John 8:16 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - John 8:12-20

The rest of the chapter is taken up with debates between Christ and contradicting sinners, who cavilled at the most gracious words that proceeded out of his mouth. It is not certain whether these disputes were the same day that the adulteress was discharged; it is probable they were, for the evangelist mentions no other day, and takes notice (John 8:2) how early Christ began that day's work. Though those Pharisees that accused the woman had absconded, yet there were other Pharisees (John 8:13)... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 8:12-20

8:12-20 So Jesus again continued to speak to them. "I am the Light of the World," he said. "He who follows me will not walk in darkness, but he will have the light of life." So the Pharisees said to him: "You are bearing witness about yourself. Your witness is not true." Jesus answered: "Even if I do bear witness about myself, my witness is true, because I know where I came from and where I am going to. You do not know where I came from and where I am going to. You form your judgments on... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 8:12-20

Jesus said: "He who follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." The light of life means two things. The Greek can mean either the light which issues from the source of life or the light which gives life. In this passage it means both. Jesus is the very light of God come among men; and he is the light which gives men life. Just as the flower can never blossom when it never sees the sunlight, so our lives can never flower with the grace and beauty they ought to have... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 8:12-20

When Jesus made his claim to be the Light of the World the scribes and Pharisees reacted with hostility. That claim would sound even more astonishing to them than to us. To them it would sound like a claim--as indeed it was--to be the Messiah, and, even more, to do the work that only God could do. The word light was specially associated in Jewish thought and language with God. "The Lord is my light" ( Psalms 27:1 ). "The Lord will be your everlasting light" ( Isaiah 60:19 ). "By his light... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 8:16

And yet if I judge, my judgment is true ,.... Because he saw not as man did, nor looked unto, and judged according to the outward appearance of things; but looked into the heart, and knew what was in it, being the searcher and trier of it; to whom all things are naked and open, and therefore cannot be deceived or imposed upon; his judgment must be sure and infallible: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me ; he was not separate from the Father, or at a distance from him,... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 8:16

Verse 16 16.And if I judge, He adds this correction, that he may not appear entirely to surrender his right.If I judge, says he,my judgment is true, that is, it is entitled to authority. Now the authority arises from this consideration, that he does nothing but according to the commandment of the Father. For I am not alone. This phrase amounts to an affirmative, that he is not one of the ordinary rank of men, but that he must be considered along with the office which was assigned to him by the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 8:1-23

Excluded from the destination of Jesus. In one sense Jesus was very near to men, very closely connected with them. At the same time he was very far from them, separated in many ways. The Gospel of John abounds in indications of this felt difference and superiority. Yet there is much to help and cheer even in words like these: "Whither I go, ye cannot come." The truth of Jesus is the same, spoken to friends or to enemies, and everything Jesus said on the earth has something of gospel in it.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 8:13-18

The objection of the Pharisees, and the answer of our Lord. "Thou bearest testimony to thyself; thy testimony is not true." 1 . Superficially regarded, the objection was one of which Jesus himself had admitted the force. "If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true" ( John 5:31 ). In that case he had spoken of himself as mere man. Now he speaks of himself in his Divine nature. 2 . But the essential characteristic of Christ ' s being was that he was, as the Light,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 8:13-19

(2) The refusal of the Pharisees to accept this claim on his unsupported testimony, and Christ ' s reply. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 8:16

And yet (the καὶ δέ , equivalent to atque etiam— so Meyer, Luthardt, etc.—"This is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men love darkness rather than light;" "The light shineth, and the darkness comprehendeth it not." The prince of this world is judged by the simple uplifting of the Son of God; and so, though he did not come to judge or condemn, yet judgments did, by the very necessity of his nature, proceed from him) even if I judge —if by the mere contact of his... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - John 8:12-20

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 8:12-20

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 8:12-20

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 8:12-20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 8:16

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 8:16

The Pulpit Commentary - John 8:1-23

The Pulpit Commentary - John 8:13-18

The Pulpit Commentary - John 8:13-19

The Pulpit Commentary - John 8:16

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