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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

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 8:37

John 8:37. I know that ye are Abraham's seed;— "I know that ye are the seed of Abraham by natural descent, as Ishmael also was; but morally ye are the offspring of the devil; and in every respect unlike Abraham in your temper and disposition; as is plain from hence, that many of you are endeavouring to kill me, because I enjoin a sanctity of soul which you are not willing to acquire." The original, which we render, hath no place in you, signifies, profits you not,—hath no weight or influence... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 8:40

John 8:40. Now ye seek to kill me, &c.— "If ye were the spiritual progeny of Abraham, ye would resemble that great and good man in his righteousness; and therefore instead of seeking to take away the life of any one who is come to you from God with a revelation of his will, much less that of the true Messiah, you would believe on him in imitation of Abraham; who for his faith in all the divine revelations, and his obedience to all the divine commands, however hard they were to flesh and... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 8:41

John 8:41. We be not born of fornication, &c.— The Jews, it seems, perceived at length that Jesus talked not so much of natural, as of spiritual bondage; and replied, "In that respect undoubtedly we are the children of God, as we are not born of fornication;" alluding to the marriage covenant, which in scripture is represented to have subsisted between God and the Jewish nation; and by which their obligation to reverence, love, and obey him, was held forth to them in a lively manner, "We... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 8:42

John 8:42. I proceeded forth and came from God;— "I originally proceeded from God the Father as his only-begotten Son, partaker of the same nature with him, and am come into the world immediately from him: I did not come merely of myself, like a false prophet, but by commission from him, who sent me, as the Messiah, to make known the way of salvation, and to do his will upon earth." We must observe the difference between what Christ here says of himself, and what is ever said of any other:... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 8:43

John 8:43. Why do ye not understand my speech, &c.?— The latter clause of this verse may likewise be translated and pointed interrogatively; Why do ye not understand my speech, λαλιαν,— the spiritual stile that I make use of? Is it because you cannot hear my word? cannot give obedience thereto, it being contrary to your lusts? Or, can you pretend to say,that I decline giving you the most public and frequent instructions, or that those instructions are unintelligible and obscure? Your... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 8:44

John 8:44. Ye are of your father the devil,— "You inherit the nature of your father, the devil; and therefore you are determined to gratify the lusts which you have derived from him. He was the enemy and murderer of mankind, and ever since has endeavoured to work their ruin; sometimes by seducing them into sin by his lies, and sometimes by instigating them to murder those whom God sends to reclaim them. Withal, having wholly departed from holiness and truth, the habit of lying is become... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 8:45

John 8:45. And because I tell you the truth,— "True children of your Father, Joh 8:44 you disbelieve me, because, instead of soothing you in your sins, and flattering you with lies, I tell you the truth; to which, like your father, you are utterly averse. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 8:46-47

John 8:46-47. Which of you convinceth me of sin?— Can convict me of sin? Heylin. The only reason for refusing assent to a person is, either because he is not deserving of credit, or because what he asserts is improbable. Our Lord shews that they could not object to him for either of these reasons, particularly the first; they could not convince him of sin; they could not shew that his conduct and life were reproachable; they could notprove that his doctrine was false; they could not say, that... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 8:48-49

John 8:48-49. Thou art a Samaritan, &c.— The Jews and Samaritans bore a mortal hatred to each other on account of religion, as we have frequently observed: hence it came to pass, that in common language, Couthi, or Samaritan, was used to signify not merely a Samaritan, but a bad man by principle and disposition; and so denoted frequentlyan inveterate enemy to the Jewish nation and religion, and a man of wicked morals. Thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil. As it was highly provoking to the... read more

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

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 8:37

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 8:40

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 8:41

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 8:42

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 8:43

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 8:44

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 8:45

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 8:46-47

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 8:48-49

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