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ENDNOTES JOHN
Several sources I have cited here are from the electronic media, either from websites or from electronic research libraries. Thus in some of these sources it is not possible to cite page numbers. Instead, I have cited the verse or verses in John (e.g. v. verse 1:1 or vs. verses 1:5-6) about which the commentators speak.
INTRODUCTION
1 David Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible; Commentary on John, 1997-2003, Introduction. https://enduringword.com/bible-commentary/john-1/
2 Dr. Bob Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters:The Gospel of John, 1, 2 and 3 John. Introduction. http://www.freebiblecommentary.org/new_testament_studies/VOL04/VOL04_01.html
3 Gary M. Burge, John’s Gospel, The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary (Colorado Springs: Cook Communications Ministries, 2005), p. 40.
4 Andreas J. Kostenberger, Encountering John (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 1999), p. 19.
5 Ibid., p. 39.
6 Burge, John’s Gospel, The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary, p. 38.
7 Kenneth L. Barker & John R. Kohlenberger III, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, New Testament (Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1994), p. 290.
8 Ibid., pp. 290-292.
9 Ibid., p. 291.
10 F. F. Bruce, The Gospel of John (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1983), p. 6.
CHAPTER 1
1 William Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, 1956-1959, vs. 1:1-18. www.studylight.org/commentaries/dsb/john-1.html
2 Kostenberger, Encountering John, p. 51.
3 Gerald L. Schroeder, God According to God, A Physicist Proves We’ve Been Wrong About God All Along (NY: Harper Collins, 2009), p. 202.
4 Quoted in Nancy Pearcey, Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from Its Cultural Captivity (Wheaton IL: Crossway Books, 2004), p. 179.
5 Lee Strobel, The Case For A Creator, (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2004), p. 282.
“The information needed to build the proteins for all the species of organisms that have ever lived-a number estimated to be approximately one thousand million – could be held in a teaspoon and there would still be room left for all the information in every book ever written.” (Strobel, p. 220).
6 Quoted in Rice Broocks, God’s Not Dead, Evidence For God In An Age Of Uncertainty (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, Inc., 2013), p. 90.
7 Kostenberger, Encountering John, pp. 57, 48.
8 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 1:1.
9 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible; Commentary on John, vs. 1:1-2.
10 Leon Morris, The Gospel According to John (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1995), p. 71.
11 Warren W. Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT (Colorado Springs: David C. Cook Distribution, 2007), p. 229.
12 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 73.
13 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 1:4.
14 Gerald L. Schroeder, Ph.D., Genesis and the Big Bang, The Discovery of Harmony Between Modern Science and the Bible (New York: Bantam Books, 1990), p. 89.
The physicists David Peat adds: “Two bombshells about to create a massive explosion in the twentieth century physics; Their names were relativity and quantum theory, and both theories had something to say about light.” F. David Peat, From Certainty to Uncertainty: The Story of Science and Ideas in the Twentieth Century (Washington: Joseph Henry Press, 2002), p. 1.
15 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 1:5.
16 Ray Stedman, John, Who Is This Man, Ray Stedman.Org. , Authentic Christianity. vs. 1:5-13. http://www.raystedman.org/new-testament/john
17 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 34.
18 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 79.
19 Kostenberger, Encountering John, p. 56.
20 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 84.
Bruce adds (p. 35): “It is from this true light that all genuine illumination proceeds. Whatever measure of truth men and women in all ages have apprehended has been derived from this source.”
21 Sarah Knapton, Bright flash of light marks incredible moment life begins when sperm meets egg, The Telegraph, April 26, 2016. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/04/26/bright-flash-of-light-marks-incredible-moment-life-begins-when-s/
22 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 42.
23 A. T. Robertson, Robertson’s Word Pictures of the New Testament, Commentary on John, (Nashville: Broadman Press, 1932, 33, Renewal 1960). www.studylight.org/commentaries/rwp/john-1.html
24 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 1:12.
25 William F. Arndt & F. Wilbur Gingrich, A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1957), p. 277.
26 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, v. 1:14.
27 Charles Ward Smith, Chuck Smith Bible Commentary, Commentary on John, 2014, v. 1:14. www.studylight.org/commentaries/csc/john-1.html.
28 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, v. 1:14.
29 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 39.
30 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 228.
31 Robertson, Robertson’s Word Pictures of the New Testament, v. 1:14.
32 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 40.
33 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 93.
34 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, pp. 229-30.
35 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 1:16.
36 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 43.
37 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 1:15-17.
38 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 883.
39 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 99.
40 Stedman, John, Who Is This Man, vs.1:1-41.
41 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 1:18.
42 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 44.
43 Craig S. Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament (Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1993), p. 265.
44 Adam Clarke, The Adam Clarke Commentary , Commentary on John, 1932, v. 1:18. www.studylight.org/commentaries/acc/john-1.html.
45 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 101.
46 Burge, John’s Gospel, The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary, pp. 43-44.
47 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 1:19.
48 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 1:19-28.
49 Peter Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on John, 2013, vs. 1:19-51. www.studylight.org/commentaries/pet/john-1.html.
50 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 1:21.
Burge adds: “…Elijah had been taken from the earth without dying (2 Ki. 2:11) Jewish speculation proposed that he was mysteriously alive and would return at the end of time (cf. Mk. 8:28)…” (Burge, p. 44).
51 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 299.
52 James Burton Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on John (Abilene, TX: Abilene Christian University Press, 1983-1999), v. 1:23. www.studylight.org/commentaries/bcc/john-1.html
53 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 1:23.
54 Citing Josephus, Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 50.
55 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 1:19-28.
56 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 123.
57 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 299.
58 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 1:28.
59 Kostenberger, Encountering John, pp. 64-65.
60 Stedman, John, Who Is This Man, vs.1:1-4.
61 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 1:29-31.
62 D. Guthrie, et. al. eds., The New Bible Commentary: Revised (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1970), p. 932.
63 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 130.
64 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 1:30.
65 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 1:32-34.
66 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 133.
67 The Net Bible, New English Translation, Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C., 1996, vs. 1:33-34. http://www.bible.org/copyright#cpyrt
68 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 300.
69 Merrill C. Tenney, John, The Gospel of Belief (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1948, 1976, 1997 paperback), p. 80.
70 Guthrie, et. al. eds., The New Bible Commentary: Revised, p. 933.
71 Albert Barnes, Barnes’ Notes on the New Testament, Commentary on John, 1870, v. 1:38. www.studylight.org/commentaries/bnb/john-1.html.
72 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 1:35ff.
73 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 1:39.
74 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 57.
75 Charles F. Pfeiffer & Everett F. Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary (Chicago: The Moody Bible Institute, 1962), p. 1075.
76 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 231.
77 Guthrie, et. al. eds., The New Bible Commentary: Revised, p. 933.
78 Tenney, John, The Gospel of Belief, p. 81.
79 Kostenberger, Encountering John, p. 66.
80 John J. Rousseau & Ami Arav, Jesus & His World, An Archaeological and Cultural Dictionary (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1995), pp. 19-22.
81 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, v. 1:45.
82 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 232.
83 Rousseau & Arav, Jesus & His World, pp. 214-15.
84 Bargil Pixner, With Jesus Through Galilee According To The Fifth Gospel (Rosh Pina, Israel: Corazin Publishing, 1992), p. 25.
85 Guzik, Commentaries on the Bible; Commentary on John, vs. 1:45-51.
Guzik citing Trench says, “It is said of Rabbi Hasa in the tract Bereshith that he and his disciples were in the habit of studying under a fig tree.”
86 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 301.
87 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 147.
88 Smith, Chuck Smith Bible Commentary, Commentary on John, vs. 1:48-51.
89 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 63.
CHAPTER 2
1 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 232.
2 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 157.
Keener adds: “‘Third day’ here does not refer to the third day of the week, because virgins were married on the fourth day (Wednesday) and widows on the fifth…” (Keener, pp. 267-68).
3 Rousseau & Arav, Jesus & His World, p. 38.
Bruce adds: “…traditionally identified with Kefr Kenna 4 miles from Nazareth on the road to the lake…But a more probably location is Khirbet Qana, a ruined village some 9 miles north of Nazareth. This is supported by Josephus’s information…” (Bruce, p. 68).
4 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 2:1-11.
5 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 233.
6 Barnes, Barnes’ Notes on the New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 2:2.
7 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 268.
8 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 2:1-11.
9 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 2:2.
10 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 302.
11 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 2:1-11.
Morris adds: “But wine was a symbol. Its absence would mar so joyous an occasion as a wedding feast.” (Morris, p. 157).
12 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 69.
13 Burge, John’s Gospel, The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary, p. 48.
14 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 233.
15 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1076.
16 Stedman, John, Who Is This Man, vs. 2:1-11.
17 Barnes, Barnes’ Notes on the New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 2:5.
18 Tenney, John, The Gospel of Belief, p. 83.
19 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 234.
20 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, vs. 2:6-7.
21 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible; Commentary on John, vs. 2:6-12.
22 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 2:1-11.
23 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 2:8.
24 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 234.
25 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 269.
26 Quoted in Kostenberger, Encountering John, p. 73.
27 Stedman, John, Who Is This Man, vs. 2:1-11.
28 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 2:1-11.
29 Kostenberger, Encountering John, p. 70.
Bruce supplements: “The New Testament miracles are not mere miracles; they are all signs of some underlying reality…John prefers to call the miracles of Jesus’ ‘signs’ (semeia) pure and simple.” (Bruce, p. 72).
30 Rousseau & Arav, Jesus & His World, p. 45.
31 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 2:12-16.
32 Ibid.
33 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 2:13.
Morris adds: “John refers to three Passovers (four if 5:1 be taken as a Passover)…v 23…There is a second in 6:4, while the third is referred to several times (11:55; 12:1; 13:1; 18:18, 39; 19:14)….with three Passovers, which will give us a minimum of two years for Jesus’ ministry and possibly something approaching three years.” (Morris, p. 169).
34 Stedman, John, Who Is This Man, vs. 2:12-25.
35 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 2:12-16.
36 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 74.
37 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 166.
38 Stedman, John, Who Is This Man, vs. 2:12-25.
39 Robertson, Robertson’s Word Pictures of the New Testament, v. 2:16.
40 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 235.
41 Burge, John’s Gospel, The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary, p. 49.
Kostenberger also comments: “In short, it seems more likely that Jesus cleansed the temple twice.” (Kostenberger, p. 76).
