While the trap failed to catch Him for whom it was laid, it caught those who laid it. 2:15, “resulting in…what was spoken being fulfilled”). A - Bible verse The themes we have come to know for Christmas preaching are certainly present in how John begins his gospel. California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. A preacher could … Continue reading "Commentary on John 1:1-14" One sun enlightens the whole world; so does one Christ, and there needs no more. 9 Then those who heard it,. The Word of life. An examination and commentary of Ephesians 2:8-9 using the rule of Bible study makes clear what these two verses teach. John 9 picks up where John 8 left off. Beginning at the eldest.—Literally, beginning at the elders; but our version gives the right sense, and prevents the possible mistake of understanding the word to mean the elders of the people. and the woman standing in the midst; from the temple, in as private a manner, and as unobserved as not by his disciples, nor the multitude, but his antagonists, who John 10:1 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. If last week we met the camel hair wearing, locust and honey eating John the Baptist, this week we do a 180 degree turn and meet a whole different John. (John 1:4-5, 9:5) Light means to "shine or make manifest" and the scope of His light was to all men and the whole world. this is wanting in the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Persic They felt how entirely they had misapprehended the relation … Read Introduction to John . This is evident from the fact that Jesus immediately John 8:12 addressed a discourse to the people present. No light in him - He sees no light. An Identity Crisis? Close. W.H.R.] He brought to Jesus the boy who had five loaves and two small fish (John 6:8-9). 1:8 and 10, John is alerting Christians that heretical unbelievers are making false statements that the heretical unbelievers have no sin and have not sinned, respectively. We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. and the woman standing in the midst; that is, of the company as before. Proud member He did not keep quiet about Jesus. 7 After this, Jesus went around in Galilee. So would it be without Jesus, by whom light came into the world. 1 John 1:1-4. John 9 – Jesus Gives Sight to A Man Born Blind A. versions, and in two of Beza's copies, and the Basil edition: and Jesus was left alone; And they which heard it He then went to Capernaum for a brief visit (2:12), after which he went to Jerusalem for the Passover festival. At 1 Jn. Other Forerunner Commentary entries containing John 8:9: Exodus 20:14 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10 John 8:8 : John 8:10 >> The Berean: Daily Verse and Comment Sign up for the Berean: Daily Verse and Comment, and have Biblical truth delivered to your inbox. they could: beginning at the eldest: JOHN 8:1-2 COMMENTARY John 8:3-11 Woman Caught In Adultery John 8:12-20 I Am the Light of the World John 8:21-30 Die In Your Sins John 8:31-36 The Truth Will Set You Free John 8:37-42 Father Abraham John 8:43-47 Your father is the devil John 8:48-55 Samaritan John 8:56-59 Before Abraham Was, I AM John 8 Bible Study Questions (Handout) 8 “No,” said Peter, “you shall never wash my feet.” Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no part with me.” 9 “Then, Lord,” Simon Peter replied, “not just my feet but my hands and my head as well!” While there, he cleansed the temple. not by his disciples, nor the multitude, but his antagonists, who came to tempt and ensnare him: for it follows, and the woman standing in the midst; that is, of the company as before. as a thousand witnesses; and lets in, and owns the sin which lies John 8:10. 1. Jesus said “let the men go” with the intention of fulfilling his words in John 17:12, and it also resulted in them being fulfilled. Who was the man Jesus “saw” (John 9:1) as He was passing by? An empty tomb is an eternal monument to His victory and to ours! Scribes and Pharisees: being convicted by their own conscience; The woman was at some little distance, naturally shrinking from their gaze; but there is a crowd of people, including the disciples, around her, for they are in the Temple, and before this interruption He was engaged in teaching the people (John 8:2). John 10:10, ESV: "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy.I came that they may have life and have it abundantly." The whole scene is pictured with the minute detail of an eye-witness, who remembers how the persons were grouped, how the accusers went out one after another, and then, how Jesus was left alone, apart from the crowd, but that the others were still present. at the door, and conscience is awakened and open, it is as good hint; being more wise and sagacious: unto the last; 1:9 is sandwiched between those two verses. heavy, and makes sad work; and fills with anguish, confusion, and Receive the Daily Devotion by Email Subscribe. Commentary on John 8:12-16 (Read John 8:12-16) Christ is the Light of the world. Biblical Commentary (Bible study) John 5:1-9 EXEGESIS: JOHN 1-4. The light of this world - The light by which the world is illuminated that is, the light of the sun. John 8:8. The same well-meaning but false humility would prevent him (and does prevent many) from stooping to receive at the hands of the Lord that spiritual washing which is absolutely necessary in order to have any part in Him, Romans 8:9, ‘If I wash thee not, thou hast no part in Me;’ but the affirmative proposition is not equally true; witness the example of Judas, who was washed, but yet had no part in Jesus. Article Images Copyright © 2021 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. 