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NOT LAWFUL - It was forbidden, they supposed, in the Old Testament.
The Jews were very strenuous in the observation of the external duties
of religion....
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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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JOHN 5:9 _B_ - JOHN 5:15. THE CONFLICT WITH THE AUTHORITIES. With the
man himself the Jews raise the question of bearing burdens on the
Sabbath (_cf._ Jeremiah 17:21). The man's ignorance of who had h...
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THE JEWS, THEREFORE, SAID UNTO HIM.
"Therefore," points to the fact that he was carrying his bed on the
Sabbath day. The term, "the Jews," does not refer to the people, but
to the authorities. John al...
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It was Sabbath on that day. So the Jews said to the man who had been
cured: "It is Sabbath and you have no right to lift your bed." He
answered them: "He who made me well, it was he who said to me: 'L...
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MAN'S HELPLESSNESS AND CHRIST'S POWER (John 5:1-9)...
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WAS CURED. had been healed.
THE SABBATH DAY. a sabbath.
IT IS NOT LAWFUL. A forced interpretation of Jeremiah 17:21, &c., by
the Rabbis, made the carrying of anything from. public place into.
privat...
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The Sequel of the Sign
10. _The Jews_ The hostile party, as usual: probably members of the
Sanhedrin (see on John 1:19). They ignore the cure and notice only
what can be attacked. They had the letter...
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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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ΟἹ ἸΟΥΔΑΙ͂ΟΙ. The hostile party, as usual, and perhaps
members of the Sanhedrin (John 1:19). They ignore the cure, and notice
only what can be attacked. They had the letter of the law strongly on
thei...
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THE SEQUEL OF THE SIGN
ἮΝ ΔῈ ΣΆΒΒΑΤΟΝ. NOW ON THAT DAY WAS A SABBATH. This is
the text for what follows. Jesus had proclaimed Himself Lord of the
Temple (see on John 2:17); He now proclaims Himself Lo...
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8–11. ΚΡΆΒΑΤΤΟΝ is the form now generally received in N.T.
for κράββατον....
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Ver 1. After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to
Jerusalem. 2. Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool,
which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five por...
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_THE LAME MAN HEALED AT THE POOL -- JOHN 5:1-13:_ We read, 'After this
there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now
there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is cal...
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ΤΕΘΕΡΑΠΕΥΜΈΝΩ _perf. pass. part. от_ ΘΕΡΑΠΕΎΩ
(G2323) оказывать врачебную помощь,
исцелять. _Perf._ изображает состояние
или условие, подчеркивая, что
исцеление состоялось раз и навсегда
(Morris). _Pe...
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THE JEWS THEREFORE SAID UNTO HIM THAT WAS CURED, &C.— It is
remarkable, that the Jews who met the man, did not converse with him
upon his cure,—though in all probability many of them knew he had
been...
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SABBATH CONTROVERSY
_Text 5:10-18_
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So the Jews said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath, and it is
not lawful for thee to take up thy bed.
11
But he answered them, He that made me whole...
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EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN
John 5:1-15
We begin with the usual Analysis:—
"After this there was a feast of the Jews" (John 5:1). "After this"
or, as it should be. "After these things," is an e...
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The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath
day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed.
THE JEWS - that is, those in authority (see the note at ).
THEREFORE SAID UNTO...
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10 The day on which the cure was effected indicates that its
fulfillment will find place in that great sabbatism that remains for
God's people of the Circumcision (Heb_4:9). As a pallet was a mere
bun...
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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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The man's act was not unlawful, even from the OT. standpoint. Jeremiah
17:21 and Nehemiah 13:19 only forbid the bearing of burdens on the
sabbath in connexion with labour and trade....
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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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THE JEWS THEREFORE SAID UNTO HIM. — But what they cannot deny they
can cavil at. One might have expected from human hearts wonder and
thankfulness that the man could walk at all. We find from the
form...
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CHAPTER 12
SABBATH CURE AT BETHESDA.
“After these things there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up
to Jerusalem. Now there is in Jerusalem by the sheep gate a pool,
which is called in Hebrew B...
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“It was a Sabbath on that day,” the Jews therefore said to him
that had been healed, Σάββατόν ἐστιν, “It is
Sabbath”. οὐκ ἔξεστί σοι ἆραι τὸν
κράββατον. The law is laid down in Exodus 23:12; Jeremiah...
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SABBATH WORK THAT PLEASES THE FATHER
John 5:10-18
In the foregoing incident our Lord not only healed the sufferer after
thirty-eight years of deferred hope, but did so on the Sabbath, and
bade him ca...
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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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(2) The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath
day: it is not lawful for thee to carry [thy] bed.
(2) True religion is assaulted most cruelly by the pretence of
religion itsel...
