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Verse 38. _NOT TO DO MINE OWN WILL_] I am come, not to act according
to human motives, passions, or prejudices; but according to infinite
wisdom, goodness, and mercy. Jewish passions and prejudices wo...
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FOR I CAME DOWN ... - This verse shows that he came for a specific
purpose, which he states in the next verse, and means that, as he came
to do his Father’s will, he would be faithful to the trust. Th...
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CHAPTER 6
_ 1. The Feeding of the Five Thousand Men. (John 6:1 .)_
2. The Attempt to Make Him King, (John 6:15 .)
3. The Stormy Sea. “It is I, be not afraid.” (John 6:16 .)
4. The Discourse on the...
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THE DESIRE FOR A SIGN: THE TRUE MANNA. After raising their
expectations He had refused to go forward. In answer to their surprise
at finding Him so soon across the lake He tells them why. Their hopes...
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FOR. CAME DOWN FROM HEAVEN, NOT TO DO MINE OWN WILL.
Christ will refuse none who come to him; all such are given by the
Father and he came to do the Father's will. He did not come to choose
such foll...
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Jesus said to them: "I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will
never hunger, and he who believes in me will never thirst any more.
But I tell you, though you have seen me, yet you do not believe...
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THE LOAVES AND FISHES (John 6:1-13)...
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I CAME DOWN. I am come down.
WILL. Greek. _thelema._ App-102.
SENT. See note on John 1:22....
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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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_I came down_ Better, I AM COME _down_or _have descended_. Four times
in this discourse Christ declares that He is come down from heaven;
John 6:38; John 6:50-51; John 6:58. The drift of these three v...
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The Discourse on the Son as the Support of Life
God's revealed word and created world are unhappily alike in this;
that the most beautiful places in each are often the scene and subject
of strife. Th...
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THE DISCOURSE ON THE SON AS THE SUPPORT OF LIFE
God’s revealed word and created world are unhappily alike in this;
that the most beautiful places in each are often the scene and subject
of strife. Thi...
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_Identification of the Spiritual Bread with Christ
_...
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Digression on the blessedness of those who come to Christ as believers...
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ἈΠΌ for ἐκ (from John 6:33; John 6:41; John 6:51).
38. ὍΤΙ ΚΑΤΑΒ. BECAUSE I AM COME DOWN. Four times in this
discourse Christ declares His descent from heaven; John
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Ver 35. And Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life: he that comes
to me shall never hunger; and he that believes in me shall never
thirst. 36. But I said to you, That you also have seen, and...
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_TEACHING ABOUT THE BREAD OF LIFE -- JOHN 6:22-65:_ On the next day
the multitude realized that Jesus was gone and they went to find Him.
The people asked Jesus how or when He got to Capernaum. Jesus...
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ΚΑΤΑΒΈΒΗΚΑPERF. _ind. act. от_ ΚΑΤΑΒΑΊΝΩ (G2597)
спускаться, нисходить. _Perf._
подчеркивает завершение действия и
его результаты: Он спустился к нам, и
Он здесь,
ΠΟΙΏ _praes. conj. act., см._ John 6...
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I CAME DOWN FROM HEAVEN, &C.— "I came not to act according to the
bent of human passions, which lead men to return whatever injuries are
done them; and therefore I will not instantly leave off exhorti...
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THE BREAD OF LIFE, I
_Text 6:30-40_
30
They said therefore unto him, What then doest thou for a sign, that we
may see, and believe thee? what workest thou?
31
Our fathers ate the manna in the wil...
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EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN
John 6:28-40
Below we give an Analysis of the passage which is to be before us:—
It is both important and instructive to observe the connection between
John 5 and Jo...
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For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of
him that sent me.
FOR I CAME DOWN [OR 'HAVE COME DOWN' katabebeeka (G2597 )] FROM
HEAVEN, NOT TO DO MINE OWN WILL, BUT THE WIL...
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34 Eating to supply the demands of physical hunger and thirst is but a
symbol of the spiritual satisfaction apart from which life is debased
to mere existence. Desires and aspirations for spiritual su...
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6:38 from (f-6) Some authorities read 'out of' -- _ ek_ ....
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DISCOURSE ON THE BREAD OF LIFE. As in John 4 Jesus is the giver of
'living water,' so here He is the 'living bread' or 'manna' of the
soul. Such language had been to some extent prepared for by OT.
re...
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THE BREAD OF LIFE
John 6:1 to John 7:1. Feeding the five thousand. Walking upon the sea.