42 Quoted in Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 169.
43 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 76.
44 Ibid.
45 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 2:19.
46 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 50.
47 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 269.
48 Guthrie, et. al. eds., The New Bible Commentary: Revised, p. 935.
49 Tenney, John, The Gospel of Belief, p. 85.
50 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible; Commentary on John, vs. 2:23-25.
Wiersbe adds: “People who want his works but not his Word can never share his life…” (Wiersbe, p. 236).
CHAPTER 3
1 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 3:1.
2 Stedman, John, Who Is This Man, vs. 3:1-16.
3 Smith, Chuck Smith Bible Commentary, Commentary on John, vs. 3:1-36.
4 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 304.
5 Tenney, John, The Gospel of Belief, p. 85.
6 Burge, John’s Gospel, The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary, p. 52.
Barclay adds concerning Nicodemus: “Nicodemus was a ruler of the Jews. The word is archon…This is to say that he was a member of the Sanhedrin. The Sanhedrin was a court of seventy members and was the supreme court of the Jews… In particular the Sanhedrin had religious jurisdiction over every Jew in the world; and one of its duties was to examine and deal with anyone suspected of being a false prophet.” (Barclay, vs. 3:1-6).
7 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 3:2.
8 Barnes, Barnes’ Notes on the New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 4:2.
9 Stedman, John, Who Is This Man, vs. 3:1-16.
10 Francis Brown, S. R. Driver & Charles A. Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (Glasgow: Oxford University Press, 1907, 1953, 1957), p. 53.
11 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 3:3.
12 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 3:1-6.
13 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 269.
14 Clarke, The Adam Clarke Commentary , Commentary on John, v. 3:3.
15 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 3:3.
16 Guthrie, et. al. eds., The New Bible Commentary: Revised, p. 936.
17 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 194.
18 Smith, Chuck Smith Bible Commentary, Commentary on John, vs. 3:1-36.
19 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible; Commentary on John, vs. 3:5-8.
20 Kostenberger, Encountering John, p. 84.
21 Stedman, John, Who Is This Man, vs. 3:1-16.
22 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 85.
Barclay adds: “The same is true of the Hebrew word ruach … it too means both spirit and wind.” (Barclay, vs. 3:7-13).
23 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, v. 3:9.
24 Robertson, Robertson’s Word Pictures of the New Testament, v. 3:10.
25 Frederick Brotherton Meyer, F. B. Meyer’s ‘Through the Bible’ Commentary. 1914, vs. 3:9-21. www.studylight.org/commentaries/fbm/john-1.html.
26 Quoted in Hugh Hewitt, The Embarrassed Believer (Nashville: Word Publishing, 1998), p. 91.
27 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 86.
28 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1078.
29 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 88.
30 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 237.
31 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible; Commentary on John, vs. 3:14-15.
32 Ibid., vs. 3;16-21.
33 Burge, John’s Gospel, The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary, p. 54.
34 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 3:16-21.
35 Burge, John’s Gospel, The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary, p. 54.
36 G. Abbot-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 1960), p. 15.
37 Sabrina Tavernise, “U.S. Suicide Rate Surges to a 30-Year High,” New York Times, April 22, 2016. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/22/health/us-suicide-rate-surges-to-a-30-year-high.html?_r=0
38 Fritz A. Rothschild, Between God and Man, An Interpretation of Judaism, from the writings of Abraham J. Heschel (NY: The Free Press, NY, 1959), p. 228.
39 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 271.
40 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 3:17-21.
41 Paul Copan, How Do You Know You’re Not Wrong? (Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2005), p. 211.
42 Meyer, F. B. Meyer’s ‘Through the Bible’ Commentary, vs. 3:9-21.
43 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, v. 3:19.
44 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 3:17-21.
45 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 3:20.
46 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 306.
47 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 3:22.
48 Barnes, Barnes’ Notes on the New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 3:23.
49 Yohanan Aharoni, et. al. The Macmillan Bible Atlas, Revised (New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1968, 1993), p. 169.
Barker & Kohlenberger add: “Aenon is uncertain though it is probably a site south of Bethshan, where there were numerous springs…” (Barker & Kohlenberger, p.306).
50 Cited in Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 3:24.
51 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 94.
52 Stedman, John, Who Is This Man, vs. 3:16-36.
53 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, v. 3:25.
54 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 632.
55 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 271.
56 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 3:22-30.
Clarke adds: “At the wedding: it was the business of the shoshabin, if necessary: -To vindicate the character of the bride….To sleep in an apartment contiguous to the new-married pair, to prevent the bride from receiving injury… it was his business to examine and exhibit the tokens of the bride’s purity, according to the law, Deuteronomy 22:13-21.” (Clarke, v. 3:36).
57 Quoted in Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 3:29.
58 Barnes, Barnes’ Notes on the New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 3:30.
59 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 3:22-30.
60 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, vs. 3:31-36.
61 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 239.
62 Ibid.
63 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 3:31-36.
CHAPTER 4
1 Barnes, Barnes’ Notes on the New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 4:2.
“The reason why Jesus did not baptize was probably because, if he had baptized, it might have made unhappy divisions among his followers: those might have considered themselves most worthy or honored who had been baptized by him. Compare 1 Corinthians 1:17.”
2 Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset & David Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, Commentary on John, 1871-78, v. 4:3. www.studylight.org/commentaries/jfb/john-1.html.
3 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 4:1-9.
4 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1080.
5 Meyer, F. B. Meyer’s ‘Through the Bible’ Commentary, vs. 4:1-14.
6 Rousseau & Arav, Jesus & His World, p. 268.
“Biblical Shechem has been identified with Tell Balatah as a result of the excavations…1907-9” (Rousseau & Arav, p. 267).
Barker & Kohlenberger add: “…Sychar was a small village near Shechem, about half a mile from Jacob’s well…” (Barker & Kohlenberger, p. 307).
Bruce also comments: “Sychar, a name not previously attested. It is commonly identified with the modern village of Askar, on the slope of Mount Ebal, a mile or two north-east of Nablus and about half-a-mile north of Jacob’s well…The place name Sychar was known in the first half of the fourth century; the Bordeau pilgrim (AD 333) says that Sychar lay a Roman mile distant from Shechem…” (Bruce, p. 101).
7 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 102.
8 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, vs. 4:5-6.
9 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 4:6.
10 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1080.
11 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 102.
12 Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 4:9-12.
13 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 240.
14 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 103.
15 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible; Commentary on John, vs. 4:10-15.
16 Guthrie, et. al. eds., The New Bible Commentary: Revised, p. 938.
17 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 4:9.
18 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 4:10-15.
19 Ibid.
20 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 232.
21 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, v. 4:15.
22 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 241.
23 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1080.
24 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 4:16.
25 Meyer, F. B. Meyer’s ‘Through the Bible’ Commentary, vs. 4:15-26.
26 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 4:15-21.
27 Kostenberger, Encountering John, p. 88.
28 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 4:20.
29 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 109.
30 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 4:22-26.
Burge adds: “The Samaritans rejected the writings of the prophets (including the histories [Kings, Chronicles]) and the wisdom literature (Proverbs, Psalms, etc.)…their worship was centered on a new temple on Mt. Gerizim towering above ancient Shechem while Jerusalem was rejected as a place of pilgrimage…When the Jews had their opportunity…they attacked Samaria, destroyed Shechem, and burned the Samaritan temple on Mt. Gerizim.” (Burge, p. 57).
31 Stedman, John, Who Is This Man, vs. 4:1-42.
32 Guthrie, et. al. eds., The New Bible Commentary: Revised, p. 939.
33 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 4:15-21.
34 Hymnary Organization: https://hymnary.org/text/jesus_whereer_thy_people_meet
35 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 274.
36 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 4:25.
37 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 241.
38 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1081.
39 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 241.
40 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 4:27-30.
Morris adds: “One of their sayings ran, ‘A man shall not be alone with a woman in an inn, not even with his sister or his daughter, on account of what men may think. A man shall not talk with a woman in the street, not even with his own wife, and especially not with another woman, on account of what men may say.’” (Morris, p. 242).
41 Burge, John’s Gospel, The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary, p. 62.
Keener also adds: “Judaism did not have much regard for the witness of a woman, and the witness of an adulteress would be worthless; the situation was probably the same among the Samaritans…” (Keener, p. 274).
42 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, v. 4:27.
43 Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 4:28-30.
44 Bill Hybels, Just Walk Across the Room, Simple Steps Pointing People to Faith (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2006), p. 61.
45 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 4:35-38.
46 Ibid.
Barnes adds: “The common time from sowing the seed to the harvest, in Judea, was about ‘four months.’” (Barnes, v. 4:35).
Keener augments: “The main wheat harvest ran from mid-April through the end of May; the barley harvest, which made fields “white” …ripe…was in March.” (Keener, p. 274).
47 Lynn Copeland, ed., North Korea: Good News Reaches the Hermit Kingdom, (Bartlesville, OK: Living Sacrifice Book Company, 2008).
48 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 249.
49 Barnes, Barnes’ Notes on the New Testament, Commentary on John, vs. 4:39-42.
50 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 242.
51 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 115.
52 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 4:40.
53 Ibid., v. 4:42.
54 Ibid., v. 4:43.
55 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 117.
56 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 256.
57 Tenney, John, The Gospel of Belief, p. 98.
58 Ibid.
59 Meyer, F. B. Meyer’s ‘Through the Bible’ Commentary, vs. 4:46-54.
60 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 275.
61 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 4:53.
62 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1082.
CHAPTER 5
1 Meyer, F. B. Meyer’s ‘Through the Bible’ Commentary, vs. 5:1-9.
2 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 2:12-16.
“According to the law, it was obligatory for every adult male Jew who lived within fifteen miles of Jerusalem to attend the feast…”
3 Ibid.
4 Biblical Archaeology, http://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-sites-places/jerusalem/the-bethesda-pool-site-of-one-of-jesus%E2%80%99-miracles/(12/03/2015).
“So why a pool with two basins? The archaeological evidence shows that the southern basin had broad steps with landings, indicating that it was indeed a mikveh. The northern basin provided a reservoir, or otzer, to continually replenish and re-purify the mikveh with fresh water flowing south through the dam between them. Jerusalem’s pilgrims would flock to the Bethesda Pool and Siloam Pool to purify themselves in these public mikva’ot and, at times, to seek healing.”
