“ I and my Father are one. ”
I and my Father are one - The word translated “one” is not in the masculine, but in the neuter gender. It expresses union, but not the precise nature of the union. It may express any union, and t...
The Feast of the Dedication. Mg., At that time suggests a closer connexion with what precedes than the old reading And. But in any case the notes of time are not precise. The Feast of the Dedicat...
one. Greek hen. Neut., one in essence, not one person which would be heir, masculine. This is the climax of His claim to oneness with the Father in verses: John 10:18 ; John 10:25 ; John 10:...
30. I and my Father are one. He intended to meet the jeers of the wicked; for they might allege that the power of God did not at all belong to him, so that he could promise to his disciples...
DISCOURSE: 1666 CHRIST ONE WITH THE FATHER John 10:30 . I and my Father are one . IT might well be expected, that, if God should reveal his will to man, there would be many things disclosed by...
I and my Father are one. I and my Father are one - If Jesus Christ were not God, could he have said these words without being guilty of blasphemy? It is worthy of remark that Christ does not say, I...
I and my Father are one.— The Arians affirm that the sense of this passage is, "My Father and I are the same, in power and in will; so that if you oppose my will, you oppose his; and if you tak...
I and my Father are one. No JFB commentary on this verse.
The Good Shepherd. The Feast of the Dedication 1-18. Allegories of the Fold and of the Good Shepherd. This chapter continues Christ's discourse to His Pharisaic disciples begun at John 9:39 . His...
I and my Father are one. — The last clause of John 10:29 is identical with the last clause of John 10:28 if we identify “Father’s” with “My.” This our Lord now formally does. The last verses ha...
Chapter 22 JESUS, SON OF GOD. “And it was the feast of the dedication at Jerusalem: it was winter; and Jesus was walking in the temple in Solomon's porch. The Jews therefore came round about Him,...
Our Assurance of Safe-Keeping John 10:19-30 Our Lord did not shrink from the avowal of His divine origin and glory, when there was need or when they were challenged. See John 4:26 ; Matthew 2...
Continuing, He gave a more detailed picture of that coming order. There was to be a fold, with a door. There was to be a flock, with a shepherd. Entrance to the fold would be by the door. The flock w...
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: (28) And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. (29) My Father which...
I and [my] Father are one. Not in person, for the Father must be a distinct person from the Son, and the Son a distinct person from the Father; and which is further manifest, from the use of the ve...
I and my Father are one. Ver. 30. I and my Father are one ] Both for nature or essence, and for one consent, both in willing and working. Out of the harbour of Goodwin's Sands the pilot cannot...
My sheep hear my voice , &c. Our Lord still alludes to the discourse he had had before this festival. As if he had said, My sheep are those who, 1st, Hear my voice by faith; 2d, Are known (t...
THE SHEEPFOLD AND THE SHEPHERD (vs.1-18) Now the Lord speaks in parabolic form, again in verse 1 doubly pressing the truth of His words. One climbing the fence of the sheepfold (rather then enter...
Christ's Conference with the Jews. 22 And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter. 23 And Jesus walked...
My Father and I are one, not only in counsel and will, (as 1 Thessalonians 17:11,22 , and believers are said to be of one heart, Acts 4:32 ), but in nature, power, and essence; for it is pla...
The Feast of Dedication ( John 10:22-42 ).
EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES John 10:22-38 . Our Lord’s utterances at the feast of dedication on His oneness with the Father, etc. —This feast (τὰ ἐγκαίνια—the Encænia) was post-exilic in its...
John 10:1 . Verily, verily, I say unto you, Now we may be absolutely certain that there is something of the utmost importance wherever Christ uses the solemn asseveration of «Verily, verily,» the...
John 10:1 . He that entereth not by the door is a thief and a robber. After the scribes had formed a plot against the life of the good shepherd, he told them that they were not the children of Abr...
Then came the Jews round about Him The scene and circumstances Here in this bright colonnade, decked for the feast with glittering trophies, Jesus was walking up and down, quietly, and apparent...
EXPOSITION John 10:1-43 5. Christ the Shepherd of the flock of God . The discourse which now follows was the Lord's parabolic or allegoric reply to the conduct of the Pharisaic malign...
Christ's Sermon at the Feast of Dedication. The testimony of Jesus concerning Himself:
1 John 5:20 ; 1 John 5:7 ; 1 Timothy 3:16 ; John 1:1 ; John 1:2 ; John 14:23 ; John 14:9 ; John 16:15 ; John 17:10 ; John 17:21 ; John 5:17 ; John 5:23 ; John 8:58 ; Matthew 11:27 ; Ma...
I and the Father are one — Not by consent of will only, but by unity of power, and consequently of nature. Are — This word confutes Sabellius, proving the plurality of persons: one — This word conf...