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Verse John 7:17. _IF ANY MAN WILT DO HIS WILL_, c.] I will give you a
sure rule by which ye may judge of my doctrine: If you really wish to
do the will of God, begin the practice of it and take my do...
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IF ANY MAN WILL DO HIS WILL - Literally, if any man wills or is
willing to do the will of God. If there is a disposition in anyone to
do that will, though he should not be able perfectly to keep His
c...
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CHAPTER 7
_ 1. My Time is not Yet Come. (John 7:1 .)_
2. Departure from Galilee; Sought by the Jews. (John 7:10 .)
3. In the Temple Teaching. (John 7:14 .)
4. Opposition to Him. ...
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THE SECRET VISIT. Soon, however, He receives the Divine intimation,
for which He always waits (_cf. John 2:4_, John 11:6 f.) and goes up
secretly. The Jews are discussing Him, and various opinions are...
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IF ANY MAN WILL DO HIS WILL HE SHALL KNOW THE DOCTRINE.
Literally, "If any man wills to do his will," etc.. willing obedience
to the will of God is essential to knowledge where Christ is. divine
teach...
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NOT MAN'S TIME BUT GOD'S (John 7:1-9)...
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The Jews were amazed. "How," they said, "can this fellow read when he
is quite uneducated?" "My teaching, said Jesus, "is not mine, but it
belongs to him who sent me. If anyone is willing to do his wi...
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IF, &c. For the condition, see App-118.
WILL DO. desire (App-102.) to do.
WILL. Greek. _thelema._ App-102.
KNOW. get to know. Greek. _ginosko._ App-132. See note on John 1:10.
OF. Greek. _ek._ App...
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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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The Discourse at the Feast of Tabernacles
Of this section John 7:10 form a sort of introduction.
"An equal degree of authenticity belongs to the verses which follow,
10 15. The whispered enquiries an...
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The remark made on the Jews" question in John 7:15 applies also to
their questions and comments throughout this dialogue. They are too
exactly in keeping with what we know of the Jews in our Lord's da...
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_If any man will do his will_ As in John 6:67 and John 8:44, -will" is
too weak; it is not the simple future, but the verb -to will:" _If any
man_ WILLETH TO DO _His will_. The mere mechanical perform...
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ἘΆΝ ΤΙΣ ΘΈΛΗΙ. _If any man_ WILLETH TO DO _His will_; see
on John 1:44; John 6:67; John 8:44. The mere mechanical performance of
God’s will is not enough; there must be an inclination towards Him,
a w...
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14–39. We have (1) a discourse in the midst of the Feast in which
three groups take part; ‘the Jews’ (14–24); some of the people
of Jerusalem (25–31); the envoys of the Sanhedrin (32–36): (2) a
discou...
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THE DISCOURSES AT THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES
Of this section John 7:10-13 are introductory....
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Ver 14. Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the
temple, and taught. 15. And the Jews marveled, saying, How knows this
man letters, having never learned? 16. Jesus answered them, and sa...
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_JESUS ATTENDED THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES -- JOHN 7:1-24:_ Jesus kept
away from the Jews who were seeking to kill Him by remaining in
Galilee. The time came for the Feast of Tabernacles. Jesus quietly...
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ΘΈΛΗ _praes. conj. act. от_ ΘΈΛΩ (G2309) хотеть, с
_inf._; то есть: "если любой человек
захочет исполнять волю Его" (Westcott).
ΓΝΏΣΕΤΑΙ _fut. med. (dep.) ind. от_ ΓΙΝΏΣΚΩ (G1097)
знать,
ΠΌΤΕΡΟΝ (G4...
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DISCOURSE: 1646
CONNEXION BETWEEN PIETY AND KNOWLEDGE
John 7:17. _If any man will do his will, he shall know of the
doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself_.
THE very enemies of...
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JESUS ANSWERED, &C.— "The doctrine which I teach you, is not the
product of human wisdom; I have neither been taught it by masters, nor
have I acquired it by study; but it is the doctrine of God." He...
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THE OLD SABBATH CONTROVERSY RENEWED
_Text 7:14-53_
14
But when it was now the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the
temple, and taught.
15
The Jews therefore marveled, saying, How knoweth thi...
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EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN
John 7:14-31
Below is an outline Analysis of the passage which is to be before
us:—
In the last chapter we discussed the first thirteen verses of John 7,
from which...
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If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether
it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.
IF ANY MAN WILL DO, [ thelee (G2309 ), OR BETTER, 'IS MINDED TO DO']
HIS WILL, HE SHA...