Bruce adds: “It is now clear that there were two adjacent pools, a northern and a southern, and that the trapezoidal area which they occupied was surrounded by four covered colonnades…” (Bruce, p. 122).
5 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 5:1-9.
6 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 275.
7 Robertson, Robertson’s Word Pictures of the New Testament, v. 5:4.
8 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 264.
9 Tenney, John, The Gospel of Belief, p. 104.
10 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 275.
11 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 5: 1-9.
12 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 125.
13 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 5:10-18.
14 Quoted in Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 273.
15 Barnes, Barnes’ Notes on the New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 5:9.
16 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, vs. 5:11-13.
17 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 272.
18 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p.125.
19 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, v. 5:14.
20 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 271.
“The man who had been healed seems to have been an unpleasant creature.” (Morris, pp. 272-73).
Guthrie adds: “…his action shows little sense of gratitude to Jesus.” (Guthrie, p. 941).
21 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 245.
22 Burge, John’s Gospel, The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary, p. 66.
23 Ibid.
24 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 265.
25 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1083.
26 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p.127.
27 Guthrie, et. al. eds., The New Bible Commentary: Revised, p. 941.
28 Burge, John’s Gospel, The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary, p. 68.
29 Ibid.
30 Quoted in Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 276.
31 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 246.
32 Ibid.
33 In the 20th century a scholar by the name of C.H. Dodd came up with the idea of realized eschatology. The idea put forth was that last things could be experienced to some degree in the present. While this theory seemed to deny final last things, it still opened up great possibilities for understanding the kingdom of God. Other theologians have redefined this theory. Anthony Hoekema has brought forth the theory of Inaugurated Eschatology. He states that the last days were inaugurated by Jesus. Thus, the end times are already here but will not be consummated until the second coming of the Lord. In the meantime we have the “already and not yet.” We can already enjoy some end-day things but we must still wait on the final fulfillment.
34 Guthrie, et. al. eds., The New Bible Commentary: Revised, p. 941.
35 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 246.
36 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 312.
37 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 5:25-29.
38 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 312.
39 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, v. 5:30.
40 Tenney, John, The Gospel of Belief, pp. 107-08.
41 Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, Commentary on John, v. 5:35.
42 Tenney, John, The Gospel of Belief, p. 110.
43 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 247.
44 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 137.
45 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1084.
46 Quoted in Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 5:43.
47 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 138.
48 Clarke, The Adam Clarke Commentary , Commentary on John, v. 5:44.
49 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 278.
Burge adds: “Moses was the ‘patron saint’ of Judaism.” (Burge, p. 69).
50 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 295.
CHAPTER 6
1 Biblical Encyclopedia http://www.biblicalcyclopedia.com/W/wilderness.html
Pett adds: “It is probable that there were two Bethsaidas, as the name ‘Bethsaida of Galilee’
(John 12:21) suggests a distinguishing identification from another of the same name.” (Pett, v. 6:1).
2 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 279.
3 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 142.
4 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 248.
Coffman clarifies: “From the synoptics, it is clear that John passed over practically a full year of the great Galilean ministry which lay between the second and third Passovers.” (Coffman, v. 6:1).
5 Clarke, The Adam Clarke Commentary , Commentary on John, v. 6:2.
6 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, v. 6:3.
7 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 142.
8 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 303.
9 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 278.
10 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 314.
11 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 248.
12 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 304.
13 Clarke, The Adam Clarke Commentary , Commentary on John, v. 6:9.
14 Mendel Nun, The Sea of Galilee and its Fishermen In the New Testament (Kibbuts Ein Gev, Tourist Department & Kinnereth Sailing Co., 1989), p. 51.
15 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 6:1-13.
16 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 278.
17 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 314.
Keener adds: “John numbers five thousand ‘men’ (the Greek term here is gender-specific, and only men were usually numbered); the whole crowd, including women and children may have been four times that number.” (Keener, p. 278).
18 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 145.
19 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 248.
20 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 278.
21 Kostenberger, Encountering John, p. 99.
22 Quoted in Stedman, John, Who Is This Man, vs. 6:1-15.
23 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 6:1-13.
24 Tenney, John, The Gospel of Belief, p. 111.
25 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , pp. 278-79.
26 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 6:14-15.
27 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 248.
28 Ibid., p. 249.
29 Burge, John’s Gospel, The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary, p. 72.
30 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 307.
31 Nun, The Sea of Galilee and its Fishermen In the New Testament , p. 54.
32 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 279.
33 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 6:19.
34 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 279.
35 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1086.
36 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 310.
37 Clarke, The Adam Clarke Commentary , Commentary on John, v. 6:24.
38 Quoted in Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 317.
39 http://www.theotherpages.org/poems/watts01.html
40 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, v. 6:27.
41 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, vs. 6:27.
42 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 318.
43 Philip Yancey, What Good is God? In search of a faith that really matters (FaithWords, 2010), p. 286.
44 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 319.
45 Ibid., p. 320.
Bruce augments: “In later times the rabbis taught that the new age would be marked by the restoration of the gift of manna, and there are some indications that this idea was current in the first Christian century (cf. the reference to ‘the hidden manna’ in Rev. 2:17). (Bruce, p. 151).
46 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 250.
47 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 316.
48 Burge, John’s Gospel, The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary, p. 74.
49 Kostenberger, Encountering John, p. 104.
50 Ibid., p. 102.
51 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, v. 6:37.
52 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 6:37.
53 Robertson, Robertson’s Word Pictures of the New Testament, v. 6:37.
54 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 316.
55 N. T. Wright, Surprised By Hope, Rethinking Heaven, he Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church (New York: Harper, Collins, 2008), p. 158.
56 Ibid., p. 25.
57 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 6:41.
58 Stedman, John, Who Is This Man, vs. 6:22-40.
59 Asher Intrater, Revive Israel Newsletter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZyMVFubqBk&list=PLrQIjPM4N0r2FFYWlwO2eu0yUT4sNkLJG&index=33
Israeli pastor Asher Intrater points out how the word for virgin in Isaiah 7:14 is the Hebrew alemah. It is not the normal word for virgin, which is betulah. He mentions how this word is used only four times in the Old Testament with three of those times being significant for us (Genesis 24:43; Exodus 2:8; Isaiah 7:14). In these three cases we realize that alemah can speak of a virgin.
In Isaiah 7, it speaks of a virgin who is in the state of betrothal. The state of betrothal was a legal state (it had to be broken by a divorce). Therefore, because Mary was in a state of betrothal and a virgin as well, her child could be born of the Holy Spirit, but would also be able to be the heir of David’s line through his legal father.” Asher notes how this word has its root in the word for “mystery.”
60 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 155.
61 Stedman, John, Who Is This Man, vs. 6: 41-59.
62 Frank Thielman, Philippians, The NIV Application Commentary (Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1995), p. 70.
63 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 6:51-59.
64 Burge, John’s Gospel, The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary, p. 76.
65 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p.158.
66 https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/h/hlmencke129796.html
67 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 280.
68 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 333.
69 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 6:51-59.
70 Tenney, John, The Gospel of Belief, p. 122.
71 Robertson, Robertson’s Word Pictures of the New Testament, v. 6:54.
72 Meyer, F. B. Meyer’s ‘Through the Bible’ Commentary, vs. 6:52-59.
73 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p.161.
74 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 338.
75 Kostenberger, Encountering John, p. 105.
76 Morris, The Gospel According to John, pp. 340-341.
77 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 318.
78 Meyer, F. B. Meyer’s ‘Through the Bible’ Commentary, vs. 6:60-71.
79 Tenney, John, The Gospel of Belief, p. 124.
80 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1087.
81 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 343.
CHAPTER 7
1 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 281.
2 Tenney, John, The Gospel of Belief, p. 130.
Burge adds: “In the light of Jesus’ past experience in Judea (Jn. 5), we can understand his reluctance to return there now…This would be Jesus’ last visit to Jerusalem (in September/October) and in the coming spring he would be crucified…” (Burge, p. 77).
3 Ibid.
4 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 172.
5 William F. Arndt & F. Wilbur Gingrich, A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature (Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1957), p. 395.
6 Morris, The Gospel According to John, pp. 350, 351.
7 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 7:8.
8 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 319.
9 Stedman, John, Who Is This Man, vs. 7:1-24.
10 Paul Kretzmann, Kretzmann’s Popular Commentary, 1921-23, vs. 7:10-13. http://www.studylight.org/commentaries/kpc/john-0.html.
11 Quoted in Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 7:10-13.
12 Sybil Haydel Morial, Witness To Change (Winston Salem: John. F. Blair, Publisher, 2015), p. 165.
13 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 7:10-13.
14 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 7:10.
15 Ibid., v. 7:14.
16 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1088.
Burge adds: “Educational requirements for rabbis were firmly delineated in the first century…Jesus possessed no such credentials.” (Burge, p. 81).
Utley augments: “He had not attended one of the official rabbinical schools, nor had he been a disciple of one of the noted rabbis…Jesus’ teaching often surprised his hearers (cf. Mark 1:21-22; Luke 4:22) because of (1) the content and (2) the form. Other rabbis quoted one another; Jesus claimed to quote God!” (Utley, v. 7:15).
17 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 7:15.
18 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 175.
19 Stedman, John, Who Is This Man, vs. 7:1-24.
20 Quoted in Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 253.
21 Burge, John’s Gospel, The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary, p. 81.
22 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 7:19.
23 Kostenberger, Encountering John, p. 109.
24 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 7:21.
25 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 362.
26 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 7:19-24.
27 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 362.
28 Clarke, The Adam Clarke Commentary , Commentary on John, v. 7:24.
29 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 178.
30 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 320.
31 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 7:28.
32 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 179.
33 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 7:30.
34 Barnes, Barnes’ Notes on the New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 7:31.
Utley adds this from theologian George Ladd: “In A Theology of the New Testament, George E. Ladd has an interesting comment on the use of ‘signs’ to encourage faith in Jesus: ‘The question of the relationship of the signs to faith is not easy, because the data seem to look in two different directions. Sometimes signs are designed to lead to faith in Jesus (2:23; 6:14; 7:31; 10:42). On the other hand, there were those who beheld the signs and did not believe (6:27; 11:47; 12:37). Furthermore, on occasion Jesus rebukes the Jews because they will not believe unless they see signs (4:48; 6:30). The answer must be found in a sort of tension between signs and faith. It requires faith to recognize the true meaning of the signs and their witness to Jesus; to those who had no faith, the signs are merely meaningless prodigies. To those who are responsive, the signs are the means of confirming and deepening faith. It is clear that Jesus’ signs were not designed to compel faith. On the other hand, the works of Jesus are sufficient testimony to those able to see what is happening in his mission. Jesus’ works will serve as a means of condemnation and confirming blind men in their sinfulness’ (p. 274).” (Utley, v. 7:31).
