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Verse 31. _IF I BEAR WITNESS_] If I had no proof to bring of my being
the Messiah, and equal to God, common sense would direct you to reject
my testimony; but the mighty power of God, by which I work...
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IF I BEAR WITNESS OF MYSELF - If I have no other evidence than my own
testimony about myself.
MY WITNESS - My testimony; my evidence. The proof would not be
decisive.
IS NOT TRUE - The word “true,” h...
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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...
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WITNESS. The subject is introduced abruptly, but rises naturally out
of the circumstances. The claims made, if less than the author
represents them, were such as to raise the question of authority. By...
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IF. BEAR WITNESS OF MYSELF.
_I_ is the emphatic word and is equivalent to "I only." He' cites
other witnesses that these Jews ought to heed....
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If I bear witness about myself, my witness need not be accepted as
true; but it is Another who is bearing witness about me, and I know
that the witness which he bears about me is true. You sent your e...
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MAN'S HELPLESSNESS AND CHRIST'S POWER (John 5:1-9)...
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IF. Assuming the condition, where experience will decide. App-118.
I. Emphatic. I alone.
BEAR WITNESS. See note on John 1:7.
OF. concerning. Greek. _peri._ App-104. The emphasis being on
"Myself"....
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The unbelief of the Jews
31 35. _These claims rest not on My testimony alone, nor on that of
John, but on that of the Father_....
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_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...
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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 UNBELIEF OF THE JEWS...
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31–35. _These claims rest not on My testimony alone, nor on that of
John, but on that of the Father_....
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ΟΥ̓Κ ἜΣΤΙΝ�. Nothing is to be understood; the words are to
be taken literally: ‘If I bear any witness other than that which My
Father bears, that witness of Mine is not true.’ In John 8:14, we
have an...
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THE DISCOURSE ON THE SON AS THE SOURCE OF LIFE...
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Ver 31. If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true. 32. There
is another that bears witness of me; and I know that the witness which
he witnesses of me is true. 33. You sent to John, and he b...
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_A WITNESS TO JESUS -- JOHN 5:31-47:_ Jesus called the attention of
the Jews to the fact that God the Father was His witness. John was a
great witness but the things that the Father had given Him to d...
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ΆΛΗΘΉΣ (G227) истинный, подлинный в
смысле соответствующий закону.
Принцип закона здесь взят из Deuteronomy
19:15, где сказано, что человек не может
быть осужден на основании показаний
одного очевидца...
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IF I BEAR WITNESS OF MYSELF, &C.— These certainly were very grand
assertions, which our Lord made of his own dignity. But he did not
require his hearers to believe them merely on the authority of his...
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JESUS-' OWN WITNESS
_Text 5:30-32_
30
I can of myself do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is
righteous; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of him that
sent me.
31
If I bea...
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EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN
John 5:31-47
We begin with our usual Analysis of the passage which is to be before
us:—
"If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true" (John 5:31).
Every comm...
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If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.
IF I BEAR WITNESS OF MYSELF, [ peri (G4012)] - 'concerning Myself;'
that is, in the sense already explained-standing alone, and setting up
a se...
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31 The usual rendering, "If I bear witness of Myself My witness is not
true", _ is not true_! The Lord Himself insisted, on another occasion,
that His testimony concerning Himself _ was _ true. "And i...
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BETHESDA. CHRIST AND THE SABBATH
1-47. A miracle at the Pool of Bethesda on the Sabbath Day, and a
controversy arising therefrom. This miracle may be regarded as a
parable illustrating the deadly effe...
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Christ's witness to Himself could not be received according to the
principles of Jewish law: see John 8:13, and cp. Numbers 35:30;
Deuteronomy 17:6....
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JOHN TELLS THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT JESUS
GOSPEL OF JOHN
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 5
JESUS CURES A SICK MAN 5:1-15
V1 After this, Jesus went to *Jerusalem for another *Jewish
*festival. V2 There was a p...
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IF I BEAR WITNESS OF MYSELF. — This verse is the link between the
thoughts of Christ’s person (John 5:17) and the witness to Him (John
5:32). He can do nothing of Himself (John 5:30), and does not eve...
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CHAPTER 13
JESUS LIFE-GIVER AND JUDGE.
