second part of this Gospel contains the blessed teachings the Son
of God gave concerning eternal life, how it is impart...
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THE RESULTS OF THE FIRST VISIT TO JERUSALEM. The result of the Lord's
visit to Jerusalem at the Passover and His work there was that many
believed on his name, _i.e._ they were convinced that He was t...
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HE KNEW WHAT WAS IN MAN.
He knew their hearts, because he possessed the divine omniscience that
could fathom the depths of every heart.
PRACTICAL OBSERVATIONS.
1. The Master still looks with indigna...
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THE NEW EXHILARATION (John 2:1-11)...
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When he was in Jerusalem, at the Passover, at the Feast, many believed
in his name, as they saw the signs which he did; but Jesus himself
would not entrust himself to them, because he knew them all, a...
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TESTIFY. bear witness. See note on John 1:7.
WHAT WAS IN MAN. This attribute elsewhere attributed only to Jehovah
(Jeremiah 17:10; Jeremiah 20:12). Here this knowledge was universal
("all",...
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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...
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_And needed not_ BETTER, _and_ BECAUSE HE HAD NO NEED.
_for he knew_ Better, _for He_ OF HIMSELF _knew_. We have instances of
this supernatural knowledge in the cases of Peter, John 1:42;
Nathanael, J...
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BELIEF WITHOUT TRUST...
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ἽΝΑ ΤΙΣ ΜΑΡΤ. See on John 1:7-8 : _that any should_ BEAR
WITNESS CONCERNING _man;_ comp. John 16:30. The article with
ἀνθρώπου is generic.
ΑΥ̓ΤῸΣ ΓᾺΡ ἘΓ. _For He_ OF HIMSELF _knew_: note the
repetitio...
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VER 23. NOW WHEN HE WAS IN JERUSALEM AT THE PASSOVER, ON THE FEAST
DAY, MANY BELIEVED IN HIS NAME, WHEN THEY SAW THE MIRACLES WHICH HE
DID. 24. BUT JESUS DID NOT COMMIT HIMSELF TO THEM, BECAUSE HE KNE...
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_JESUS' FIRST DISCIPLES IN JERUSALEM -- JOHN 2:23-25:_ The miracles of
Jesus Christ produced faith in His name. Later Nicodemus said, "Rabbi,
we know that You are a teacher come from God; for no one c...
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ΜΑΡΤΥΡΉΣΗ _aor. conj. act. от_ ΜΑΡΤΥΡΈΩ (G3140)
свидетельствовать, нести
свидетельство. "Бог, всеведущий и
вездесущий, от Которого ничто не
сокрыто, является свидетелем par excellence"
(TLNT). Обобщ....
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GENERAL JUDEAN MINISTRY
_Text 2:23-25_
23
Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, during the feast, many
believed on his name, beholding his signs which he did.
24
But Jesus did not trust h...
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And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was
in man.
AND NEEDED NOT [`AND BECAUSE HE NEEDED NOT' Kai (G2532 ) hoti (G3754
) ou ...
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1 Cana, in Hebrew, means "acquire". The marriage feast is a sign of
the time when the Son acquires the kingdom, and as the bridegroom is
elated over the bride, so will He be elated over Israel (Isa_62...
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2:25 knew (g-15) _ Epiginosko_ , a strong word meaning 'to know well'
or 'recognise,' as Matthew 7:16 , &c....
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Many believe on Jesus, but with imperfect faith.
23. In the feast _day_] RV 'during the feast,' which lasted a week....
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THE WEDDING AT CANA. THE TEMPLE CLEANSED
1-11. The marriage at Cana. This miracle is not recorded by the
synoptists because it occurred before the beginning of the ministry
proper. St. John records it...
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JOHN TELLS THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT JESUS
GOSPEL OF JOHN
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 2
JESUS CHANGES WATER SO THAT IT BECOMES WINE 2:1-12
V1 The next day, there was a wedding in Cana in *Galilee. Jesus’
m...
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AND NEEDED NOT. — Better, _and because He needed not._
FOR HE KNEW. — Better, _for He of Himself knew._ The verse is a
wider statement of the general truth of which John 2:24 is a
particular instance...
