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John 8:18
I am one that bear witness of Myself, and the Father that sent Me beareth witness of Me.
I am one that bear witness of Myself, and the Father that sent Me beareth witness of Me.
I AM ONE THAT BEAR WITNESS OF MYSELF - In human courts a man is not allowed to bear witness of himself, because he has a personal interest in the case, and the court could have no proof of the imparti...
CHAPTER 8 _ 1. The Woman Taken in Adultery. (John 8:1 .)_ 2. The Light of the World. (John 8:12 .) 3. His Testimony Concerning Himself and the Father. (John 8:13 .) 4. His Solemn Declarations. ...
JOHN 8. FURTHER CONTROVERSY IN JERUSALEM. John 8:12. The Light of the World; Discourse in the Treasury. If we remove the _Pericope adulterai_ (John 7:53 to John 8:11, clearly a later addition, though...
THE FATHER THAT SENT ME BEARETH WITNESS OF ME. There was his own testimony that he came from the Father. Then, there was in addition, the testimony of the Father. The witness of the Father was given i...
So Jesus again continued to speak to them. "I am the Light of the World, he said. "He who follows me will not walk in darkness, but he will have the light of life." So the Pharisees said to him: "You...
WRETCHEDNESS AND PITY (John 7:53 ; John 8:1-11)...
BEAR WITNESS. Same as "bear record" in John 8:13. See note on John 1:7....
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...
John 8:12 TO JOHN 9:41. Christ the Source of Truth and Light In John 8:12-46 the word -true" occurs six times, the word -truth" seven times....
_I am one that bear witness of myself_ Or, IT IS I WHO BEAR WITNESS OF MYSELF (in My words and works), AND THERE BEARETH WITNESS OF ME THE FATHER, WHO SENT ME (in Scripture and the voice from Heaven)....
ἘΓΏ ΕἸΜΙ. THERE IS I WHO BEAR WITNESS OF MYSELF (in My words and works), AND THERE BEARETH WITNESS OF ME THE FATHER (in Scripture and the voice from Heaven)....
13–59. A comparison of the discourses in Chapter s 5–8 shews how the conflict increases in intensity. In 5 and 6. Christ proceeds almost without interruption, and the Jews demur rather than contradict...
Ver 13. The Pharisees therefore said to him, You bear record of yourself; your record is not true. 14. Jesus answered and said to them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true: for I kno...
_JESUS IS THE LIGHT FOR THE WORLD -- JOHN 8:12-20:_ Those who live in sin are walking in darkness. Jesus said, "I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall...
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AND YET IF I JUDGE,— At the same time our Lord told them, that if he should condemn any person for unbelief, such condemnation would be just, because his divine mission was true; being confirmed, not...
THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD _Text 8:12-20_ 12 Again therefore Jesus spake 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 lif...
EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN John 8:12-32 The following is a Summary of the passage which is to be before us:— The first division of John 8 forms a most striking and suitable introduction to the...
I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me. I AM ONE THAT BEAR WITNESS OF MYSELF, AND THE FATHER THAT SENT ME BEARETH WITNESS OF ME: - q.d., 'Ye not onl...
12-29 Nothing would so swiftly and surely prove the undoing of an impostor as the claim that he always pleases God. Of all living, only One has been able to stand such a severe test. In the mouth of a...
THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES CONTINUED. CHRIST THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD John 7:53 to John 8:11. The woman taken in adultery. All modern critics agree that this section is no original part of the Fourth Gosp...
See on John 5:36; John 5:37....
JOHN TELLS THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT JESUS GOSPEL OF JOHN _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 8 JESUS FORGIVES A WOMAN 8:1-11 V1 But Jesus walked to the place called the Hill of *Olives. V2 Early next morning, he...
I AM ONE THAT BEAR WITNESS OF MYSELF. — The Greek has no word to express the English “one.” It is more exactly, _I am He who beareth witness._ The twofold witness is (1) in His own individuality — I,...
CHAPTER 18 CHRIST THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD. “Again therefore Jesus spake unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth Me shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of...
_Jesus proclaims Himself the Light of the World_....
THE TWOFOLD WITNESS John 8:12-20 On either side of the Temple court stood a huge golden candelabrum. On the first and each succeeding night of the week of the Feast of Tabernacles these were lit, and...
The end of chapter 7 is closely linked with this, in that after declaring "every man went to his own house," the writer said, "But Jesus went unto the Mount of Olives." Here we have the story of a re...
(d) I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me. (d) The Godhead is plainly distinguished from the manhood, or else there would not be two witnesses: for t...
WITNESS OF THE SPIRIT John 8:17-20. _“And it has been written in your law, That the testimony of two people is true._ [Deuteronomy 19:15] _I am the one testifying concerning Myself, and the One who se...
2. JESUS, THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD: 8:12-20. We find in this section: 1. A testimony (John 8:12); 2. An objection (John 8:13); 3. The answer of Jesus (John 8:14-19); 4. An historical notice ...
