John 5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

After, &c.. phrase common in John. See John 21:1. Ten times in the Revelation.

After. Greek. meta. App-104.

this. these things,

a feast. Perhaps Purim, but uncertain.

the Jews. See note on John 2:13.

Jesus. See App-98.

to. Greek. eis. App-104.

at. in. Greek.

en. App-104.

by. upon, or at. Greek. epi. App-104.

market, or gate. Compare Nehemiah 3:1; Nehemiah 3:32; Nehemiah 12:39, and App-68. Joh 15:40.

which is called. Greek. epilegomai. Only here and Acts

Bethesda. Aramaic. App-93. Compare Siloam in the sixth sign, App-176.

porches. arches, i, e.. colonnade, or cloister. Greek. stoa. Occurs only here, John 10:23.Acts 3:11; Acts 5:12. The Eng. "porch" is from the French porche, Latin. porticum. a gallery or door. All from Latin. portare = to carry-the wall being carried over by an arch.

In. Greek. en. App-104.

halt. lame. Eng. from Anglo-Saxon healt. stop, be-cause of having to stop frequently from lameness.

waiting. From this word to the end of John 5:4 is omitted by. Tr.. WH R, but not the Syriac (see App-94. note 3). If it be an addition it must have been. marginal note to explain the "troubling "of John 5:7, which gradually got into the text.

For an angel. The water was intermittent from the upper springs of the waters of Gihon (see App-68, and 2 Chronicles 32:33, Revised Version) The common belief of the man expressed in John 5:7 is hereby described. All will be clear, if we insert. parenthesis, thus: "For [it was said that] an angel", &c.

at. certain season. from time to time. Greek. kata (App-104. kairon.

into. Greek. en. App-104.

troubled. Greek. tarasso. Compare John 11:33; John 12:27; John 13:21; John 14:1; John 14:27.

whole. well or sound. Greek. hugies. Seven times in John. Compare John 7:23.

he had. held him fast. See note on "withholdeth", 2 Thessalonians 2:6.

And, &c. See App-176.

man. Greek anthropos. App-123.

thirty and eight years. The period of the wanderings. Compare "from birth", John 9:1.

saw. seeing. App-133. The Lord, in this and the sixth sign, takes the initiative (John 9:1).

knew. knowing. App-132. See note on John 1:10. Not the same word as in John 5:32. a long time. Compare John 9:2.

Wilt thou. Desirest thou to. Greek. thelo. App-102.

Sir. Greek. kurios. App-98. B. b. Supply the Ellipsis thus: "Sir [I am indeed willing, but]. have, "&c.

no. Greek. ou. App-105.

to. in order that (Greek. hina) he may.

time. when.

into. Greek. eis. App-104.

while. in (Greek. en) the

another. App-124.

before. Greek. pro. App-104.

Rise. App-178.

The third sign. See App-176.

bed. A rough cotton wool quilt called to-day khaf, the poor man's bed. The Greek krabbaton is. Latin word meaning. "pallet".

on. Greek. en. App-104.

the same day... sabbath. that day. Sabbath. Compare John 9:14 and App-176. This seems to imply that it was not the weekly sabbath, but the same as John 19:31. See App-156.

was cured. had been healed.

the sabbath day. a sabbath.

it is not lawful. A forced interpretation of Jeremiah 17:21, &c., by the Rabbis, made the carrying of anything from. public place into. private place, or vice versa, unlawful (Talmud, Sabb. 6. a).

not. Greek ou. App-105. Not the same word as in verses: John 5:23; John 5:28; John 5:45.

carry. take up, as in John 5:8.

the same. that one there. Greek. ekeinos, emph.

asked. Greek. erotao. App-134.

What man... ?. Who is the man... ?

And. But.

was healed. had been healed.

wist. knew. App-132. Anglo-Saxon wit an = to know.

conveyed Himself away. turned aside, as if to avoid. blow. Greek ekneuo. Occurs only here.

multitude. crowd.

that. the.

Afterward =

After these things. See note on John 5:1.

findeth. Compare John 9:35. See App-176.

temple. the temple courts. See note on Matthew 23:16.

Behold. Figure of speech Asterismos. App-6.

art made. hast become.

sin, &c.. continue no longer (Greek. meketi) in sin.

sin. Greek. hamartano. App-128. See John 9:24; John 9:25; John 9:31; John 9:34. App-176.

lest. in order that... not Greek.

me. App-105.

come unto thee. happen to thee, or befall thee.

therefore. on account of (Greek. dia. App-104.John 5:2; John 5:2) this.

did... persecute = began to persecute. Beginning of open hostility.

sought. were seeking. Most texts, not Syriac, omit this clause.

My Father. See note on John 2:16.

worketh. Compare John 9:4, and see App-176.

hitherto until now. referring to the O.T. Dispensation. Now Jehovah was speaking "by His Son "(Hebrews 1:2).

and. work. I also am working [now].

to kill Him. Note three attempts on the Lord's life, all connected with His claim to Deity, here; John 8:58, Joh 8:69. John 10:30; John 10:31.

because He not only. The 1611 edition of the Authorized Version reads "not only because He".

had broken. was breaking.

said also that God was His Father. -also called God His own Father.

God. App-98.

His. His own.

Then. Therefore.

Verily, verily. The fifth occurance. See note on John 1:51.

do. His works were like His words. See note on John 7:16.

nothing. Greek. ou ouden.. double negative.

of. from. Greek. apo. App-104.

but. if not. Greek. ean me.

seeth. Greek. blepo. App-133.

the Father. See note on John 1:14.

do. doing.

these also. Read "also "after "Son".

likewise. in like manner.

loveth. Greek phileo. One of the characteristic words of this Gospel. See page 1511, and App-135.

works. See note on John 4:34.

that. in order that. Greek. Nina.

raiseth. awaketh. Greek egeiro. App-178.

the dead. corpses. See App-139.

quickeneth. giveth life to. Occurs in John only here, twice, and John 6:63. Then universally believed by the Jews.

them. Supply the Ellipsis (complex, App-6.), thus: "quickeneth [whom He will]; so the Son also [raiseth the dead, and] quickeneth whom He will. "

the Son. the Son also.

