In addition, it gives personal help, teaching notes, and sermon ideas that will address needs, answer questions, and provide insight for applying gods word to life today. Every word from every book has been indexed and catalogued to help you search the entire word biblical commentary for a particular verse or topic. The word biblical commentary delivers the best in biblical scholarship, from the leading scholars of our day who share a commitment to scripture as divine revelation. Regarding johns style of writing he says, the links between ideas are not always clear and the transition is usually very gradual have found the image of a spiral staircase the most helpful. Tim perrine ccel staff writer this volume contains commentary on the first 11 chapters of john. We read nowhere in the book that jonah confessed his sin and received a new heart.
This series emphasizes a thorough analysis of textual, linguistic, structural, and theological evidence. Christians are not to invite such deceivers into their house1, not to assist them on their way. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. In the beginning the word was, and the word was with god, and the word was a god. Nobody remembers who named the book, but for me it was the beginning of three decades of intensive bible study as i. Tim perrine ccel staff writer this volume contains commentary on the last 10 chapters of john. This commentary has been through advanced checking. The word of the lord came to jonah and jonah refused. Exposition of the gospel of john chapter 3 christ, the word incarnate john 1.
A word list at the end explains words with a star by them. But these are written that you may believe that jesus is the christ, the son of god, and that by believing you may have life in his name. This statement of johns is a good description of the subject and purpose of his gospel. These are the words of a contemplative, and if we regard them as spoken by john the evangelist they apply quite well to showing the nature of this gospel. That everlasting and before the ages is the onlybegotten, on the words, in the beginning was the word. John did not include any parables stories which jesus told to teach something about god. The result is judicious and balanced insight into the meanings of the text in the framework of biblical theology.
Numberical bible commentary the book of 2 john summary the message of 2 john is gods love towards us who believe and gods wrath at deceivers. Study guide for john 1 by david guzik blue letter bible. The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 1710, and was written by matthew henry. In syriac christian tradition he is identified with the judas not iscariot who belonged to the company. This proves the distinctness of the first and second persons in the one godhead. Commentary on the book of gospel of john by matthew henry. We find the title son 29 times in john s gospel, whereof 10 times son of god. In a nearly childlike simple language with a vocabulary of only around 700 words john communicates to us the exalted truth that the word, the.
Johns gospel free bible commentary in easy english. Follow along as john delivers his eyewitness account, and declares that jesus is, the son of god. Occasionally someone will become confused by the word beginning in verse one and assume it refers to the fact that jesus was with god in the beginning. The word beginning is very flexible in greek, just as it is in english, and refers to the. Free download or read online matthew henrys commentary on the whole bible pdf epub book. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. With these instruments he has produced the exploring commentaries, other books and hundreds of powerful messages from the word of god. And truly jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book. Pdf matthew henrys commentary on the whole bible book by. John 1 commentary william barclays daily study bible. Their translation is used to deny the teaching that jesus is god, and is a wrong and misleading translation.
A new translation from the greek by david robert palmer. Christians are challenged to hold tightly to the truth and live in a way that reflects the love of jesus. The most helpful glasses i put on as i began this study came from a word picture out of david jackmans commentary. Further, this volume also contains informative notes from the editor.
According to the ubs textual commentary, this small group of five words contains two. This did not mean, however, that jonah remained the same. New testament the word usually has a temporal sense, but even bdag 8 s. Make your choice below and download the pdf commentary ebook for free. John 1 in the beginning was the word, and the word was with. Chapter 1 introduction it is our purpose to give d. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament. Calvins commentary on john should not be ignored by anyone interested in the book of john or calvin himself. Produced for pastors and scholars trained in the original languages and in advanced exegetical skill, this commentary series has been regarded as a cutting edge resource for many years. John with book summary versebyverse bible commentary.
