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Verse 33. _YE SENT UNTO JOHN_] I am not without human testimony of the
most respectable kind:-Ye sent to John, and he bare witness. There are
several circumstances in John's character which render his...
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YE SENT UNTO JOHN - See John 1:19.
HE BARE WITNESS ... - See John 1:26, John 1:29, John 1:36. This t
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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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YE SENT UNTO JOHN AND HE BARE WITNESS.
See John 1:19. John had borne positive testimony and the Jews, in
great part, believed him to be. prophet of God. Jesus did not receive
human testimony, but ref...
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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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SENT. have sent. Greek. _apostello._ App-174. unto. Greek. _pros._
App-104.
HE BARE. he hath borne.
TRUTH. See note on John 1:14....
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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
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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_Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness_ Better, _Ye_ HAVE SENT _unto
John, and he_ HATH BORNE _witness_. -What ye have heard from him is
true; but I do not accept it, for I need not the testimony of...
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ἈΠΕΣΤΆΛΚ.… ΜΕΜΑΡΤ. _Ye_ HAVE SENT _unto J., and he_
HATH BORNE _witness_. The perfects express the abiding results of past
actions. ‘What ye have heard from him is true; but I do not accept
it; the te...
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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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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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THERE IS ANOTHER THAT BEARETH WITNESS, &C.— This proof, taken from
the testimony of John the Baptist, though our Lord seems to speak
slightingly of it, when he compares it with the proof drawn from hi...
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JOHN THE BAPTIST'S WITNESS
_Text 5:33-35_
33
Ye have sent unto John, and he hath borne witness unto the truth.
34
But the witness which I receive is not from man: howbeit I say these
things, that...
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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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Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth.
YE SENT UNTO JOHN - referring to the deputation which these same
rulers sent to the Baptist (, etc.), of which, though not present,
Jesus was...
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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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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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YE SENT... — Both verbs are perfects. Better, therefore, _Ye have
sent; He hath borne witness._ The pronoun “ye” is emphatically
opposed to the “I” of the following verse. They sought human
witness. H...
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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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Before exhibiting the Father's testimony Jesus meets them on their own
ground: ὑμεῖς, ye yourselves, ἀπεστάλκατε πρὸς
Ἰωάννην, sent, by the deputation mentioned chap. 1, to John;
which they would not...
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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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(10) Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth.
(10) Christ is declared to be the only Saviour by John's voice, and
infinite miracles, and by the testimonies of all the prophets. But the...
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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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“ _Ye have sent unto John, and he hath borne witness unto the
truth._ 34. _But the witness which I receive, is not from man; and
what I say unto you here, is to the end that ye may be saved._ 35. _He...
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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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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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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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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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33._You sent to John. _Before producing the testimony of God, he
presses them with the answer of _John, _from which they could not
honorably withhold their belief. For of what use was it to _send to
h...
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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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YE SENT UNTO JOHN,.... The sanhedrim at Jerusalem made a deputation of
priests and Levites to him, to know who he was, whether the Messiah,
or Elias, or that prophet, John 1:19. Now had they not looke...
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Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth.
Ver. 33. _Ye sent unto John_] As unto an oracle: but when his answer
pleased you not, you rejected it, of mere obstinace and malice to my
person...
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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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THE WITNESS OF JOHN, OF THE FATHER, AND OF SCRIPTURES.
A reference to John:...
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YE SENT UNTO JOHN, AND HE BARE WITNESS UNTO THE TRUTH....
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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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Ye sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to John, 1 THESSALONIANS
1:29; he was a man of reputation among you, for all the people judged
him a prophet; and he had an interest in Herod's court: HE BAR...
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Five Books in Reply to Marcion
145 August in life, and marked with praise sublime,[74]...
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John 5:33 You G5210 sent G649 (G5758) to G4314 John G2491 and G2532
witness G3140 (G5758) truth...
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WITNESSES TO THE GENUINENESS OF HIS AUTHORITY (JOHN 5:31).
Jesus now goes on to describe the witnesses which support Him:
· He is the One to Whom the Father has borne witness (John 5:37)
· His very...
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“You have sent to John and he has born witness to the truth. But the
witness which I receive is not from man, but I say these things so
that you might be saved. He was a kindled and a shining lamp, an...
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John 5:33. YE HAVE SENT UNTO JOHN, AND HE HATH BORNE WITNESS UNTO THE
TRUTH. As if He said: Had I not this all-sufficient witness, were it
possible for me to appeal to any human witness, I might rest...
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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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YE HAVE SENT
(υμεις απεσταλκατε). Emphatic use of υμεις (ye)
and perfect active indicative of αποστελλω, official and
permanent fact and so the witness of the Baptist has to be recognized
as trustw...
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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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YOU SENT YOUR MESSENGERS TO JOHN. John 1:19. They evidently believed
what John said. AND HE SPOKE ON BEHALF OF THE TRUTH. John the Baptist
had clearly identified Jesus as the Messiah (John 1:29-36)....
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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 5:33 Salvation can be found only in Christ (see
note on 3:18). Jesus as THE TRUTH fulfills the teaching of the OT
(John 1:17) and
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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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_Ye sent unto John,_ &c. Ye sent messengers to him as a man in your
estimation holy, and worthy of all credit, to ask him if he were the
Messias. John answered that not he, but I, am the Messias. This...
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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 1:19; John 3:26...
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Ye sent. Rev., rightly, have sent. The perfect tense, with allusion to
something abiding in its results. Similarly, bare witness should be
hath born. Note the expressed ye [υ μ ε ι ς], emphatically
ma...
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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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He bare testimony — That I am the Christ....
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The second testimony to prove Christ to be the Messias, was that of
John the Baptist. We read, John 1:19 how the Jews were sent to enquire
of him, whether he were the Christ, or not; and he denied it,...