For... no man. For not even... any

one. Greek. oude oudeis.. double negative.

judgeth. One of the characteristic words of this Gospel. See App-122 and the Characteristic Words chart for John book comments.

committed. given.

judgment. Greek. krisis. App-177.

even as. Greek kathos.

not. Greek one. App-105.

sent. Greek pempo. App-174. One of the characteristic words of this Gospel. See note on John 1:22 and the Characteristic Words chart for John book comments.

word. Greek. logos. See note on Mark 9:32.

believeth on. See App-150.

everlasting. Greek aionios. App-161.

life. See note on John 1:4.

condemnation. judgment, as in John 5:22.

is. has.

from. out of. Greek. ek. App-104.

unto. Same as "into", above.

The hour. An hour. Put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of the Part), App-6, for. definite and special time. now is. Because, had the nation repented, "all that the prophets had spoken" would have been fulfilled according to Acts 3:21, including the resurrection foretold in Ezekiel 37, and Isaiah 26:19, &c.

the Son of God. App-98. This title is associated with resurrection, as in John 5:27 judgment is with the Son of man.

shall live. See note on John 4:50.

as. even as. Greek. hosper.

hath He given. He gave (in eternity past).

authority. Greek. exousia. See App-172.

the Son of man (see App-98). The only occurance in John without the Article (except Revelation 1:13; Revelation 14:14). Compare Daniel 7:13.

the graves. the tombs. Therefore they are not in heaven or hell.

done. wrought. Greek. poieo. accomplished (referring to the object, aim or end of the act), and generally associated with good.

good. good things (Plural)

the. a. resurrection. Greek. anastasis. App-178.

done (Greek. prasso. Compare John 3:20; John 3:21). practised (referring to the means by which the object is obtained) and is associated with evil, as are four out of six occurrences of the noun praxis (= deed), Matthew 16:27; Luke 23:51.Acts 19:18; Romans 8:13; Romans 12:4.Colossians 3:9.

evil. evil things (plural) Same word as in John 3:20.

damnation. judgment. Greek. krisis, as in John 5:22.

will. Greek. thelema. App-102.

the Father. All the texts read "Him".

If. Assuming the condition, where experience will decide. App-118.

I. Emphatic. I alone.

bear witness. See note on John 1:7.

of. concerning. Greek. peri. App-104. The emphasis being on "Myself". Greek. emautou.

witness. See note on John 1:7.

true. App-175. Referring to Deuteronomy 19:15. Compare John 8:14. See p. 1511.

There is. See John 5:31 with John 7:28; John 8:26.

know. Greek. oida. App-132.

sent. have sent. Greek. apostello. App-174. unto. Greek. pros. App-104.

he bare. he hath borne.

truth. See note on John 1:14.

from. Greek. para. App-104.

a... light. the... lamp. Greek. luchnos. App-130. A common Rabbinic idiom for. famous man. In contrast with Christ (John 8:12).

for. Greek. pros. App-104.

season. Greek. hour, put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Subject), App-6, for. brief period. Compare John 12:23.

light. Greek. phos. App-130.

greater witness. the witness, greater.

to finish. in order that. should complete them.

hath sent. sent (at. definite time).

hath borne. And still bears.

neither... nor. Greek. oute... oute.

seen. Greek. horao. App-133.

shape. form. Greek. eidos. Compare Luke 3:22; Luke 9:39.

abiding. See note on John 1:32.

hath sent. sent.

Search. Greek. ereunao = to search as. lion or hound tracks by the scent. Not the same word as in Acts 17:11. Here the Verb may be the imperative or indicative mood; but the indicative never commences. sentence without the pronoun or some other word, while the imperative is so used. See John 7:52; John 14:11 (Believe); John 15:20 (Remember).

the scriptures. the (sacred) writings.

eternal. App-151. as in John 5:24.

testify. See note on John 1:7.

will not come. do not will (John 5:6) to come.

to. Greek. pros. App-104.

might. may.

honour. Greek. doxa. approval, here, as in John 5:44. or "praise", as in John 9:21; John 12:43; 1 Peter 4:11. See p. 1511.

love of God. love toward God. Genitive of Relation. App-17. Occurs in the Gospels elsewhere only in Luke 11:42.

you. yourselves, as in John 6:53.Mark 4:17; 1 John 5:10.

him, &c. Compare 2 Thessalonians 2:4.

believe. App-150.

one of another. from (Greek. para. App-104) one another.

the. Note the Art. here, and not in the preceding clause.

God only. the only God (App-98.) Compare 1 Timothy 1:17.

Moses. See note on John 1:17.

in. on. Greek. eis. App-104.

ye trust. ye have set your hope.

had ye. if (App-118. a) ye had.

wrote. See App-47.

Me. See note on Luke 24:27.

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 contrasted with its spirit (Romans 2:27; Romans 2:29; Romans 7:6; 2 Corinthians 3:6). For the latter see Luke 16:6; Luke 16:7 (where it is. debtor's account), and Acts 28:21 (where it is an ordinary letter). in John 7:15 and Acts 26:24, it is used for learning (compare Isaiah 29:11; Isaiah 29:12.Acts 4:13; Acts 4:13). In 2 Timothy 3:15 it is used for the sacred writings as. whole. Hence the Scribes were called grammateis.

words. Greek. rhema (plural) See note on Mark 9:32.