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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 8:43

understand = get to know. App-132 . speech. Referring to the form of the discourse. hear. Hebrew idiom = understand, receive, or believe, as in John 9:27 ; John 10:3 ; John 12:47 . Acts 3:22-23 .Galatians 1:4 , Galatians 1:21 . word. Denoting the subject of the discourse. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 8:44

devil. Greek. diabolos. Thrice in this Gospel: here, John 6:70 ; John 13:2 . Not the same word as in verses: John 8:48 , John 8:49 . lusts = strong desires of all kinds. Compare Mark 4:10 . The only occurance of epithumia in John's Gospel. Occurs in 1 John 2:16 , 1 John 2:17 , and Revelation 18:14 . will do = will ( App-102 .) to do (two verbs). murderer = manslayer. Occurs only here and in 1 John 3:15 . Because death came through him. Compare Hebrews 2:14 . from the beginning . Greek. ... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 8:45

And = But tell you = speak. believe Me . App-150 . See note on John 1:7 . read more

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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 8:46

convinceth = convicteth. Compare John 8:9 ; John 3:20 ; John 16:8 ("reprove"). read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 8:47

He that, &c. Note the Introversion in the structure of John 8:47 , words = sayings. Greek. rhema. See note on Mark 9:32 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 8:42

Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I came forth and am come from God: for neither have I come of myself, but he sent me.Ye would love me ... If men are of God, they will love Jesus."Faith alone" cannot justify or save men, because there is a higher requirement than faith; and if that higher qualification is lacking, as it was in the case here, "believers on" Jesus may be in fact the sons of the devil. The genuine test is not "Do we believe?" but "Do we love the... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 8:43

Why do ye not understand my speech? Even because ye cannot hear my word.Their inability to hear was not a defect from which they might have been excused. Jesus held them responsible. Hendriksen's paraphrase of the meaning here is: "It is because, through will, you cannot bear to hear the truth or message conveyed by these phrases."[7]The Lord had patiently explained again and again the truth of God to those evil men, trying to get them to see that the true spiritual children of Abraham would... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 8:44

Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father, it is your will to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and standeth not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father thereof.Again, it should be noted by the student that these men, so denominated as sons of the devil, were "believers on" the Lord Jesus; but they did not love him and would not obey him. If people are justified by "faith alone,"... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 8:45

But because I say the truth, ye believe not.For evil persons, no reason on their part is required for rejecting the truth, except for the fact of its being so. Evil cannot love righteousness. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 8:46

Which of you convicteth me of sin? If I say truth, why do ye not believe me?Which of you ... The total sinlessness and perfection of the Saviour's life proved his Godhead; and all who ever knew Christ concurred fully in this judgment of absolute holiness pertaining to him, a fact that his bitterest enemies allowed to stand unchallenged.Why do ye not believe ... This stage of the interview having been reached, their faith had become no faith. Note also that this does not deny their fundamental... read more

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 8:43

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 8:44

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 8:45

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 8:46

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 8:47

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 8:42

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 8:43

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 8:44

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 8:45

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 8:46

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