Others will put it in parentheses and others wont even mention it. Chapter 7 begins the process of building toward a new climax. Kypke has largely proved that the verb is used in this sense by the best greek writers. In fact, nicodemus immediately misconstrued what christ meant, understanding his analogy on a purely physical level, as another literal birth. That a lie in the spiritual sense denotes evil and the false, which are of faith, is manifest from the following passage in john, you are of the father the devil, and the desires of your father you are willing to do. John 8 commentary john chapter 8 commentary bible study. Also describe the appropriateness of stoning the woman as provided by the pharisees in the gospel of john chapter 8. John 7 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. Such a claim also explains why a scribe inserted the passage after john 7, where the jewish leaders question. Christ neither found fault with the law, nor excused the prisoners guilt.
Some of the earliest copies of the gospel of john changed verse 8 to read, i am not yet going up to jerusalem. Read john 7 commentary using commentary critical and explanatory on the whole bible. Biblical studiesnew testament commentariesthe gospel of. It should be noted that many jews believed in jesus and became disciples so it is best to translated, or paraphrase it as certain rogues among the jews. John 8 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the church of christ, presents a verse level look at the bible. The beloved disciple and perhaps mary magdalene are outside. It is the story of woman who was either married or was with a married man and the angry mob wanting to stone her in the name of moses. John 7 indepth verse by verse commentary and bible study of john chapter 7 in plain english. Robertsons word pictures of the new testament, john 7. Ungodly men sometimes undertake to counsel those employed in the work of god. We are looking at john chapter eight tonight and we are going to make some comments about the initial portion of it, which, as you may know, is a disputed text because in john 7. All right, but let the one who has never sinned throw the first stone. This whole chapter is good for learning another language due to the wide vocabulary.
Before giving some analysis to the passage, let us first briefly comment upon the matter of the genuineness of the context. John 8 indepth verse by verse commentary and bible study of john chapter 8 in plain english. The first is the miracle of turning water into wine. In this verse, peter is standing in jesuss empty tomb.
He was a murderer from the beginning, and stood not in. This implies that some special advantage accompanied the troubling of the water. And again he stooped down in sign of slighting, or that he might give them the more confidence of going out, see john 8. John 8 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on the. A common theme of the gospel of john is contrast, and the two stories in this chapter are very different. Because strait is the gate and narrow is the way which leadeth unto life and few there be that find it. And, once he has offered his simple, direct counterchallenge, he will go back to writing in the dirt. John 8, new international version niv the bible app. Jesus and the woman taken in adultery is a passage pericope found in the gospel of john 7. Gospel of john chapter 7 free online bible study lessons. The feast of tabernacles succoth ties chapters 7 and 8 together. Some of the earliest copies of the gospel of john changed verse 8 to read, i am not yet going up to jerusalem, which could be reconciled with verse 10. Why did the pharisees ask nicodemus if he was from galilee also in verse 52. Evidence for its omission or inclusion will be discussed along with 8.
The teaching on the bornagain doctrinefound primarily in john 3 but expanded by paul, peter, and john in later writingshas been prone to misunderstanding since jesus christ spoke to nicodemus about it nearly two thousand years ago. Here, however, jesus begins by writing on the ground john 8. And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her. Gospel of john chapter 8 free online bible study lessons.
After these thingsthat is, all that is recorded after john 5. There is the case of the woman taken in adultery john 7. And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them. They made her stand before the group 4 and said to jesus, teacher, this woman was caught in the act of. Do you think the pharisees actually went and listened to jesus. Sir, i have no man, when the water has been troubled, to put me into the pool.
There order and meaning 7 edersheim, chapter 4, the officiating priesthood. There are three that testify that jesus is the son of god. And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven, as it were for half an hour. John 8 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. Our saviour dealt by this adulteress somewhat like as the areopagites dealt by the dame of smyrna, whom they appointed to appear some hundred years after, to show that they would. The second is jesus driving the moneylenders out of the temple complex. With the spurious addition gone, it is clear that there is no reference to the trinity in 1 john 5. When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.
But jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. An adulteress is brought before jesus for judgement. If we will just keep reading through john chapter three, through the book of john and into the book of acts, we will know all that is involved in being born again and entering the kingdom. What were the possible schemes devised for the trap mentioned in verse 6. Chris keith is professor of new testament and early christianity at st marys university where he also serves as director of the. And the scribes and the pharisees bring unto him a woman taken in adultery. We can surmise that jesus actions were perfectly calculated to emphasize his response. Complete text, index, search, bible verse, bible story, scripture, book, prophesy, christian. Bible, authorized king james version 1611, the gospel according to john, chapter 8, verses 37. Peter and the beloved disciple are examining jesuss empty tomb. Most scholars agree that the story is not johannine in its origins and that it was added later. Aug 29, 20 21 videos play all gospel of john chapter by chapter 21 videos luwalaga j. From manuscript current evidence, it seems unlikely that this portion 7. John, chapter 8 king james version christian answers webbible.
The context is speaking of believing that jesus is the son of god v. The mystery of the jews in john chapter 8 the phrase the jews appears many times in the johannine text, something that distinguishes the gospel of john from the synoptic gospels. He that is without sin, meaning the same kind of sin, adultery, fornication, etc. Facebook icon twitter icon bible verses like john 8. Remember how verse 5 explains verse 3, and that jesus explains himself if we just keep reading. Then jesus straightened up and asked her, woman, where are. Study john 9 using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. I am not going to this festival, because for me the time is not ripe yet. In this verse the beloved disciple enters the tomb. Study the bible online using commentary on john 7 and more. And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came to him, and sitting down he taught them. English standard version and as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.
This verse describes the arrangement of the grave clothes they see. But these are written, that ye might believe that jesus is the. John chapter 8 includes the story of the adulterous woman, a wellknown but. The placement of the light of the world discourse closer to the end of the previous chapter would connect more neatly with events that had unfolded the night before in the fire ceremony, and yet the placement of this attempted stoning at the beginning of jesus teaching day in chapter 8 does fit with what will occur at the end of his teaching.
In verse 12 jesus says i am the light of the world. Pastor asif m sadiq sunday sermon delivered live on 22032020 hope so if the son sets you free, you will be free indeed john 8. Obbie beal on john 8 159 above at that time jesus faithfully follow his duty assigned to him by god, though the opposition from certain religious people was great. Virtually every translation of the english bible, this side of the 1611 king james version, at least footnotes the passage, calling attention to the weak manuscript evidence behind the section embraced by john 7.
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