The Pulpit Commentary - John 5:33-35
(b) The temporary witness of John. read more
John-5:30-38
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - John 5:34
But I for my part receive not the witness which affirms my Sonship from a man ; or, yet the witness which I receive is not from man. Some have given the stronger meaning of "take hold," or "snatch," or "strive after," to λαμβάνω . But this is unnecessary, for emphasis is laid on the article, "the witness," which is real, infallible, convincing, commanding, must come from the highest source of all. Yet, though Christ cannot depend upon John's testimony, it ought to have had weight... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - John 5:35
He was the lamp ( λύχνος , not φῶς ) that burneth and shineth. He was not the Light, but came to bear witness to the Light ( John 1:8 ). The glory of his appearance was a derived or kindled illumination (cf. Matthew 6:22 ; 2 Peter 1:19 ). (It is not against this inference that in Revelation 21:23 the Lamb is the Lamp of the New Jerusalem.) The household lamp or torch, when kindled, burns with more or less brilliance, but burns itself out, exhausts itself. One may walk in... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - John 5:36
(g) The witness of the works. But the witness which I have is greater £ than [that] of John . The testimony of John was memorable and uoteworthy in many respects. If the people had accepted it, they would have admitted the Divine authority of One who was "mightier" than John. The synoptic Gospels show that Jesus made a similar appeal to the conscience of his critics on a later occasion ( Matthew 21:25 , and parallels). Though John's baptism was "from heaven," and though John's... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - John 5:36
The witness bearing works of Jesus. I. THOSE TO WHOM THE TESTIMONY WAS OFFERED . Jesus had done two things which exceedingly shocked and horrified the Jews of Jerusalem. On the sabbath day he had healed an impotent man, and told him to take up his bed and walk. He had also said that God was his Father, making himself equal with God. The words, the deeds, and the appearance of Jesus seemed contradictory to those who would not wait to look under the surface, but judged... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - John 5:37
And the Father ( himself £ ), who sent me . ( he ) hath borne witness concerning me . If the "himself" be the genuine reading (and it is defended by Godet, M'Clellan, and Meyer), there would seem to be a special or direct and additional form of the Father's testimony. And several ancient and modern critics (Chrysostom, Bengel, Paulus, Godet) have seen in it a reference to the special "voice and shape" which were heard and teen by John and Jesus at the baptism, when heaven was... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - John 5:37-38
The witness of the Father further elucidated. (See John 5:32 .) read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - John 5:38
And further, you have not his Word ( τον λογον αυτου ) abiding in you. The Word of the Father (for the αὐτου refers to the Father), i.e. the full expression of the Father's heart, was sounding through the voice of the Son of God, and might have entered into and become an abiding power in their inmost conscience and their spiritual life; but they had not received the "Word" of the Lord through the "Voice" of the Lord. The reason given is, Because him whom he (the Father) sent, him ... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 5:30
Of mine own self - See John 5:19. The Messiah, the Mediator, does nothing without the concurrence and the authority of God. Such is the nature of the union subsisting between them, that he does nothing independently of God. Whatever he does, he does according to the will of God.As I hear I judge - To “hear” expresses the condition of one who is commissioned or instructed. Thus John 8:26, “I speak to the world those things which I have “heard” of him;” John 8:28, “As the Father hath taught me, I... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - John 5:33
Ye have sent to John, and he hath borne witness to the truth . The sending to John was probably a reference to the official transaction described in John 1:19 . This is not the "other" whom he referred to, for in the next clause he made solemn disclaimer of resting his claim upon John or upon any individual man. The witness of the forerunner was a true one. The function of the prophet is to bear witness to the Light, to strip off the veils which hide it, to call attention to its most... read more