35 Guthrie, et. al. eds., The New Bible Commentary: Revised, p. 945.
36 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 7:33.
37 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 254.
38 Paul Johnson, A History of the Jews (NY: Harper & Roe, 1987), p.112.
39 Burge, John’s Gospel, The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary, p. 84.
Burge says concerning this custom: “Every day during the feast, a procession of priests would go to the south border of the city to the Gihon Spring (which flowed into the Pool of Siloam). The Gihon Spring originally flowed into the Kidron Valley on Jerusalem’s east side, but was rerouted by King Hezekiah in order to fill a pool on the southwest side of the lower city…There a priest filled a golden pitcher as a choir chanted Isa. 12:3…The water was then carried back up the hill to the “Water Gate” followed by crowds carrying a lulab in the right hand…The crowds would shake these and sing Psalms 113-118…On the seventh day of the festival, this procession took place seven times…a plea to God for rain…” (Burge, p. 83).
Morris augments this: “It seems that the feast at one time went on for seven days (Deut. 16:13), but there came to be an eighth day even though it could be mentioned separately from the seven (Lev. 23:36).” (Morris, p. 373).
40 Guthrie, et. al. eds., The New Bible Commentary: Revised, p. 945.
41 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 375.
42 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 283.
43 Clarke, The Adam Clarke Commentary , Commentary on John, v. 7:41.
44 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 321.
45 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 7:43.
46 Meyer, F. B. Meyer’s ‘Through the Bible’ Commentary, vs. 7:40-53.
47 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 284.
48 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 321.
49 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 7:47.
50 Quoted in Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 185.
51 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 255.
52 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 284.
53 Burge, John’s Gospel, The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary, p. 85.
54 Tenney, John, The Gospel of Belief, p. 136.
55 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 186.
56 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 384.
CHAPTER 8
1 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 322.
Burge adds: “The account is not found in any of the major Greek manuscripts…In these texts, John 7:52 is followed by 8:12 (omitting the story)…in the east no Greek Father mentions the passage for one thousand years. Lectionaries and commentaries alike fail to mention it. Origen’s commentary on John moves from 7:52 to 8:12…However the story was quite well-known in the west…When Jerome began working on the Latin vulgate in the 4th century, he says that he found the story in many Greek and Latin codices…He included it in the Vulgate and so it entered into the mainstream Latin text tradition and the western church canon. …it seems to have a strong currency only in the west…The story also appears foreign to the context of John 7 and 8…Most likely, the story was tacked on to John’s gospel after having circulated on its own for some time.” (Burge, pp. 90, 91).
2 Burge, John’s Gospel, The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary, p. 85.
3 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible; Commentary on John, vs. 8:1ff.
Wiersbe adds: “Most scholars seem to agree that the passage is a part of inspired Scripture…” (Wiersbe, p. 256).
Tenney augments: “…on textual grounds admit that its tenor is wholly in keeping with the character and ministry of Jesus, and that it doubtless constitutes a genuine account of an episode of his career, though it may be misplaced.” (Tenney, p. 138).
4 Meyer, F. B. Meyer’s ‘Through the Bible’ Commentary, vs. 8:1-11.
5 Guthrie, et. al. eds., The New Bible Commentary: Revised, p. 946.
6 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 322.
7 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible; Commentary on John, vs. 8:1ff.
8 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 8:1ff.
9 Tenney, John, The Gospel of Belief, p. 140.
10 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 8:5.
11 Stedman, John, Who Is This Man, vs. 8:1-11.
12 Kretzmann, Kretzmann’s Popular Commentary, vs. 8:7-11.
13 Clarke, The Adam Clarke Commentary , Commentary on John, v. 8:7.
14 Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, Commentary on John, v. 8:8.
15 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1090.
16 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on John, vs. 8:9.
17 Tenney, John, The Gospel of Belief, p. 142.
18 Stedman, John, Who Is This Man, vs. 8:12-30.
19 Marcus Chown, The Quantum Zoo, A Tourist’s Guide to the Neverending Universe, (Washington: Joseph Henry Press, 2006), p. 16.
20 Ibid., p. 19.
21 F. David Peat, From Certainty to Uncertainty (Washington: Joseph Henry Press, 2002), p. 1.
Note: While Einstein made great discoveries with light, it was the physicist Max Planck’s discoveries relating to black body radiation that actually began the quantum era in 1900.
22 Fred Alan Wolf, Taking the Quantum Leap (Grand Rapids: Harper & Row, 1989), p. 71.
23 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 8:12-20.
24 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 8:12.
25 Meyer, F. B. Meyer’s ‘Through the Bible’ Commentary, vs. 8:12-20.
26 Tenney, John, The Gospel of Belief, p. 144.
27 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 390.
28 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 8:12-20.
29 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 391.
30 Barnes, Barnes’ Notes on the New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 8:14.
31 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, v. 8:20.
“These thirteen money boxes all had their allotted offering. Into the first two were dropped the half shekels which every Jew had to pay towards the upkeep of the Temple. Into the third and fourth were dropped sums which would purchase the two pigeons which a woman had to offer for her purification after the birth of a child (Leviticus 12:8). Into the fifth were put contributions towards the cost of the wood which was needed to keep the altar fire alight. Into the sixth were dropped contributions towards the cost of the incense which was used at the Temple services. Into the seventh went contributions towards the upkeep of the golden vessels which were used at these services. Sometimes a man or a family would set apart a certain sum to make a guilt-offering or thank-offering, and into the remaining six trumpets people dropped any money which remained after such an offering had been made, or anything extra which they wished to offer.”
32 Burge, John’s Gospel, The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary, p. 87.
33 Barnes, Barnes’ Notes on the New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 8:22.
34 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 8:24.
35 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 8:24.
36 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 8:23.
37 Bruce, The Gospel of John, pp. 193-194.
38 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, v. 8:26.
39 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 8:26.
40 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 401.
41 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 8:28.
42 Hymnary Organization. http://www.hymnary.org/text/in_the_cross_of_christ_i_glory_towering
43 Gary Thomas, in Christian Times, October 3, 1994, p. 26.
44 Barnes, Barnes’ Notes on the New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 8:29.
45 Clarke, The Adam Clarke Commentary , Commentary on John, v. 8:30.
46 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 197.
“The polemical tone of the exchange which now follows between Jesus and his hearers makes it difficult to think of those hearers as confined to the Jews who had newly believed in him. At some point early in the exchange the circle of his interlocutors widens. By the time verse 37 is reached, it is unbelieving Jews who are addressed.”
47 Arndt & Gingrich, A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, p. 486.
48 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 196.
49 Quoted in Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible; Commentary on John, vs. 8:33-36.
50 Paul Copan, How Do You Know You’re Not Wrong? (Grand Rapids, Baker Books, 2005), p. 105.
51 D. James Kennedy, What If America Were A Christian Nation Again? (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2003), p. 62.
52 Geert Wilders, Marked For Death: Islam’s War Against the West and Me (Washington: Regnery, 2012), p. 102.
53 Guthrie, et. al. eds., The New Bible Commentary: Revised, p. 947.
54 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 197.
55 Guthrie, et. al. eds., The New Bible Commentary: Revised, p. 947.
56 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 286.
57 Guthrie, et. al. eds., The New Bible Commentary: Revised, p. 948.
58 Tenney, John, The Gospel of Belief, p. 151.
59 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 8:41-45.
“It is certainly true in later times that the Jews spread abroad a most malicious slander against Jesus. The Christians very early preached the miraculous birth of Jesus. The Jews put it about that Mary had been unfaithful to Joseph; that her paramour had been a Roman soldier called Panthers; and that Jesus was the child of that adulterous union. It is just possible that the Jews were flinging at Jesus even then an insult over his birth, as if to say: ‘What right have you to speak to the like of us as you do?’”
60 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 200.
61 Guthrie, et. al. eds., The New Bible Commentary: Revised, p. 948.
62 Barnes, Barnes’ Notes on the New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 8:43.
63 David Kupelian, How Evil Works: Understanding and Overcoming the Destructive Forces That Are Transforming America (New York: Threshold Editions, 2010), p. 81.
64 Guthrie, et. al. eds., The New Bible Commentary: Revised, p. 948.
65 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 8:46-50.
66 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 326.
67 Charisma Magazine, Feb. 2006.
68 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, vs. 8: 48-59.
69 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 415.
70 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 8:56-59.
Pett adds: “There was also a Rabbinic tradition that when God made his covenant with Abraham he showed him the day of the Messiah. Genesis Rabbah 44:25ff. states that Rabbi Akiba, in a debate with Rabbi Johanan ben Zakkai, held that Abraham had been shown not this world only but the world to come, which would include the days of the Messiah.” (Pett, v. 8:50).
71 Guthrie, et. al. eds., The New Bible Commentary: Revised, p. 949.
72 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 421.
73 Robertson, Robertson’s Word Pictures of the New Testament, v. 8:59.
CHAPTER 9
1 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1092.
2 Kostenberger, Encountering John, p. 120.
3 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 9:1-5.
4 Guthrie, et. al. eds., The New Bible Commentary: Revised, p. 949.
5 Burge, John’s Gospel, The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary, p. 94.
6 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 9:1-5.
7 Ibid.
8 Morris, The Gospel According to John, pp. 424-25.
9 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible; Commentary on John, vs. 9:1-2.
10 Fritz A. Rothschild, Between God and Man, An Interpretation of Judaism, from the writings of Abraham J. Heschel (NY: The Free Press, 1959), p. 229.
11 Burge, John’s Gospel, The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary, p. 94.
Barclay adds: “The use of spittle seems to us strange and repulsive and unhygienic; but in the ancient world it was quite common. Spittle, and especially the spittle of some distinguished person, was believed to possess certain curative qualities…Pliny, the famous Roman collector of what was then called scientific information, has a whole chapter on the use of spittle…” (Barclay, vs. 9:6-12).
