“ But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words? ”
If ye believe not his writings - If you do not credit what he has written which you profess to believe, it is not to be expected that you will believe my declarations. And from this we may learn:...
This summary suggests that Jesus-' opponents had accused Him of self-glorification. In answer He traces back their failure to accept His message to want of that love of God which their study of Scrip...
if . App-118. writings. Greek. Plural of gramma. letters, used of written characters, or of. document. For the former, see Luke 23:38 ; 2 Corinthians 3:7 . or the letter of Scripture cont...
47. But if you do not believe his writings. Christ appears here to claim less authority for himself than for Moses; and yet we know that heaven and earth have been shaken by the voice of...
But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words? But if ye believe not his writings, etc. - If you lay them not to heart - if you draw not those conclusions from them which their ve...
For he wrote of me.— "Had you believed the writings of Moses, which are daily read in your synagogues, you would have believed me; for these writings describe me, as by a variety of striking...
But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words? But if ye believe not his writings (see the note at Luke 16:31 ). How shall ye believe my words? - a remarkable contras...
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...
The emphasis of the contrast here is not between “writings” and “words,” but between “his” and “My.” It is a repetition of the thought of the previous verse, with an advance in time. They had not bel...
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...
But if ye believe not his writings ,.... They believed them to be his writings, and that they were the word of God, and yet did not believe the things contained in them, respecting Christ; or did no...
But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words? Ver. 47. But if ye believe not his writings ] He that will not take God's word in one place will take it in no place.
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...
But if you believe not his writings, who so plainly wrote of me, and whose writings you own, and have so great a veneration for, how can I expect that you should believe the words of one whom you so...
“Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father, there is one who accuses you, Moses on whom you have set your hope. If you believed Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote of me. But if you do...
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 5:2 . 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...
Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust . The day of judgment is likened to a trial, and we learn that with every verdi...
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:
Luke 16:29 ; Luke 16:31