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16 Here we have the test of a true teacher. The greatest of all
Teachers could easily have formulated a philosophy of His own before
which all the wisdom of the ages would sink into insignificance. He...
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THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES
John 7:1 to John 10:21. Jesus at the Feast of Tabernacles, October, 28
a.d.
After the discourse of John 6, delivered just before Passover 28 a.d.,
Jesus did not go up to Jeru...
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JOHN TELLS THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT JESUS
GOSPEL OF JOHN
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 7
JESUS AND HIS BROTHERS 7:1-9
V1 After this, Jesus stayed in *Galilee. He travelled from village to
village. He decide...
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IF ANY MAN WILL DO HIS WILL, HE SHALL KNOW OF THE DOCTRINE. —
Better, _If any man willeth to do His will, he shall know of the
teaching._ The stress is upon “willeth,” which in our version
reads as if...
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CHAPTER 16
JESUS DISCUSSED IN JERUSALEM.
“And after these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for He would not
walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill Him. Now the feast of
the Jews, the feast of...
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ἐάν τις … λαλῶ. “If any man willeth to do His will, he
shall know concerning the teaching, whether it is of God (or from God)
or I speak from myself.” As Jesus everywhere asserts (John 5:46;
John 18:3...
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_He teaches, and discussions regarding Him are evoked_. John 7:37
-end. _His manifestation on the last day of the Feast, and the
consequent action of the Sanhedrim_.
John 7:14-36. _The teaching of Jes...
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HOW TO KNOW THE TRUTH OF JESUS' WORD
John 7:14-24
Jesus now went up to the feast, not because he was prompted by the
worldly policy suggested by His brethren, but because He was led by
His Father's...
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So far, John has recorded incidents in the first year of our Lord's
ministry. We now come to a comparatively brief section in which he
records happenings happenings in the central and crowded two year...
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VOLITION THE SALIENT FACT
John 7:17-18. _“If any one may wish to do His will, he shall know
concerning the doctrine, whether I speak from God or from Myself. He
that speaketh from himself, seeketh his...
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THIRD SECTION: 7:1-8:59. THE STRIFE AT ITS HIGHEST STAGE OF INTENSITY
AT JERUSALEM.
Seven months had elapsed without any appearance of Jesus at Jerusalem.
The exasperation of the rulers, whose murdero...
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ADDITIONAL NOTES BY THE AMERICAN EDITOR.
Vv. 14-24.
1. There is, apparently, an abrupt turn in the narrative at John 7:14,
if we look only at the outward form of the story. But, when the
following ve...
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II. DURING THE FEAST: 7:14-36.
The first agitation had subsided; every one was quietly attending to
the celebration of the feast, when all at once Jesus appears in the
temple and sets Himself to the...
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“ _Jesus answered them and said, My teaching is not mine, but his
that sent me;_ 17 _if any one wills to do his will, he shall know of
the teaching whether it comes from God or whether I speak of myse...
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But when his brethren were gone up, then went he also up unto the
feast, not openly, but as it were in secret. (11) Then the Jews sought
him at the feast, and said, Where is he? (12) And there was muc...
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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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_KNOWLEDGE AND LOVE_
‘If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine.’
John 7:17
‘All men naturally desire knowledge,’ said the ‘master of those
who know,’ and it is a statement never mo...
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17._If any man wish to do his will. _He anticipates the objections
that might be made. For since he had many adversaries in that place,
some one might readily have murmured against him in this manner:...
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In chapter 7 His brethren after the flesh, still sunk in unbelief,
would have Him shew Himself to the world, if He did these great
things; but the time for this was not yet come. At the fulfilment of...
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IF ANY MAN WILL DO HIS WILL,.... Meaning, not one that perfectly
fulfils the law, which is the good, and perfect, and acceptable will
of God; for there is no man that does this, or can do it; nor is i...
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If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it
be of God, or _whether_ I speak of myself.
Ver. 17. _If any man will do his will_] Let knowledge and practice run
parallel, and...
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_Now about the midst of the feast_ Which lasted eight days; _Jesus
went up into the temple and taught_ Probably on the sabbath day. His
business was to preach the gospel of the kingdom, and he readily...
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IF ANY MAN WILL DO HIS WILL, HE SHALL KNOW OF THE DOCTRINE WHETHER IT
BE OF GOD, OR WHETHER I SPEAK OF MYSELF....
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The appearance of Jesus at the festival:...