12 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 9:6-12.
13 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible; Commentary on John, vs. 9:6-7.
14 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 9:6-12.
15 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 210.
16 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p.1093.
17 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, v. 9:7.
18 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 260.
19 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 288.
20 Kretzmann, Kretzmann’s Popular Commentary, vs. 9:13-17.
Barclay adds further: “Medical attention could be given only if life was in actual danger. Even then it must be only such as to keep the patient from getting worse, not to make him any better…It was forbidden to set a broken limb… Clearly the man who was born blind was in no danger of his life; therefore Jesus broke the Sabbath when he healed him…It was quite definitely laid down: ‘As to fasting spittle, it is not lawful to put it so much as upon the eyelids.’…The Pharisees are typical of the people in every generation who condemn anyone whose idea of religion is not theirs…Whatever else, this was a brave man. He knew quite well what the Pharisees thought of Jesus. He knew quite well that if he came out on Jesus’ side he was certain to be excommunicated. But he made his statement and took his stand.” (Barclay, vs. 9:13-16)
21 Barnes, Barnes’ Notes on the New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 9:16.
22 Stedman, John, Who Is This Man, vs. 9:1-39.
23 Clarke, The Adam Clarke Commentary , Commentary on John, v. 9:17.
24 Meyer, F. B. Meyer’s ‘Through the Bible’ Commentary, vs. 9:13-25.
25 Guthrie, et. al. eds., The New Bible Commentary: Revised, p. 950.
26 Barnes, Barnes’ Notes on the New Testament, Commentary on John, vs. 9:20-22.
27 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 214.
28 Ibid., p. 215.
29 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 261.
30 Morris, The Gospel According to John, pp. 436-37.
31 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1094.
32 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 9:30.
33 Ibid.
34 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, vs. 9:31-33.
35 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 329.
36 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 9:17-34.
37 Tenney, John, The Gospel of Belief, p. 160.
38 Timeless Truths. http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Give_Me_Jesus/
39 Quoted in Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 9: 35-41.
40 Guthrie, et. al. eds., The New Bible Commentary: Revised, p. 950.
41 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, v. 9:35.
42 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 440.
43 Cited in Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 9:37.
44 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 329.
45 Guthrie, et. al. eds., The New Bible Commentary: Revised, p. 950.
46 http://www.actualfreedom.com.au/richard/abditorium/nonesoblind.htm
47 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 289.
CHAPTER 10
1 Rousseau & Arav, Jesus & His World, p. 252.
2 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 264.
3 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 224.
4 Rousseau & Arav, Jesus & His World, p. 251.
5 Ibid, p. 252.
6 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 290.
7 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 10:1-6.
8 Quoted in Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 10:1-6.
9 Ibid.
10 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 10:2.
11 Stedman, John, Who Is This Man, vs. 10:1-21.
12 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 290.
13 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible; Commentary on John, vs. 10:3-6.
14 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 263.
15 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, vs. 10:1-18.
16 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 10:6.
17 Ibid., v. 10:7.
18 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 10:7-10.
19 Clarke, The Adam Clarke Commentary , Commentary on John, v. 10:8.
20 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 451.
21 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 10:7-10.
22 Ibid., vs. 10:11-15.
23 Hymnary Organization. https://hymnary.org/text/fairest_lord_jesus_ruler_of_all_nature
24 Hymnary Organization. http://www.hymnary.org/text/he_leadeth_me_o_blessed_thought
25 Quoted in Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 10:11-15.
26 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 264.
27 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 10:22-25.
28 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 455.
29 Quoted in Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, v. 10:16.
30 As told in Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 10:17-18.
31 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 10:17.
Guzik adds: “Anyone can lay down his life; only Jesus can take his life up again…But we are surprised to see Copeland, Hagin, Price and others teach that Jesus was a helpless victim in hell, saved only by the intervention of God the Father.” (Guzik, 10:17-18).
32 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 265.
33 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 457.
34 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 10:22-28.
35 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 266.
36 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 230.
37 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 10:25.
38 Guthrie, et. al. eds., The New Bible Commentary: Revised, p. 952.
39 Kostenberger, Encountering John, p. 126.
40 Good Reads. http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/6979-i-am-trying-here-to-prevent-anyone-saying-the-really
41 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 459.
42 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, vs. 10:34-36.
43 Quoted in Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 10:35.
Barker and Kohlenberger add: “The parenthetic statement ‘and the Scripture cannot be broken’ illustrates the high regard Jesus had for the Old Testament.” (Barker and Kohlenberger, p. 333).
44 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, v. 10:22.
45 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 292.
CHAPTER 11
1 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 11:1.
2 Burge, John’s Gospel, The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary, p. 103.
3 Tenney, John, The Gospel of Belief, p. 171.
4 Burge, John’s Gospel, The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary, p. 103.
Bruce adds: “…It is an interesting coincidence, though no more than a coincidence, that the three names (Mary, Martha, Lazarus) were found in 1873 in ossuary inscriptions in one tomb near Bethany.” (Bruce, p. 240).
5 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 11:1-5.
6 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 11:1.
7 Kostenberger, Encountering John, p. 130.
8 Quoted in Clarke, The Adam Clarke Commentary , Commentary on John, v. 11:1.
9 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 333.
10 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 267.
11 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, v. 11:4.
12 Meyer, F. B. Meyer’s ‘Through the Bible’ Commentary, vs. 11:1-16.
13 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 268.
14 Tenney, John, The Gospel of Belief, p. 172.
15 As told in Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 11:1-5.
16 Clarke, The Adam Clarke Commentary , Commentary on John, v. 11:9.
Morris adds: “They divided the whole of the daylight into twelve, so that one hour meant one-twelfth of the whole day. The actual amount of time in twelve hours would thus vary from one part of the year to another.” (Morris, p. 480).
17 Guthrie, et. al. eds., The New Bible Commentary: Revised, p. 953.
18 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 292.
19 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 11:11-16.
20 Clarke, The Adam Clarke Commentary , Commentary on John, v. 11:15.
21 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 269.
22 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 483.
23 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 268.
24 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 334.
25 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 243.
26 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 11:17-19.
27 Ibid., vs. 11:20-27.
28 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 487.
29 Guthrie, et. al. eds., The New Bible Commentary: Revised, p. 953.
30 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 11:20-27.
31 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 244.
32 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, v. 11:24.
33 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 269.
34 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible; Commentary on John, vs. 11:23-27.
35 Meyer, F. B. Meyer’s ‘Through the Bible’ Commentary, vs. 11:17-27.
36 Kostenberger, Encountering John, p. 131.
37 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 11:28.
38 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 11:28-33.
39 Burge, John’s Gospel, The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary, p. 107.
40 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 11:34-44.
Burge enhances: “According to Jewish burial customs, the deceased was to be buried the day he died, unless he died at night…The period of mourning was usually one week…One year later, the bones of the deceased were gathered and placed in an ossuary (or bone box)…Because the skeleton was dismembered the bones could be placed in a box no longer than the femur…no wider than the hips…no deeper than the rib cage. In about one case in four, relatives would inscribe…the name of the deceased on the side, end or lid of the ossuary. (Burge, p. 104).
41 Stedman, John, Who Is This Man, vs. 11:17-44.
42 Kostenberger, Encountering John, p. 131.
43 Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 11:39-40.
44 Quoted in Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 11:39.
45 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 11:41.
46 Burge, John’s Gospel, The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary, p. 108.
47 Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 11:43-44.
48 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 293.
“This wrapping was thorough, binding the limbs to keep them straight and even the cheeks to keep the mouth shut…This tight wrapping would have made it hard enough for a living person to walk, not to mention a formerly dead person coming forth from the entrance of the tomb…”
49 Kostenberger, Encountering John, p. 130.
50 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 270.
51 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 249.
52 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1099.
53 Josephus Flavius, Wars of the Jews, Bk. 2, Ch. 8, 14.
54 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 293.
55 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 504.
56 Meyer, F. B. Meyer’s ‘Through the Bible’ Commentary, vs. 11:45-57.
57 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 336.
58 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 252.
59 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 11:54.
60 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 11:54-57.
61 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 252.
62 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 506.
CHAPTER 12
1 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 12:1-8.
2 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1099.
3 Stedman, John, Who Is This Man, vs. 12:1f.
4 Barnes, Barnes’ Notes on the New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 12:2.
“The names of Martha and Lazarus are mentioned because it was not in their own house, but in that of Simon.”
5 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 508.
6 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 12:2.
7 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 294.
8 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 12:1f.
9 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 337.
10 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 12:1-8.
11 Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spikenard
Guzik citing Eerdman adds: “Spices and ointments were often used as an investment because they occupied a small space, were portable, and were easily negotiable in the open market.” (Guzik, vs. 12:1-3).
12 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 12:1-8.
13 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 12:3.
14 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 256.
15 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 12:3.
16 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 271.
17 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 337.
18 Hymnary Organization. https://hymnary.org/text/when_i_survey_the_wondrous_cross_watts
19 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 272.
20 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 12:7.
21 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 12:12-19.
22 Ibid., pp. 9-11.
23 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 12:10.
24 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 338.
25 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p.100.
Keener adds: “Psalms 113-118, called the Hallel, were regularly sung at Passover season, so these words were fresh in everyone’s mind.” (Keener, p. 295).
26 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 519.
Pett augments: “Palm branches had become a national symbol (compare the Jewish histories 1 Maccabees 13:51; 2 Maccabees 10:7), and they appeared on coins that the Jewish nationalists produced during the war with the Romans in 66-70 AD.” (Pett, vs. 12:12-15).
27 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 12:12-19.
28 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 261.
29 Kostenberger, Encountering John, p. 137.
30 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 12:20.
31 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, vs. 12:20-21.
32 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 12:20-22.
33 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 295.
34 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 525.
35 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 12:22.
36 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 524.
37 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 12:21.
38 Clarke, The Adam Clarke Commentary , Commentary on John, v. 12:23.
39 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 12:23.
“The ‘Son of Man,’ This is an Aramaic phrase that simply meant ‘human being’ (cf. Ps. 8:4; Ezek. 2:1). However, it is used in Dan. 7:13 with the added connotation of Deity. This is Jesus’ self-designated title that combines his two natures, human and divine (cf. 1 John 4:1-3).”