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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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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 Jews therefore said unto him who had been healed: It is the
Sabbath; it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed._ 11. _He answered
them: He that healed me said unto me: Take up thy bed, and wal...
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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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Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep-market, a pool, which is called
in the Hebrew tongue, Bethesda, having five porches. (3) In these lay
a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withere...
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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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10._It is the Sabbath. _It was the duty of all to maintain the
sanctity of the Sabbath, and, therefore, they justly and properly
accuse the man. But, when the excuse offered by the man does not
satisf...
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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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THE JEWS THEREFORE SAID UNTO HIM THAT WAS CURED,.... When they saw
him, either at the place, or as he walked through the streets, with
his bed on his back:
IT IS THE SABBATH DAY: do not you know it?...
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The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath
day: it is not lawful for thee to carry _thy_ bed.
Ver. 10. _It is the sabbath, it is not lawful, &c._] _Vere, sed non
sincere._ Tru...
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_And immediately the man was made whole_ A divine power going along
with the command of Christ. What a joyful surprise was this to the
poor cripple, to find himself, all of a sudden, so easy, so stron...
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TO CARRY THY BED; which they reckoned among the servile labor
forbidden by the law. See Jeremiah 17:21-22; NEHEMIAH 13:15-20; where,
however, the burdens borne were in the way of traffic and ordinary...
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THE JEWS THEREFORE SAID UNTO HIM THAT WAS CURED, IT IS THE
SABBATH-DAY; IT IS NOT LAWFUL FOR THEE TO CARRY THY BED....
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The objections of the Jews:...
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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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10-16 Those eased of the punishment of sin, are in danger of
returning to sin, when the terror and restraint are over, unless
Divine grace dries up the fountain. The misery believers are made
whole f...
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That is, according to the letter of the law: they understood not that
Christ was the Lord of the sabbath; their cavil argued their want both
of faith in Christ, and charity also toward their neighbour...
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John 5:10 Jews G2453 therefore G3767 said G3004 (G5707) cured G2323
(G5772) is G2076 (G5748) Sabbath...
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‘So the Judaisers said to him who was cured, “It is the Sabbath
and it is not lawful for you to take up your mattress.”
He (the man who had been healed) was spotted by some of ‘the
Judaisers' (the re...
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THE HEALING OF THE DISABLED MAN AT THE POOL (JOHN 5:1).
When John recounts an incident in the life of Jesus we must always ask
what it is intended to illustrate, for he always has a purpose in
mind. H...
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John 5:10. THE JEWS THEREFORE SAID UNTO HIM THAT WAS CURED, IT IS THE
SABBATH DAY, AND IT IS NOT LAWFUL FOR THEE TO TAKE UP THE BED. The
Jews some of the rulers of the people (see note on John 1:19) w...
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With the beginning of this chapter we enter upon the fourth and
leading division of the Gospel, extending to the close of chap. 12.
Its object is to set Jesus forth in the height of His conflict with...
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John 5:1. _After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up
to Jerusalem._
For he had respect to the Law. As long as the Law lasted, Christ
observed it. Oh, that we were as careful to obey...
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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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SO THE JEWISH AUTHORITIES TOLD THE MAN. The man is officially stopped
and questioned. The law did say this (Jeremiah 17:21). The Tradition
made it even stronger....
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_After this there was a feast of the Jews_
THE POOL OF BETHESDA, A TYPE OF FAVOURED LOCALITIES IN A RELIGIOUS
COMMUNITY IN WHICH THE HIGHEST MIRACULOUS AID HAS NOT YET APPEARED
The miraculous aid is...
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JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 5:10 IT IS THE SABBATH. Nothing in the OT
specifically prohibited carrying one’s bedroll on the Sabbath day
(see Exodus 20:8). The man violated later Jewish traditio
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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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_The Jews therefore_, &c. As Nonnus paraphrases, "Clamorously they
uttered an accusing charge, 'It is the Sabbath, which every one ought
to keep wholly in rest: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy...
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_EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES_
“Up to the present time our Lord has offered Himself to typical
representatives of the whole Jewish race at Jerusalem, in Judæa, in
Samaria, and in Galilee, in such a...
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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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Exodus 20:8; Exodus 31:12; Isaiah 58:13; Jeremiah 17:21; Jerem
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Cured [τ ε θ ε ρ α π ε υ μ ε ν ω]. See on Matthew 8:7;
Luke 5:15; Acts 17:25.
To carry [α ρ α ι]. Rev., more correctly, to take up. It is Jesus
' own word in ver. 8....
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THE MAN MADE WHOLE
John 5:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
Every footstep of the Lord Jesus Christ was one of mercy and of grace.
The beautiful thing about Christ's healing and helping hand is, that
He made no...