“The man went away, and told the Jews that it was Jesus which had
made him whole. And for this cause did the Jews persecute Jesus,
because He did these things o...
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Ἐὰν εγὼ μαρτυρῶ … ἀληθής. Jesus anticipates
the objection, that these great claims were made solely on His own
authority [ἔγνω τοὺς Ἰουδαίους
ἐνθυμουμένους ἀντιθεῖναι, Euthym.]. The
Jewish law is give...
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JESUS' WORKS HIS SUFFICIENT WITNESS
John 5:30-38
The one desire and purpose of our Lord was to do God's will. We cannot
penetrate the mystery of His ineffable being, but clearly, so far as
His human...
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It was at this time that the conflict between Christ and His enemies,
which culminated in His Cross began. A miracle wrought on the Sabbath
gave rise to this first outbreak. Throughout this chapter we...
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If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not (p) true.
(p) Faithful, that is, worthy to be credited; see (John 8:14)....
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If I bear witness of myself, &c. Christ tells the Jews elsewhere,
(chap. viii. 14.) that though he should bear witness of himself, it
would be true. But the sense of the words in this place is: I coul...
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CHAPTER 13
THE POOL OF BETHESDA
John 5:1-47. _“After these things there was a feast of the Jews, and
Jesus went up to Jerusalem.”_ You always find the phraseology in the
Bible, _“Go up to Jerusalem.”...
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“ _If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true._ 32. _There
is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness
which he witnesseth of me is true._ ”
Perhaps John 5:31 is the an...
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II. THE TESTIMONY OF THE FATHER, IN SUPPORT OF THAT WHICH THE SON
RENDERS TO HIMSELF: JOHN 5:31-40.
Jesus had just ascribed to Himself marvelous works. Such declarations
might provoke an objection amo...
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SECOND PART: THE DEVELOPMENT OF UNBELIEF IN ISRAEL. 5:1- 12:50.
UP to this point, decided faith and unbelief have been only
exceptional phenomena; the masses have remained in a state of passive
indiff...
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II. THE DISCOURSE OF JESUS: JOHN 5:17-47.
In this discourse which is designed to vindicate the act which He has
just performed, the three following thoughts are developed:
1. Jesus justifies His work...
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FIRST SECTION: 5:1-47. FIRST OUTBREAK OF HATRED IN JUDEA.
1. The miracle, occasion of the conflict: John 5:1-16; John 2. The
discourse of Jesus, commentary and defense of the miracle: John
5:17-47....
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The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus which had made
him whole. (16) And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought
to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath...
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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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31._If I testify concerning myself. _He does not here take any thing
away from the credit due to his testimony, which he elsewhere asserts
in strong terms, but he speaks by way of concession; for Chri...
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chapter 5 contrasts the quickening power of Christ, the power and the
right of giving life to the dead, with the powerlessness of legal
ordinances. They required strength in the person that was to pro...
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IF I BEAR WITNESS OF MYSELF,.... Which was not allowed any man to do;
nor indeed is it proper that a man should be a witness in his own
cause: and, according to the Jewish canons, a man might not be a...
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If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.
Ver. 31. _My witness is not true_] That is, fit, firm, valid, _foro
humano, Concessio rhetorica._ Beza....
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_If I bear witness of myself my witness is not true_ Heylin and Wesley
read, _is not valid;_ Doddridge, _is not_ [_ to be admitted as_]
_true;_ and Campbell, _is not to be regarded;_ observing, “In ev...
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OF MYSELF; concerning myself, without any accompanying testimony from
God.
NOT TRUE; not to be received as valid....
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IF I BEAR WITNESS OF MYSELF, MY WITNESS IS NOT TRUE....
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THE WITNESS OF JOHN, OF THE FATHER, AND OF SCRIPTURES.
A reference to John:...
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AGAIN IN JERUSALEM: THE POOL OF BETHESDA
(vs.1-15)
Once more we find the Lord Jesus visiting Jerusalem, and as in Chapter
2:13 the feast is called "the Jews' Passover" rather than the Passover
of Jeh...
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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 witnes...
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This seemeth to contradict what he saith, 1 THESSALONIANS 8:14,
_Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true:_ but our
Saviour here speaketh according to the common opinion of the Jews, or
i...
