Regarding the use of the present tense ejstin and its implications for the dating of the gospel of john, see the previous discussion on the date of the gospel pp. Indeed, the water i give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life. John s language and tone emphasizes the focus of his book. He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing. The new world translation of the holy scriptures is published by jehovahs witnesses. But the testimony that i have is greater than that of john. Peter makes a hasty statement that he is willing to dietolay down his life verse 37. This site includes the entire hammadi library, as well as a large collection of other primary gnostic scriptures and documents. In the name of the lord of the harvest, jesus the redeemer. We are to come out of this world and not conform to its ways so god will not destroy us with it. For the works that the father has given me to finishthe very works that i am doingtestify that the father has sent me. John chapter kjv king james version 8 a as a whole we learn jesus mind remains on finishing his work on earth because jesus knows once his work on earth is finished all of us mankind shall have access to the door that lead to salvation, see john 3. No question has more divided the harmonists of the gospels, and the duration of our lords ministry may be said to hinge on it.
Verse by verse commentaries by book precept austin. The first one into the pool after each such disturbance would be cured of whatever disease they had. John 5 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. John leaves us in this account helping us to see how thoroughly jesus understands us and sees all that is going on in our lives and is ready to impart to us the great secret by which we can fulfill that impossible demandto give up in order to gain, to lose in order to win, to go down to defeat in order to arise as a victor.
For o the works that the father has given me p to accomplish, the very works that i am doing, q bear witness about me that r the father has sent me. Watch our overview video on the gospel of john, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. They had seen him physically, and on the physical level they had concluded that he might be the predicted prophet. Sep 02, 2009 so it is also in 1 john, where many of the themes of the gospel are echoed. Already the one who reaps is receiving wages and gathering fruit for eternal life, so that sower and reaper may rejoice together. These words, which above every other clause in this swanlike song, are suffused with a glow that it is difficult to believe issued from the heart of the forerunner, unless we may make the supposition already referred to, that some of john s former disciples had carried to his earlier. Book of john the evangelistic gospel the book of john stands apart from the other three gospels. This begins the study in the most spiritual book in the entire bible, the book of john. John s gospel is different from the others in that his primary goal is not to give men a historical treatment of the life of jesus. Make this time the day of salvation, and make me one of your instruments of the harvest. Sermons from john 5 bearing witness of the light john 1. For the works that the father has given me to accomplish, the very works that i am doing, bear witness about me that the father has sent me. He was a burning and shining lamp, and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light.
You read these scriptures, and you cannot help seeing that they testify of me. He did not want to go about in judea because the jewish leaders there were looking for a way to kill him. Simon peter asked, master, just where are you going. John chapter 5 kjv king james version jesus did not ask the crippled man about the pool. But i have greater witness than that of john the testimony of one who has infinitely greater authority and power than he.
The apostle luke tells us, then the lord turned and looked straight at peter. Do not believe me unless i do the works of my father. And the father who sent me has himself testified concerning me. In john, jesus becomes human as the incarnation of the creator god of. The gospel of john is the latestwritten of the four biographies of jesus that have been preserved in the new testament. John certainly was a lamp that burned and shone, and for a time you were willing to enjoy the light that he gave. But i have greater witness however decisive the judgment of such a man as john may be, who was the lamp of israel, a miracle of grace, filled with the spirit of elijah, and more than any prophet, because he pointed out, not the messiah who was to come, but the messiah who was already come.
If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that i might not be delivered over to the jews. In the first three verses of chapter 4, we discover that jesus is gaining more and more disciples, more disciples than john the baptist cf john 3. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape. Heracleon commentary on the gospel of john, along with a vast collection of material about gnosticism and the tradition of john. Are you a rock or metal guitarist who wants to expand your technique vocabulary. They did not believe that he was the divine messiah. John 5, new international version niv the bible app.
Study scripture verses with commentary, concordances, and use highlighting, underlining, take notes in the bible. The gospel of john was written to prove that jesus christ is the son of god. John 5 niv bible some time later, jesus went up to. You have never heard his voice nor seen his form, 38 nor does his word dwell in you, for you do not believe the one he sent. Wallace, john 5,2 and the date of the fourth gospel, biblica 71 1990. John from the holy bible new international version niv book 43 please note we have increased the volume and the pitch of the audio for a clearer sound, so.
