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The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:5

(3) The antagonism between light and darkness. The highest manifestation and proof of the following statement will be found in that great entrance of the Eternal Logos into human life which will shed the most complete ray of Divine light upon men; but before that great event, during its occurrence, and ever since, i.e. throughout all times and nations, the light shineth in the darkness. Many expositors, like Godet, after long wavering and pondering, resolve this expression into a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:6

There was a man, sent from ( παρά θεοῦ ) God, whose name was John. Observe the contrast between the ἐγένετο of John's appearance and the ἦν of the Logos, between the "man" John sent from God and the ( λογοσ σαρξ εγενετο ) "Word became flesh" of verse 14. At this point the evangelist touches on the temporal mission and effulgence of the true Light in the Incarnation; yet this paragraph deals with far more general characteristics and wider ranges of thought than the earthly... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:6-8

(a) The prophetic dispensation. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:6-8

The witness of the Baptist to the true Light. We now come to the historic manifestation of the Word. I. THE PERSONALITY OF THE BAPTIST . "There was a man sent from God, whose name was John." 1 . He was the offspring of pious parents, and his birth was due to miraculous Divine interference. 2 . He was a Nazarite in the ascetic aspect of his life. 3 . He was the last prophet of the Old Testament dispensation—the link between the prophets of the old and the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:6-13

(4) The general manifestation of the revealing Logos. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 1:1

In the beginning - This expression is used also in Genesis 1:1. John evidently has allusion here to that place, and he means to apply to “the Word” an expression which is there applied “to God.” In both places it clearly means before creation, before the world was made, when as yet there was nothing. The meaning is: that the “Word” had an existence before the world was created. This is not spoken of the man Jesus, but of that which “became” a man, or was incarnate, John 1:14. The Hebrews, by... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 1:2

The same - The Word, or the λόγος Logos.Was in the beginning with God - This seems to be a repetition of what was said in the first verse; but it is stated over again to “guard the doctrine,” and to prevent the possibility of a mistake. John had said that he existed before the creation, and that he was “with God;” but he had not said in the first verse “that the union with God existed in the beginning.” He now expresses that idea, and assures us that that union was not one which was commenced... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 1:3

All things - The universe. The expression cannot be limited to any part of the universe. It appropriately expresses everything which exists - all the vast masses of material worlds, and all the animals and things, great or small, that compose those worlds. See Revelation 4:11; Hebrews 1:2; Colossians 1:16.Were made - The original word is from the verb “to be,” and signifies “were” by him; but it expresses the idea of creation here. It does not alter the sense whether it is said “‘were’ by him,”... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 1:4

In him was life - The evangelist had just affirmed John 5:3 that by the λόγος Logos or “Word” the world was originally created. One part of that creation consisted “in breathing into man the breath of life,” Genesis 2:7. God is declared to be “life,” or the “living” God, because he is the source or fountain of life. This attribute is here ascribed to Jesus Christ. He not merely made the material worlds, but he also gave “life.” He was the agent by which the vegetable world became animated; by... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 1:5

The light shineth in darkness - Darkness, in the Bible, commonly denotes ignorance, guilt, or misery. See Isaiah 9:1-2; Matthew 4:16; Acts 26:18; Ephesians 5:8, Ephesians 5:11; Romans 13:12. It refers here to a wicked and ignorant people. When it is said that “the light shineth in darkness,” it is meant that the Lord Jesus came to teach an ignorant, benighted, and wicked world. This has always been the case. It was so when he sent his prophets; so during his own ministry; and so in every age... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:5

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 1:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 1:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 1:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 1:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 1:5

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