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CHAPTER 7
NICODEMUS.
“Now when He was in Jerusalem at the passover, during the feast,
many believed on His name, beholding His signs which He did. But Jesus
did not trust Himself unto them, for that...
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NEW LIFE FROM ABOVE THE NEED OF ALL
John 2:23-25; John 3:1-8
A solemn question is suggested by John 2:24. Can Jesus trust Himself
to us? We must show ourselves worthy of His trust. In John 3:1-36;
Jo...
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At Cana our Lord wrought what John describes as the "beginning of His
signs." It was a sign of power in the realm of creation, and of it
being exercised in answer to faith. It was a sign, moreover, of...
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(7) And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what
was in man.
(7) Christ is the searcher of hearts, and therefore truly God....
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PURIFICATION 0F THE TEMPLE
John 2:13-25. _“And the Passover of the Jews was nigh, and Jesus
went up to Jerusalem.”_ The Passover began April 14th, through all
the ages of Israel, celebrating the exodu...
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are a preamble. It is the general picture of the activity of the Lord
at Jerusalem, following after His undertaking in the temple. Then, in
the following passage, John 3:1-21, John gives the remarkabl...
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FIRST SECTION: 2:12-3:36. JESUS IN JUDEA.
Here again, as in the preceding story, the course of the narrative is
steadily continuous and its historical development accurately
graduated. Jesus first app...
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ADDITIONAL NOTES BY THE AMERICAN EDITOR.
XI.
Beginning with John 2:13, the account of the first visit of Jesus to
Jerusalem is given. There can be little doubt that the five or six
disciples were wit...
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“ _But Jesus did not trust himself to them, because he knew all
men_, 25, _and because he had no need that any one should testify of
man; for he knew of himself what was in man._ ”
Jesus is no more da...
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SECOND CYCLE: 2:12-4:54.
This second cycle is naturally divided into three sections:
1. The ministry of Jesus in _Judea_, John 2:12 to John 3:36;
2. The return through _Samaria: John 4:1-42_;
3. Th...
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REFLECTIONS
How is it possible to behold my Lord, honoring the bridal feast with
his presence and miracles without having the mind led to the
consideration of that yet more astonishing miracle, when t...
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Now when he was at Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many
believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did. (24)
But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all...
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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...
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_CHRIST’S KNOWLEDGE OF MAN_
‘He knew what was in man.’
John 2:25
No greater proof could be given of our Lord’s Divine nature than
His marvellous knowledge of men’s hearts and ways. To know the
secr...
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25._For he knew what was in man. _As it might be doubted whence Christ
obtained this knowledge, the Evangelist anticipates this question, and
replies that Christ perceived every thing in men that is c...
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The third day we find in chapter 2. A marriage takes place in Galilee.
Jesus is there; and the water of purification is changed into the wine
of joy for the marriage-feast. Afterwards at Jerusalem He...
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AND NEEDED NOT THAT ANY SHOULD TESTIFY OF MAN,.... Of this or the
other man, that he was a good or a bad man; he needed no proofs to be
made, or testimonies bore, or evidence given of men's characters...
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And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in
man.
Ver. 25. _For he knew what was in man_] Artificers know the nature
and properties of their works, and shall not Christ of t...
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_When he was in Jerusalem, in the feast-day_ Or rather, during the
feast, as εν τη εορτη, should undoubtedly be translated: that
is, during all the days of the solemnity; _many believed in his name_
W...
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HE KNEW WHAT WAS IN MAN; he knew the hearts of men, and how, under
circumstances, they would act. Of course he knew in all respects how
to treat them. Jeremiah 17:10; REVELATION 2:23; John 1:1. THE PE...
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The result of Christ's manifestation in Jerusalem:...
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AND NEEDED NOT THAT ANY SHOULD TESTIFY OF MAN; FOR HE KNEW WHAT WAS IN
MAN.
Since the Passover festival in the wider sense, including the days of
Unleavened Bread, lasted for eight days, and since the...
