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Verse 32. _I SAW THE SPIRIT DESCENDING_, c.] See the notes on Matthew
3:16, Matthew 3:17....
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BARE RECORD - Gave testimony.
I SAW THE SPIRIT ... - See the notes at Matthew 3:16....
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ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS
I. The Only-begotten, the Eternal Word;
His Glory and His Manifestation
-- Chapter 1:1-2:22
CHAPTER 1
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1. The Word: the Creator, the Life and the Light. (John 1:1 .)...
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THE BAPTISTS WITNESS TO HIMSELF. The baptism of Jesus has apparently
taken place. John points to Him as the greater one of whom he had
spoken. His own work of baptism, which has not been described but...
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JOHN BARE RECORD.
Gave witness to the fact, either at this or some subsequent time.
I SAW THE SPIRIT DESCENDING FROM HEAVEN LIKE. DOVE.
See Matthew 3:16. At this time, as Jesus came up out of the wa...
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So John bore his witness. "With my own eyes, he said, "I saw the
Spirit coming down from heaven, as it might have been a dove, and the
Spirit remained upon him. And I did not know him. But it was he w...
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THE WORD (John 1:1-18)...
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BARE RECORD. bare witness. Compare John 1:19, and see note on John
1:7.
SAW. have beheld. Greek. _theaomai._ App-133.
THE SPIRIT. See App-101.
HEAVES. Singular, without Art. See note on Matthew 6:9;...
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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....
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_bare record_ Better, _bare_ WITNESS; comp. John 1:7_; John 1:15; John
1:19; John 1:34_.
_I saw_ Better, _I_ HAVE BEHELD, or contemplate
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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...
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THE TESTIMONY OF THE BAPTIST TO THE PEOPLE...
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32. ἘΜΑΡΤ. The Evangelist insists again and again on this aspect
of the Baptist: he bears WITNESS to the Messiah; 7, 8, 15, 19, 34.
ΤΕΘΈΑΜΑΙ. I HAVE BEHELD (John 1:14; John 1:38; 1 John 4:12;...
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VER 32. AND JOHN BORE RECORD, SAYING, I SAW THE SPIRIT DESCENDING FROM
HEAVEN LIKE A DOVE, AND IT ABODE UPON HIM. 33. AND I KNEW HIM NOT: BUT
HE THAT SENT ME TO BAPTIZE WITH WATER, THE SAME SAID UNTO...
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_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...
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THE BAPTISTS EVIDENCE FOR THE LAMB OF GOD
_Text 1:29-34_
29
On the morrow he seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold, the
Lamb of God, that taketh away the sin of the world!
30
This is he...
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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...
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And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven
like a dove, and it abode upon him.
AND JOHN BARE RECORD, SAYING, I SAW, [ tetheamai (G2300)] - or 'I
have seen' "the Spirit d...
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Government and education are still the panaceas proposed by the
majority of priest-craft. But John wisely withdraws himself from their
notice, and as the Voice, heralds the coming of the Messiah Himse...
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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...
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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...
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In these verses the Evangelist again makes prominent the solemn
witness of John, giving the process by which conviction had come to
his own mind....
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I SAW. — Better, _I have seen,_ or _beheld._ The vision is in its
result ever present, and is all-conclusive evidence. (Comp. the words
in their historic setting, Matthew 3:16, Note.)...
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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...
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_The witness of John based on the sign at the baptism of Jesus_....
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τεθέαμαι τὸ πνεῦμα … ἐπʼ αὐτόν. “I
have seen the Spirit coming down like a dove out of heaven, and it
remained upon Him.” “I have seen, perfect, in reference to the
sign divinely intimated to him, in...
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_The witness of John and its result_....
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WITNESS BORNE TO THE SON OF GOD
John 1:29-34
John's description of Christ gave answer to Isaac's inquiry, Genesis
22:7. Let us not narrow the extent of the gospel. By the grace of God
Jesus tasted de...
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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...
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(14) And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from
heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.
(14) Christ is proved to be the Son of God by the coming down of the
Holy Spirit, by the...
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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...
