John 1:23 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias. ”

John 1:23 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I am the voice ... - See the notes at Matthew 3:3 .
John 1:23 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Baptist's Witness about Himself. Instead of recounting the work and mission of the Baptist, as the other gospels, the writer selects incidents which show him as the Witness. These incidents are...
John 1:23 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

I am, &c. Quoting from Isaiah 40:3 . See App-107. the . a. the LORD. App-98. Esaias . Isaiah. The first of four occurances of his name in John; and this from the latter part of Isaiah,...
John 1:23 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

23. The voice of him who crieth. As he would have been chargeable with rashness in undertaking the office of teaching, if he had not received a commission, he shows what was the duty which he...
John 1:23 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias. I am the voice of one crying - See the notes on Matthew 3:3 ; Mark 1:4 , M...
John 1:23 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

I am the voice, &c.— It is to be feared that Clemens of Alexandria, and Archbishop Fenelon, lay too great a stress on the word φωνη, voice, when the former of these excellent men says, "Doe...
John 1:23 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias. He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness. His Master was...
John 1:23 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Divinity and Incarnation of the Word. Witness of John. The First Disciples 1-18. Preface, declaring (1) that the Word was God, (2) that He was made man, (3) that He revealed the Father. This...
John 1:23 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

But he still gives the “No.” They think of his person and his work. He thinks of neither. His eye is fixed on the coming One. In this presence his own personality has no existence. He is as a voice,...
John 1:23 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

John 1:15-34 Chapter 3 THE BAPTIST'S TESTIMONY. “There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John. The same came for witness, that he might bear witness of the light, that all might belie...
John 1:23 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Voice of Promise John 1:14-28 Note that the Revised Version changes the words was made to became, John 1:14 . Evidently Jesus had existed before this becoming; and evidently there was...
John 1:23 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The Gospel of John brings us into the profoundest facts concerning the Person of Jesus. The first eighteen verses constitute the introduction to the whole Book. The main declaration is found by bring...
John 1:23 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me. (16) And of his fulness have all we received, and grace...
John 1:23 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

A MESSAGE FOR TO-DAY ‘Make straight the way of the Lord.’ John 1:23 An old message; yet one for our own day. Lacking now, indeed, the dramatic surroundings of its first delivery: the man fro...
John 1:23 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And he said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness ,.... These words are cited by the other evangelists, and applied to John the Baptist; but then they are only to be considered as their ci...
John 1:23 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias. Ver. 23. I am the voice of one crying ] Christ spake not a word to Herod,...
John 1:23 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And this is the record of John This is the testimony which he bare publicly to Jesus; when the Jews Namely, the senate, or great council of the nation; sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem P...
John 1:23 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

CHRIST THE LIVING WORD (vs.1-5) Revelation 19:13 , speaking of the Lord Jesus, says, "His name is called the Word of God." As such He had no beginning: in the beginning He was there. In person...
John 1:23 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

John's Testimony to Christ; John Examined by the Priests. 19 And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites...
John 1:23 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

We had the same, See Poole on " Matthew 3:3 " , See Poole on " Mark 1:3 " . Chemnitius thinks, that John chose rather to preach and fulfil his ministry in the wilderness, than in the temple; to mak...
John 1:23 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

John the Baptiser's Testimony to Jesus and the Calling of Disciples ( John 1:19-51 ). The portrayal of John the Baptiser by the writer is in interesting contrast to the John the Baptiser portrayed...
John 1:23 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

PART II. (A.) Chapter S John 1:19 to John 4:54 I. THE MANIFESTATION OF THE WORD AS LIGHT AMONG THOSE PREPARED TO RECEIVE HIM ( John 1:19-51 ) 1. The testimony of John the Baptist: (1) he is...
John 1:23 - Sermon Bible Commentary

John 1:19-39 The Ministry of John the Baptist. From the ministry of John the Baptist we may learn I. That when Jesus is about to visit a community in His saving power, His coming is generally pr...
John 1:23 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

John 1:1 . In the beginning was the Word, Christ the Word has existed from all eternity. He is the eternal Son of the eternal Father; he is really what Melchisedec was metaphorically, «having ne...
John 1:23 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

John 1:1 . In the beginning was the Word. Εν αρχη ο λογος. John begins the new creation with the words of Moses of the old creation, and continues to speak of Christ in the running language of all...
John 1:23 - The Biblical Illustrator

The record of John I. AN INSTRUCTIVE EXAMPLE OF TRUE HUMILITY. 1. John was an eminent saint of God ( Matthew 11:11 ; John 5:35 ),yet we see him lowly and self-abased. (1) He refuses t...
John 1:23 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE title of the book is differently given in the manuscripts and ancient versions, and the differences are so considerable that they cannot be referred to the original text. The si...
John 1:23 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Testimony of John the Baptist. The embassy of the Jews:
John 1:23 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 40:3-5 ; John 3:28 ; Luke 1:16 ; Luke 1:17 ; Luke 1:76-79 ; Luke 3:4-6 ; Mark 1:3 ; Matthew 3:3
John 1:23 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

He said — I am that forerunner of Christ of whom Isaiah speaks. I am the voice — As if he had said, Far from being Christ, or even Elijah, I am nothing but a voice: a sound that so soon as it has e...

John 1:23 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

John 1:23 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

John 1:23 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

John 1:23 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

John 1:23 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

John 1:23 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

John 1:23 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

John 1:23 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

John 1:23 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

John 1:23 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

John 1:23 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

John 1:23 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

John 1:23 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John 1:23 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John 1:23 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John 1:23 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

John 1:23 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

John 1:23 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

John 1:23 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

John 1:23 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

John 1:23 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

John 1:23 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

John 1:23 - Sermon Bible Commentary

John 1:23 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

John 1:23 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

John 1:23 - The Biblical Illustrator

John 1:23 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

John 1:23 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

John 1:23 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

John 1:23 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes