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Verse 48. _THOU ART A SAMARITAN_] This was the same, among them, as
_heretic_, or _schismatic_, among us. This is the only time in which
the Jews gave our Lord this title of reproach; and they probabl...
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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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THOU ART. SAMARITAN, AND HAST. DEVIL?
They resort to the language of passion and vituperation. Of all men
they hated the Samaritans most and hence this charge; they next accuse
him, not of having. dev...
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WRETCHEDNESS AND PITY (John 7:53 ; John 8:1-11)...
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"Who of you can convict me of sin? If I speak the truth, why do you
not believe in me? He who is from God hears God's words. That is why
you do not hear, because you are not from God." The Jews answer...
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DEVIL. demon. Greek _daimonion._ Compare John 7:20....
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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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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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_Then answered the Jews_ The best MSS. omit the particle, which if it
were genuine should be rendered -therefore," not -then:" THE JEWS
ANSWERED. This denial of their national prerogative of being son...
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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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ΟἹ ἸΟΥΔΑΙ͂ΟΙ. Not those who for the moment believed on
Him (John 8:31), but the hostile party as a whole. This denial of
their national prerogative of being sons of God seems to them
malicious frenzy....
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VER 48. THEN ANSWERED THE JEWS, AND SAID TO HIM, SAY WE NOT WELL THAT
YOU ARE A SAMARITAN, AND HAVE A DEVIL? 49. JESUS ANSWERED, I HAVE NOT
A DEVIL; BUT I HONOR MY FATHER, AND YOU DO DISHONOR ME. 50....
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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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ΆΠΕΚΡΊΘΗΣΑΝ _aor. ind. pass. (dep.) от_
ΑΠΟΚΡΊΝΟΜΑΙ (G611) отвечать,
ΚΑΛΏΣ (G2573) _adv._ хорошо. Имеется в виду:
"разве мы не правы, когда говорим?"
(Barrett).
ΣΑΜΑΡΊΤΗΣ (G4541) самарянин,
презрите...
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THOU ART A SAMARITAN, &C.— The Jews and Samaritans bore a mortal
hatred to each other on account of religion, as we have frequently
observed: hence it came to pass, that in common language, _Couthi,_...
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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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Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou
art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?
THEN ANSWERED THE JEWS, AND SAID UNTO HIM, SAY WE NOT WELL THAT THOU
ART A SAMARITAN, AND HAS...
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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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To Jesus' declaration that His hearers are 'not of God,' i.e. not true
Israelites, they retort that He Himself is 'a Samaritan,' i.e. a
heretic.
HAST A DEVIL] They cannot deny Christ's miracles or th...
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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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SAY WE NOT WELL THAT THOU ART A SAMARITAN, AND HAST A DEVIL? — The
words imply that the saying was customary among the Pharisees. The
knowledge of this, and the simple way in which the fact is told, i...
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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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_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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(15) Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that
thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?
(15) The enemies of Christ act bravely for a while, but the Father
will appear in his time...
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SIMPLICITY AND CANDOR OF JESUS
John 8:48-52. _“The Jews responded, and said to Him, Do we not truly
say that Thou art a Samaritan, and hast a demon?”_ The Jews hated
the Samaritans so inveterately tha...
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ADDITIONAL NOTES BY THE AMERICAN EDITOR.
Vv. 30-50.
1. Whether the words of Jesus contained in these verses were spoken on
the same day as those which precede (Meyer) or on the following day
(Godet)...
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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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“ _The Jews therefore answered and said to him, Say we not rightly
that thou art a Samaritan and art possessed by a demon?_ 49. _Jesus
answered: I am not possessed by a demon, but I honor my Father, a...
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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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_A BLASPHEMOUS CHARGE_
‘Thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil.’
John 8:48
Here we see Christ our Lord accused of ‘having a devil’:—i.e.
people accused Him of being _ Himself_ possessed by the Devi...
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48._Do we not say well? _They show more and more how greatly they are
stupified by Satan; for, though they are fully convicted, still they
are enraged, and are not ashamed to show that they are utterl...
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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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THEN ANSWERED THE JEWS, AND SAID UNTO HIM,.... Being incensed to the
last degree, that he should say they were of their father the devil,
and not of God; and that he spoke the truth, and no one could...
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Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou
art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?
Ver. 48. _That thou art a Samaritan_] And why a Samaritan, think, but
that they thought the wor...
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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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A SAMARITAN; to a Jew one of the most disgraceful epithets that could
be used. The Samaritans were greatly hated and despised as heretics
and schismatics....
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THEN ANSWERED THE JEWS AND SAID UNTO HIM, SAY WE NOT WELL THAT THOU
ART A SAMARITAN AND HAST A DEVIL?...
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The Jews take refuge in abuse:...
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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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A SAMARITAN signified to the Jews as much as an impostor, or seducer;
for the Jews looked upon the Samaritans as a detestable sort of men,
who had corrupted the worship of God with their horrible supe...
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John 8:48 Then G3767 Jews G2453 answered G611 (G5662) and G2532 said
G2036 (G5627) Him G846 we...
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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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‘The Judaisers answered and said to him, “Do we not rightly say
that you are a Samaritan and have a devil?” '
Turning to insults is the refuge of men who have been beaten in
arguments, and the Judaise...
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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 8:48. THE JEWS ANSWERED AND SAID UNTO HIM, SAY WE NOT WELL THAT
THOU ART A SAMARITAN, AND HAST A DEMON? To say that Jews were children
of the devil seemed an insult, not to themselves only, but 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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THOU ART A SAMARITAN AND HAST A DEMON
(Σαμαρειτης ε συ κα δαιμονιον εχεις). On
the spur of the moment in their rage and fury they can think of no
meaner things to say. They know, of course, that Jes...
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DEVIL
demon.
(_ See Scofield) - (Matthew 7:22). _...
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John 8:48
The Bad Mind makes a Bad Element
I. This subject puts in a sad light of evidence what may well enough
be called the weak point of Christianity viz., the fact that the souls
to be saved will...
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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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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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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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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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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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WERE WE NOT RIGHT? This is an insult! Samaritans were hated (see notes
on John 4:5-9). Demon (see notes on Matthew 4:24; Matthew 8:29-32)....
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_Say we not well that Thou art a Samaritan and hast a devil_
THE ANTI-DIABOLISM OF CHRIST
I. CHRIST HONOURS THE FATHER; THE DEVIL DOES NOT (John 8:49).
1. How does Christ honour the Father?
(1) By...
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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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JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 8:48 SAMARITAN. See note on 4:4.
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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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_The Jews answered and said_, &c. They used to say it, though it is
written nowhere else. But why did they call Him a Samaritan? (1.)
Because He associated with the Samaritans. (2.) Because He came fr...
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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 13:13; Isaiah 49:7; Isaiah 53:3; James 2:19; John 10:20;...
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Say we not well. Indicating a current reproach. Well [κ α λ ω ς]
is literally, finely, beautifully. Sometimes ironical, as Mark 7:6.
Thou art a Samaritan [σ α μ α ρ ε ι τ η ς ε ι σ υ].
Literally, a S...
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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?...