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HIS BROTHERS UNBELIEVING
(vs.1-9)
The Lord continued for a time in Galilee. He would not then return to
Judea because of the Jews' murderous intentions. This was certainly
not fear, but sober, lowly...
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14-24 Every faithful minister may humbly adopt Christ's words. His
doctrine is not his own finding out, but is from God's word, through
the teaching of his Spirit. And amidst the disputes which distu...
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Here our Saviour seemeth to obviate an objection which the Jews would
make, viz. How they should know that the doctrine which he preached
was the doctrine of God? He indeed said so, but how should the...
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Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book I
For the teaching of piety is a gift, but faith is grace. "For by doing
the will of God we know the will of God."[84]...
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John 7:17 If G1437 anyone G5100 wants G2309 (G5725) do G4160 (G5721)
His G846 will G2307 know...
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‘Jesus therefore answered them and said, “My teaching is not mine,
but His that sent me. If any man really wants to do His will, he will
know of the teaching, whether it be of God, or whether I speak...
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JESUS TEACHES OPENLY IN THE TEMPLE AND PLEADS FOR RIGHT JUDGMENT (JOHN
7:14).
But whilst Jesus was taking every precaution He knew that He could not
allow His own safety to hinder the proclamation of...
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In this section Jesus appears at the feast to which He went up when
His Father's, and therefore His own, hour was come. The opportunity
afforded by it of teaching is embraced, and we are presented wit...
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John 7:17. IF ANY ONE WILL TO DO HIS WILL, HE WILL PERCEIVE OF THE
TEACHING, WHETHER IT IS OF GOD, OR WHETHER I SPEAK FROM MYSELF. Many a
time did the Jews refuse to recognise the teaching of Jesus un...
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IF ANY MAN WILLETH TO DO
(εαν τις θελη ποιειν). Condition of third class with
εαν and present active subjunctive θελη not used as a mere
auxiliary verb for the future "will do," but with full force...
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John 7:17
The general principle affirmed in the text is, that there is an
unalterable connection between the perceptions of the mind and the
moral state of the heart between the understanding of truth...
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John 7:14. _Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the
temple, and taught._
He was no coward, so he boldly showed himself in the midst of the
throng in the temple.
John 7:15. _And the J...
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CONTENTS: Jesus urged to go to the feast. His final departure from
Galilee. Jesus at the feast of tabernacles. Prophecy concerning the
Holy Spirit.
CHARACTERS: God. Jesus, Holy Spirit, disciples, bro...
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John 7:1. _He would not walk in Jewry,_ or Judea, _because the jews
sought to kill him._ Herod had recently beheaded John, pleading the
magnitude of his auditories; now, the jews magnified the same pl...
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WHOEVER IS WILLING TO DO. The basic reason why the Jewish authorities
would not accept the teaching of Jesus as _divine,_ was that they did
not want to do God's _will._ Most unbelief originates in the...
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_After these things Jesus walked in Galilee._
THE SITUATION SURVEYED
I. THE SCENE IN GALILEE: the attitude of Christ’s brethren.
1. The counsel they offered. That Christ should repair to the centre...
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_If any man will do His will, he shall know of the doctrine (In
connection with _John 8:47_)._
Our Lord asserts--First: That if a man as in a right state of mind, he
will know and believe the truth. S...
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CHAPTER 7
_But after this Jesus walked in Galilee_, &c. Not immediately, but
about six months after. The incidents of the former chapter took place
in March, the feast of tabernacles was in September....
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_EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES_
John 7:14. NOW ABOUT THE MIDST, ETC.—The middle of the feast, or
“the lesser feast.” It was the fourth day of the feast most
likely. TAUGHT.—For the first time (of whi...
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EXPOSITION
Ch. 7-10. contain the record of the conflict between faith and
unbelief in the metropolis. At first the narrative indicates a vast
amount of critical inquiry, of unsettled opinion, of angry...
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Shall we turn now in our Bibles to the seventh chapter of the gospel
according to John.
After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in
Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him...
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Acts 10:1; Acts 11:13; Acts 11:14; Acts 17:11; Hosea 6:3;...
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Will do his will [θ ε λ η τ ο θ ε λ η μ α α υ τ ο υ
π ο ι ε ι ν]. This is a notable illustration of the frequent
blunder of the A. V. in rendering qelein, to will or determine, as a
mere auxiliary ver...
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If any man be willing to do his will, he shall know of the doctrine,
whether it be of God — This is a universal rule, with regard to all
persons and doctrines. He that is thoroughly willing to do it,...