Wiersbe adds: “…Some teachers held that there were two Messiahs, one who would suffer and one who would reign.” (Wiersbe, p. 273).
40 Kostenberger, Encountering John, p. 139.
41 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 274.
42 Clerus Organization. http://www.clerus.org/clerus/dati/2004-05/31-13/12MarIn.html
43 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 527.
44 Stedman, John, Who Is This Man, vs. 12:12-26.
45 Loyola Press. http://www.loyolapress.com/our-catholic-faith/prayer/traditional-catholic-prayers/saints-prayers/peace-prayer-of-saint-francis
46 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 12:26.
47 Ibid.
48 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 265.
49 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 339.
50 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 12:27-34.
51 Tenney, John, The Gospel of Belief, p. 188.
52 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 295.
53 Quoted in Ray C. Stedman, Ray Stedman Expository Studies, Commentary on 1 John, 2010, Comment on 4:6-13. http://www.studylight.org/commentaries/rsc/view.cgi?bk=61&ch=1.
54 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 533.
55 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 269.
56 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 296.
57 Tenney, John, The Gospel of Belief, p. 193.
58 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 12:38.
59 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 271.
60 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 275.
61 Guthrie, et. al. eds., The New Bible Commentary: Revised, p. 956.
62 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 341.
CHAPTER 13
1 James Burton Coffman, Commentary on Mark, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament (Abilene, TX: Abilene Christian University Press, 1983-1999), v. 15:42. http://www.studylight.org/com/bcc/view.cgi?book=mr&chapter=001
2 Ibid.
3 Alfred Edersheim, The Temple, Its Ministry and Services (Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1975), p. 208.
4 Ibid. pp. 212, 222.
5 Ibid., p. 220.
6 Ibid.
7 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 341.
8 Guthrie, et. al. eds., The New Bible Commentary: Revised, p. 957.
Pett adds: “We do know that the Essenes had their own calendar to which they rigidly adhered, and forbade their members to follow the orthodox calendar, and they would therefore celebrate the Passover on a different day from the priests. And there are grounds for suggesting that Galileans, an independent lot who were looked on by Judeans as somewhat unorthodox, may well have celebrated the Passover a day earlier than Judeans. Thus it may be that Jesus and his disciples, who were Galileans, followed this Galilean tradition, if it existed, and celebrated the Passover a day earlier than the priests.” (Pett, vs. 13:36-38).
Pfeiffer and Harrison augment: “Was the meal in the upper room a fellowship meal, or was it truly the Passover? In two other passages John seems to say that the Passover had not yet come (13:29; 18:28)…John may represent a protest against the official Jewish observance of the day, on the ground of following a different calendar, in line with the practice of the Qumran sect…” (Pfeiffer & Harrison, p. 1101).
9 Burge, John’s Gospel, The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary, p. 120.
10 Ibid., p. 119.
11 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 276.
12 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, v. 13:2.
13 Burge, John’s Gospel, The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary, p. 121.
14 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 13:1-17.
15 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 277.
16 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 13:6.
17 Ibid., v. 13:8.
18 Ibid.
19 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 277.
20 Tenney, John, The Gospel of Belief, p. 200.
21 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 283.
22 Meyer, F. B. Meyer’s ‘Through the Bible’ Commentary, vs. 13:12-20.
23 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 342.
24 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 284.
25 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, vs. 13:14-15.
26 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 551.
27 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 13:17.
Bruce adds: “…but that Jesus’ words in verse 14 and 15 should be understood as the institution of a recurring sacramental act is (to say the least) doubtful.” (Bruce, p. 285).
28 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p.103.
29 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 13: 21-30.
30 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible; Commentary on John, vs. 13:22-30.
31 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 13:21-30.
32 Ibid. vs. 13:21-20.
33 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 557.
34 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 343.
35 Burge, John’s Gospel, The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary, p.124.
36 Clarke, The Adam Clarke Commentary , Commentary on John, v. 13:29.
37 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, vs. 13:31-38.
38 Burge, John’s Gospel, The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary, p.124.
39 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 344.
40 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 293.
41 Samuel Tobias Lachs, A Rabbinic Commentary on the New Testament, The Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke (Hoboken, NJ & NY: Katav Publishing House, Hoboken, NJ and Anti-Defamation League of B’Nai B’rith, New York, 1987), p. 107.
42 Quoted in Clarke, The Adam Clarke Commentary , Commentary on John, v. 13:35.
43 Stedman, John, Who Is This Man, vs. 13:18-38.
44 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 345.
Utley adds: “…This must have been a Roman rooster. Jews did not allow animals in the city because it was holy ground. This is why most wealthy people had gardens (which needed fertilizer) outside the city walls on the Mt. of Olives. The Garden of Gethsemane was one such garden.” (Utley, v. 13:38).
45 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 298.
46 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible; Commentary on John, vs. 13:36-38.
CHAPTER 14
1 Stedman, John, Who Is This Man, vs. 14:1-14.
2 Christina Hoff Sommers and Sally Satel, M.D., One Nation Under Therapy, How The Helping Culture is Eroding Self-Reliance (New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2005), p. 11.
3 Max Lucado on the 700 Club, Nov. 24, 2009.
4 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 565.
5 Ibid., p. 566.
6 Robertson, Robertson’s Word Pictures of the New Testament, v. 14:1.
7 Barnes, Barnes’ Notes on the New Testament, Commentary on John, vs. 14:2-3.
8 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, v. 14:2.
“In the Greek writer Pausanias the word monai… means stages upon the way. …There is something very attractive here. There is a sense in which the soul shrinks from what we might call a static heaven. There is something attractive in the idea of a development which goes on even in the heavenly places.”
9 Cited in Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 567.
10 Burge, John’s Gospel, The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary, p. 126.
11 Randy Alcorn, Heaven (Tyndale House Publishers, 2004), pp. 44, 45.
12 Ibid., pp. 77, 88.
13 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 14:1-3.
14 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 299.
15 Quoted in Alcorn, Heaven, p. 187.
16 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 14:3.
17 Alcorn, Heaven, p. 102.
18 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 345.
19 Burge, John’s Gospel, The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary, p. 126.
20 Kostenberger, Encountering John, p. 153.
21 Quoted in Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 299.
22 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 345.
23 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 14:7.
24 Kostenberger, Encountering John, p. 153.
25 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 14:7-11.
26 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, v. 14:8.
27 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 572.
28 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 14:9.
29 Kostenberger, Encountering John, p. 154.
30 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 573.
31 Barnes, Barnes’ Notes on the New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 14:12.
32 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 346.
33 CBN Booklet (Virginia Beach, VA: The Christian Broadcasting Network, Inc.), Report from 2016.
34 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 281.
35 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, vs. 14:13-14.
36 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 300.
37 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 887.
38 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 14:12-14.
39 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 575.
40 Jim Gerrish, The Commands of the New Testament, 2004. https://www.wordofgodtoday.com/bible/
41 Robertson, Robertson’s Word Pictures of the New Testament, v. 14:16.
42 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 576.
43 Burge, John’s Gospel, The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary, p. 128.
44 David S. Dockery, ed., The Challenge of Postmodernism, an Evangelical engagement (Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1995), p. 365.
45 Nancy Pearcey, Saving Leonardo, A Call to Resist the Secular Assault on Mind, Morals, & Meaning (Nashville: B&H Publishing Group, 2010), p. 30.
46 Robert Ringer, Restoring the American Dream (Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2010), p. xxi.
47 Hymnary Organization. http://www.hymnary.org/text/it_may_be_in_the_valley_where_countless
48 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 300.
49 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 283.
50 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 14:20.
51 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 304.
52 Tenney, John, The Gospel of Belief, p. 222.
53 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 282.
54 Tenney, John, The Gospel of Belief, p. 224.
55 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 582.
Burge adds: “The rudimentary Trinitarian implications of 14:25-26 are inescapable…” (Burge, p. 129).
Utley expands: “…we are forced into a tri-unity – not progressive manifestations, but eternal persons!” (Utley, v. 14:26).
56 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 283.
57 Tenney, John, The Gospel of Belief, p. 225.
CHAPTER 15
1 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 308.
2 Josephus Flavius, Antiquities, Bk. 15, Ch. 11, Par. 3
3 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 15:1-10.
4 Guthrie, et. al. eds., The New Bible Commentary: Revised, p. 959.
5 Kostenberger, Encountering John, p. 159.
6 Burge, John’s Gospel, The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary, p. 131.
7 Tenney, John, The Gospel of Belief, p. 227.
8 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 15:8.
9 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 15:1-10.
10 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 285.
11 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 15:3.
Barker and Kohlenberger add concerning pruning: “Dead wood is worse than fruitlessness, for dead wood can harbor disease and decay. An untrimmed vine will develop long rambling branches that produce little fruit because most of the strength of the vine is given to growing wood.” (Barker & Kohlenberger, p. 350).
12 Robertson, Robertson’s Word Pictures of the New Testament, v. 15:4.
13 Tenney, John, The Gospel of Belief, p. 228.
14 Kostenberger, Encountering John, p. 161.
15 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible; Commentary on John, v. 15:2.
16 Kretzmann, Kretzmann’s Popular Commentary, vs. 15:6-10.
17 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 15:7.
18 Barnes, Barnes’ Notes on the New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 15:9.
19 Marcus Chown, The Quantum Zoo, A Tourist’s Guide to the Neverending Universe, pp. 28, 59.
20 ABC News, July 31, 2007.
21 Tenney, John, The Gospel of Belief, p. 229.
22 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, pp. 286-287.
23 Quoted in Clarke, The Adam Clarke Commentary , Commentary on John, v. 15:12.
24 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 15:3.
25 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 15:10.
26 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 286.
27 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 15:14.
28 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, v. 15:17.
29 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 15:18-21.
30 Ibid.
31 “World Watch List,” Open Doors, www.world watchlist.us/world.watch-list-countries.
32 John L. Allen Jr., The Global War on Christians (New York: Image, 2013), p. 33.
33 Ibid., p. 35.
34 Ibid., p. 9.
35 Kostenberger, Encountering John, p. 164.
36 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, vs. 15:18-19.
37 Ibid., vs. 15:20-21.
38 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 352.
39 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 15:22.
40 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, vs. 15:23-24.
41 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1108.