1 John 1:9 is a conditional, hypothetical (“if we confess”) statement. 3. that is, of the company as before. being convicted by their own conscience; that they were not without sin, nor free from this; they had a beam in their own eye, who were so forward to observe the mote in another's; and oftentimes so it is, that those who are most forward to reprove, and bear hardest on others for their sins, are as culpable in another way, if not in the same; when sin lies at the door, and conscience is awakened and open, it is as good as a thousand witnesses; and lets in, and owns the sin which lies heavy, and makes sad work; and fills with anguish, confusion, and shame, as it did these men: who. Biblical Commentary (Bible study) John 8:1-11 EXEGESIS: A CONTROVERSY: There is a controversy concerning this story—whether it was part of the Gospel of John from the beginning. God is light, and Christ is the image of the invisible God. (John 8:12) In the introduction of this Gospel John proclaimed that Jesus the Light of men and the world. πρεσβυτέρων refers not to the elders by office but by age. And Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. But they, when they heard it, went out one by one, beginning at the elder. Christ speaks for us and we should obey God. 6 After this j Jesus went away to the other side of k the Sea of Galilee, which is l the Sea of Tiberias. In using the phrase I AM (John 8:24, 8:58, 13:19) Jesus used a clear divine title belonging to Yahweh alone (Exodus 3:13-14, Deuteronomy 32:39, Isaiah 43:10) and was interpreted as such by Jesus’ listeners (John 8:58-59). What is the context of Ephesians 2:8-9? (Exalting Jesus in 1, 2, 3 John Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary) Cole - Truth of 1Jn 3:8b parallels 1Jn 3:5-note, where John said that Christ appeared to … New International Version. Most scholars agree that the story is not Johannine in its origins and that it was added later. John 8 ended with the statement that Jesus “went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by” (John 8:59). A man who “sat and begged” (John … that they were not without sin, nor free from this; they had a 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. went out one by one; 3 Jesus went up on m the mountain, and there he sat down with his disciples. He did not want [] to go about in Judea because the Jewish leaders there were looking for a way to kill him. God is *light and we should walk in the *light. The teaching on the born-again doctrine—found primarily in John 3 but expanded by Paul, Peter, and John in later writings—has been prone to misunderstanding since Jesus Christ spoke to Nicodemus about it nearly two thousand years ago. THE CONTEXT In chapter 2 Jesus worked his first sign, turning water into wine (2:1-12). The man is healed. “I AM was recognized by the Jews as a title of deity.” (Tenney) John begins the story (6:1): “After these things Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (or Tiberias).” The last time note in John (5:1) mentioned an unnamed “feast of the Jews.” If it was the Feast of Tabernacles, five to six months have passed. 1 John 1:8-9. So “the last” should probably be taken, not of the lowest in official rank, but of the last who went out. His journey is unsafe and perilous, or, in other words, it is not a proper time to travel. 4 Now n the Passover, the o feast of the Jews, was at hand. 1 John 2:1-6 who might have been most culpable, or however soonest took the Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. John 8:9 REV and Commentary - ~Now when they heard this , they began going out, one by one, beginning with the oldest. Salem Media Group. Commentary on John 1:6-8, 19-28 View Bible Text . He brought to Jesus the Greeks who were asking about him (John 12:21 -22). Light is a used as a symbol of the absence of darkness. Now as Jesus passed by, He saw a man who was blind from birth.And His disciples asked Him, saying, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” And Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. 