john-8:42-47,-acts-4:10-12-niv

The Pulpit Commentary - John 8:47-58

(6) THE I AM . The claim to be the Source of liberty and life, in reply to those who appealed to their Father God and their father Abraham, led Jesus to assert his anteriority to Abraham. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 8:42

If God were your Father - If you had the spirit of God, or love to him, or were worthy to be called his children.Ye would love me - Jesus was “the brightness of the Father’s glory and the express image of his person,” Hebrews 1:3. “Everyone that loveth him that begat, loveth him also that is begotten of him,” 1 John 5:1. From this we see:1.That all who truly love God, love his Son Jesus Christ.2.That men that pretend that they love God, and reject his Son, have no evidence that they are the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 8:43

Why do ye not ... - My meaning is clear, if you were disposed to understand me.Even because ye cannot hear my word - The word “hear” in this place is to be understood in the sense of bear or tolerate, as in John 6:60. His doctrine was offensive to them. They hated it, and hence they perverted his meaning, and were resolved not to understand him. Their pride, vanity, and wickedness opposed it. The reason why sinners do not understand the Bible and its doctrines is because they cannot bear them.... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 8:44

Ye are of your father the devil - That is, you have the temper, disposition, or spirit of the devil. You are influenced by him, you imitate him, and ought therefore to be called his children. See also 1 John 3:8-10; Acts 13:10; “Thou child of the devil.”The devil - See the notes at Matthew 4:1.The lusts - The desires or the wishes. You do what pleases him.Ye will do - The word “will,” here, is not an auxiliary verb. It does not simply express futurity, or that such a thing will take place, but... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 8:46

Which of you convinceth me? - To convince, with us, means to satisfy a man’s own mind of the truth of anything; but this is not its meaning here. It rather means to convict. Which of you can prove that I am guilty of sin?Of sin - The word “sin” here evidently means “error, falsehood, or imposture.” It stands opposed to truth. The argument of the Saviour is this: A doctrine might be rejected if it could be proved that he that delivered it was an impostor; but as you cannot prove this of me, you... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 8:47

He that is of God - He that loves, fears, and honors God.Heareth God’s words - Listens to, or attends to the doctrines or commandments of God, as a child who loves his parent will regard and obey his commandments. This is an evidence of true piety. A willingness to receive all that God teaches us and to obey all his commandments, is an undoubted proof that we are his friends, John 14:21; 1Jo 2:4; 1 John 3:24. As the Jews did not show a readiness to obey the commands of God, it proved that they... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 8:41-43

John 8:41-43. Ye do the deeds of your father By your deeds ye show whose children ye are. They said, We be not born of fornication We are not bastard Jews, a mixed, spurious blood, descended from Gentile idolaters or apostate Israelites; nor are we ourselves worshippers of idols: but have one Father, even God Whose true children we are, by virtue of our descent from his people, and our profession of his religion. It seems that they perceived, at length, that Jesus spake not so much of... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 8:44-47

John 8:44-47. Ye are of your father the devil Ye are the genuine children of Satan; and the lusts Τας επιθυμιας , the desires; of your father ye will do Namely, resolutely and obstinately, as the words, θελετε ποιειν , evidently imply. The account which Josephus gives of the wickedness of the Jews, about this time, abundantly vindicates this assertion of our Lord from any appearance of undue severity. He was a murderer Greek, ανθρωποκτονος , man-slayer, or man-killer; from the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 8:31-59

91. True freedom; true sonship (John 8:31-59)Jesus used an illustration from slavery to show the people how he could help them in their need. They all knew that slaves could not free themselves. The only person who could free them was the owner of the house in which the slave worked, or the owner’s son, acting on his father’s authority. The Jews were slaves, in bondage to sin and unable to free themselves. The only one who could free them was God, acting through his Son Jesus. They would find... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 8:42

love . Greek agapao. App-136 . came = am here. neither = not even. Greek. oude. came I = am I come. sent . Greek. apostello. App-174 . read more

The Pulpit Commentary - John 8:47-58

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 8:42

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 8:43

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 8:44

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 8:46

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 8:47

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 8:41-43

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 8:44-47

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 8:31-59

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 8:42

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