Bible Commentary

If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true. 31. my witness is not true ] Nothing is to be understood; the words are to be taken quite literally: ‘If I bear any witness other than that which My Father bears, that witness of Mine is not true.’ In Joh 8:14 we have … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of John 5:31”

I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me. 30. The Son’s qualification for these high powers is the perfect harmony between His will and that of the Father. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of John 5:30”

And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation. 29. done evil ] Or, practised worthless things. See on Joh 3:20. unto the resurrection of damnation ] Better, unto the resurrection of judgment. It is the same Greek word … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of John 5:29”

Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, 28. Marvel not ] Comp. Joh 3:7. Marvel not that the Son can grant spiritual life to them that believe, and separate from them those who will not believe. There cometh an hour … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of John 5:28”

And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man. 27. Hath given him authority to execute judgment also ] Better, gave Him authority to execute judgment, when He sent Him into the world. ‘Also’ is not genuine. See on Joh 1:12, and comp. Joh 10:18. because he is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of John 5:27”

For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself; 26. so hath he given to the Son ] Better, so gave He also to the Son. Comp. ‘the living Father hath sent Me, and I live by the Father’ (Joh 6:57). The Father is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of John 5:26”

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. 25. Repetition of Joh 5:24 in a more definite form, with a cheering addition: Joh 5:24 says that whoever hears and believes God has … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of John 5:25”

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. 24. He that heareth ] We see from this that ‘whom He will’ ( Joh 5:21) implies no arbitrary selection. It … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of John 5:24”

That all [men] should honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He that honoreth not the Son honoreth not the Father which hath sent him. 23. honoureth not the Father ] Because he refuses to honour the Father’s representative. which hath sent ] Better, which sent. See on Joh 20:21. Fuente: The Cambridge … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of John 5:23”

For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son: 22. For the Father judgeth no man ] Rather, For not even doth the Father (to Whom judgment belongs) judge any man. The Son therefore has both powers, to make alive whom He will, and to judge: but the second is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of John 5:22”