“ That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. ”
That was the true Light - Not John, but the Messiah. He was not a false, uncertain, dangerous guide, but was one that was true, real, steady, and worthy of confidence. A false light is one that l...
(5) [That] was (p) the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. (5) When the Son of God saw that men did not acknowledge him by his works, although they were endued with unde...
The Work of the Light before the Incarnation. But in truth the light, which lighteth every man, was always coming into the world. Possibly John 1:9 means that when John was witnessing, the true l...
That, &c. Render: [He] was the true (or very) Light, that which, coming into the world, lighteneth every man (without distinction). We should connect this "coming" with "the Light "(with Revise...
9. The true light was. The Evangelist did not intend to contrast the true light with the false, but to distinguish Christ from all others, that none might imagine that what is called l...
DISCOURSE: 1595 CHRIST THE ONLY TRUE LIGHT John 1:9 . That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world . AS in the material world there is but one source of light to...
That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. Which lighteth every man - As Christ is the Spring and Fountain of all wisdom, so all the wisdom that is in man comes f...
That was the true light,— "The true light of which he spake, was Christ, even that Sun of righteousness and source of truth, which coming into the world, enlighteneth every man; dispersing...
That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. So certainly this verse may be rend...
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...
That was the true Light. — The right rendering of this verse is uncertain. It would, probably, give a better sense to translate it, The true Light which lighteth every man was coming into the worl...
Chapter 2 RECEPTION CHRIST MET WITH. John 1:1-18 . In describing the Word of God, John mentions two attributes of His by which His relation to men becomes apparent: “All things were made by Him...
the Light for the New Year's Path John 1:1-13 The titles of our Lord are set forth in royal fashion. As speech reveals the hidden thoughts of men, so does our Lord utter the unseen God. God spa...
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...
That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. The sense of this verse, which in itself, under divine teaching, is as plain as any portion of the word of God, by the p...
That was the true light ,.... Christ is that light, that famous and excellent light, the fountain of all light to all creatures; that gave light to the dark earth at first, and spoke light out of da...
That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. Ver. 9. Which lighteth every man, &c. ] Or, that coming into the world, lighteth every man; all, with the light...
There was a man sent from God The introducer of a new dispensation, the morning star, preceding the rise of the Sun of righteousness; whose name was JOHN That is, grace; a name fitly given to t...
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...
The Testimony of John Baptist; Christ's Incarnation. 6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 The same came for...
That was the true Light: true is sometimes opposed to what is false, Ephesians 4:25 ; sometimes to what is typical and figurative, 1 Thessalonians 1:17 ; sometimes to what is not original,...
The content of Jonah's prophecy, which is described in the usual terms of ‘the word of YHWH', is depicted as being that YHWH wanted the wickedness of Nineveh to be brought to the attention of its peo...
EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES John 1:1 . In the beginning, etc.—ἐν�. The בְּרֵאשִׁית etc., of Genesis 1 denotes the beginning of that movement of the divine creative energy from which sprang...
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 1:1 . 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...
That was the true Light The true Light which lighteth every man I. CHRIST IS THE TRUE LIGHT. This is seen when we reflect that 1. He is the source of all the knowledge we have of the Divine...
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 the Baptist and the Logos:
1 John 1:8 ; 1 John 2:8 ; 1 John 5:20 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:4-7 ; Isaiah 49:6 ; Isaiah 8:20 ; John 1:4 ; John 1:7 ; John 12:46 ; John 14:6 ; John 15:1 ; John 6:32 ; John 7:12 ; Matthew 6:...
Seeing Christ in John John 1:1-18 INTRODUCTORY WORDS It is not difficult for us to find the Lord Jesus in the Book of John. We have always been told that John, by the Holy Ghost, sets forth th...
Who lighteth every man — By what is vulgarly termed natural conscience, pointing out at least the general lines of good and evil. And this light, if man did not hinder, would shine more and more to...