John 5 nkjv a man healed at the pool of bethesda bible. From this it is evident how ignorant peter was, who, after having been so frequently warned about christs departure, was as greatly perplexed as if he had heard something new. The healing at the pool some time later, jesus went up to jerusalem for one of the jewish festivals. This is one of my own personal favorites of all the sixtysix books of the bible. We are so often blind to the people both to their spiritual needs and to their readiness and openness to jesus. Approaches to the structure of 1 john anyone attempting to work on the structure of 1 john would do well to stop for a moment and reflect on just how different this letter is, especially in comparison with contemporary examples of letters and with 2 and 3 john both of which exhibit almost all the characteristics of first century a. The harvesters are paid good wages, and the fruit they harvest is people brought to eternal life. This is a lesson about taking the blinders off regarding the.
John 5 new king james version nkjv a man healed at the pool of bethesda. Already he who reaps is receiving wages and is gathering fruit for life eternal. Jesus charged these galileans with unbelief as he had formerly charged the judean residents of jerusalem with it john 5. Peter, of course, asks jesus where hes going none of them quite understanding jesus words. John s purpose is to exalt the person of jesus so that men believe on him and be saved. The work that the father gave me to complete, yes, these very actions which i do are my witness that the father has sent me. The book of john is not like the book of matthew, mark, or. For the works that the father has given me to finishthe very.
For the works that the father has given me to accomplish, the very works that i am. Now there is in jerusalem near the sheep gate a pool. Jesus did not act on his own accord as god is made up of three persons, in agreement deuteronomy 6. As an eyewitness to the love and power displayed in the miracles of jesus, john gives us an upclose and personal look at christs identity. The father gave me these works to accomplish, and they prove that he sent me. First, he announced him to be the longexpected, longpredicted messiah, the one of whom the prophets wrote. However, to the jewish religious leaders, nothing should have been as effective as. Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy because i said, i am gods son. Even now the one who reaps draws a wage and harvests a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may be glad together. This is the only extended example of esoteric teaching of disciples in john.
Verses 3b4 are not found in the most reliable manuscripts of john, although they appear in the king james version of the bible which is based on the textus receptus. Written by a christian named john, the contents of the book indicate quite clearly that the author was not the john who was one of the twelve disciples of jesus, for it contains no direct personal references of the type that one would expect from an. Truth for life is the teaching ministry of alistair begg and is committed to teaching the bible with clarity and relevance so that unbelievers will be converted, believers will be established, and local churches will be strengthened. For the works that the father has given me to finishthe very works that i am doingtestify that the. The synoptic gospels do not tell us much about jesus trips to judaea, but john specifically mentions his three trips there to observe the passover. Peter had blurted out for the third time, man, i dont know what youre talking about. Jan 31, 2017 bsf study questions john lesson 18, day 3. What joy awaits both the planter and the harvester alike. His principal ministry was at westminster chapel, in central london, from 19391968, where he delivered multiyear expositions on books of the bible such as romans, ephesians and the gospel of john.
False spiritual teachers were a big problem in the early church. The pronouns in but i have and in that i do, are emphatic. Jesus answered, you cant now follow me where im going. John 5 but the testimony that i have is greater than. Genesis 1, new living translation nlt the bible app. In the prologue to his gospel, the apostle john introduces another man named john. When we use the term scriptures, we are referring to the entire bible. He shows us that jesus, though fully god, came in the flesh to distinctly and accurately reveal god, and that christ is the source of eternal life to all who. The first two of these were human testimony from john the baptist john 5. Written nearly 30 years after matthew, mark and luke, the purpose of john is dramatically evangelistic. John 6 jesus feeds the five thousand 1 some time after this, jesus crossed to the far shore of the sea of galilee that is, the sea of tiberias, 2 and a great crowd of people followed him because they saw the signs he had performed by healing the sick. Previous book previous chapter read the full chapter next chapter next book.
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