Discourse upon the bread of life. Defection of many disciples. The
Apostles stand firm.
Returning from Jerusal...
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JOHN TELLS THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT JESUS
GOSPEL OF JOHN
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 6
JESUS FEEDS 5000 MEN AND THEIR FAMILIES 6:1-15
V1 After this, Jesus went across Lake *Galilee. (Lake *Galilee was
cal...
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NOT TO DO MINE OWN WILL. — Comp. John 5:30. He has spoken of the
Father’s gift and of human action. He now once more identifies His
own will with that of the Father, and yet states the fact of His
pos...
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CHAPTER 14
JESUS THE BREAD OF LIFE.
John 6:1.
In this chapter John follows the same method as in the last. He first
relates the sign, and then gives our Lord's interpretation of it. As
to the Samari...
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ὅτι καταβέβηκα … ἡμέρᾳ. Everywhere Jesus
forestalls the idea that He is speaking for Himself, and is uttering
merely human judgments, or is in any way regulated in His action by
what is arbitrary: it...
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THE FATHER'S WILL JESUS' LAW OF LIFE
John 6:30-40
On the day following, our Lord had to encounter, first the demand of
the people for a continuation of the miracle of the preceding night,
John 6:25-4...
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The whole chapter really records things resulting from the conflict
recorded in the previous one. Having crossed the sea, Jesus first fed
the multitude, and they, enamored of His ability, attempted to...
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For I came down from heaven, not to do mine (k) own will, but the will
of him that sent me.
(k) See above in (John 5:22)....
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Christ does not say this as if he did not whatever he wished; but he
recommends to us his humility. He who comes to me shall not be cast
forth, but shall be incorporated with me, because he shall not...
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CHAPTER 33
PUZZLE OF THE MULTITUDE
John 6:22-71. _“On the following day the multitude, standing beyond
the sea, saw that there was no other ship except one, and that Jesus
did not go along with His d...
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II. THE DISCOURSES: JOHN 6:22-65.
This section contains, first an historical introduction (John
6:22-24), then a series of conversations and discourses (John
6:25-65)....
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1. VV. 25-40.
This first phase is made up of four brief dialogues, each including a
question of the Jews and an answer of Jesus. The last of these answers
is more fully developed; Jesus expresses in...
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“ _All that which the Father gives me shall come unto me; and him
who comes to me I will in no wise cast out;_ 38 _for I am come down
from heaven to do_, _not my own will, but the will of him who sent...
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The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of
the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that one
whereinto his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went not with h...
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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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38._For I came down from heaven. _This is a confirmation of the
preceding statement, that we do not seek Christ in vain. For faith is
a work of God, by which he shows that we are his people, and appoi...
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In chapter 6, then, it is the Lord come down from heaven, humbled and
put to death, not now as the Son of God, one with the Father, the
source of life; but as He who, although He was Jehovah and at th...
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FOR I CAME DOWN FROM HEAVEN,.... by change of place, or local motion;
for Christ is the immense, infinite, and omnipresent God, and cannot
be said properly to move from place to place; for he fills al...
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For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of
him that sent me.
Ver. 38. _Not to do mine own will_] As man, he did his Father's will;
as God, he hath the same will with the Fa...
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_For I came down from heaven_ Into this lower world; _not to do mine
own will_ Or to seek any separate interest of my own; _but the will of
him that sent me_ Who is loving to every man, and willeth no...
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FOR I CAME DOWN FROM HEAVEN, NOT TO DO MINE OWN WILL, BUT THE WILL OF
HIM THAT SENT ME....
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Jesus the Bread of Life:...
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FEEDING THE FIVE THOUSAND
(vs.1-13)
The setting here is no longer Jerusalem, but Galilee, and the contrast
to the beginning of chapter 5 is striking. For here grace shines out
beautifully, available...
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36-46 The discovery of their guilt, danger, and remedy, by the
teaching of the Holy Spirit, makes men willing and glad to come, and
to give up every thing which hinders applying to him for salvation....
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Epistle of Ignatius to the Tarsians
What man could ever say, "I came down from heaven, not to do Mine own
will, but the will of Him that sent Me? "[25]
Tertullian On the Resurrection of the Flesh
Yo...
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John 6:38 For G3754 down G2597 (G5758) from G1537 heaven G3772 not
G3756 to G2443 do G4160 ...
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WORDS TO THE CROWDS (JOHN 6:26).