42 Prophecy Today, Jan/Feb 1998, p. 11.
43 David Reagan, God’s Plan ForThe Ages (McKinney, TX: Lamb & Lion Ministries, 2005), p. 269.
44 Philip Jenkins, The Next Christendom (Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press, 2002), pp. 71, 89.
45 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 15:26-27.
CHAPTER 16
1 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 16:1.
2 Ibid., v. 15:2.
3 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1109.
4 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 16:2.
5 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 317.
6 Quoted in Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 16:2.
7 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 303.
Barker & Kohnelberger add: “The Apocalypse indicates a wide break between the church and the synagogue at the end of the first century (Rev. 2:9; 3:9); those who professed faith in Jesus were completely disowned by their Jewish compatriots.” (Barker & Kohlenberger, p. 353).
8 Jim Gerrish, Does God Play Favorites? (Minneapolis: Cornerstone Publishing, 2000, 2003), pp. 188-189.
9 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 615.
10 Quoted in Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 16:1-4.
11 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 16:3.
12 Burge, John’s Gospel, The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary, p. 135.
13 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 616.
14 Guthrie, et. al. eds., The New Bible Commentary: Revised, p. 960.
15 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 353.
16 Guthrie, et. al. eds., The New Bible Commentary: Revised, p. 960.
17 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 353.
18 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 303.
“The Advocate comes to the believers, which implies that his ministry to the world (16:8-11) is through them (cf. Neh. 9:30).”
19 Peter Marshall and David Manuel, Sounding Forth The Trumpet (Grand Rapid: Fleming H. Revell, 1997), pp. 423-24.
20 Quoted in Michael L. Brown, Whatever Happened to the Power of God (Shippenburg, PA: Destiny Image Publishers, 1991), pp. 70-71.
21 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible; Commentary on John, vs. 16:5-7.
22 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 303.
23 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 319.
24 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 16:5-11.
25 John D. Hannah, Our Legacy, The History of Christian Doctrine (Colorado Springs: Navpress, 2001), p. 341.
26 Tenney, John, The Gospel of Belief, p. 237.
27 Paul Johnson, A History of the Jews (NY: Harper & Roe, 1987), p.159.
28 James D. Kennedy, Why the Ten Commandments Matter (New York: Time Warner Book Group, 2005), p. 129.
29 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 354.
30 Tenney, John, The Gospel of Belief, p. 236.
31 Abbot-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament , p. 116.
32 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible; Commentary on John, vs. 16:8-11.
33 Meyer, F. B. Meyer’s ‘Through the Bible’ Commentary, vs. 16:1-11.
Bruce adds: “…Behind the men who acted as Jesus’ prosecutors and judges stood the adversary-in-chief, ‘the ruler of this world’…Now it is this world’s judgment; he said; ‘now the ruler of this world is to be cast out’ (Jn. 12:31).” (Bruce, p. 319).
34 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible; Commentary on John, vs. 16:12-15.
35 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 16:12-15.
36 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 622.
37 Tenney, John, The Gospel of Belief, p. 239.
38 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, vs. 16:14-15.
39 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 622.
40 Guthrie, et. al. eds., The New Bible Commentary: Revised, p. 961.
41 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 16:18.
42 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 16:19.
43 Ibid., v. 16:21.
Barclay adds: “The Jews believed that all time was divided into two ages— the present age and the age to come. The present age was wholly bad and wholly under condemnation; the age to come was the golden age of God. In between the two ages, preceding the coming of the Messiah, who would bring in the new age, there lay the Day of the Lord; and the Day of the Lord was to be a terrible day, when the world would be shattered into fragments before the golden age would dawn. The Jews were in the habit of calling that terrible between-time ‘the birth travail of the days of the Messiah.’” (Barclay, vs: 16:16-24).
44 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 291.
45 Stedman, John, Who Is This Man, vs. 16:5-33.
46 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, v. 16:24.
47 Ibid., v. 16:28.
48 Hymnary Organization http://www.hymnary.org/text/my_lord_has_garments_so_wondrous_fine
49 https://theinnerkingdom.wordpress.com/2011/03/31/st-simeon-the-new-theologian-on-his-relationship-with-god/
50 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 16:20-33.
51 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 16:32.
52 Barnes, Barnes’ Notes on the New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 16:32.
CHAPTER 17
1 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 634.
2 Kretzmann, Kretzmann’s Popular Commentary, vs. 17:1-5.
3 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 17:1-5.
4 Hymnary Organization. http://www.hymnary.org/text/in_the_cross_of_christ_i_glory_towering
5 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 356.
6 Burge, John’s Gospel, The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary, p. 140.
7 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible; Commentary on John, v. 17:1.
8 Tenney, John, The Gospel of Belief, p. 244.
9 Pearcey, Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from Its Cultural Captivity, p. 387.
10 Ibid., p. 395.
11 Kostenberger, Encountering John, p. 170.
“As the Son, Jesus voluntarily submits to the Father. The doctrine of the eternal subordination of the Son has recently come under attack by some who seek to limit the Son’s subordination to his temporary earthly state of existence.”
12 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 17:1-5.
13 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 17:2.
14 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1111.
15 Tenney, John, The Gospel of Belief, p. 244.
16 Ibid., p. 246.
17 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 17:3.
18 Quoted in Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 17:3.
Overman adds: “Following Marcel and Kierkegaard one may argue that the most powerful form of knowledge is not empirical, but an encounter or personal acquaintance with the divine.” Dean L. Overman, A Case For The Existence of God (New York: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2009), p. 158.
19 Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, Commentary on John, v. 17:3.
20 Kostenberger, Encountering John, p. 171.
21 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 640.
22 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 17:6.
23 Guthrie, et. al. eds., The New Bible Commentary: Revised, p. 962.
24 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 17:1-5.
25 Ray Stedman, Commentary on 2 Timothy 3:1-9. http://www.raystedman.org/new-testament/timothy.
26 Burge, John’s Gospel, The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary, p. 141.
Utley adds, that “world” is, “human society organized and functioning apart from God.” (Utley, v. 17:9).
27 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 17:10.
28 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 643.
29 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 17:6-8.
30 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 663.
31 Tenney, John, The Gospel of Belief, p. 249.
32 Robertson, Robertson’s Word Pictures of the New Testament, v. 17:12.
33 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 296.
34 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 357.
35 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 646.
36 Burge, John’s Gospel, The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary, p. 141.
37 Tim Challies, The Next Story, Life and Faith after The Digital Explosion (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2011), p. 171.
38 Morris, The Gospel According to John, pp. 647-48.
39 Clarke, The Adam Clarke Commentary , Commentary on John, v. 17:19.
40 Kostenberger, Encountering John, p. 172.
41 Meyer, F. B. Meyer’s ‘Through the Bible’ Commentary, vs. 17:18-26.
42 Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, Commentary on John, v. 17:26.
CHAPTER 18
1 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 339.
2 Burge, John’s Gospel, The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary, p. 144.
3 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 18:1-11.
Utley adds: “Gardens were not allowed in Jerusalem because the necessary fertilizer made it unclean. Many wealthy persons, therefore, owned vineyards, orchards, etc. on the Mount of Olives.” (Utley, v. 18:1).
4 Burge, John’s Gospel, The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary, p. 144.
5 Ibid., p. 143.
6 Tenney, John, The Gospel of Belief, p. 253.
7 Clarke, The Adam Clarke Commentary , Commentary on John, v. 18:1.
8 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 340.
9 Burge, John’s Gospel, The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary, p. 144.
10 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 18:1-11.
11 Burge, John’s Gospel, The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary, p. 145.
12 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 359.
13 Burge, John’s Gospel, The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary, p. 144.
14 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 341.
15 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, vs. 18:4-6.
16 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1114.
17 Burge, John’s Gospel, The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary, p. 145.
18 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 359.
19 Ibid.
20 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 114.
21 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, vs. 18:13-14.
22 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 18:12-14.
23 Our son Yoni has been a lecturer and registered tour guide in Israel for over 25 years. On several occasions we have gone with him to examine this very large and opulent building that lies under the Old City of Jerusalem. It is quite near the Western Wall and would have given the priests quick access to the temple compound. Apparently, scholarly eyes are now turning to this complex as the real house of the high priest.
24 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 665.
25 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 18:15.
26 Clarke, The Adam Clarke Commentary , Commentary on John, v. 18:15.
27 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 300.
28 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible; Commentary on John, vs. 18:15-18.
29 Stedman, John, Who Is This Man, vs. 18:1f.
30 Burge, John’s Gospel, The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary, p. 147.
Guzik adds: “Jesus wasn’t being uncooperative, only asserting his legal right. There was to be no formal charge until witnesses had been heard and been found to be truthful…It was the High Priest’s duty to call forth the witnesses first, beginning with those for the defense. These basic legal protections for the accused under Jewish law were not observed in the trial of Jesus.” (Guzik, vs. 18:19-24).
31 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 307.
32 Clarke, The Adam Clarke Commentary , Commentary on John, v. 18:19.
33 Kostenberger, Encountering John, p. 177.
34 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 18:12-14.
35 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 360.
36 Barnes, Barnes’ Notes on the New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 18:23.
37 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 345.
38 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 18:27.
39 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 18:25-27.
40 Burge, John’s Gospel, The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary, p. 147.
41 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 18:28.
42 Additional notes on the timing of Passover:
Utley adds: “…This verse is the center of a controversy over an apparent historical discrepancy between the Synoptic Gospels, which assert that Jesus ate the Passover meal with his disciples (cf. Matt. 26:17; Mark 14:12; Luke 22:1), and John, which asserts that this took place the day before (Thursday), the preparation day of the traditional Passover feast.” (Utley, v. 18:28).
Morris expounds on other oddities: “There is no mention of the characteristic articles eaten in the Passover feast, namely the paschal victim and the bitter herbs…The coming of Simon from the fields (Mk. 15:21), which seems to mean that he had been working…There is a Jewish tradition that Jesus was executed “on the eve of the Passover: (Sanh. 43a)…buy what was needed for the Feast (13:29)…to avoid ceremonial uncleanness …they wanted to be able to eat the Passover” (18:28) [that night]. (Morris, p. 685, 86).
Morris continues: “[Concerning the Qumran Sectarians] “They had strong views on the calendar and refused to abide by the rules of the Temple authorities. Matthew Black says forthrightly, ‘we can be certain that the Qumran sectarians or Essenes…did celebrate the Passover in the year of the Crucifixion at a different time from the official time promulgated by the Jerusalem temple authorities… The most natural reading of John shows that Jesus was crucified at the very time the Passover victims were slain in the Temple.” (Morris, p. 694).