Begin reading gods word adfree with instant access to your new online study library. One of the best and most beautiful narrative commentaries can be found within the first fourteen verses of the first chapter. Pink this work is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercialno derivative works 3. This is a summary of the apostle johns descriptive account of god coming to earth as a man. All 66 books of the bible have been covered by john schultz. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. This is no spiritual vision seen with the eye of the soul or of the mind. John declares that the word actually came to earth in the form of a man and was seen by human eyes. Cyril of alexandria, commentary on john, lfc 43, 48 18741885. This statement of john s is a good description of the subject and purpose of his gospel. Book 1 philip and pat juler book 2 chun kertyoo book 3 reg and marjorie vines book 4 david clines book 5 john and grace robertson book 6 bob and vic mccallum book 7 chue petnamngern book 8 vic and jean fleming in the present book, as in my other books, my aim is to provide biblical reference material that bridges two gaps at the same time. Free pdf revelation commentaries that can be downloaded in seconds are listed below. The gospel of john verse by verse bible study the word was god john 1.
Study the bible online using commentary on 1 john 1 and more. An easyenglish bible version and commentary 2800 word vocabulary on the book of 1 john. Calvin is regarded as one of the reformations best interpreters of scripture. As the son announced the message heard from the father as his apostle, so the sons apostles announce what they have heard from the son. The writer eusebius about ad 260339 believed that john knew about the other three gospels. Commentary on john is an impressive commentary, containing some of calvins most important views. Johns gospel free bible study notes, commentary, and comments. Introduction 1 title 2 authorship 3 historical setting 3. This is a fast and easy way to personally own some of the greatest bible study material ever written. T he wiersbe bible commentaryhad a modest beginning in 1972 when victor books pub lished my commentary on 1 john and called it be real. A study of the gospel of john a study of the book of john.
Read 1 john 1 commentary using commentary critical and explanatory on the whole bible. That which we have seen and heardresumed from 1 john 1. In the preceding section, my revered brother ambrosius, brother formed according to the gospel, we have discussed, as far as is at present in our power, what the gospel is, and what is the beginning in which the word was, and what the word is which was in the beginning. He frequently offers his own translations of a passage, explaining the subtleties and nuances of his translation. A key verse for understanding the gospel of john is found at the end of the book.
John 1 in the beginning was the word, and the word was. Most reckon the seven signs in the gospel of john as. Most people agree that john, jesus disciple, wrote the 4th gospel. After this comes the proclamation that this jesus is the son of god sent from the father to finish the fathers work in the world see 4. Scripture citations link directly to english bible. John begins with the profound announcement that jesus is the in the beginning creative word of god who had become embodied incarnated as a human being to be the light of life for the world. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the. In addition, he presents his personal discourses to. But john recorded many long speeches that jesus made. Genesis, exodus, leviticus, numbers, deuteronomy, joshua, judges, ruth, 1 samuel, 2 samuel, 1 kings, 2 kings, 1. The main characters of this religion, religion story are. The life application bible commentary series provides versebyverse explanation, background, and application for every verse in the new testament. You can find the best commentary on john for you using the tools on the right side. It is often overlooked in christian circles that true fellowship is based upon likemindedness.
Read commentary on this popular bible verse and understand the real meaning behind gods word using john gills exposition of the bible. The value of the preacher up in front of the audience, or even the preacher on tv, or john writing here to the church about the things that he had heard. But when he read them, john had not yet written his gospel. Beasleymurrays commentary on john is detailed and does an excellent job of looking at the issues raised by the gospelits relation to the synoptics, literary sources, the relation between this gospel and gnosticism, mandaism, etc. John introduces the story of the revelation of the glory of god.
He had been with god since the beginning, and all things had been created through him. In the biblical references throughout this booklet, the number preceding the colon denotes the chapter, while the number after the colon denotes the verse for example. A study of the gospel of john christs teachings vs the modern american gospel edition 3. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of and is available in hardcover format. We find the title son 29 times in johns gospel, whereof 10 times son of god. A good rule of thumb is that series have a conventional name and are intentional creations, on the part of the author or publisher. Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia. An accomplishment of a life time, matched by only a few saints in history. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. The book of 1 john provides simple yet profound teaching on what it means to know god and to live in relationship with him. I used to think that god never gave reasons for what he does but now i am convinced that god always makes commentary to jonah rev. Beginning with seeing this site, you have aimed to start nurturing checking out a publication word biblical commentary vol. This massive collection contains 61 digital volumes of material. The gospel of john is the fourth section of what some call the fourfold gospel, with four voices giving different perspectives on the life of jesus of nazareth.