Acts 19:4; John 1:20; John 3:28
For a witness - To give testimony. He came to prepare the minds of the people to receive him Matthew 3 ; Luke 3 ; to lead them by repentance to...
He was not (o) that Light, but [was sent] to bear witness of that Light. (o) That light which we spoke of, that is, Christ, who alone can enlighten...
The Preparation for the Final Manifestation. The way was prepared for the final revelation by the work of John. The author takes the opportunity of...
he . That one. Compare John 2:21 . that Light . the Light. Compare John 9:5 ; John 12:35 . was sent. Supply "came" from John 1:7 .
He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. He was not that Light [rather, 'The Light' to ( G3588 ) Foos (...
The Divinity and Incarnation of the Word. Witness of John. The First Disciples 1-18. Preface, declaring (1) that the Word was God, (2) that He was...
Parenthesis: The mission of Christ's forerunner, John the Baptist. Perhaps this section is directed against those followers of the Baptist who main...
He was not that Light, but was sent. — It is necessary to repeat the statement of John’s position and work in an emphatic form. Now first for 400 y...
Chapter 1 THE INCARNATION. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with Go...
Chapter 2 RECEPTION CHRIST MET WITH. John 1:1-18 . In describing the Word of God, John mentions two attributes of His by which His relation to...
John 1:15-34 Chapter 3 THE BAPTIST'S TESTIMONY. “There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John. The same came for witness, that he mig...
the Light for the New Year's Path John 1:1-13 The titles of our Lord are set forth in royal fashion. As speech reveals the hidden thoughts of m...
The Gospel of John brings us into the profoundest facts concerning the Person of Jesus. The first eighteen verses constitute the introduction to the...
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John: (7) The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might bel...
He was not that light ,.... He was a light; he was the forerunner of the sun of righteousness, the "phosphorus" of the Gospel day; he had great ligh...
He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. Ver. 8. He was not that light ] As some sinisterly conceited, which therefor...
There was a man sent from God The introducer of a new dispensation, the morning star, preceding the rise of the Sun of righteousness; whose name w...
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...
The Testimony of John Baptist; Christ's Incarnation. 6 There was a man sent from...
He was not that Light: John the Baptist was a light, as all saints are light in the Lord, Ephesians 5:8 ; nay, in a peculiar sense our Saviour...
The content of Jonah's prophecy, which is described in the usual terms of ‘the word of YHWH', is depicted as being that YHWH wanted the wickedness of...
The Word Was God ( John 1:1-18 ). John commences his Gospel by speaking of ‘the Word' (i.e. the One through Whom God has acted and spoken'), and l...
‘He was not the light, but came that he might bear witness of the light, which was the true light, which lights every man coming into the world.' Th...
EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES John 1:1 . In the beginning, etc.—ἐν�. The בְּרֵאשִׁית etc., of Genesis 1 denotes the beginning of that moveme...
John 1:1 . In the beginning was the Word, Christ the Word has existed from all eternity. He is the eternal Son of the eternal Father; he is real...
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 1:1 . 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...
He was not that Light The personality of the Baptist I. John the Baptist was WELL BORN. The best Jewish blood flowed in his veins. Hereditary f...
EXPOSITION THE title of the book is differently given in the manuscripts and ancient versions, and the differences are so considerable that th...
John the Baptist and the Logos:
Seeing Christ in John John 1:1-18 INTRODUCTORY WORDS It is not difficult for us to find the Lord Jesus in the Book of John. We have always bee...
Visions of the Lord Jesus Christ John 1:1-18 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The Four Gospels present the Lord Jesus Christ under four distinct aspects. Th...
8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.