43 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible; Commentary on John, vs. 18:28-32.
44 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1115.
45 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 350.
46 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 361.
47 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 676.
48 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 18:28-40.
49 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 351.
50 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 18:31.
51 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 678.
52 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 18:28-40.
53 Tenney, John, The Gospel of Belief, p. 259.
54 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 680.
55 Guthrie, et. al. eds., The New Bible Commentary: Revised, p. 964.
56 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 362.
57 https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/James_Russell_Lowell
58 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 303.
59 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 309.
60 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 683.
61 Ibid., p. 684.
CHAPTER 19
1 Burge, John’s Gospel, The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary, p. 150.
2 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 19:1.
3 Burge, John’s Gospel, The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary, p. 153.
Keener adds: “flogging and scourging much more severe, were part of the death sentence. Because Pilate has not yet pronounced sentence, the beating Jesus receives is a lesser one.” (Keener, p. 310).
4 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 358.
5 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 310.
Morris adds: “The purple garment will be the chlamys (Matt. 27:28), a cloak worn by military officers and men in high position…” (Morris, p. 700).
6 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 303.
7 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, v. 19:2.
8 Stedman, John, Who Is This Man, vs. 19:4-42.
9 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, v. 19:1.
10 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 359.
11 Guthrie, et. al. eds., The New Bible Commentary: Revised, p. 964.
12 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 19:1-16.
13 Tenney, John, The Gospel of Belief, p. 263.
14 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 363.
Burge augments: “…he undoubtedly was highly superstitious. The idea that in some fashion gods could appear in the world was not uncommon…” (Burge, p. 151).
15 Guthrie, et. al. eds., The New Bible Commentary: Revised, p. 964.
16 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 362.
17 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 311.
Burge again comments: “… the Emperor Tiberius had a firm reputation for eliminating his enemies swiftly…Jewish delegations had been known for traveling to the Roman Senate to complain about the word of governors and careers had been put in danger…The fate of Jesus has returned to politics.” (Burge, p. 152).
18 Ibid.
19 Ibid.
20 Clarke, The Adam Clarke Commentary , Commentary on John, v. 19:13.
21 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 311.
22 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, v. 19:13.
23 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 311.
24 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1117.
25 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 19:15.
26 Meyer, F. B. Meyer’s ‘Through the Bible’ Commentary, vs. 19:10-17.
27 Stedman, John, Who Is This Man, vs. 19:4-42.
28 Quoted in Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible; Commentary on John, vs. 19:1-4.
Burge adds: “While Jesus had been given a remedial flogging by Pilate’s men, now the soldiers inflict the verberatio…” (Burge, p. 153).
29 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 19:1-16.
30 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 310.
31 Tenney, John, The Gospel of Belief, p. 265.
32 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 366.
33 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 19:17-22.
34 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 312.
35 Associates For Biblical Research. http://www.biblearchaeology.org/post/2009/10/15/Rethinking-The-Crucified-Man-From-Give28099at-Ha-Mivtar.aspx
36 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 364.
37 Quoted in Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 305.
38 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 368.
39 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 713.
40 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 306.
41 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 19: 17-22.
42 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 365.
43 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 19:20.
44 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 19: 17-22.
45 Clarke, The Adam Clarke Commentary , Commentary on John, v. 19:22.
46 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 19: 23-24.
47 Ibid., vs. 19:25-27.
48 Guthrie, et. al. eds., The New Bible Commentary: Revised, p. 964.
Morris adds: “‘…his mother’ and ‘his mother’s sister,’ who are then given their names. There are three if we equate ‘his mother’s sister’ with ‘the wife of Cleopas,’ but this would involve two sisters both with the name ‘Mary,’ which seems very improbably. It is most natural to understand John to mean four women, the first two described, the third and fourth named. Thus four believing women stood by the cross…” (Morris, pp. 716-717).
49 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 19:25-27.
50 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 313.
51 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 19:25-27.
52 Barnes, Barnes’ Notes on the New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 19:27.
53 Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 19:26-27.
54 Barnes, Barnes’ Notes on the New Testament, Commentary on John, vs. 19:28-30.
55 Stedman, John, Who Is This Man, vs. 19:4-42.
56 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, v. 19:28.
57 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 19:28-30.
58 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 313.
59 Tenney, John, The Gospel of Belief, p. 267.
60 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 19:29.
61 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 307.
62 Some have gone to the great and painstaking task of checking the stages of the moon in the early centuries. Many scholars feel that Jesus was probably crucified in the year AD 30. In that year the fourteenth of the Hebrew month of Nisan fell on Thursday. Thus, the day of Jesus’ crucifixion would have been on Thursday and not on Friday according to this scientific evidence. The Day of Preparation mentioned would then have been for the Passover Sabbath and not for the normal Sabbath. In effect, there would have been two Sabbaths in close proximity to each other. The interesting use of “Sabbaths” (sabbaton) in the plural in Matthew 28:1 seems to corroborate the passing of two Sabbaths while Jesus was asleep in the tomb. (James Burton Coffman, Commentary on Mark, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, v. 15:42. (Abilene TX: Christian University Press, 1983-1999).http://www.studylight.org/com/bcc/view.cgi?book=mr&chapter=001>.
63 Robertson, Robertson’s Word Pictures of the New Testament, v. 19:31.
64 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 375.
65 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 314.
66 Tenney, John, The Gospel of Belief, p. 269.
67 Hymnary Org. https://hymnary.org/text/rock_of_ages_cleft_for_me_let_me_hide
68 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 728.
69 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 308.
70 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 729.
71 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 367.
72 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 315.
73 Guthrie, et. al. eds., The New Bible Commentary: Revised, p. 965.
74 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 19:41.
CHAPTER 20
1 Quoted in Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 310.
Keener adds: “Ancient Jewish men did not accept women as reliable witnesses for most legal purposes…” (Keener, p. 316).
2 Stedman, John, Who Is This Man, vs. 20:1-18.
3 Ibid.
4 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 735.
5 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 20:1-10.
Wiersbe elaborates: “…They lay there like an empty cocoon, still retaining the shape of Jesus’ body…The only way those linen clothes could be left in that condition would be if Jesus passed through them as he arose from the dead.” (Wiersbe, p. 310).
Guthrie adds: “ The precise positioning of the different cloths is carefully noted. The isolated napkin suggests that Jesus left the grave clothes without disturbing them.” (Guthrie, p. 965).
6 Robertson, Robertson’s Word Pictures of the New Testament, v. 20:6.
7 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 368.
8 Guthrie, et. al. eds., The New Bible Commentary: Revised, p. 965.
9 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 20:11.
10 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible; Commentary on John, vs. 20:11-13.
11 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 311.
12 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, vs. 20:13-14.
13 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 20:13.
14 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 740.
15 Clarke, The Adam Clarke Commentary , Commentary on John, v. 20:15.
16 Meyer, F. B. Meyer’s ‘Through the Bible’ Commentary, vs. 20:11-18.
17 Clarke, The Adam Clarke Commentary , Commentary on John, v. 20:16.
18 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 369.
19 Kari Job. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4crRPpqoW4
20 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 20:11-18.
21 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 317.
22 Kostenberger, Encountering John, p. 183.
23 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 312.
24 Ibid.
25 Stedman, John, Who Is This Man, vs. 20:1-18.
26 Kostenberger, Encountering John, p. 182.
27 Tenney, John, The Gospel of Belief, p. 272.
28 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 313.
29 Cited in Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 20:19-23.
30 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 20:23.
31 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, v. 20:23.
32 Pearcey, Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from Its Cultural Captivity, p. 293.
33 Dinesh D’Souza, What’s So Great About Christianity (Washington: Regenery Publishing Inc., 2007), p. 8.
34 Quoted in Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 20:24-29.
35 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 20:26.
36 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 315.
37 Guthrie, et. al. eds., The New Bible Commentary: Revised, p. 966.
38 Meyer, F. B. Meyer’s ‘Through the Bible’ Commentary, vs. 20:26-31.
39 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 20:28.
Guthrie adds: “Thomas answered him, ‘My Lord and my God’ This marks the highest level of faith recorded in this Gospel.” (Guthrie, p. 966).
40 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, pp. 370-71.
41 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 20: 24-29.
42 Guthrie, et. al. eds., The New Bible Commentary: Revised, p. 966.
43 Bruce, The Gospel of John, pp. 395-96.
44 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on John, v. 20:30.
45 Kostenberger, Encountering John, p. 187.
CHAPTER 21
1 Burge, John’s Gospel, The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary, p. 398.
2 Ibid., p. 159.
3 Nun, The Sea of Galilee and its Fishermen In the New Testament, p. 5.
4 Rousseau & Arav, Jesus & His World, p.189.
5 Ibid., p. 28.
6 Ibid., pp. 27-28.
7 Ibid., p. 29.
8 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 317.
9 Quoted in Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible; Commentary on John, vs. 21:1-3.
10 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, vs. 21:4-5.
11 Quoted in Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on John, vs. 21:1-14.
12 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 318.
13 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 373.
14 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1121.
15 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters, v. 21:9.
16 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 373.
17 Nun, The Sea of Galilee and its Fishermen In the New Testament, pp. 5-7.
18 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible; Commentary on John, vs. 21:7-14.
19 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 317.
20 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 401.
21 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 373.
22 Bruce, The Gospel of John, p. 402.
23 Robertson, Robertson’s Word Pictures of the New Testament, v. 21:15.
24 Tenney, John, The Gospel of Belief, p. 291.
Kostenberger adds: “It is apparent that in all these instances the use of similar expressions clearly serves the purpose of stylistic variation. We conclude that the variation of verbs for love in the present passage is not significant for understanding John’s message.” (Kostenberger, p. 194).
25 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 771.
26 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1121.
27 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 772.
28 Kostenberger, Encountering John, p. 194.
29 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 773.
30 Alexander Roberts & James Donaldson, eds., The Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. 3 (Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1989), p. 648.
31 Barker & Kohlenberger, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, p. 374.
32 Ibid., p. 374.
33 Clarke, The Adam Clarke Commentary , Commentary on John, v. 21:22.
34 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, v. 21:24.
35 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament , p. 319.
36 Morris, The Gospel According to John, p. 777.