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WHOM MAKEST THOU THYSELF? - Or, who dost thou pretend to be? Although
the greatest of the prophets have died, yet thou a Nazarene, a
Samaritan, and a devil pretendest that thou canst keep thy follower...
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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. ...
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CONTROVERSY WITH THE JEWS WHO BELIEVED. Many are convinced by this
appeal. The following section summarises the teaching by which Jesus
tried to bring the more favourably disposed of the Jewish party...
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ART THOU GREATER THAN OUR FATHER ABRAHAM?
Their argument is: They that heard the word of God are dead, and shall
they who have heard thee not die? Their question is asked in scorn.
Compare with John...
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"This is the truth I tell you--if anyone keeps my word, he will not
see death for ever." The Jews said to him: "Now we are certain that
you are mad. Abraham died and so did the prophets, yet you are s...
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WRETCHEDNESS AND PITY (John 7:53 ; John 8:1-11)...
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_Art thou greater_ Exactly parallel to John 4:12. -Thou" is emphatic:
-Surely _Thou_art not greater than our father Abraham, who DIED? And
the prophets DIED." An anacoluthon, like their exaggeration,...
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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....
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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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ΜῊ ΣῪ ΜΕΊΖΩΝ. Exactly parallel to John 4:12. ‘Surely
_Thou_, the mad Galilean, art not greater than our father Abraham,
SEEING THAT HE DIED? and the prophets DIED.’ The anacoluthon, like
their exagger...
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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...
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Ver 52. Then said the Jews to him, Now we know that you have a devil.
Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and you say, If a man keep my
saying, he shall never taste of death. 53. Are you greater than o...
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_JESUS AND ABRAHAM -- JOHN 8:39-59:_ Jesus said these people wanted to
kill Him for telling them the truth that God had given Him. The Jews
claimed God as their father but they refused to obey Him. If...
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ΜΕΊΖΩΝ (G3187) _сотр. от_ ΜΈΓΑΣ великий;
_сотр._ более великий,
ΠΑΤΡΌΣ _gen. от_ ΠΑΤΉΡ (G3962) отец. _Gen._
сравнения: "более великий, чем отец"
ΠΟΙΕΊΣ _praes. ind. act. от_ ΠΟΙΈΩ (G4160) делать;
зд...
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NOW WE KNOW THAT THOU HAST A DEVIL.— "We know now for certain that
thou art under diabolic influences; for the most righteous persons
that ever lived, are dead; even Abraham and the prophets: yet thou...
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CHRIST DEFAMED
_Text 8:48-59_
48
The Jews answered and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a
Samaritan, and hast a demon?
49
Jesus answered, I have not a demon; but I honor my Father, an...
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EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN
John 8:33-59
The passage for our present consideration continues and completes the
portion studied in our last chapter. It brings before us Christ as the
Light reveal...
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Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the
prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself?
ART THOU GREATER THAN OUR FATHER ABRAHAM, WHICH IS DEAD? (OR 'DIED,')
AND THE PROPHETS...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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ART THOU GREATER THAN OUR FATHER ABRAHAM, WHICH IS DEAD? — The
question is exactly the same, with the substitution of “Abraham”
for “Jacob,” as that asked by the Samaritan woman in John 4:12
(see Note...
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CHAPTER 19
JESUS REJECTED IN JERUSALEM.
“He said therefore again unto them, I go away, and ye shall seek Me,
and shall die in your sin: whither I go, ye cannot come. The Jews
therefore said, Will He...
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What did He expect them to take Him for? τίνα σεαυτὸν
σὺ ποιεῖς; For the μὴ σὺ μείζων _cf._ John 4:12....
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_Discussion between Jesus and the Jews regarding their paternity_....
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THE ETERNAL CHRIST
John 8:48-59
It is absolutely true that the Christian disciple does see death as
the king of terrors or as a grim monster. Jesus has robbed death of
its sting; He has destroyed Him...
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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...
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JESUS PRE-ABRAHAMIC
John 8:52-59. _“The Jews said to Him, Now we know that Thou hast a
demon.”_ Sharpers, sent out for that specific purpose, hung on His
lips, like lightning upon the skirts of the cl...
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4. “I AND YOU”: 8:30-59.
Jesus, in His second discourse (John 8:12-20) attributed to Himself
two modes of teaching: _testimony_, by which He reveals His origin,
His mission, His work, and _judgment_,...
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ADDITIONAL NOTES BY THE AMERICAN EDITOR.
Vv. 51-59.
1. In John 8:51 Jesus turns the discourse to the more positive side,
and brings out one of the great thoughts presented in this Gospel,
namely, tha...
