John 1:6-16

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 1:7

The same came for witness, that he might bear witness of the light, that all might believe through him. He was not the light, but came that he might bear witness of the light.This parenthesis, including John 1:6, presents the following facts with reference to John the Baptist:He came from God and was therefore a true prophet. He was not the light. His mission was to bear witness to the light. To bear witness to the light was to bear witness to Jesus Christ. It is true, of course, that Jesus... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 1:9

There was the true light, even the light which lighteth every man, coming into the world.There was the true light ... coming into the world ... This speaks of the sudden appearance of Christ the world's Redeemer, his "coming into the world" indicating his preexistence, and making his appearance among human beings an act of our Lord's own volition. This corresponds perfectly with Luke's account of the "Dayspring from on High" and his visitation among people (Luke 1:78). "Coming into the world"... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 1:10

He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world knew him not.These words bluntly state a near incredibility. That the very Creator of the world should cast aside the glory of His eternal existence and choose to enter earth life as a man subject to all the inconveniences and limitations of the flesh - that is a fact of awesome wonder; but added to that is the obstinate and rebellious refusal of the Lord's creation to acknowledge Him when he came! As the prophet cried out... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 1:11

He came unto his own, and they that were his own received him not.Here is the same dramatic repetition of "his own," similar to the repetition of "the world" in the previous verse. The better part of a century had passed since Jesus came, when John wrote these words; and yet, in these words, the apostle seems still to be struck with the marvel that the Lord's own people, the chosen people, who should have been the first to know and hail his coming, that even THOSE PEOPLE did not welcome him.... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 1:12

But as many as received him, to them gave he the right to become children of God, even to them that believe on his name.As many as received him ... and "them that believe on his name" refer to the same persons, namely, to those who accepted the claims of Jesus Christ as the Son of God and believed the message that he delivered to mankind. Since the days of Martin Luther, many religious persons have believed that faith alone makes people children of God; but, in this verse, it is clear that... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 1:13

Who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor the will of man, but of God.New birth is a condition of salvation, and it was assumed by John that believers who received the right to become God's children would exercise it by obedience of the gospel, thus being born again (see under John 3:5); and the burden of the thought in this verse is that the new birth is of God, spiritual, and from above, and that it does not derive from Abrahamic descent, that is, "of blood," nor "of the... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 1:14

And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (And we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father), full of grace and truth.They greatly err who suppose that John differed from the synoptics regarding the virgin birth of our Lord, for it is in this verse recorded that the Word who was God did in fact become flesh, and that he was "the only begotten" of the Father! John's terminology here is fantastic. He did not use any of the terminology employed by the synoptics, and yet... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 1:15

John beareth witness of him and crieth, saying, This was he of whom I said, he that cometh after me is become before me: for he was before me.The principal purpose of this Gospel is stated in John 20:30-31; but this teaching on John the Baptist could have been included, partially at least, to refute the erroneous views of a sect which had continued to follow the Baptist, even continuing to be baptized in his name, as was the case with certain disciples mentioned in Acts 19:3. Although Paul had... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 1:16

For of his fullness we all received, and grace for grace.All blessings come from God. The wealth that people receive is invariably through the employment of God-given talents and opportunities; the vigor, strength, health, and intelligence of every person is given to him from above. The great artists have no cause for the vanity which often marks their conduct, since all skills and abilities are from the Lord. In his remarkable Essay on Experience, Emerson wrote:Nothing is of us or our works... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 1:6

John 1:6. There was a man sent from God,— The evangelist, in giving the history of the Baptist's ministry, tells us, in the first place that he was merely a man, in opposition to article 10 in the argument wherein Cerinthus represents John as superior to our Saviour, whom the apostle has already shewn to be God. The evangelist tells us next, that John had aspecial commission from God, being called to his office by divine inspiration, as the prophets were of old; and that he was sent to bear... read more

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