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A MARRIAGE ON THE THIRD DAY
(vs.1-12)
Now we are told of a third day, and a marriage in Cana. This is
typical of Israel's new relationship with their Messiah and the
receiving of the joy of His mirac...
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23-25 Our Lord knew all men, their nature, dispositions, affections,
designs, so as we do not know any man, not even ourselves. He knows
his crafty enemies, and all their secret projects; his false f...
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And needed not any information concerning the principles and humours
of all men; for he perfectly knew men, not only from their more
external acts and behaviours, (as we know them), but he knew what w...
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Irenaeus Against Heresies Book III
for He Himself knew what was in man."[85]
Arnobius Against the Heathen Book I
ive loaves satisfied five thousand of His followers: and who, lest it
might appear to...
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John 2:25 and G2532 G3754 no G3756 need G5532 G2192 (G5707) that G2443
anyone G5100 testify...
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‘Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast many
believed on his name when they saw the signs which he did, but Jesus
did not trust himself to them because he knew all men, and bec...
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THE CLEANSING OF THE TEMPLE (JOHN 2:13).
It is difficult to avoid the feeling that this narrative is given here
on close proximity to what has gone before because it illustrates the
fulfilment of the...
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John 2:24-25. BUT JESUS DID NOT TRUST HIMSELF UNTO THEM ON ACCOUNT OF
HIS DISCERNING ALL MEN, AND BECAUSE HE NEEDED NOT THAT ANY SHOULD BEAR
WITNESS CONCERNING A MAN; FOR HE HIMSELF DISCERNED WHAT WAS...
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It is of much importance to keep the closing verses of chap. 2 in
close connection with the opening verses of chap. 3 (see the
commentary on John 3:1). Rejected by the theocracy of Israel Jesus
turns...
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AND BECAUSE HE NEEDED NOT
(κα οτ χρειαν ειχεν). Imperfect active, "and because he
did not have need."THAT ANY ONE SHOULD BEAR WITNESS CONCERNING MAN
(ινα τις μαρτυρηση περ του ανθρωπου).
Non-fina...
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John 2:25
The idea of a physician, when complete and considered apart from human
imperfections, contains these three things: He must know the patient's
constitution, his disease, and his cure. He must...
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CONTENTS: The marriage at Cana and the first miracle of Jesus. The
passover and the purification of the temple.
CHARACTERS: Jesus, mother, disciples.
CONCLUSION: Those who expect the favors of Chris...
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John 2:1. _The third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee,_
when the sun of righteousness shone out with divine glory. Cana of
Galilee is here mentioned to distinguish it from Cana near Sidonia...
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_Jesus did not commit Himself unto them, because He knew all men._
SUPERFICIAL FAITH
I. THE DANGER OF A SUPERFICIAL FAITH. It was only such a faith that
these people had who believed in Christ on the...
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_When He was in Jerusalem at the Passover_
THE FIRST JERUSALEM BELIEVERS
I. THE OBJECT OF THEIR FAITH: the name of Christ. The name of anything
is that by which it is known; so the name of Christ is...
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JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 2:23 Jesus KNEW ALL PEOPLE, which affirms his
deity (see John 1:48)....
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_EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES_
John 2:18. The disciples saw in Christ’s action the fulfilment of
the old Scripture, the Jews an excuse for a further demand for a sign.
John 2:19. DESTROY THIS TEMPL...
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EXPOSITION
VERSES 2:1-3:4
_The testimony of signs to the glory of the Word made flesh._
JOHN 2:1
(1) _The first sign, the beginning of signs, Mastery over the old
creation. Sign of love and power....
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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,...
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John 2:25...
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He needed not [ο υ χ ρ ε ι α ν ε ι χ ε ν]. Literally, he
had not need.
Testify [μ α ρ τ υ ρ η σ η]. Rev., better, bear witness. The
same word is in John 1:7; John 1:8; John 1:15; John 1
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He — To whom all things are naked, knew what was in man — Namely,
a desperately deceitful heart....
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St. John's design in writing of this gospel being to assert the
divinity of Christ, he scatters evidences of it in almost every
chapter. Here he declares his omniscience, HE KNEW WHAT WAS IN MAN;
that...