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JOHN 5:36 mei,zw
Instead of mei,zw (accusative case), read by the majority of witnesses
(a H K L S U V G D Q P and most minuscules; D reads the alternative
accusative...
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Verse 36. _BUT I HAVE GREATER WITNESS_] However decisive the judgment
of such a man as John may be, who was _the lamp of Israel_, a miracle
of grace, filled with the spirit of Elijah, and more than a...
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GREATER WITNESS - Stronger, more decisive evidence.
THE WORKS - The miracles - healing the sick and raising the dead.
HATH GIVEN ME - Hath committed to me, or appointed me to do. Certain
things he i...
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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...
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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...
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HAVE GREATER WITNESS.
His works. Christ's life and deeds were. proof that the Jews could not
answer. See John 3:2....
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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...
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MAN'S HELPLESSNESS AND CHRIST'S POWER (John 5:1-9)...
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GREATER WITNESS. the witness, greater.
TO FINISH. in order that. should complete them....
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_The Father's testimony is evident_, (a) _in the works assigned to
Me_, (b) _in the revelation which ye do not receive_....
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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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_I have greater witness than that of John_ Better, _I have_ THE
WITNESS WHICH IS GREATER THAN JOHN; or, THE WITNESS WHICH I HAVE IS
GREATER THAN JOHN, viz. the works which as the Messiah I have been
c...
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THE DISCOURSE ON THE SON AS THE SOURCE OF LIFE...
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THE UNBELIEF OF THE JEWS...
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ΜΕΊΖΩΝ (ABEGMA) is to be preferred to μείζω (א),
ΔΈΔΩΚΕΝ (אBL) to ἔδωκε (AD), which has been influenced
by John 5:26-27.
36. ἘΓῺ ΔῈ ἜΧΩ. _I have_ THE WITNESS WHICH IS GREATER THAN
JOHN; or, THE WITNES...
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36–40. _The Father’s testimony is evident_, (a) _in the works
assigned to Me_, (b) _in the revelation which ye do not receive_....
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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...
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_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...
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ΜΕΊΖΩ _сотр._, _см._ John 5:20. Praed. _асс._
ΓΆΡ (G1063) ибо. Чудеса, которые совершил
Христос, более велики, чем
свидетельство Иоанна. Они — часть
свидетельства Отца (Carson). Таким
образом, они со...
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BUT I HAVE GREATER WITNESS— Our Lord told them that he had the
testimony of one infinitely greater than John: even the testimony of
the Father, who was continually bearing witness to him by the miracl...
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THE FATHER'S WITNESS
_Text 5:36-38_
36
But the witness which I have is greater than that of John; for the
works which the Father hath given me to accomplish, the very works
that I do, bear witness...
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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...
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But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the
Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness
of me, that the Father hath sent me.
BUT I HAVE GREATER...
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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...
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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...
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THE WORKS] include the miracles, but should not be confined to them.
The gracious character, and redemptive purpose of Christ's acts, prove
that they come from God....
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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...
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For “hath given Me” read, with the better MSS., _gave Me._ The
pronouns in “But I have” and in “that I do,” are emphatic.
In this verse He returns to the thought of John 5:32. The parenthesis
in John...
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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...
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ἐγὼ δὲ “But I” in contrast to the ὑμεῖς of John
5:33, ἔχω τὴν μαρτυρίαν μείζω, “have the
witness which is greater,” _i.e._, of greater weight as evidence
than that of John. τὰ γὰρ ἔργα … ἀπέσταλκε,
“t...
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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...
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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...
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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.”...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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VER. 36. “ _But I have the witness which is greater than [that of]
John: for the works which the Father hath given me to accomplish,
these very works that I do bear witness of me, that the Father hath...
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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...
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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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36._But I have greater testimony than that of John. _After having
showed that, in the person of John, the Jews had wickedly corrupted
the gift of God, he now repeats a second time what he had said, th...
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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...
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BUT I HAVE GREATER WITNESS THAN THAT OF JOHN,.... The Vulgate Latin,
and Ethiopic versions read, "greater than John", but wrongly; for the
testimonies of Christ's works, and of his Father, are not com...
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But I have greater witness than _that_ of John: for the works which
the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear
witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.
Ver. 36. _The works...
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_But I have greater witness than that of John_ The testimony of one
who has infinitely greater authority and power than he; _for the works
which the Father hath given me to finish_ The miracles which...
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THE WORKS WHICH THE FATHER HATH GIVEN ME; the whole course of his
teachings and miracles....
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BUT I HAVE GREATER WITNESS THAN THAT OF JOHN; FOR THE WORKS WHICH THE
FATHER HATH GIVEN ME TO FINISH, THE SAME WORKS THAT I DO BEAR WITNESS
OF ME THAT THE FATHER HATH SENT ME....
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The witness of the Father:...
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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...
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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...
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BUT I HAVE GREATER WITNESS THAN THAT OF JOHN; not than that of my
Father, mentioned 1 THESSALONIANS 5:31,32, but THAN THAT OF JOHN, last
mentioned; nor doth he say a truer, but a _greater witness. The...
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Tertullian Against Praxeas
Afterwards He goes on to say: "But I have greater witness than that of
John; for the works which the Father hath given me to finish-those
very works bear witness of me that...
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“But the witness which I have is greater than that of John, for the
works which the Father has granted me to accomplish, these very works
which I am doing, bear witness to me that the Father has sent...
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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...
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John 5:36. BUT THE WITNESS THAT I HAVE IS GREATER THAN THAT OF JOHN.
Our Lord does not say ‘ 1 have greater witness than that of John,'
as if He was about to specify _additional_ testimony of greater...
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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...
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BUT THE WITNESS WHICH I HAVE IS GREATER THAN THAT OF JOHN
(Εγω δε εχω την μαρτυριαν μειζω του
Ιωανου). Literally, "But I have the witness greater than
John's." Μειζω (μειζονα) is predicate accusati...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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EVEN GREATER THAN. The miracles which Jesus did through the Father's
power [and his other works]; the Father's voice at his baptism; the
Father's testimony through the prophets. YOU HAVE NEVER HEARD H...
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_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...
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JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 5:31 Jesus speaks of several witnesses who bear
testimony concerning him (see chart).
⇐...
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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....
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VER. 36. _But I have greater witness_, &c.: _i.e._, than John's
witness; _greater_ in the sense of _surer, more efficacious_, that I
am Messiah, the Son of God. This greater testimony is My works, My...
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_But I have greater witness_, &c.: _i.e._, than John's witness;
_greater_ in the sense of _surer, more efficacious_, that I am
Messiah, the Son of God. This greater testimony is My works, My
miracles...
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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...
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_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...
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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
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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...
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1 John 5:11; 1 John 5:12; 1 John 5:9; Acts 2:22; John 10:25;...
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Greater witness [τ η ν μ α ρ τ υ ρ ι α ν μ ε ι ζ ω].
The article, omitted in A. V., has the force of my, as in ver. 34.
Rev., the witness which I have is greater.
Hath given. See on ver. 22.
To fini...
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The third testimony produced by Christ, to evidence and prove himself
to be the promised Messias, and Saviour of the world, tis that of his
miracles; which, by an omnipotent power, as God, he was enab...