John 5:16-22

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 5:19

Verse 19 19.Jesus therefore answered. We see what I have said, that Christ is so far from vindicating himself from what the Jews asserted, though they intended it as a calumny, that he maintains more openly that it is true. And first he insists on this point, that the work which the Jews cavilled at was a divine work, to make them understand that they must fight with God himself, if they persist in condemning what must necessarily be ascribed to him. This passage was anciently debated in... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 5:20

Verse 20 20.For the Father loveth the Son. Every body sees how harsh and far-fetched is the exposition of this passage which is given by the Fathers. “God,” they say, “loves himself in the Son.” But this statement applies beautifully to Christ as clothed with flesh, that he is beloved by the Father. What is more, we know that it is by this excellent title that he is distinguished both from angels and from men, This is my beloved Son, (Matthew 3:17.) For we know that Christ was chosen, that the... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 5:21

Verse 21 21.For as the Father raiseth up the dead. Here he gives a summary view of the nature of the office which had been given to him by the Father; for though he appears to specify one class, yet it is a general doctrine in which he declares himself to be the Author of life Now life contains within itself not only righteousness, but all the gifts of the Holy Spirit, and every part of our salvation. And certainly this miracle must have been so remarkable a proof of the power of Christ, as to... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 5:22

Verse 22 22.For the Father judgeth no man. He now states more clearly the general truth, that the Father governs the world in the person of the Son, and exercises dominion by his hand; for the Evangelist employs the word judgment, agreeably to the idiom of the Hebrew language, as denoting authority and power We now perceive the amount of what is stated here, that the Father hath given to the Son a kingdom, that he may govern heaven and earth according to his pleasure. But this might appear to... 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

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The Pulpit Commentary - John 5:9-16

(2) The outbreak of hostility due to the breach of the sabbatic law. read more

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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 5:15-16

The man departed, and told £ the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him whole. Therefore the Jews persecuted Jesus, ( and sought to slay him £ ), because he was doing these things on the sabbath. The motive of the man may have been one of gratitude, or may have arisen from a sense of duty, seeing that he had not answered the question of the Jews, and had been himself charged with doing the unlawful thing (Weiss). He may have sought to win from his interlocutors some... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - John 5:17

But Jesus answered them "that God never ceases to create, nor takes a holiday from his works;" and the author of the Epistle to the Hebrews read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - John 5:17

The incessancy of Divine ministry. Healing is work. The sabbath is for rest. Thus the Jews, in their rigid formality, objected against Jesus that, in restoring the infirm and sick man to health and vigour, he had transgressed the Law, because he had wrought the cure upon the sabbath day. The calumnies and persecutions of his enemies were met on the part of Christ by these simple and significant words: "My Father worketh even until now, and I work." There is no pause in the Creator's... read more

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