Jesus now moves from jerusalem into the area near to it. Known for his expository works on all of scripture and for compiling a practical book of theology for his congregation, he is most famous for his passionate defense of calvinism and the sovereignty of god in all situations. John 4 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. The man believed the word that jesus spake unto him, and. Lifeway provides a variety of bible commentaries to help people study and teach the bible. He stays two days with them, and goes into galilee, john 4. The eight handbooks were dedicated to people who, in different ways, had a significant influence in my life and ministry. Commentary on the gospel of john chapter 4 bible truth.
Jesus applied himself more to preaching, which was the more excellent, 1co 1. John part 1 10 lessons covering john 16 with lesson six a study on being born again and lesson ten a topical study on jesus disciples. People were flocking to jesus rapidly, and his disciples were baptizing people in droves. Includes topical study on the feasts lessons 24 and topical study on sheep. Free bible commentary on johns gospel in easy english.
We have enlisted hundreds of friends biblical scholars, theologians, homileticians and pastors dedicated to the craft of biblical preaching to provide you timely, compelling and trustworthy content. An outstanding commentary that does just about everything an evangelical student or teacher of the bible could possibly want from a commentary on john. However, the john rylands fragment, discovered in the 1920s, has been documented to be a small portion of a copy of the gospel of john dated between ad 125 and 150. When therefore the lord knew that the pharisees had heard that jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than john. This is part 6 in a 23part study on the book of john.
Pastor macarthur has also written several bestselling books, including the macarthur study bible, the. John introduces the story of the revelation of the glory of god 1. On his informing her that he was the messiah, she leaves her pitcher, and goes to inform her townsmen, john 4. This volume of the word commentary series does have some excellent points which deserve commendation. The context chapter 3 records the visit of nicodemus to jesus 3. His discourse with his disciples in her absence, john 4. The eight handbooks were dedicated to people who, in different ways, had a. He teaches us that the benefit of sacraments depends not on the hand that administers them. The working preacher team believes that god uses good biblical preaching to change lives. Make offer 1, 2, and 3 john the story of god bible commentary campbell, constantine r. Precept upon precept precept ministries international inductive study. Jul 19, 2008 the gospel of john is one of the most popular and beloved books in the bible, and this fact is reflected in the sheer number of available commentaries on the book.
Verse 1 when therefore the lord knew that the pharisees had heard that jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than john. Were looking at john 4 and well be looking at the woman of samaria but its more than that because in this chapter, jesus ministers to a number of people the samaritan woman, his disciples in a brief text, the. Those eight books are now combined into the onevolume bridgeway bible commentary, which is a companion in size, style and format to the bridgeway bible dictionary, an a to z of biblical information. John is so theologically rich that i have found help and insight in a large number of commentaries. John 4 niv jesus talks with a samaritan woman bible. Biblical commentary for your personal preparation john 4.
It was, more than any thing else, the glory of the land of israel, that it was emmanuels land, not only the place of his birth, but the scene of his preaching and miracles. Moreover, and as john indicates from the first verses of his gospel, jesus himself functions as something of a sign. He has is also the featured teacher of the prominent radio show grace to you, which was founded in 1969. The man believed the word that jesus spoke to him and started off. Jesus saith unto him, go thy way return home in peace, be not over much troubled and distressed about this matter. Choosing a top five, therefore, is more difficult with this book than it is with most of the others. An exposition of the scriptures by dallas seminary faculty new testament edition by john f. There was great hatred between the samaritans and the jews. It was a 25 mile journey and as he was going down his slaves were going on their way to find him. The samaritans also only accepted the first five books of the hebrew scripture. So jesus said to him, unless you see signs and wonders you will not believe. In the gospel of john the signs are given to lead the reader to faith john 20.
David guzik commentary on john 4 describes jesus conversation with the samaritan. Verses 4850 fig trees have many leaves, so they provide much shade. Commentary on the gospel of john, book 4 internet archive. He would put honour upon his disciples, by employing them to baptize. Johns perception of this may account for the fact that, of all the miracles jesus did, john recorded only the seven signs, chosen it seems for their spiritual implications and for their validity as proofs af jesus deity. The relation between belief and signs is clear in john chapter 2 and chapter 4.
While his disciples were gone to the city to buy meat, a woman of samaria comes to draw water, with whom our lord discourses at large on the spiritual nature of his religion. The disciples of john the baptist were already jealous of jesus success. Read commentary on this popular bible verse and understand the real meaning behind gods word using john gills exposition of. Judea in the south, galilee in the north, and samaria lying between them. His faith is to be strengthened, and is to pass beyond a trust in aid through bodily presence. Verse by verse commentaries by book precept austin. There are a number of parallels between that story and this one see below. Beasleymurray, gives a fair and thorough treatment to sections of john that the church has traditionally held to have references to the sacraments chapter 6, water and blood flowing from jesus side, the meal of fish and bread in john 21, etc. Unless you people see signs and wonders, jesus told him, you will never believe.
He incisively gets to the meaning of the text, and is quite willing to devote space to interacting with the views of. Then we have an account of people flocking to jesus for baptism 3. They had seen all that he had done in jerusalem at the passover festival, for they also had been there. Jesus, finding that the pharisees took offense at his making many disciples, leaves judea to pass into galilee, john 4. Book 4 of commentary on st john s gospel covers john 6. The man believed the word that jesus spoke to him and went on his way. Then said jesus unto him, except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe. This land in our saviours time was divided into three parts. Jesus will not go down, but he is himself to go with. Working preacher is a ministry brought to you by luther seminary. John 4 new international version niv jesus talks with a samaritan woman. An easyenglish bible version and commentary 2800 word vocabulary on the gospel of john. Johns gospel free bible commentary in easy english.
John 4 niv jesus talks with a samaritan woman bible gateway. John 4 commentary the fourfold gospel bible study tools. Then said jesus unto him, except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not. He incisively gets to the meaning of the text, and is quite willing to devote space to interacting with the views of other commentators, meaning there is never a dull moment. John 4 now when jesus learned that the pharisees had heard that jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than john. And passing through samaria comes to sychar, and rests at jacobs well, john 4. These stories, according to williamson, are designed to reach different kinds of readers who will, in turn, come to believe in jesus as the christ, the lamb who removes the sin of the world. Shop online at cokesbury christian bookstore for books, bibles, church supplies, vbs, curriculum, united methodist resources, and more.
The second sign persuaded a jewish nobleman and his household. John gill was one of the most influential baptist thinkers and pastors of his day, and all of his writings are contained in this massive 19 volume collection. 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. Jesus heals the noblemans son so jesus came again into cana of galilee, where he made the water wine. For further information, including links to online text, reader information, rss feeds, cd cover or other formats if available, please go to the librivox catalog page for this recording. On another occasion, jesus became angry with the people who did business in the temple john 2. John chapter 4 coffmans commentary of the new testament. In our behalf the saviour laid hold of the power of omnipotence, and as we pray to god, we may know that christs prayer has. In fact, the pharisees had taken notice of his success and. For students, pastors, and teachers, check out the list of s top 50 bestselling commentaries. The context in chapter 2 jesus worked his first sign, turning water into wine 2. When i say that we ought to take god at his word, i assert the most evident of truths, and i appear to be laying down the easiest of rules. Jesus is speaking of living water which is spiritual ultimately this is a johannine figure for the holy spirit, cf.
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