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The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:19-28

The second testimony of John the Baptist. A deputation, consisting of the priests and Levites from Jerusalem, the ecclesiastical centre of Judaism, visited the Baptist as he was baptizing disciples at Bethany beyond Jordan, for the purpose of ascertaining whether he was the Messiah or the forerunner, of ancient prophecy. The scene is interesting as the place where the first disciples were made and the foundation of the Christian Church laid. The interview occurred after the baptism and the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:19-28

A disclaimer and a claim. When our Lord Jesus came into this world, he did not come as one isolated from the race he designed to save. He condescended to take his place—the most honourable place—in a long and illustrious succession. He superseded the last prophet of the old dispensation; he commissioned the first prophets of the new. The herald and forerunner of our Lord perfectly comprehended his own relation to his Master, and felt it a dignity to occupy a position of Divine appointment,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:19-34

2. The testimony of the Baptist. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:26-27

The answer is not very explicit. John answered them and said, I baptize with water; not as Messiah, or Elijah, or a resuscitated prophet, not as making proselytes to the faith of Abraham's sons, not as an Essene admitting the children of the kingdom to a close spiritual corporation, but because the Messiah has come. Some have laid great emphasis on the limitation which John assigns to his baptism. It is said he thus anticipated the contrast afterwards expressed between it and the Spirit... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:28

These things were clone in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing . £ The fact that John the Baptist, in the previous verses, recognizes the Messiah, and that in verses 31-33 he declares that knowledge to have followed the baptism and the sign then given to him, makes it obvious that the baptism and the forty days of the temptation are now in the past. Every day is clearly marked from the day on which the deputation from the Sanhedrin approached him, till we find Jesus at... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:29

On the following day. Next after the day on which the Sanhedrin had heard from John the vindication of his own right to baptize in virtue of the commencement of the Messiah's ministry, which as yet was concealed from all eyes but his own. He [ John £ ] seeth Jesus coming towards him, within reach of observation the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. We should observe, from the later context, that already John had perceived by special signs and Divine inspiration... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:29-34

Third testimony borne by the Baptist to Jesus. This incident, which occurred on the following day, must have been immediately after the temptation. The Baptist identifies Christ by implication, not by name. I. THE REDEEMER IS IDENTIFIED BY HIS WORK . "Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world!" This title is taken from Isaiah 53:1-12 , which the Jewish commentators themselves originally applied to the Messiah. The passage sets forth: 1 . The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:30

This is he on behalf of £ whom I said, After me cometh a man ( ἀνήρ is used as a term of higher dignity than ἄνθρωπος , and is made more explicit by the positive appearance of the Holy One whom he had just recognized and pointed out to his disciples) who became before me—in human and other activities under the Old Testament covenant—because he was before me; in the deepest sense, having an eternal self-consciousness, a Divine pre-existence, apart from all his dealings and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:31

And I for my part knew him not. This is thought by some to be incompatible with the statement of Matthew 3:14 , where the Baptist displayed sufficient knowledge of Jesus to have exclaimed, "I have need to be baptized of thee." Early commentators, e.g. Ammonius, quoted in 'Catena Patrum,' suggested that John's long residence in the wilderness had prevented his knowing his kinsman; Chrysostom, 'Hom. 16. in Joannem,' urged that he was not familiar with his person; Epiphanius, 'Adv. Haer.,'... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:31-34

(3) The purpose of John ' s own mission was to introduce to Israel the Baptizer with the Holy Ghost. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:19-28

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:19-28

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:19-34

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:26-27

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:28

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:29

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:29-34

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:30

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:31

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:31-34

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