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Christ's Interview with Nicodemus
CHRIST'S INTERVIEW WITH NICODEMUS. We found, in the close of the foregoing chapter, that few were brought to Christ at Jerusalem; yet here was one, a considerable one. It is worth while to go a great way for the salvati…
John's Testimony to Christ
JOHN'S TESTIMONY TO CHRIST. In these verses we have, I. Christ's removal into the land of Judea (John 3:22), and there he tarried with his disciples. Observe, 1. Our Lord Jesus, after he entered upon his public work, tr…
Christ's Journey into Galilee
CHRIST'S JOURNEY INTO GALILEE. We read of Christ's coming into Judea (John 3:22), after he had kept the feast at Jerusalem; and now he left Judea four months before harvest, as is said here (John 4:35); so that it is co…
Christ at the Well of Samaria
CHRIST AT THE WELL OF SAMARIA. We have here an account of the good Christ did in Samaria, when he passed through that country in his way to Galilee. The Samaritans, both in blood and religion, were mongrel Jews, the pos…
Christ at the Well of Samaria
CHRIST AT THE WELL OF SAMARIA. We have here the remainder of the story of what happened when Christ was in Samaria, after the long conference he had with the woman. I. The interruption given to this discourse by the dis…
The Nobleman's Son Restored
THE NOBLEMAN'S SON RESTORED. In these verses we have, I. Christ's coming into Galilee, John 4:43. Though he was as welcome among the Samaritans as he could be any where, and had better success, yet after two days he lef…
The Cure at the Pool of Bethesda
THE CURE AT THE POOL OF BETHESDA. This miraculous cure is not recorded by any other of the evangelists, who confine themselves mostly to the miracles wrought in Galilee, but John relates those wrought at Jerusalem. Conc…
Christ's Discourse with the Jews; All Judgment Committed to Christ; The Christian Charter
CHRIST'S DISCOURSE WITH THE JEWS; ALL JUDGMENT COMMITTED TO CHRIST; THE CHRISTIAN CHARTER. We have here Christ's discourse upon occasion of his being accused as a sabbath-breaker, and it seems to be his vindication of h…
Christ Proves His Divine Mission; Infidelity of the Jews Reproved
CHRIST PROVES HIS DIVINE MISSION; INFIDELITY OF THE JEWS REPROVED. In these verses our Lord Jesus proves and confirms the commission he had produced, and makes it out that he was sent of God to be the Messiah. I. He set…
The Five Thousand Fed
THE FIVE THOUSAND FED. We have here an account of Christ's feeding five thousand men with five loaves and two fishes, which miracle is in this respect remarkable, that it is the only passage of the actions of Christ's l…
Christ Walks on the Water
CHRIST WALKS ON THE WATER. Here is, I. Christ's retirement from the multitude. 1. Observe what induced him to retire; because he perceived that those who acknowledged him to be that prophet that should come into the wor…
Christ's Discourse with the Multitude
CHRIST'S DISCOURSE WITH THE MULTITUDE. In these verses we have, I. The careful enquiry which the people made after Christ, John 6:23-24. They saw the disciples go to sea; they saw Christ retire to the mountain, probably…
Christ the True Bread from Heaven; Christ Welcomes All that Come to Him; Necessity of Feeding upon Christ
CHRIST THE TRUE BREAD FROM HEAVEN; CHRIST WELCOMES ALL THAT COME TO HIM; NECESSITY OF FEEDING UPON CHRIST. Whether this conference was with the Capernaites, in whose synagogue Christ now was, or with those who came from…
Christ's Discourse with His Disciples; The Effect of Christ's Discourse; The Character of Judas
CHRIST'S DISCOURSE WITH HIS DISCIPLES; THE EFFECT OF CHRIST'S DISCOURSE; THE CHARACTER OF JUDAS. We have here an account of the effects of Christ's discourse. Some were offended and others edified by it; some driven fro…
Christ's Discourse with His Brethren; The Rumours Respecting Christ
CHRIST'S DISCOURSE WITH HIS BRETHREN; THE RUMOURS RESPECTING CHRIST. We have here, I. The reason given why Christ spent more of his time in Galilee than in Judea (John 7:1): because the Jews, the people in Judea and Jer…
Christ at the Feast of Tabernacles
CHRIST AT THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES. Here is, I. Christ's public preaching in the temple (John 7:14): He went up into the temple, and taught, according to his custom when he was at Jerusalem. His business was to preach t…
The Gospel Invitation
THE GOSPEL INVITATION. In these verses we have, I. Christ's discourse, with the explication of it, John 7:37-39. It is probable that these are only short hints of what he enlarged upon, but they have in them the substan…
The Officers' Testimony of Christ
THE OFFICERS' TESTIMONY OF CHRIST. The chief priests and Pharisees are here in a close cabal, contriving how to suppress Christ; though this was the great day of the feast, they attended not the religious services of th…
The Woman Taken in Adultery
THE WOMAN TAKEN IN ADULTERY. Though Christ was basely abused in the foregoing chapter, both by the rulers and by the people, yet here we have him still at Jerusalem, still in the temple. How often would he have gathered…
Christ's Discourse with the Pharisees
CHRIST'S DISCOURSE WITH THE PHARISEES. The rest of the chapter is taken up with debates between Christ and contradicting sinners, who cavilled at the most gracious words that proceeded out of his mouth. It is not certai…
Christ's Discourse with the Pharisees
CHRIST'S DISCOURSE WITH THE PHARISEES. Christ here gives fair warning to the careless unbelieving Jews to consider what would be the consequence of their infidelity, that they might prevent it before it was too late; fo…
Christ's Discourse with the Pharisees
CHRIST'S DISCOURSE WITH THE PHARISEES. We have in these verses, I. A comfortable doctrine laid down concerning the spiritual liberty of Christ's disciples, intended for the encouragement of those Jews that believed. Chr…
Christ's Discourse with the Pharisees
CHRIST'S DISCOURSE WITH THE PHARISEES. Here Christ and the Jews are still at issue; he sets himself to convince and convert them, while they still set themselves to contradict and oppose him. I. He here traces the diffe…
Christ's Discourse with the Pharisees
CHRIST'S DISCOURSE WITH THE PHARISEES. Here is, I. The malice of hell breaking out in the base language which the unbelieving Jews gave to our Lord Jesus. Hitherto they had cavilled at his doctrine, and had made invidio…