The understanding the bible commentary series is designed for use by laypersons and pastors. A fallencondition focus verses 5 and 1011 look closely at verse 5. The gospel of john verse by verse bible study the word was god john 1. Study the bible online using commentary on john and more. This is why this gospel does not mention the time of prayer at gethsemane. Sunday school preparation, churches, theological seminaries and bible schools will find an excellent aid in this biblical commentary on the gospel of john.
This commentary deals with the bible text literally as a love song. Johns gospel free bible commentary in easy english. John proclaimed that jesus was the light of the world. And he that loveth me, shall be loved of my father. The first generation participated in the exodus from egypt. This is one reason why john s account of the life of jesus is in many ways different from matthew, mark, and luke. John is so theologically rich that i have found help and insight in a large number of commentaries. They also disagree about the date of the cleansing of the temple which john places early in the. Some have thought that the prologue to the fourth gospel was composed separately by someone other than the evangelist. Jul 19, 2008 the gospel of john is one of the most popular and beloved books in the bible, and this fact is reflected in the sheer number of available commentaries on the book. Faith foundations study guides bible studies the gospel. The macarthur bible commentary by john macarthur, hardcover. But these are written that you may believe that jesus is the christ, the son of god. This is the disciple who is testifying to these things and wrote these things, and we know that his testimony is true john 21.
Gospel of john, the book of john commentary, bible study he that hath my commandments, and keepeth them. Go to the bottom of that page to see the index chapters, which are hot links. The testimony of john baptist concerning him john 1. The holy bible king james version the book of genesis chapter 1 to chapter 50 visit us at. I am alpha and omega, saith the lord alpha is the first, omega the last letter in the greek alphabet. A key verse for understanding the gospel of john is found at the end of the book. Make your choice below and download the pdf commentary ebook for free. Gospel of john, the book of john commentary, bible study. I am alpha and omega, the beginning and the end, the first. The son of god had power to lay down his life and he had power to take it again 10. Nothing more fully shows the darkness of mens minds, than that when the light had appeared, there needed a witness to call attention to it. Intro to john biblica the international bible society.
John commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole bible. Commentary on the book of acts bible study lessons. May 26, 2011 the holy bible king james version the book of genesis chapter 1 to chapter 50 visit us at. The repetition of these glorious titles is not a mere idle repetition, or designed to give a rhetorical fulness to the peroration of the book. John the apostle says that jesus is the light of the world, but. The author is the apostle john, the disciple whom jesus loved. Read john commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. An outstanding commentary that does just about everything an evangelical student or teacher of the bible could possibly want from a commentary on john. These bible commentaries are easy to read and understand. This commentary also deals with the bible text literally as a love song but it is in simpler english. Niv bible study commentary kindle edition by sailhamer, john h download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The commentaries are attractively designed and contained succinct but good commentary on each passage in the gospel being studied. The gospel of john is probably the book that has been written last of all the books of the bible. An account given of him by the inspired penman himself, fairly laying down, in the beginning, what he designed his whole book should be the proof of.
The usual reasons given for seeing the prologue as a separate composition involve the unique vocabulary it employs. John chapter 2 kjv king james version 1 and the third day there was a marriage in cana of galilee. It is not material to enquire when and where this gospel was written. The gospel of john is one of the most popular and beloved books in the bible, and this fact is reflected in the sheer number of available. It all begins with god by marie wetherill and keith simons. This generation was numbered for the war of conquest in canaan 1. John commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. The gospel of john presents a marvelous testimony of jesus christ, and the purest and most elevated views of god to be. This document has been generated from xsl extensible stylesheet language source with renderx xep. It is the personal account of someone who had seen these events. First epistle of john, the book of 1 john commentary. Matthew henrys commentary on the whole bible new testament.
John wrote this gospel, as inspired by god, after the gospels of matthew, mark and luke already had been written, and assumes the readers familiarity with some of the details e. An easyenglish bible version and commentary 2800 word vocabulary on the gospel of john. The commentary is able to cut through scholarly jargon getting to the essential message being conveyed by the evangelist. This summary of the gospel of john provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the gospel of john. He had been with god since the beginning, and all things had been created through him.
John introduces the story of the revelation of the glory of god 1. After that john moved to minor asia ephesus where he is likely to have stayed till his death at a very old age around the year 100 ad. John 4 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this versebyverse commentary contain gems of information found nowhere outside the ancient jewish writings. A good question to ask, when beginning the study of a book in the bible, is what the content of the book adds to the understanding of gods revelation of himself. The gospels, the first four books of the new testament, tell the story of the life of jesus. The last book of the apocrypha is known by many names. Gospel of john introduction new testament matthew henry. The main theme in the bible book of john is to prove conclusively that jesus is the son of god and that all who believe in him will have eternal life. John begins with the profound announcement that jesus is the in the beginning creative word of god who had become embodied incarnated as a human being to be the light of life for the world. Other scholars add the wisdom of jesus the son of sirach or wisdom of ben son of sirach. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides.
