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The Pulpit Commentary - John 8:20-30

(3) Further controversy with different groups, ending in partial admission of his claims by some. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 8:21-25

A warning to the Jews of the importance of the present hour. It was, probably, in the last day of the feast that our Lord uttered this warning. I. THE SOLEMN ISSUES THAT HUNG UPON HIS CONTINUED SOJOURN WITH THE JEWS . "I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and ye shall die in your sin: whither I go, ye cannot come." 1 . Their rejection of him would close heaven against them. They could not possibly enter into that "rest" on account of their unbelief. 2 . ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 8:25

Then said they to him —the hostile Jerusalem party—in scornful mockery, σὺ τίς εἶ ; Who art thou? "Define thyself more closely; make thy claims clear and categorical. Give now a direct answer to a plain question." It is very remarkable that the Lord often refuses to respond in the precise form in which his interlocutors demand an answer. He sees the multitudinous sides of every truth, and frequently gives to his questioners the means of answering their question from the ground of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 8:25

"Who art thou?" The startling and authoritative language in which the Lord Jesus, in conversation and discussion with the unfriendly Jews of Jerusalem, spoke both of himself and of them, not unnaturally prompted this blunt yet pertinent inquiry. I. THE QUESTION . The spirit in which this inquiry is urged makes all the difference as to the light in which it must be regarded. 1 . It may be a spirit of mere idle curiosity. 2 . It may be a spirit of historical inquiry, such as... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 8:26

I have many things to speak and to judge concerning you. Hitherto, when the Lord uttered his great words of self-revelation, which always had an ethical end and were meant for the advantage of his hearers, they interrupted his speech and disputed his claims. They refused these testimonies to himself which, if true, would necessitate their instantaneous submission. He seems to have gathered all his self-witness together in the word, "I am," verify altogether, absolutely, from the beginning... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 8:26-29

A still clearer revelation in store for them. I. JESUS HAS A STILL FULLER REVELATION TO GIVE THEM OF THEIR MORAL CONDITION . I have many things to say and to judge concerning you." 1 . His judgment is true. "But he that sent me is true." He only declares the judgment of his Father concerning their actions. 2 . The Jews could not recognize the Divine origin of this judgment. "They understood not that he spake to them of the Father." II. HIS ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 8:25

Who art thou? - As Jesus did not expressly say in the previous verse that he was the Messiah, they professed still not to understand him. In great contempt, therefore, they asked him who he was. As if they had said, “Who art thou that undertakest to threaten us in this manner!” When we remember that they regarded him as a mere pretender from Galilee; that he was poor and without friends; and that he was persecuted by those in authority, we cannot but admire the patience with which all this was... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 8:26

I have many things to say - There are many things which I might say to reprove and expose your pride and hypocrisy. By this he implied that he understood well their character, and that he was able to expose it. This, indeed, he had shown them in his conversations with them.And to judge of you - To reprove in you. There are many things in you which I might condemn.But he that sent we is true - Is worthy to be believed, and his declarations about men are to be credited. The meaning of this verse... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 8:25-27

John 8:25-27. Then said they, Who art thou? This question they ask in derision, and not with any desire to be instructed. And Jesus saith, Even the same that I said unto you from the beginning Namely, of my public ministry, or from the time I first spake to you. Or, as Whitby renders it, I am what I before told you I was; a sense of the expression, την αρχην , (here rendered, from the beginning,) which he justifies by several passages of the Septuagint, particularly Genesis 13:4;... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 8:21-30

90. Belief and unbelief (John 8:21-30)Because the Jews could never get their minds above earthly things, they could never accept Jesus’ claim that he came from God. By rejecting him they lost all chance of having their sins forgiven. They would die in their sins and thereby be excluded from heaven, the place to which Jesus would return after his death and resurrection (John 8:21-26).Most of the people still did not understand how Jesus could be the Son of God, but one day in the near future... read more

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