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. aor. описывает Его знание в совокупности,
έγίνωσκεν impf. ind. act. от γινώσκω, см. John 2:24. Гномич. impf. указывает, что Он всегда знал то, что таилось в сердцах людей. Только Бог знает то, что человек таит от себе подобных (SB, 2:412; GGBB, 22829).
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
THE NEW EXHILARATION (John 2:1-11)...
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",...
_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...
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...
BELIEF WITHOUT TRUST...
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...
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...
_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...
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...
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 ...
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...
2:25 knew (g-15) _ Epiginosko_ , a strong word meaning 'to know well' or 'recognise,' as Matthew 7:16 , &c....
Many believe on Jesus, but with imperfect faith. 23. In the feast _day_] RV 'during the feast,' which lasted a week....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
(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....
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...
“ _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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
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...
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...
The result of Christ's manifestation in Jerusalem:...
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...
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...
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...
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...
John 2:25 and G2532 G3754 no G3756 need G5532 G2192 (G5707) that G2443 anyone G5100 testify...
‘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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
_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...
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 2:23 Jesus KNEW ALL PEOPLE, which affirms his deity (see John 1:48)....
_For He had no need_, &c. For He was searching the heart of each, whether it were constant, or fickle and inconstant. Wherefore, as S. Chrysostom says, "He did not regard outward words who enters into...
CHAPTER 2 _On the third day_, &c. _The third day_, that is, from Christ's departure for Galilee, and the calling of Philip. For this was the last date mentioned by S. John. The following is the sequen...
_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...
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....
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,...
John 2:25...
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
He — To whom all things are naked, knew what was in man — Namely, a desperately deceitful heart....
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...