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Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 8:35

John 8:35. And the servant abideth not in the house for ever:— "As a slave cannot be so assured of his master's favour, as to depend upon it that he shall never be turned out of the family, since he is always his master's property, and in his power, to sell or keep him as he shall think fit; so my Father can, when he pleases, turn you, who are habitual sinners, out of his family, and deprive you of the outward economy of religion in which you glory; because through sin you have made yourselves... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 8:36

John 8:36. If the Son therefore shall make you free,— "The only way to arrive at the relationship above mentioned,—to become children of God, is to believe in and submit to the authority of his Son; in which case the Son will adopt you as co-heirs with himself. If the Son shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed; free from the slavery of sin, free to do good; free in respect of your right to the inheritance, and free in your possession of present privileges and present blessing." read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 8:34

34, 35. Whosoever committeth sin—that is, liveth in the commission of it—(Compare 1 John 3:8; Matthew 7:23). is the servant of sin—that is, the bond-servant, or slave of it; for the question is not about free service, but who are in bondage. (Compare 2 Peter 2:19; Revelation 6:16). The great truth here expressed was not unknown to heathen moralists; but it was applied only to vice, for they were total strangers to what in revealed religion is called sin. The thought of slaves and freemen in the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 8:35

35. And the servant abideth not in the house for ever, but the Son abideth ever—that is, "And if your connection with the family of God be that of BOND-SERVANTS, ye have no natural tie to the house; your tie is essentially uncertain and precarious. But the SON'S relationship to the FATHER is a natural and essential one; it is an indefeasible tie; His abode in it is perpetual and of right: That is My relationship, My tie: If, then, ye would have your connection with God's family made real,... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 8:12-59

5. The light of the world discourse 8:12-59Following Jesus’ claim to be the water of life (John 7:37-38), official opposition against Him intensified considerably. The following sections of this Gospel trace this rising opposition. While some believed on Jesus, most of His own people rejected Him (cf. John 1:11-12). This section of the text deals with Jesus’ claim to be the Light of the World and the controversy it generated. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 8:31-47

The challenge to professing believers 8:31-47Jesus next addressed those in His audience who had expressed some faith in Him (John 8:30). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 8:34

Jesus proceeded to clarify what He meant. He prefaced His declaration with a strong affirmation of its truth (cf. John 8:51; John 8:58). Everyone who commits acts of sin becomes sin’s slave. The Greek present participle poion ("who commits sin" or "who sins") implies continual sinning rather than an occasional lapse. This is a general truth that applies to both believers and unbelievers. People who continually commit sin become the slaves of sin. Sin tends to become habit-forming and addictive.... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 8:35

These Jews thought of themselves as occupying a privileged and secure position as sons within God’s household because they were Abraham’s descendants. Jesus now informed them that they were not sons but slaves. The implication was that they did not enjoy a secure position but could lose it. This is really what happened because the Jews refused to receive Jesus (cf. Romans 9-11). They lost their privileged position in the world temporarily. Jesus was not speaking in this context about the loss... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 8:36

The Son of God also has the authority to liberate spiritual slaves from their bondage to sin and its consequences. Real freedom consists of liberty from sin’s enslavement to do what we should do. It does not mean that we may do just anything we please. We are now free to do what pleases God, which we could not do formerly. When we do what pleases God, we discover that it also pleases us. Hope for real freedom, therefore, does not rest on Abrahamic ancestry but Jesus’ action. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - John 8:1-59

The Feast of Tabernacles Continued. Christ the Light of the WorldJohn 7:53 to John 8:11. The woman taken in adultery. All modern critics agree that this section is no original part of the Fourth Gospel. It is not in the author’s style; it breaks the sequence of our Lord’s discourses, and is omitted by most of the ancient authorities. Probably it is an authentic apostolic tradition inserted here to illustrate the principle of John 8:15. Some MSS place it at the end of the Gospel. The incident... read more

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 8:35

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 8:36

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 8:34

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 8:35

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 8:12-59

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 8:31-47

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 8:34

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 8:35

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 8:36

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - John 8:1-59

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