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“ _Verily, verily, I say unto you, If any one keep my word, he shall
never see death._ 52. _The Jews therefore said to him, Now we know
that thou art possessed of a demon; Abraham is dead and the prop...
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Why do ye not understand my speech; even because ye cannot hear my
word. (44) Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your
father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode...
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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...
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53._Art thou greater than our father Abraham? _This is another
offense, that they endeavor to obscure the glory of Christ by the
splendor of _Abraham _and of the saints. But as all the stars are
throw...
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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...
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ART THOU GREATER THAN OUR FATHER ABRAHAM?.... So the woman of Samaria
said, concerning Jacob, John 4:12. The Jews had a mighty opinion of
their ancestors, especially of Abraham; and yet they allow the...
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Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the
prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself?
Ver. 53. _Art thou greater than our father Abraham which is dead?_]
They rise no higher t...
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_Then answered the Jews, Say we not well_ Have we not just cause to
say; _Thou art a Samaritan_ An enemy to our church and nation; _and
hast a devil?_ Art possessed by a proud and lying spirit? The Je...
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ART THOU GREATER THAN OUR FATHER ABRAHAM, WHICH IS DEAD? AND THE
PROPHETS ARE DEAD. WHOM MAKEST THOU THYSELF?...
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The attempt to kill the Lord:...
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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...
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48-53 Observe Christ's disregard of the applause of men. those who
are dead to the praises of men can bear their contempt. God will seek
the honour of all who do not seek their own. In these verses w...
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John 8:53 Are G3361 G1488 (G5748) You G4771 than G3187 our G2257
father G3962 Abraham G11 who...
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‘The Judaisers said to him, “Now we know that you are
demon-possessed. Abraham is dead, and so are the prophets. And you
say, ‘If a man keep my word he will never taste of death'. Are you
greater than...
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THE CHALLENGE COMES TO ITS CLIMAX BY JESUS REVEALING THAT HE IS THE
‘I AM' (JOHN 8:48).
In this final section Jesus deals with their insults by facing them up
with the issues of life and death, and t...
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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...
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John 8:52-53. THE JEWS SAID UNTO HIM, NOW WE KNOW THAT THOU HAST A
DEMON. ABRAHAM DIED, AND THE PROPHETS; AND THOU SAYEST, IF A MAN HAVE
KEPT MY WORD, HE SHALL NEVER TASTE OF DEATH. ART THOU GREATER T...
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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...
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ART THOU GREATER THAN OUR FATHER ABRAHAM?
(Μη συ μειζων ε του πατρος ημων
Αβρααμ;). Negative answer expected by μη with ablative case of
comparison in πατρος after μειζων. The question was
designed...
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We will read, from the Revised Version, two passages which record
attempts made to kill our Lord before his time had come. You will see,
from the sermon, why we read them. (See Luke 4:16)
John 8:37....
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John 8:31. _Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye
continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;_
For there were many, in Christ's day, coming to him for a while, and
then...
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Christ thus spake to his adversaries.
John 8:29. _And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left
me alone: for I do always those things that please him._
Brethren, what Christ could say, I...
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John 8:28. _Then said Jesus unto them;_
That is, to the Jews who were questioning and opposing him,-
John 8:28. _When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know
that I am he, and that I do...
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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...
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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...
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NOW WE KNOW FOR SURE. They think this is proof of their charge against
him. God had given his word to Abraham and the prophets, yet they had
all died. How can Jesus claim his words will prevent death?...
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_Then said Jesus unto those Jews which believed on Him._
A GLORIOUS LIBERATOR
I. FREEDOM PROFFERED.
1. Sin makes bondage (John 8:34; Matthew 6:24; Luke 16:13;...
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_Abraham is dead and the prophets_
ABRAHAM AND JESUS
I. THE GREATNESS OF ABRAHAM:
1. The ancestor of the Jews. “Our father,” said they (John 8:53);
“Your father,” conceded Christ (John 8:56). It wa...
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VER. 37.. _know_, &c. By nature ye are Abraham's children, but in your
deeds ye are degenerate. Your descent from Abraham will not therefore
profit you. It will increase your damnation, for he will sa...
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_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...
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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...
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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...
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Hebrews 3:2; Hebrews 3:3; Hebrews 7:1; Isaiah 9:6; John 10:29;...
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Art thou [μ η σ υ]. Thou, emphatic, and the negative interrogative
particle implying a negative answer, thou art not surely greater.
Which is dead [ο σ τ ι ς]. The compound pronoun ostiv, which, is
us...