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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...
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THE GIFT MADE TO JESUS IN THE BAPTISM.
Vv. 32, 33, suggest an important question: Did Jesus really _receive_
anything at His baptism? _Meyer_ denies this, alleging that this idea
has no support in our...
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VER. 32. “ _And John bore witness saying: I have seen the Spirit
descending as a dove, and it abode upon Him._ ”
This declaration is introduced with a peculiar solemnity by the words:
“ _And John bore...
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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...
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This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred
before me: for he was before me. (31) And I knew him not: but that he
should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizi...
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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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32._I saw the Spirit, descending like a dove. _This is not a literal
but a figurative mode of expression; for with what eyes could he _see
the Spirit _? But as the _dove _was a certain and infallible...
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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...
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AND JOHN BARE RECORD,.... The same day that he said the above things,
and at the same time:
SAYING, I SAW THE SPIRIT; that is, of God, as is said in Matthew 3:16
and which Nonnus here expresses; and...
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And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven
like a dove, and it abode upon him.
Ver. 32. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 3:16 _"_ _See Trapp on "_ Mar 1:10 _"_...
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_This is he_, &c. I now point out to you the very person of whom I
formerly said, _After me cometh a man which is preferred before me_
Being incomparably greater and more excellent than I; _for he was...
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John points to the Lamb of God:...
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AND JOHN BARE RECORD, SAYING, I SAW THE SPIRIT DESCENDING FROM HEAVEN
LIKE A DOVE, AND IT ABODE UPON HIM....
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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...
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29-36 John saw Jesus coming to him, and pointed him out as the Lamb
of God. The paschal lamb, in the shedding and sprinkling of its blood,
the roasting and eating of its flesh, and all the other circ...
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Saith John, According to the revelation which I had, when I received
my extraordinary commission to baptize, so it fell out to me, I did
see, when he was baptized, the heaven opening, and a representa...
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Origen Against Celsus Book I
And I knew Him not; but He that sent me to baptize with water, the
same said to me, Upon whom you will see the Spirit descending, and
abiding on Him, the same is He that...
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John 1:32 And G2532 John G2491 witness G3140 (G5656) saying G3004
(G5723) G3754 saw G2300 ...
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‘And John bore witness saying, “I have beheld the Spirit
descending as a dove out of Heaven, and it abode on Him. And I did not
know Him. But He Who sent me to baptise with water, He said to me, on
wh...
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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...
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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...
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John 1:32. AND JOHN BARE WITNESS, SAYING. I HAVE BEHELD THE SPIRIT
DESCENDING. The effect of what the Baptist had seen had remained, and
still remains, with him in all its power: ‘I _have_ beheld.'
A...
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BARE WITNESS
(εμαρτυρησεν). First aorist active indicative of
μαρτυρεω. Another specimen of John's witness to the Messiah
(John 1:7; John 1:15; John 1:19; John 1:29;...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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John 1:29. _The next day_
This chapter is a record of the events that occurred on different
days. Sometimes God does great things in a single day; one
extraordinary day may have more in it than a hun...
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John 1:29. _The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith,
Behold the Lamb of god, which taketh away the sin of the world._
John lost no time. He had no sooner discovered the Saviour than...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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32-34. I SAW THE SPIRIT COME DOWN LIKE A DOVE. John declares what he
saw with his own eyes! See notes on Matthew 3:16. God had told John
what the _sign_ would be to identify the Messiah. John says tha...
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_This is He._
THE REDEEMER’S IDENTIFICATION
I. IN HIS WORK as the Lamb of God.
1. ‘The object offered in sacrifice. The Lamb of God applies to
Christ
(1) in His personal character.
(2) In His sac...
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JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 1:32 The Spirit did not merely DESCEND on Jesus.
He REMAINED ON HIM, which was a sign of Jesus’ divine anointing as
Messiah ...
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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” ...
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THE
HOLY GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST,
ACCORDING TO JOHN.
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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...
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_ 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...
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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...
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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...
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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 5:32; Luke 3:22; Mark 1:10; Matthew 3:16...