Juan 1:1-51 RVA

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:10-13

Christ rejected and accepted. It is related by an ancient historian that an Eastern tribe were so afflicted by the blazing and intolerable heat of the sun, that they were accustomed, when the great luminary arose in the morning, to assail him with their united and vehement curses. It is hard to believe that, the benefits of sunlight being so obvious as they are, any should be found other than glad and grateful for the shining of the orb of day. "The light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:11

It is not without interest that the ideas contained in these verses did not need a second century to evolve them; they were current in Paul's letters, a hundred years before the date assigned by some to this Gospel. Here the question arises—Has no more direct approach been made to our race than that which is common to every man? Undoubtedly the whole theocratic dispensation would be ignored if this were not the case—and consequently the evangelist continues the recital of the peculiarities... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:11-12

The rejected and received Saviour. These words bring under our notice a most interesting subject—the great subject of the first fifteen verses of this chapter, viz. the coming of the Son of God, the manifestation of the Eternal Word in the flesh. We have here one of the peculiar aspects of his coming in order to carry out the great scheme of human redemption. We have Jesus here— I. AS COME TO HIS OWN . 1 . This is a special coming. He was in the world before and after... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:12-13

But before the apostle advances to the central statement of the entire proem, he stops to show that, though the whole world, though man as an organized mass, though Israel as a favoured and selected theocracy, have refused to know and confess his supreme claims, yet there has always been an election of grace. All have not perished in their unbelief. Some have received him. The twelfth and thirteenth verses do, indeed, in their full meaning, refer unmistakably to the entire ministry of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:12-13

The grace of adoption. The Jews might boast themselves of being children of Abraham, but Christ gives his disciples the far higher privilege of being sons of God. I. THE NATURE OF THE RIGHT OR PRIVILEGE ENJOYED BY TRUE BELIEVERS . "As many as received him, to them gave he the right to become the children of God." 1 . It is more than creation—sonship. It is more than the relationship of God as a Father to all men as rational and moral creatures; that sonship... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:14

(5) The incarnation of the Logos. And the Logos became flesh. The καὶ has been variously expanded, some giving it the force of "then" or "therefore," as though John was now resuming the entire argument from the beginning; others the sense of "for," as though the apostle needed to introduce a reason or justification for what had been said in verses 12, 13. It is enough to regard the καὶ as a simple copula, after the same manner in which it is used in verses 1, 4, 5, 10, introducing... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:14

The reality of the Incarnation. The apostle explains the saving effects just recorded by the historic fact that "the Word became flesh." I. THE NATURE OF THE INCARNATION . "The Word became flesh." The miraculous conception is implied, though not expressed, in these words. It is the last time that John uses the term "Word" about Christ in his Gospel. Henceforth the term is "Jesus," or "the Lord." The word "flesh" denotes human nature—the entire human person. 1 . It is not... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:14

The inference from the human to the Divine. The parenthesis in this verse is remarkable as written in the first person. There must be a reason for the evangelist's departure from his ordinary practice of writing in the narrative style. It seems that John was so impressed by the solemnity and value of the witness he was bearing, that he was constrained to break his own rule, and. to speak explicitly of what he himself had actually seen, and of what he himself had come firmly to believe.... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:15

(6) The testimony to this fact by the prophetic spirit. The evangelist, in support and vindication of the profound impression produced upon himself and others by the Christ, cites the startling and paradoxical testimony of the Baptist, which in John's own hearing the great forerunner had twice uttered, under very extraordinary circumstances (see verses 26, 30). In the later verses this testimony is put in its proper place. Its repetition deepens the impression which the narrative gives of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:15

The testimony of John the Baptist. I. THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE MESSIAH . "This was he of whom I spake." Thus he was the true forerunner of Christ. II. THE TRUE POSITION OF THE MESSIAH IN RELATION TO THE BAPTIST . "He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me." 1 . There is here a recognition of the pre-existence of Christ, as well as of his higher dignity. ( John 3:33 .) 2 . It is a testimony that bespeaks the... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:10-13

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:11

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:11-12

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:12-13

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:12-13

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:14

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:14

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:14

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:15

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:15

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