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Pharisees. App-120.
Were of the Pharisees - For an account of this sect, see the notes at Matthew 3:7 . Why they are particularly mentioned is not certainly known....
(12) And they which were sent were of the Pharisees. (12) Christ is the author of baptism, and not John: and therefore the authority of this does no...
The Baptist's Witness about Himself. Instead of recounting the work and mission of the Baptist, as the other gospels, the writer selects incidents...
24. Were of the Pharisees. He says that they were Pharisees, who at that time held the highest rank in the Church; and he says so in order...
And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.
And they which were sent were of the Pharisees. And they which were sent were of the Pharisees. Since the Sadducees could hardly be expected...
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Public testimony of the Baptist to Jesus in reply to a deputation from the Sanhedrin. The independence and fulness of the account of the Baptist in...
And they] RV 'and they had been sent from the Pharisees.'
They which were sent. — The best MSS. omit the relative, and the verse thus becomes, “And they had been sent from the Pharisees.” (For account of t...
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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 exis...
The Gospel of John brings us into the profoundest facts concerning the Person of Jesus. The first eighteen verses constitute the introduction to the...
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 they which were sent were of the Pharisees. Who were the straitest sect of religion among the Jews; were very zealous of the traditions of the...
And they which were sent were of the Pharisees. Ver. 24. Were of the Pharisees ] Men of renown in the congregation, for more authority' sake: and...
They which were sent were of the Pharisees Who were peculiarly tenacious of old customs, and jealous of any innovations, (except those brought in b...
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 be...
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Who these Pharisees were hath been before explained in our notes on Matthew 3:7 . They were of the strictest sect of the Jewish religion, Acts 2...
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 inter...
‘And they had been sent from the Pharisees'. The Pharisees were probably the most influential religious group in the eyes of the common people. They...
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May the Holy Spirit, who inspired these words, inspire us through them as we read them! John 1:1 . In the beginning was the Word. The divine Log...
John is the majestic Evangelist; he is the high-soaring eagle with the piercing eye. His is the Gospel of the Son of God. John 1:1-3 . In the begi...
John 1:15 . 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 be...
John 1:19-28 . And this in the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou? And he confessed and...
John 1:19-20 . And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou ? And he confessed, a...
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...
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EXPOSITION THE title of the book is differently given in the manuscripts and ancient versions, and the differences are so considerable that th...
The question concerning John's baptism:
Acts 23:8 ; Acts 26:5 ; John 3:1 ; John 3:2 ; John 7:47-49 ; Luke 11:39-44 ; Luke 11:53 ; Luke 16:14 ; Luke 7:30 ; Matthew 23:13-15 ; Matt...
They who were sent were of the Pharisees — Who were peculiarly tenacious of old customs, and jealous of any innovation (except those brought in by...
24 And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.