John was the closest of the disciples to jesus so he can give us a wonderful look at our lord through his godinspired book. Commentary on the book of gospel of john by matthew henry. John 1 john introduces the story of the revelation of the glory of god 1. Major differences between john and the synoptic gospels. There are significant events in the ministry of jesus that matthew, mark, and luke all include yet. Carson, pillar new testament commentary pntc, eerdmans, 1991, 715 pp. The few incidents john records are in chronological order as in. In this solid evangelical commentary on johns gospel, a respected scripture.
Purpose happily for writers of bible commentaries, john clearly states his purpose in 20. Comm on john v1 john calvin these and other eminent writers have been deeply indebted to calvins commentary on johns gospel, but have left its claims to the attention of all classes of readers as strong and urgent as ever. This commentary will help you better understand the holy bible and and explains bible passages. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading niv bible study commentary.
Genesis, exodus, leviticus, numbers, deuteronomy, joshua, judges, ruth, 1 samuel, 2 samuel, 1 kings, 2 kings, 1. John with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. He incisively gets to the meaning of the text, and is quite willing to devote space to interacting with the views of other commentators, meaning there is never a dull moment. Some commentaries refer to it as sira, which is the hebrew family name of the author. The macarthur bible commentary offers pastors, bible teachers, serious bible readers, and anyone seeking to read and understand the scriptures a way to focus their studies while still seeing the entire bible s application to the christian life. Top 5 commentaries on the gospel of john ligonier ministries. You can find the best commentary on john for you using the tools on the right side.
Versebyverse bible commentary and inspirational thoughts. Ashley the book of numbers the new international commentary on the old testament, 1993. The context biblical manuscripts dont include chapter or verse divisions. He very helpfully explores the important theological themes within the book. The gospel of john complete bible commentary verse by. The gospel of john was probably the last of the four written, and written in view of what the previous three had already said. Books of the bible explained scripture by scripture.
Yet only onethe gospel of johnclaims to be an eyewitness account, the testimony of the unnamed disciple whom jesus loved. All 66 books of the bible have been covered by john schultz. However, the john rylands fragment, discovered in the 1920s, has been documented to be a small portion of a copy of the gospel of john dated between ad 125 and 150. Niv bible study commentary kindle edition by sailhamer. This stay was interrupted though by his exile on the island of patmos revelation 1. Numberical bible commentary the book of 2 john summary the message of 2 john is gods love towards us who believe and gods wrath at deceivers. The macarthur bible commentary offers pastors, bible teachers, serious bible readers, and anyone seeking to read and understand the scriptures a way to focus their studies while still seeing the entire bibles application to the christian life. A word list at the end explains words with a star by them. John 4 commentary john gills exposition on the whole bible. Books of the bible click on a book listed below which will take you to its introduction page. If any man love the world, the charity of the father is not in him.
Hall harris iii is professor of new testament studies at dallas theological seminary and is also the project director and. First epistle of john, the book of 1 john commentary, bible study love not the world, nor the things which are in the world. Follow along as john delivers his eyewitness account, and declares that jesus is, the son of god. The book of john series scott huckaby is developing a bible study series that will be a versebyverse exposition of the book of john. This commentary has been through advanced checking. An accomplishment of a life time, matched by only a few saints in history. Choosing a top five, therefore, is more difficult with this book than it is with most of the others. Since this is a copy, the gospel itself must have been written before this time. After this comes the proclamation that this jesus is the son of god sent from the father to finish the fathers work in the world see 4. His own manifestation of himself to andrew and peter john 1.
God makes adam and eve and everything genesis 1224. Click on a book listed below which will take you to its introduction page. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament. Gospel according to saint john chapter 1 the divinity and incarnation of christ. The purpose of this web site is to provide a versebyverse commentary on the gospel of john which may be entered by clicking the link at the left. John mentions several times that the lord jesus laid down his life voluntarily john 10. For those seeking a more thorough evangelical commentary on numbers than the tyndale format will allow, ashleys work is a great place to turn. The traditional view holds that john was at ephesus when he wrote this book, and there is no compelling reason to conclude otherwise. First epistle of john, the book of 1 john commentary, bible study. Numbers chronicles the experiences of two generations of the nation of israel. Best commentaries and books on john logos bible software. Jesus did many other miraculous signs in the presence of his. This bible study draws from those gospels, as well as from the other books of the bible. Let his enemies boast and rage ever so much in the intermediate time, yet he is both the alpha, or beginning, and the omega, or end, of all things.
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