John 5:36

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 WITNESS, [ egoo (G1473) de (G1161) echoo (G2192) teen (G3588) marturian (G3141) meizoo (G3187)] - rather, 'The witness which I have is greater' 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 sen...

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, that he has no need of the _testimony _of man, as if he had not enough of himself; although, perceiving that they held his person in contempt, he sent them to his Father, according to his custom. _For the works which the Father hath given me to do. _He holds out to view two things, by which he was proved to be the Son of God. “_My Father_, ” says he, “attests by miracles that I am his Son; and before I came into the world, he gave abundant testimony to me in the sacred writings.” Let us always remember what object he has in view. He wishes to be recognized as the Messiah promised by God, that he may be heard, and, therefore, he maintains that he is now manifested to be such a person as Scriptu...

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 witness to all he had said. But the Divine word had no abiding-place in their hearts, as they refused to believe in Him whom the Father had sent, according to his ancient promises. The voice of God, accompanied by the power of the Holy Ghost, thus made effectual to the conversion of sinners, still proclaims that this is the beloved Son, in whom the Father is well pleased. But when the hearts of men are full of pride, ambition, and the love of the world, there is no room for the word of God to abide in them....

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 any prophet, because he pointed out, not the Messiah who _was_ _to come_, but the Messiah who was already come: nevertheless, I am not obliged to depend on his testimony alone; for I have a greater one, that of Him whom you acknowledge to be your God. And how do I prove that this God bears testimony to me? By my _works_: these miracles, which attest my mission, and prove by themselves that nothing less than unlimited power and boundless love could ever produce them. By my _word only_, I have perfectly and _instantly_ healed a man who was diseased thirty and eight years. Ye see the miracle-the man is before you whole and sound. Why then do ye not believe in my mission, that ye may embrace my do...

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 intrusted in his hands to accomplish. TO FINISH - To do or to perform until the task is completed. The word is applied to the “termination” of anything, as we say a task is “ended” or a work is completed. So Jesus said, when he expired, It is “finished” John 19:30. From this it appears that Jesus came to “accomplish” a certain work; and hence we see the reason why he so often guarded his life and sought his safety until the task was fully completed. These works or miracles bore witness of him; that is, they showed that he was sent from God, be

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 DEATH SENTENCE RECORDED BY THE SANHEDRIN. JOHN 5:1 1. _Christ proved, by signs and wonders and testimonies, to be Source of life._ JOHN 5:1 (1)

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 compared with John himself, but with his testimony; and the sense is, that Christ had a greater witness than the witness of John; and so it is expressed in the Persic version: and his meaning is, that he had no need to insist upon John's testimony; he had other, and greater witnesses to produce: FOR THE WORKS WHICH THE FATHER HATH GIVEN ME TO FINISH; such as the preaching of the Gospel, the fulfilling of the law, and the redemption of his people; all which were appointed by his Father, and given him to do, and which he completely finished. The whole Gospel came, and was published by Jesus Christ, and the law was entirely fulfilled by him; and the work of man's salvation was finished by him, an...

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 Son into the world, we have at this moment everlasting life. John 5:24. _And shalt not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life._ What a grand verse this is! It is worthy to be written in letters of gold at every street corner; would that we all knew the fullness of its meaning by heartfelt experience! John 5:25. Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live. For as the

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 form mei,zona), the variant reading mei,zwn (properly the nominative case) is found in î66 A B E G M N W L Y ¦13 33 397 472 579 713 1071 2430 _al_. The latter reading, however, gives an antithesis (“I who am greater than John have the testimony”) that is out of accord with the context. (It is possible,...

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 Death and Judgment. (John 5:24 .) 5. The Future Hour. His Power to Raise the Dead. (John 5:26 .) 6. Witness Concerning Himself. (John 5:30 .) 7. The Witness of John. (John 5:33