Jesus is speaking of living water which is spiritual ultimately this is a johannine figure for the holy spirit, cf. Following that conflict, the two satanic figureheads are cast into the lake of fire. The gospel writers, under inspiration, had the right and godgiven ability to select, arrange, and adapt and summarize jesus acts and words to clearly communicate to selected audiences, jews matthew, romans mark. That the resurrection is an essential part of the christian message is evident throughout the new testament. Jesus love and trust in john was illustrated as the lord entrusts the care of his mother to john when hanging upon the cross john 19. So she came running to simon peter and the other disciple, the one jesus loved, and said, they. The sepulchre found empty, and the graveclothes in good order, john 20.
John 20 commentary william barclays daily study bible. Mary magdalene, coming early to the sepulchre, finds it empty, and runs and tells peter, 1,2. Mark chapter 4 coffmans commentary of the new testament. Now on the first day of the week mary magdalene came early to the tomb, while it was still dark, and saw the stone already taken away from the tomb. Verses 12 it was very early on the first day of the week and still dark, when mary of magdala came to the tomb.
New international commentary on the old testament nicot. John 20 is the twentieth chapter of the gospel of john in the bible. This chapter relates the journey of the lord and his disciples through samaria john 4. Adam clarkes bible commentary john 20 john 19 john 21. However, i have attempted to make the concepts as simple as possible. John 20 the empty tomb 1 early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, mary magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. She saw that the stone had been moved away from the tomb. Jul 25, 2016 verses 118 are the prologue to the gospel of john. The son is co equal with the father and holy spirit. Peter and john run to the tomb, and find all as mary had reported, john 20. He saw the strips of linen cloth lying there, but he did not go in.
It was very early on the first day of the week and still dark, when mary of magdala came to the tomb. Please use the arrows to go to next or previous chapter. An easyenglish bible version and commentary 2800 word vocabulary on the book of 1 john. Mary magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the lord, and that he had spoken these things unto her to a woman was this honor given to be the first that saw the risen r edeemer, and that woman was not his mother. John 20 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. Partner with the blb disclaimer multiverse retrieval. Click the commentary tab or pulldown menu for a full selection of commentaries over any bible passage you are researching. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. John 1 the word became flesh 1 in the beginning was the word, and the word was with god, and the word was god.
He is the senior pastor of castleview baptist church in indianapolis. The gospel of john for youth commentary by pastor ron beckham. This is the best explanation i know for when the sabbath day changed. It relates how mary magdalene went to the tomb of jesus and found it empty. Andrews free online bible commentary contains notes from the life for today commentaries which provides notes for about half of the verses. Dr carson engages with some of the secondary literature of john, showing both a willingness to learn from it and independence of judgement. In the prologue, the evangelist declared, in the beginning was the word, and. John chapter 20 discover the 66 books of the bible. The proofs of christs resurrection, which we have in this chapter, are i. John 4 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on the. From the first page to the last page of this book, the entire intent has been to exalt jesus. Two angels appearing to mary magdalene at the sepulchre, john 20. John 20 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Jesus himself appears to her, and sends her with a message to the disciples, 1418.
John leaned on the lords breast at the last supper john. John exhibited great zeal for jesus and his teachings. Akin, and tony merida, this new commentary series, projected to be 48 volumes, takes a christcentered approach to expositing each book of the bible. Max anders is creator and series editor of the holman new testament commentary. Next chapter of john the book of john, chapter 20 we hope that you find the content of the book of john, chapter 20 from the douay rheims version of the catholic bible helpful to your bible studies and for references which allow you to read the books and individual verses of this chapter. John 20 commentary commentary critical and explanatory.
She saw that the stone had been moved away from the tomb and came running to simon peter and the other. We have just added many new sources, including the expositors bible commentary, bengels gnomon, langes commentary, hastings great texts and many more. The sabbath was changed from saturday to sunday when christ arose from the dead. This theme is apparent right from the beginning john 1. Robertsons word pictures, broadman press, 1960, john 6. Then said the chief priests of the jews to pilate, write not, the king of the jews. Gospel of john chapter 20 john karmelich if people ask. And that, in the kingdom of the messiah, the first day of the week should be that solemn day, was pointed out, in that christ on that day once and again met his disciples in a religious assembly. This document has been generated from xsl extensible stylesheet language source with renderx xep formatter, version 3. The resurrection chapter, in 1 st corinthians, is an extended illustration of that thought. John states the purpose and theme of his gospel in that it was written so that those who read it would believe that jesus is the christ, the son of god and that in. John, ended with this chapter, and that the following chapter was added by the church of ephesus. Johns account of the resurrection appearances is highly structured. A second major theme of the gospel is that eternal life has been made available through jesus christ, a life which is given to all who truly believe in him as messiah and son of god john 20.