“ _And besides it is written in your law that the testimony of two men is worthy of belief._ 18. _I bear witness of myself, and the Father who sent me bears witness of me._ ” Jesus enters, at least in...
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. (13) The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Th...
The point at which we have arrived gives me an opportunity of saying a little on the beginning of this chapter, and the end of the last; for it is well known that many men, and, I am sorry to add, not...
In chapter 8, as we have said, the word of Jesus is rejected; and, in chapter 9, His works. But there is much more than that. The personal glories of chapter 1 are reproduced and developed in all thes...
I AM ONE THAT BEAR WITNESS OF MYSELF,.... As he does of his sonship, in 1 John 5:7. AND THE FATHER THAT SENT ME, BEARETH WITNESS OF ME; as he did, by the descent of the Spirit upon him at his baptism...
I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me. Ver. 18. _I am one that bear witness, &c._] Christ is _alius_ from his Father, not _aliud; _ another person, n...
_Ye judge after the flesh_ As the flesh, that is, corrupt nature, dictates. The same carnal prejudices still prevail in the minds of the Jews, and prevent their reception of Christ; they laying it dow...
I AM ONE THAT BEARETH WITNESS - THE FATHER THAT SENT ME BEARETH WITNESS; his case is like that of an ambassador fully accredited by him who sends him. The testimony of such an ambassador is valid acco...
A WOMAN CAUGHT IN ADULTERY (vs.1-11) While others went to their homes, the Lord spent the night in the mount of Olives, away from all the words and thoughts of men, in the calm of His Father's prese...
17-20 If we knew Christ better, we should know the Father better. Those become vain in their imaginations concerning God, who will not learn of Christ. Those who know not his glory and grace, know no...
I (saith our Saviour) have two witnesses; I am one, I bear witness of myself; my Father is another, for he beareth witness of me. Our Saviour's argumentation seemeth weak, unless we look upon him as e...
John 8:18 I G1473 am G1510 (G5748) witness G3140 (G5723) of G4012 Myself G1683 and G2532 Father...
“Yes, and in your Law it is written that the witness of two men is true, I am he who bears witness of myself, and the Father who sent me bears witness of me.” He then goes on to point out that the law...
CHAPTER 8 JESUS - THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD AND THE ‘I AM' (JOHN 8:12). In this chapter Jesus is revealed as ‘the Light of the World'. This is a reminder of the one spoken of in the words of Isaiah, ‘the...
John 8:18. I AM HE THAT BEARETH WITNESS CONCERNING MYSELF, AND THE FATHER THAT SENT ME BEARETH WITNESS CONCERNING ME. In all the Son's witness concerning Himself, it is the Father that beareth witness...
The feast of Tabernacles is closed, and with it the great illumination of the temple-courts, of which the Jews were wont to boast in lofty terms. Starting from this, and from the fact that He is the t...
THE FATHER (ο πατηρ). Clearly genuine here. So these are the two witnesses that Jesus presents to the Pharisees in defence of his claim to be the Light of the World (verse John 8:12)....
John 8:12. _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. The Pharisees_ These wasps were a...
CONTENTS: The woman taken in adultery. Discourse after the feast on Jesus as Light of the world. Satan, the original liar and murderer, and the Satanic brotherhood. CHARACTERS: Jesus, adulterous woma...
John 8:1. _Jesus went to the mount of Olives,_ where it is probable he slept in some booth in the gardens; and returned early to the temple, to preach to the people, before the commencement of public...
AND THE FATHER WHO SENT ME. Here were the two witnesses. The Father gave his testimony by: the prophets; the mighty works that Jesus did; the Voice at Jesus' baptism; John the Baptist....
_Then spake Jesus again unto them_ THE CONNECTION OF CHRIST’S DISCOURSE WITH THE PREVIOUS INCIDENT AND THE FEAST The feast of tabernacles was over. The water of Siloah was no more poured out by the...
. _am one that bear witness of Myself,_ &c. But thou wilt say, no one's testimony is accepted in his own case, and therefore Christ's testimony to Himself ought not to be accepted. But the answer is,...
1-59 CHAPTER 8 VER. 1. _But Jesus went unto the Mount of Olives._ On the last day of the Feast Jesus had taught in the temple, and confuted the Pharisees, while they, after their wont, returned home t...
_EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES_ John 8:13. They forgot His vindication of Himself (John 5:31). John 8:14. EVEN IF I BEAR RECORD, ETC.—Although He was content to let the Father witness of Him, still...
EXPOSITION Verses 7:53-8:11 (8) _The pericope adulterae. _(A)_ Excursus on the genuineness of _John 7:53-43__John 7:53-43. It is our duty to examine the various grounds on which this passage has been...
Now Jesus went unto the Mount of Olives. And early in the morning he came again to the temple (John 8:1-2), Now the feast is over, but Jesus is returning to the temple on the next day. and all of th...
Genesis 10:11; Genesis 10:14; Genesis 10:30; Genesis 10:9; Genesis 11
THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD John 8:12 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. Jesus Christ the Life, was the Light. When we study-John 1:1, we think of Christ in the beginning as the Word, creating by His command all thin...