Casual commentary on the book of john

In the greeting, john uses a triad of threes, which again is a number of the divine and from this flows the three sources of grace, peace and life revelation 1. John macarthur gives versebyverse analysis in context and provides points of application for passages, illuminating the biblical text in practical and relevant ways. One thing militates against such a casual gathering. We should not be surprised that god uses the same phrase to describe the son and the spirit, for other nt passages refer to the spirit as the spirit of christ ro 8. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible. He was prominent in the early church but is not mentioned by name in this gospel which would be natural if he wrote it, but hard to explain otherwise. Luke reports two occurrences where john shows great zeal luke 9. John wrote this gospel, as inspired by god, after the gospels of matthew, mark and luke already had been written, and assumes the readers familiarity with some of the details e. Matthew, mark and luke recorded many miracles in their gospels. John 1 commentary john introduces the story of the. This commentary may be downloaded for any usage except sales. Since it was known to the church father irenaeus, it must have been written before around 180 ce.

The casual sarcastic or critical remark can inflict a lasting injury on another person. Read john commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. For over thirty years hall has taught courses at dallas seminary in intermediate level greek gram. There were two other towns of the same name, one in the tribe of ephraim, the other in c. The eternity of the divine logos, or word of god, the dispenser of light and life, john 1. Commentary on john is an impressive commentary, containing some of calvins most important views. This was because jesus was the son of man see also john 1. The author describes this having occurred after jesus. John with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. For further information, including links to online text, reader information, rss feeds, cd cover or other formats if available, please go to the librivox catalog page for this recording. Bible commentaries worth reading messianic jewish musings.

John bible book with full chapters king james version. The apocryphon of john collection the gnostic society. This is probably why he named them boanerges the sons of thunder, mark 3. Free bible commentary on johns gospel in easy english. Verse 1 in the beginning was the word, and the word was with god, and the word was god. Johns gospel free bible commentary in easy english. John wanted his readers to believe that jesus is the messiah, gods son john 20. And the passover of the jews was at hand, and jesus went up to jerusalem, and he found in the temple those. The essential thought behind the phrase is that of unreserved transfer. The book of revelation describes jesus as the word of god revelation 19.

This bible study draws from those gospels, as well as from the other books of the bible. This commentary is very difficult, long, and takes a lot of work to read. John tries to explain why god sent his son to earth. This site includes the entire hammadi library, as well as a large collection of other primary gnostic scriptures and documents. This is an extensive and scholarly but still very readable study of the text and the cultural milieu that both influenced, and in turn was influenced by, the apocryphon iohannis. If youd like to read all the commentary feel free to order. Theres no charge but jim is hoping youll think of providing some support for wow. I would say that understanding leviticus thoroughly is crucial. John 1 niv bible in the beginning was the word, and. John commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. The welltimed encouragement or compliment can inspire someone for the rest of their life. John introduces the story of the revelation of the glory of god.

We are at the outset of a story that will reveal to us the most profound mysteries of life. Calvin is regarded as one of the reformations best interpreters of scripture. In the preceding section, my revered brother ambrosius, brother formed according to the gospel, we have discussed, as far as is at present in our power, what the gospel is, and what is the beginning in which the word was, and what the word is which was in the beginning. Follow along as john delivers his eyewitness account, and declares that jesus is, the son of god. He had been with god since the beginning, and all things had been created through him. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit. The eternal existence of the lord jesus christ and his absolute identification with god and as god are unequivocally stated in the first line of this gospel. This story is simply about god, the glory of his character, the nature of his life and his desire to share that life with his creatures. The bible book of john with full chapters, footnotes and bible commentary to aid your bible search, reading, and study.

We need to begin by taking the word of god seriously and putting it into practice. Proverbs speaks of the person who doesnt consider the destructive power of his words. And the third day namely, after christs coming into galilee, and discoursing there with nathanael, as related above. The incarnation of the logos or word of god, john 1. Study the bible online using commentary on john and more. In these first 18 verses, john says that gods word became a person, the man called jesus. A woman once came to john wesley and said she knew what her talent was. Commentary on the gospel of john, book i internet archive. Taskers commentary on the gospel of john for the spectacular tyndale new testament commentary series. It describes jesus appearing and giving secret knowledge to john the apostle. The gospel of john verse by verse bible study the word was god john 1.

Commentary on the book of gospel of john by matthew henry. He incisively gets to the meaning of the text, and is quite willing to devote space to interacting with the views of. The author is the apostle john, the disciple whom jesus loved. It helps to remember that many things were going on during the rise of christianity in the 2 nd to 4 th centuries. A commentary by marianne meye thompson is an uptodate commentary on one of the most important and influential biblical books in the new testament. This is part 2 in a 23part study on the book of john.

The second recommended book is karen kings the secret revelation of john. You can find the best commentary on john for you using the tools on the right side. The gospels of matthew and luke tell the story of jesus birth. John 1221 macarthur new testament commentary by john f.

Johns calling to be a disciple of the lord is described in the synoptic gospels math. It is fascinating that in john 4 living water is a picture of jesus and here in john 7 living water is a picture of the holy spirit. Thompson approaches the author of the gospel on his terms and guides the reader through the depths of the narrative. Doubtless the book of job was a formal discussion of the question. Tasker was the standard for introductory commentaries for the gospel of john and kruses commentary replaces a legend with one of equal caliber. Lord, we thank you for your goodness, for the hope that we have in christ jesus, for the grace, the truth and for the understanding that youve communicated. He frequently offers his own translations of a passage, explaining the subtleties and nuances of his translation. The secret book of john, also called the apocryphon of john or the secret revelation of john, is a secondcentury sethian gnostic christian text of secret teachings. Cantelons casual commentary is available in a series of booklets. Included are translations of the short and long version of the text based on the waldsein and wisse edition, an indepth analysis. An extensive commentary on john with a predominantly conservative tone the unique thing about this book is the correlation of the text within the historical setting, particularly the classic greek and roman world as well as the hebrew one. John and his brother james were full of zeal for the lord jesus. God manifested in jesus christ, that man may have fellowship with the father through the son.

The priests and levites question him concerning his mission and his baptism, john 1. Embedded in the greeting are also the three titles of god of which john uses to characterize the narrative of the book. After this he went down to capernaum, he and his mother and his brothers and his disciples. John phillips on believed in the phrase, believe on, pisteuo eis is characteristic of john and is found only once in the synoptic gospels matthew 18.

Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the. Nothing more fully shows the darkness of mens minds, than that when the light had appeared, there needed a witness to call attention to it. Hall harris iii is professor of new testament studies at dallas theological seminary and is also the project director and managing editor for the net bible new english translation. An outstanding commentary that does just about everything an evangelical student or teacher of the bible could possibly want from a commentary on john. From one of todays topselling commentary series comes volumetwo of the gospel of john. John tells the good news about jesus a free bible version and commentary on the gospel of john in easy english. Study guide for james 3 by david guzik blue letter bible. Major differences between john and the synoptic gospels. Book i of commentary on st johns gospel covers john 1. Lets begin in a prayer as we continue our study of john. John introduces the story of the revelation of the glory of god 1. Currently the entire book of matthew is available and the first half of mark.