The deity of christ sounds the keynote of the gospel. John 20 new american bible revised edition nabre chapter 20. John 3 the new birth if we were asked to read to a dying man who did not know the gospel, we should probably select this chapter as the most suitable one for such an occasion. Of such a being, and in that context, as john was at constant pains to demonstrate, the resurrection was to have been expected. He appears to the disciples, gives the fullest proof of the reality of his resurrection. This chapter unfolds the devils destiny afterwards. James rosscup writes this work gnomon, originally issued in 1742, has considerable comment on the greek, flavoring the effort with judicious details about the spiritual life. Study guide for john 20 by david guzik blue letter bible. Small group questions what are ways our society tempts us to walk. Exalting jesus in john christcentered exposition commentary.
For further comments on miracles and why they ceased, see my commentary on hebrews, pp. We are up to john chapter 20 in our study and we are considering tonight the reality of the resurrection. A commentary based on the niv, which unfolds the teaching of the fourth gospel. All a witness can do is share what he or she knows to be true.
Eight days after, jesus appears again to the disciples, thomas being present, to whom he gives the proofs he had desired, john 20. John 20, international childrens bible icb the bible app. Whitcomb, they all follow a similar script and are all similarly useful for study, instruction, and even general reading i am currently reading the daniel commentary just for. Additional notes are available in the expanded living commentary, containing footnotes on over 23,000 of the 31,000 bible verses. The daniel everyday bible commentary series is very nicely done. Witnesses to the resurrection in these chapters, jesus makes the following appearances to his disciples in judea. Thomas is convinced, and makes a noble confession, john 20. The word became flesh in the beginning was the word, and the word was with god, and the word was god.
If he be imprisoned for our debt, and lie by it, we are undone, 1 co. This chapter may be viewed as one of the most important in scripture, not merely for the truly marvelous things said of love, but also for the firm word therein regarding the cessation of the miraculous age. Peter and john run to the tomb, and find all as mary had reported, 310. The gospel according to john commentary by david brown chapter 1 jhn 1. In the prologue, the evangelist declared, in the beginning was the word, and the word was with god, and the word was god. Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, mary magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. Grotius has conjectured that the gospel, as written by st. Jesus appears to her and speaks of his resurrection and dispatches mary to tell the news to the disciples. Jesus noted the zeal when calling john and his brother. They have taken the lord out of the tomb, she said, and we dont know where they have. This chapter concluded johns proof of the resurrection of jesus christ.
As far back as the first chapter of this gospel, john the baptist spoke of. He went into the tomb and saw the strips of linen lying there. Commentary on the gospel of john previous page next page. He is the author of more than 20 books, including 30 days to understanding the bible. In both cases, though, these were signs to demonstrate that jesus is who he claims to be and it brings him right back to the purpose statement at the end of john chapter 20, therefore many other signs jesus also performed in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book. The concluding chapter, which is chapter three, discusses the growth of the ministry of jesus as well as the decline of the ministry of john the baptist. The context this gospel is a richly woven tapestry that derives its richness from interrelated threads. He saw the strips of linen lying there, 7 as well as the cloth that had been wrapped around jesus. The first day of the week cometh mary magdalene early, when it was. Pilate answered, what i have written i have written. John 1 niv the word became flesh in the bible gateway.
This chapter records the appearances of jesus to his own followers. In chapter 20 we have, in a summary of several of the leading facts among those which took place after the resurrection of jesus, a picture of all the consequences of that great event, in immediate connection with the grace that produced them, and with the affections that ought to be seen in the faithful when again brought into relationship with the lord. Although the moody bible series is written by several authors, with the daniel book written by john c. Commentaries for john chapter 20 the climax of the glorification continues. If christ gave his life a ransom, and had not taken it again, it would not have appeared that his giving it was accepted as satisfaction. Exalting jesus in john is part of the christcentered exposition commentary series. In the beginning of all time and created existence, for this word gave it being jhn 1. John 20 commentary matthew henrys complete commentary.
In prior chapters, john described his vision of the final judgments on earth, leading up to the defeat of the antichrist and the false prophet at armageddon. John chapter 20 words in red in the scriptures are the words of jesusverse 1. Study john 20 using matthew henry bible commentary complete to better understand. We continue in our verse by verse bible study through the book of ephesians on sunday mornings with pastor jon geraci at calvary south denver in littleton co. Johns gospel free bible commentary in easy english. John 20 bible commentary matthew henry complete christianity. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. In these chapters, jesus makes the following appearances to his. Mary magdalene, coming early to the sepulchre, finds it empty, and runs and tells peter, john 20. John 20, new international version niv the bible app.
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