“ And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life. ”
And ye will not come ... - Though the Old Testament bears evidence that I am the Messiah; though you professedly search it to learn the way to life, and though my works prove it, yet you will not...
Witness. The subject is introduced abruptly, but rises naturally out of the circumstances. The claims made, if less than the author represents them, were such as to raise the question of authority....
will not come . do not will ( John 5:6 ) to come. to. Greek. pros. App-104. might . may.
40. And you will not come to me. He again reproaches them that it is nothing but their own malice that hinders them from becoming partakers of the life offered in the Scriptures; for when he...
DISCOURSE: 1631 THE TRUE REASON OF MEN’S DESTRUCTION John 5:40 . Ye will not come to me, that ye might have life . TO doubt whether men wish to be saved or not, may appear absurd. No man would...
And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life. And ye will not come to me - Though ye thus search the Scriptures, in hopes of finding the Messiah and eternal life in them, yet ye will not come...
And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life. And ye will not come, [ ou ( G3756 ) thelete ( G2309 ) elthein ( G2064 ), rather 'ye are not willing to come'] to me, tha...
Bethesda. Christ and the Sabbath 1-47. A miracle at the Pool of Bethesda on the Sabbath Day, and a controversy arising therefrom. This miracle may be regarded as a parable illustrating the deadly...
And ye will not come to me. — The real hindrance is once more traced to the will. (See Note on John 3:9 .) It is moral, not intellectual. The result of a true willingness to know the truth is cert...
Chapter 13 JESUS LIFE-GIVER AND JUDGE. “The man went away, and told the Jews that it was Jesus which had made him whole. And for this cause did the Jews persecute Jesus, because He did these thin...
Willful Rejection of Truth Condemned John 5:39-47 Our Lord was accused by the Jews of Sabbath breaking. There were many grounds on which He might have claimed exoneration, but He forbore to use...
It was at this time that the conflict between Christ and His enemies, which culminated in His Cross began. A miracle wrought on the Sabbath gave rise to this first outbreak. Throughout this chapter w...
The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus which had made him whole. (16) And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbat...
THE DEVOTIONAL STUDY OF SCRIPTURE ‘They are they which testify of Me.’ John 5:39 By the devotional study of Scripture I understand such a study, or rather, I may say, such ‘a use’ of God’s W...
And ye will not come to me ,.... Which is to be understood, not of a corporeal coming to him; for many of the Jews did come to him in this sense; some for one thing, and some for another; some for t...
And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life. Ver. 40. Ye will not come to me ] Though clearly convinced by the Scriptures. See their obstinace and malice. Amos, Amos 6:12 , compareth such...
Search the Scriptures Because the Jews were exceedingly averse to acknowledge Jesus for their Messiah, notwithstanding that the evidences of his mission were so unexceptionable, he appeals, lastly,...
AGAIN IN JERUSALEM: THE POOL OF BETHESDA (vs.1-15) Once more we find the Lord Jesus visiting Jerusalem, and as in Chapter 2:13 the feast is called "the Jews' Passover" rather than the Passover of...
Christ Proves His Divine Mission; Infidelity of the Jews Reproved. 31 If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true. 32 The...
You will not own, embrace, and receive me as the true Messiah and Saviour of the world, though that be the only means by which you can obtain that eternal life which you pretend to be seeking after,...
Witnesses to the Genuineness of His Authority ( John 5:31-40 ). Jesus now goes on to describe the witnesses which support Him: · He is the One to Whom the Father has borne witness ( John 5:37 )...
EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES John 5:19 . The Son can do nothing of Himself. —This statement refers back to and justifies that of John 5:17 . He is still speaking of the eternal relation in wh...
John 5:39-40 Searching Scripture and finding Christ I. It is evident that the failure of many men to find Christ is not from any deficiency in the means of discovering Him. It is this which our L...
John 5:24 . Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, If we truly believe the word of Christ, and trust in him who sent h...
John 5:2 . Now there is at Jerusalem a pool, called Bethesda, which signifies a house of mercy, beneficence, or alms. The pool was situate at too great a distance from the temple to be a place for...
If I bear witness of Myself My witness is not true. There is another that beareth witness of Me The witnesses of the Son I. A GREAT WITNESS, His forerunner. The Baptist as a witness for Christ...
EXPOSITION Here commences the second division of the Gospel ( John 5:1 ) II. THE CONFLICT WITH THE CHOSEN PEOPLE IN JERUSALEM , GALILEE , AND JERUSALEM , TO THE DEATH...
The authority of the Scriptures:
1 John 5:11-13 ; Isaiah 49:7 ; Isaiah 50:2 ; Isaiah 53:1-3 ; John 1:11 ; John 12:37-41 ; John 3:19 ; John 5:44 ; John 8:45 ; John 8:46 ; Matthew 22:3 ; Matthew 23:37 ; Psalms 81:11 ; Re...
Yet ye will not come unto me — As they direct you.