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Tertullian The Prescription Against Heretics
still this is not enough for any man who examines before he believes,
since even the Lord Himself did not bear witness of Himself.[244]
Origen Against Ce...
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John 5:31 If G1437 I G1473 witness G3140 (G5725) of G4012 Myself G1683
My G3450 witness G3141 is...
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John 5:31. IF I BEAR WITNESS CONCERNING MYSELF, MY WITNESS IS NOT
TRUE. The word ‘I' is emphatic, ‘if it is I that bear witness.'
The words plainly mean ‘I and I alone,' for no one is discredited
beca...
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The performance of the miracle of healing on the sabbath had roused
the active opposition of the Jews to Jesus, and that again had led to
the great declaration contained in John 5:17, in which Jesus a...
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IF I BEAR WITNESS OF MYSELF
(Εαν εγω μαρτυρω περ εμαυτου). Condition of
third class, undetermined with prospect of determination (εαν and
present active subjunctive of μαρτυρεω). The emphasis is on...
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WITNESS
Compare (John 8:14). In (John 5:31).
Our Lord, defending His Messianic claims before Jews who denied those
claims, accepts the biblical rule of evidence, which required "two
witnesses"; (Joh...
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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
S...
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CONTENTS: Healing of the man at the pool of Bethesda. Jesus answers
the Jews. The four-fold witness to Jesus.
CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, infirm man, John the Baptist, Moses.
CONCLUSION: Jesus Christ, th...
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John 5:2. _Now there is at Jerusalem a pool, called Bethesda,_ which
signifies a house of mercy, beneficence, or alms. The pool was situate
at too great a distance from the temple to be a place for wa...
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I CAN DO NOTHING ON MY OWN. Jesus makes it clear that both he and the
Father are one in intent. His relationship to mankind (Hebrews
2:14-18) grows out of the _intent_ and _plan_ of the Father. IF I
T...
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_If I bear witness of Myself My witness is not true._
There is another that beareth witness of Me
THE WITNESSES OF THE SON
I. A GREAT WITNESS, His forerunner. The Baptist as a witness for
Christ wa...
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JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 5:31 Jesus speaks of several witnesses who bear
testimony concerning him (see chart).
⇐...
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JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 5:1 Chapters John 5:1 tell of escalating conflict
between Jesus and the Jewish authorities. As Jesus defends his
ministry, he cites several major witnesses on his behalf....
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1-47
CHAPTER 5
_After these things,_ &c. Observe, John here omits many things which
Christ did in Galilee, but which Matthew records from the 4th to the
12th chapter of his Gospel. For what Matthew...
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_If I bear witness of Myself_, that I am the Son of God, and therefore
as man altogether conformed to the judgment and will of God, _My
witness is not true_, that is, _legitimate, judicial, worthy of...
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_EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES_
John 5:19. THE SON CAN DO NOTHING OF HIMSELF.—This statement refers
back to and justifies that of John 5:17. He is still speaking of the
eternal relation in which He s...
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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
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Shall we turn in our Bibles to the fifth chapter of the gospel of
John.
John has just recorded in the fourth chapter the ministry of Jesus in
the Galilee when He was at the city of Cana and the noblem...
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John 8:13; John 8:14; John 8:54; Proverbs 27:2; Revelation 3:14...
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If I [ε α ν ε γ ω]. The I expressed for emphasis : I alone.
True [α λ η θ η ς]. As distinguished from false. See on 1 9....
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SON OF GOD AND GOD THE SON
John 5:31
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
The greatest of all questions is the one suggested in the
twenty-second chapter of Matthew: "What think ye of Christ? whose Son
is He?" On a p...
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If I testify of myself — That is, if I alone, (which indeed is
impossible,) my testimony is not valid....
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Was Jesus’ self-testimony true or false?
PROBLEM: In John 8:14 Jesus said, “If I bear witness of Myself, My
witness is true.” But here in John 5:31 He seems to say just the
opposite, namely, “If I be...
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Our blessed Saviour having produced these five foregoing arguments, to
prove his unity in essence, and his equality in power, with the
Father, comes now at the end of the chapter, to produce several
t...