Jesus' initial words were spoken to the crowds who had followed Him.
These were the more simple folk whose thoughts were on more food, and
miraculous provision. They w...
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THE BREAD OF LIFE, EATING HIS FLESH AND DRINKING HIS BLOOD (JOHN
6:26).
The narrative that follows must be carefully divided up if it is to be
properly understood. There are in fact three clearly dif...
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‘For I am come down from Heaven, not to do my own will but the will
of him who sent me'.
He stresses once again that He has come down from Heaven, and that in
order to do the Father's will. It is impo...
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John 6:38. BECAUSE I HAVE COME DOWN FROM HEAVEN, NOT TO DO MINE OWN
WILL, BUT THE WILL OF HIM THAT SENT ME. The previous verse was full of
the power and energy of love; but even then Jesus expresses n...
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In the miracle of the multiplying of the bread Jesus has symbolically
presented Himself as the true bread of life. This thought is now
unfolded in the various discourses with which the remainder of th...
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I AM COME DOWN
(καταβεβηκα). Perfect active indicative of
καταβαινω. See on John 6:33 for frequent use of this phrase
by Jesus. Here απο is correct rather than εκ with του
ουρανου.NOT TO DO
(ουχ...
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John 6:1. _After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee,
which is the sea of Tiberias. And a great multitude followed him,
because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were disease...
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John 6:30. _They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then,
that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work? Our fathers
did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them b...
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These people had crossed the Sea of Galilee, and gone to Capernaum,
«seeking for Jesus.» It seemed a very hopeful sign that they should
be willing to make such efforts to find Christ, but see how the...
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John 6:22. The day following, when the people which stood on the other
side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that
one whereinto his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went...
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John 6:22. The day following, when the people which stood on the other
side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that
one whereinto his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went...
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John 6:14. _Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus
did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the
world. When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come an...
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CONTENTS: Feeding the 5000. Walking on the sea. Discourse on the Bread
of Life. Peter's confession of faith.
CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, disciples, boy, Moses, Joseph.
CONCLUSION: Jesus Christ, the true...
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John 6:2. _A great multitude followed him, because they saw his
miracles._ But being dull of apprehension, they seemed to have no idea
that the Lord could feed the hungry, as well as heal the sick. Ch...
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_The day following_
JESUS THE BREAD OF LIFE
I. OUR LORD’S AVOWAL OF HIS DIVINE NATURE AND HIS HEAVENLY ERRAND.
More than thirty times in this one discourse does He use the personal
pronouns “Me” and...
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_For I came down from heaven, not to do Mine own will, but the will of
Him that sent Me_
THE LOVE OF THE FATHER
The amazing love of the Father appears
I. IN HIS SPARING THIS GUILTY WORLD, though He...
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CHAPTER 6 VER. 1. _After this_, &c. Tiberias is here named, because
the desert in which Christ fed the five thousand was near to Tiberias.
_After this_, not immediately, but almost a year afterwards....
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_For I came down_, &c Christ gives the reason why He will not cast out
him whom the Father hath given Him, viz., because He Himself came in
flesh, and into the world, for this end alone, that He might...
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_EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES_
John 6:22. NONE OTHER BOAT, RATHER LITTLE SHIP
(πλοιάριον).—The meaning of this long and complicated
sentence is plain. A number of the crowd who had been present when...
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EXPOSITION
JOHN 6:1
2. _Christ declares himself to be the Sustainer and Protector of the
life of which he is the Source_.
JOHN 6:1
(1) _The supply of human wants illustrated by a well known _"_si...
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Now we have an indeterminate rate of time. Jesus was in Jerusalem when
He was saying these things, they were as a result of this blind
man...or the lame man, rather, who was healed there at the pool o...
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Ephesians 4:9; Hebrews 10:7; Hebrews 5:8; Isaiah 53:10; John 3:13;...
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From heaven [ε κ τ ο υ ο υ ρ α ν ο υ]. But the best texts
read ejk, from, instead of ejk, out of, the idea being rather that of
departure (I came down) than of origin. I came down should be as Rev.
(I...
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THE BREAD OF LIFE
John 6:33
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
When the devil said to Christ. "If Thou be the Son of God, command
that these stones be made bread," the Lord quickly unsheathed the
sword of the Spiri...
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In these words our Saviour gives us the confirmation of the foregoing
promise, that he will in no wise cast out those that come unto him, by
assuring us, that it was the great end for which he came in...