John 5:45-47

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 5:47

Verse 47 47.But if you do not believe his writings. Christ appears here to claim less authority for himself than for Moses; and yet we know that heaven and earth have been shaken by the voice of the Gospel, (Hebrews 12:26.) But Christ accommodates his discourse to those to whom he speaks; for the authority of the Law was, beyond all controversy, held sacred among the Jews; and thus it was impossible that Christ should be inferior to Moses. To the same purpose is the contrast between writings... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 5:1-47

1. Christ proved, by signs and wonders and testimonies, to be Source of life. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 5:17-47

(3) The reply of Jesus to the hostile Jews. The discourse of the Lord Jesus, in reply to the persecuting spirit and deadly purpose of the Jewish authorities, is now given at length. There is a fulness and order and progress observable throughout of immense importance as establishing the sacred origin of the words. The simplicity of the style, quite Hebraic in its freedom from conjunctive forms, discriminates it from the Philonic presentation of certain analogous but different ideas. If, as... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 5:41-47

(d) The effect of the revelation of the Son upon the Jews. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 5:41-47

The cause and the end of Jewish unbelief. Jesus has just declared that the Jews will not come to him, and now he reveals its cause. I. THE CAUSE OF THEIR UNBELIEF . "I know that ye have not the love of God in you." 1 . This love would oblige them to seek honour only from God, and thus appreciate the glory the Father has given to the Son. 2 . Jesus has no concern for man ' s praise or report, for the Father's testimony is all-sufficient. "I receive not honour... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 5:45

Think not, he added, with one concluding and sweeping exposition of their relation to the old covenant and to himself— Think not , as ye might be disposed to do, that I will accuse you to ( before ; see Syriac k'dom ) the Father (not referring to the judgment day, where he will appear as Judge, but now), as One in intimate and awful relation with the Father, or as One whose words have set up a standard which is much loftier or severer than that which you are prepared to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 5:46-47

For if ye believed Moses, ye would believe me. The reason for the previous saying is introduced by γάρ . The form of the conditional sentence shows that the protasis is a supposition of an event contrary to the fact. They were not believing Moses, though they were putting a vain and illusive confidence in him; and hence they were not believing in Christ. Here is the secret of the antagonism to the Lord. A deeper understanding of their own Scripture would involve an acceptance of the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 5:45-46

Do not think that I will accuse you - Do not suppose that I intend to follow your example. They had accused Jesus of breaking the law of God, John 5:16. He says that he will not imitate their example, though he implies that he might accuse them.To the Father - To God.There is one that accuseth you - Moses might be said to accuse or reprove them. He wrote of the Messiah, clearly foretold his coming, and commanded them to hear him. As they did not do it, it might be said that they had disregarded... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 5:47

If ye believe not his writings - If you do not credit what he has written which you profess to believe, it is not to be expected that you will believe my declarations. And from this we may learn:That many men who profess to believe the Bible have really no regard for it when it crosses their own views and inclinations. It is our duty to study the Bible, that we may be established in the belief that Jesus is the Messiah. The prophecies of the Old Testament are conclusive proofs of the truth of... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 5:45

John 5:45. Do not think that I only will accuse you to the Father Our Lord proceeds to caution them against supposing, “that in rejecting him they sinned against no person but him, and that he alone would accuse them to the Father for their infidelity; for that Moses, in whose laws they trusted to have salvation, was likewise dishonoured by it, inasmuch as he wrote of him, namely, under the names of the Seed of Abraham; Shiloh; and a Prophet like to himself whom God would raise up unto... read more

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