ヨハネの福音書 5:30-33 JCB

The Pulpit Commentary - John 5:31

At this point the Lord proceeds to meet the clamour which most probably arose, the doubt and questioning which broke the silence with which his solemn defence had been received. We can hear between the lines the cries of an excited crowd, declaring that these words are simply his own. Such testimony as this to himself must be sustained and sanctioned. Why and how can this Teacher take such ground as to assert about himself what no prophet, no rabbi, no chief priest of the people, not even the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 5:31-40

The witness to the Son. The Jews might retort that all Jesus affirmed respecting himself had no other support than his own words. His answer is that there is a threefold witness in his favour. I. OUR LORD ADMITS THE NEED OF A DIVINE SANCTION . "If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true. There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true." 1 . This Witness is God himself, though his name is not yet... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 5:32

It is another that witnesseth concerning me; and £ I know that the witness which he witnesseth concerning me is true . It is a mistake, with Ewald, De Wette, and many others, to suppose that this refers to the testimony of John the Baptist. By Augustine, Hengstenberg, Luthardt, Godet, Meyer, etc., it has been perceived that the "other" ( ἄλλος ) refers to the Father. Jesus expressly declines to receive John's testimony as his justification or sufficient vindication, and he contrasts... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 5:32-38

(a) The witness of the Father. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 5:33

Ye have sent to John, and he hath borne witness to the truth . The sending to John was probably a reference to the official transaction described in John 1:19 . This is not the "other" whom he referred to, for in the next clause he made solemn disclaimer of resting his claim upon John or upon any individual man. The witness of the forerunner was a true one. The function of the prophet is to bear witness to the Light, to strip off the veils which hide it, to call attention to its most... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 5:33-35

(b) The temporary witness of John. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 5:30

Of mine own self - See John 5:19. The Messiah, the Mediator, does nothing without the concurrence and the authority of God. Such is the nature of the union subsisting between them, that he does nothing independently of God. Whatever he does, he does according to the will of God.As I hear I judge - To “hear” expresses the condition of one who is commissioned or instructed. Thus John 8:26, “I speak to the world those things which I have “heard” of him;” John 8:28, “As the Father hath taught me, I... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 5:31

If I bear witness of myself - If I have no other evidence than my own testimony about myself.My witness - My testimony; my evidence. The proof would not be decisive.Is not true - The word “true,” here, means worthy of belief, or established by suitable evidence. See Matthew 22:16; “We Know that thou art true” - that is, worthy of confidence, or that thou hast been truly sent from God, Luke 20:21; John 8:13, John 8:17. The law did not admit a man to testify in his own case, but required two... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 5:32

There is another - That is, God. See John 5:36. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 5:33

Ye sent unto John - See John 1:19.He bare witness ... - See John 1:26, John 1:29, John 1:36. This testimony of John ought to have satisfied them. John was an eminent man; many of the Pharisees believed on him; he was candid, unambitious, sincere, and his evidence was impartial. On this Jesus might have rested the proof that he was the Messiah, but he was willing, also, to adduce evidence of a higher order. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - John 5:31

The Pulpit Commentary - John 5:31-40

The Pulpit Commentary - John 5:32

The Pulpit Commentary - John 5:32-38

The Pulpit Commentary - John 5:33

The Pulpit Commentary - John 5:33-35

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 5:30

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 5:31

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 5:32

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 5:33

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