The Biblical Illustrator - John 21:24-25
John 21:24-25This is the disciple which testifieth of these thingsThe Gospel of St.JohnI. ITS TRANSCENDENT THEME.“The things which Jesus did.” 1. Their number--“many.” 2. Their variety--“other.” 3. Their importance. So deep had been the impression made by them that they were even then remembered and could have been written down. 4. Their significance. “The world would not contain,” &c. II. ITS UNAMED AUTHOR--the disciple whom Jesus loved. That this was John 1. The Gospel indirectly attests.... read more
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - John 21:1-25
John 21:2 . There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, a word which designates a twin; and Nathanael, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples. Here are seven; the four absent ones might be Matthew, Jude, Simeon, and James. This college of apostles were men of honest trades. Let us talk no more of blood and noble birth: “the Lord hath regarded the lowly, and sent the rich empty away.” Rupert contends that Bartholomew was Nathanael, a man learned in the law. John... read more