8 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. Not all, not the disciples of Christ, nor the multitude, but the of Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand. Jesus delivered a knockout punch to the Devil on the cross. John 10:10 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] John 10:10, NIV: "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." Peter saith unto him, thou shall never wash my feet Before he had behaved with modesty, but now with obstinacy and perverseness; and though these expressions might arise from great reverence to Christ, yet they were wrong and rashly spoken. John 8:9. CHAPTER 8. And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. John 3:1-8. * [7:53 Then each went to his own house, 1 while Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. Commentary on John 9:8-12 (Read John 9:8-12 ) Those whose eyes are opened, and whose hearts are cleansed by grace, being known to be the same person, but widely different in character, live as monuments to the Redeemer's glory, and recommend his grace to … John 10:2 But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. In the midst - Her accusers had gone out, and left Jesus and the woman; but it is by no means probable that the people had left them; and, as this was in the temple on a public occasion, they were doubtless surrounded still by many. 9:8-9 Those who knew the man formerly have difficulty recognizing him as the same individual. Those who heard it were those who heard Jesus’ statement about casting the first stone if they were without sin. The John of John’s Gospel is never called the Baptist. John 8:2-11 - "JESUS' WORK OF FORGIVENESS" Reading Sermon by Prof. H. Hanko. John 8:9. οἱ δὲ … ἐσχάτων. John 13:8. forward to reprove, and bear hardest on others for their sins, (Luke 1:78-79) John also explains "Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life." All rights reserved. John 7-9 New International Version (NIV) Jesus Goes to the Festival of Tabernacles. * a 2 But early in the morning he arrived again in the temple area, and all the people started coming to him, and he sat down and taught them. In the night - In darkness he is unable to see danger or obstacles, and to avoid them. 2. It was a correct comment on their state when the words ‘being convicted by their own conscience’ found their way into the text. beam in their own eye, who were so forward to observe the mote in In chapter 7 the gospel narrative describes for us the time Jesus spent at the Feast of Tabernacles, the Feast that was celebrated in the nation to commemorate the years of wandering in the wilderness. And Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.—The scribes and Pharisees had probably stood close to Him. Her accusers had “set her in the midst” (John 8:2), where she now stands. (1-2) The disciples ask a question. 1 John 1:5-10. John 10:3 To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. 9 Then those who heard it, being convicted by their conscience, went out one by one, beginning with the oldest even to the last. 1 Peter 1:8-9 The Joy of Salvation, Pt 2 - John MacArthur This fact points out that their continuing committal is not nurtured by gazing upon His visible presence but by grazing upon the promises in His Word, for faith comes by hearing and hearing by … the woman in the midst—that is, of the remaining audience. Note: The Evangelist’s use of ejgwv eijmi here means simply “I am he” and obviously has no connection with Jesus’ claims. John 13:8-9 New International Version (NIV). What a dark dungeon would the world be without the sun! Rather, this is John … “And they when they heard it went out one by one, beginning from the elders until the last.” [The words which truly describe the motive of this departure, καὶ ὑπὸ τῆς συνειδήσεως ἐλεγχόμενοι, are deleted by Tr. A Woman Caught in Adultery. καὶ ὑπὸ τῆς συνειδήσεως ἐλεγχόμενοι, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. are as culpable in another way, if not in the same; when sin lies Alone - Jesus only was left with the woman, etc. went out one by one; from the temple, in as private a manner, and as unobserved as they could: beginning at the eldest: who might have been most culpable, or however soonest took the hint; being more wise and sagacious: unto the last; this is wanting in the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Persic versions, and in two of Beza's copies, and the Basil edition: and Jesus was left alone; not by his disciples, nor the multitude, but his antagonists, who came to tempt and ensnare him: for it follows. came to tempt and ensnare him: for it follows. shame, as it did these men: who. 2 And a large crowd was following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing on the sick. with the result that the word he had spoken was fulfilled.” The Greek is a hina with a verb in the subjunctive mood purpose-result clause (see commentary on Matt. Stunned by the unexpected home thrust, they immediately made off—which makes the impudence of those impure hypocrites in dragging such a case before the public eye the more disgusting. 1 Jn. Copyright © 2021, Bible Study Tools. While John 1:1-14 is the appointed Gospel lesson for Christmas Day (Proper III), I prefer to preach on the first 18 verses.1 The Prologue to John’s Gospel is John’s birth story of Jesus. This should be taken as indication that John has not made the phrase a technical term. The question, then, is whether we 1. 3 Then the scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery and made her stand in the middle. 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