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Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 5:10-16

Outbreak of Jewish hostility. It is not against the miracle, but against an imagined infringement of Mosaic law. I. THE CHARGE AGAINST THE IMPOTENT MAN . "It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed." 1 . It seemed justified in the letter by the Divine commandment. "Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the sabbath day" ( Jeremiah 17:21 ). 2 . But the command related to matters of trade, not of mercy or comfort. ( Nehemiah 13:15... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 5:13

Now he that was healed —in this place ὁ ἰαθεὶς takes the place of τεθεραπευμένος of John 5:10 . £ The fundamental idea in the verb θεραπεύω to render kindly and useful, even noble, service to another—to do the work and act the part of a θεράπων . The ministry rendered may be that of a δοῦλος or ὑπηρέτης , a θάλπων or ἰατρὸς . The "service" successfully rendered by a physician is more often expressed by ἰάομαι , which has no other meaning than... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 5:14

After these things (see John 5:1 ). Westcott thinks that a looser connection between the foregoing and subsequent events is denoted by μετὰ ταῦτα than by the expression μετὰ τοῦτο .. Consequently, the persecution referred to in the remainder of the chapter may have occurred several days after the foregoing conversation. Jesus found him £ in the temple. Some have inferred from this, the recognition by the healed man of the hand of God in his cure, and his desire to express... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 5:14

Suffering alleviated by the removal of sin. Notice— I. THAT IT WAS THE GREAT AIM OF JESUS TO ALLEVIATE THE SUFFERINGS OF THE HUMAN FAMILY , AND MAKE THEM WHOLE . We see: 1 . That the human family are subject to great sufferings. This is too patent to require proof. It is the universal experience of all. These are various and great. 2 . It was the great object of Christ to alleviate and remove these. To this he devoted his life and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 5:14

The Healer's warning. I. HE WHO WARNS HAS THE RIGHT TO SPEAK . It is not a mere stranger who comes up. He who speaks has rendered the greatest services to the man he addresses, and his warning for the future is based on his service in the past. So to speak, the healing would have been incomplete but for the giving of the warning. There are diseases the origin of which is not traceable; there are other diseases distinctly traceable to the evil doing of those who suffer from... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 5:13

Wist not - Knew not.Had conveyed himself away - Was lost in the crowd. He had silently mingled with the multitude, or had passed on with the crowd unobserved, and the man had been so rejoiced at his cure that he had not even asked for the name of his benefactor. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 5:14

Findeth him - Fell in with him, or saw him.In the temple - The man seems to have gone at once to the temple - perhaps a privilege of which he had been long deprived. They who are healed from sickness should seek the sanctuary of God and give him thanks for his mercy. Compare the notes at Isaiah 38:20. There is nothing more improper, when we are raised up from a bed of pain, than to forget God our benefactor, and neglect to praise him for his mercies.Thou art made whole - Jesus calls to his... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 5:12-13

John 5:12-13. Then asked they, What man is that, &c. Dropping all mention of the cure, they only fix on what seemed liable to exception. They do not ask, Who made thee well? but, Who bade thee take up this bed on the sabbath day? that is, as they interpreted it, Who bade thee profane the sabbath? Though he had just told them it was the author of his cure that gave him that command; for all that they proposed was, not to hear of any good that had been done to engage their admiration and... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 5:14-16

John 5:14-16. Afterward, Jesus findeth him in the temple The same day, probably, in which he was healed, whither, it is likely, he had repaired to return thanks to God for his signal recovery. Thus, when God has, at any time, restored us to our health, we ought to attend him with solemn praises; and the sooner the better; while the sense of the mercy is fresh in our minds. Jesus, happening to be now in the temple, and meeting with the man, that he might render the mercy he had conferred on... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 5:1-29

IN JERUSALEM AGAIN46. Healing at Bethesda and its outcome (John 5:1-29)Jesus came from Galilee to Jerusalem for a Jewish religious festival. While there he visited a pool where many blind and crippled people hoped to find healing (John 5:1-5). One of the men asked Jesus for help, not to heal him (for he did not know who Jesus was) but to assist him into the pool. Jesus responded by healing him instantly (John 5:6-9). As the healing took place on the Sabbath, the Jewish leaders were anxious to... read more

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