The Pulpit Commentary - John 5:1-47
1. Christ proved, by signs and wonders and testimonies, to be Source of life. read more
John 5:19-21 Kjv
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - John 5:17-23
Our Lord's vindication of his conduct. It is summarized in a single significant sentence: "My Father worketh hitherto, and I work." I. THE TRUE MEANING OF OUR LORD 'S DECLARATION . 1 . His Father ' s life is characterized by unceasing activity. He may have ceased to put forth power in the way of creative energy, but he is still active in the spheres of providence and redemption. 2 . Christ ' s work is coordinate with that of the Father, and not merely... read more
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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
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The Pulpit Commentary - John 5:19
Jesus therefore answered and said to them ; i.e. replied to their secret thoughts, and to the sentiments of animosity and hostility which they did not conceal. He spake in language of extraordinary solemnity and august claim. The v erily, verily , with which he prefaced the opening sentence, and which he repeated (cf. John 5:24 , John 5:25 , as in John 3:3 and elsewhere) on subsequent occasions, denoted the high ground of authoritative revelation on which he took his stand. He... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - John 5:19-20
(a) He declares himself to be " the Sore " read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - John 5:19-20
The Father and the Son. Most of our Lord's discourses concern man and his spiritual life, are moral and practical. But this passage is, in the true and proper sense of the term, theological, informing us of the relations between the persons of the Godhead, and revealing, so to speak, the inner springs of our Saviour's ministry, by giving us a glimpse into the Divine nature and purposes. I. THE FATHER IS EVER CARRYING ON BENEFICENT OPERATIONS IN HUMAN SOCIETY .... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - John 5:19-29
(b) Christ vindicated his equality with the Father. read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - John 5:20
For —the Lord introduces a reason, states a fact, which is calculated to make this vision of the Father's activity apprehensible to his hearers— the Father loveth ( φιλεῖ expresses strong personal, natural affection, amat rather than the ἀγαπα or diligit of many other passages. See notes, John 21:15 and John 3:35 ) £ the Son, and he loveth him to such an extent that he showeth him , making it therefore possible for him "to see"— all things that himself doeth. The... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - John 5:20
And greater works than these works of healing will he show him. Here the term ἔργα is used for the first time in this Gospel. It becomes the recognized phrase by which Christ describes what the world regards as "signs and wonders," "miracles" of power or grace; but it actually connotes the simple activity of God, the normal operation of his hand. Greater manifestations than physical quickening or revival namely, the mighty changes of thought and life, the gifts of grace and peace,... 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