John 5 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. The gospel of john tells many of the stories of jesus life that are in the other three gospels, but also contains a lot of different information. And it was then that he consoled them with such simple and glorious speech. One of his books was about his mother, margaret ogilvy, and his growing up in scotland. Jesus demonstrates his authority in two nature miracles. Yet all of these translations are rough, obscure, and confusing to christians today. Free bible commentary on johns gospel in easy english. Henry alford greek testament critical exegetical commentary gospel of john. 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.
About the author frederick dale bruner is george and lyda wasson professor of religion emeritus at whitworth university and scholar in residence at fuller theological. Our easyenglish lexicon, grammar, and checking facilities are kindly. Bible version and commentary 2800 word vocabulary on the book of 3 john. Verses 2627 god had given the authority to jesus to judge all people. In the book of daniel, there is a description of someone like a son of man daniel 7. A commentary by marianne meye thompson is an uptodate commentary on one of the most important and influential biblical books in the new testament. John introduces the story of the revelation of the glory of god 1. The gospels of matthew and luke tell the story of jesus birth. Commentary on the book of gospel of john by matthew henry.
The bible book of john with full chapters, footnotes and bible commentary to aid your bible search, reading, and study. In these first 18 verses, john says that gods word became a person, the man called jesus. John wrote as the elder that is, a leader of the church. John was an eyewitness of the reported occurrences though, as he himself writes john 1. Mark tells us the good news about jesus easyenglish shop. John with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. That little word thus seems to have a force difficult to reproduce in english. Johns gospel free bible commentary in easy english. Easyenglish is an ideal translation for those learning english as a second language or indeed as a resource for schools for pupils of mixed reading ability.
Major differences between john and the synoptic gospels. After this comes the proclamation that this jesus is the son of god sent from the father to finish the fathers work in the world see 4. John tells the good news about jesus a free bible version and commentary on the gospel of john in easy english. John 14 commentary jesus declares himself to be the way to the. And john loved gaius because gaius was true to the lord jesus. John english books list of books by author john english. Follow along as john delivers his eyewitness account, and declares that jesus is, the son of god. We have found the man that moses wrote about in the book of gods law.
Commentary on the book of proverbs by matthew henry old. Read henry alfords18101871 fascinating brief biography and phil johnsons related comments. He also wrote the last book of the new testament, called the book of revelation. The book of revelation describes jesus as the word of god revelation 19. This app contains johns gospel from the easyenglish version of the bible. And while we have gods favourable presence, we are happy, and ought to be easy, though all the world forsake us. This is one reason why johns account of the life of jesus is in many ways different from matthew, mark, and luke. This gospel stresses both divine sovereignty and human responsibility, and here we see both jesus sovereign approach to this man and the importance of the. An outstanding commentary that does just about everything an evangelical student or teacher of the bible could possibly want from a commentary on john. Jun 15, 2012 bible commentary exegesis from the greek from to lead out is a critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially a religious text. An easyenglish commentary 2800 word vocabulary on johns gospel.
The christians loved gaius like a brother in the lord. John 16 bible commentary matthew henry concise christianity. John 5 commentary the opening revelation of the glory reaches. The name of the author of the gospel of john is not mentioned as is the case with the three synoptic gospels as well. Click on any part of the bible below to start reading. The writer steps back into the background, behind the message of god. Theology of work bible commentary free online start.
Alec motyer, in the series of tyndale old testament commentaries. John 15 commentary jesus calls the disciples to remain in him. Thomas seems to understand jesus reference to his fathers house on a this world level, not unlike the way others in this gospel, such as the woman of. How to fell, saw, dry and mill wood, and citizen of the world. Yet these, christ says, the father and he do in common. In john, jesus becomes human as the incarnation of the creator god of. He was one of the 12 men that jesus first called to follow him. The gospel of john is probably the book that has been written last of all the books of the bible. John 16 is the sixteenth chapter of the gospel of john in the new testament of the christian.
David guzik commentary on john 14, where jesus gives the disciples the. English translation with parallel latin vulgate online bible at esv, kjv, darby, american standard version, bible in basic english. John 1 easy english bible easy 1 in the beginning, the word was already. In the beginning was the word, and the word was with god, and the. This gospel of mark is a short bible book about jesus christ. This study will also teach you about his death, burial, and resurrection. He had been with god since the beginning, and all things had been created through him. Any special bible words are explained in a glossary. See all books authored by john english, including harvest your own lumber. Using all of the sources now available, along with an indepth study of the book, author john d. An explanatory commentary on esther 1888 college press.
For our study we will follow the outline provided in commentary on isaiah by j. The samaritans also only accepted the first five books of the hebrew. John was the writer of the fourth gospel, which we know as. This commentary has received advanced theological checking, by an independent theological checker. This commentary is an easy touse aid for the sermon writer and will serve as a great resource for use in bible studies, as well as a general resource on the gospel of john. John begins with the profound announcement that jesus is the in the beginning creative word of god who had become embodied incarnated as a human being to be the light of life for the world.
There are significant events in the ministry of jesus that matthew, mark, and luke all include yet. The theology of work bible commentary is an indepth bible study tool put together by a group of 8 biblical scholars, pastors and working christians. In john 1221 jesus draws his disciples aside to teach themand youwhat it means to follow him. This commentary has been through advanced checking. Jesus declares he is the true vine and his disciples are the branches 15. It is ideal for people who are learning english, or speak english as a foreign language, or want a bible that is very easy to understand. It is a daily bible reading study of the book of ruth. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament. Easyenglish bible and commentaries available for download. Gospel means good news, and johns gospel is one of the four. Easyenglish is therefore perfectly good standard english, but because the words and grammar are restricted it is much easier to read than ordinary english. The author is the apostle john, the disciple whom jesus loved. Throughout the gospel jesus has spoken cryptically, as he is about to admit v.
The gospel of john was probably the last of the four written, and written in view of what the previous three had already said. This was because jesus was the son of man see also john 1. John bible book with full chapters king james version. The versebyverse commentary on revelation introduction this commentary on revelation will prove, contrary to what most people think, that the revelation, the last book of the bible, is not difficult to understand if we will take a simple, facevalue, commonsense approach to interpreting it.
Lectures, expository and practical on the book of esther 1859 j r dummelow, ed. This summary of the gospel of john provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the gospel of john. On the contrary, god speaks directly to job, just as he does in the patriarchal age with noah, abraham, isaac, jacob, and other heads of. A free bible version and commentary on johns third letter in easyenglish.
Drinking is such a remarkably easy thing, it is even more simple than eating. David guzik commentary on john 4 describes jesus conversation with the. Verse 1 this is a personal letter from john to his dear friend called gaius. The commentary is available for free in it entirety online. There are no references to the law of moses, the tabernacle, the priesthood, the judges or kings, etc.
The contents and the structure of this gospel presuppose the readers familiarity with the three synoptic gospels. John 6 indepth versebyverse bible study and commentary of john chapter 6 in plain english. John lived a long life and was imprisoned on the island of patmos in his old age. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the. Sep, 2016 watch our overview video on the gospel of john, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Esther commentary scroll down to page 273 for 3 page commentary on esther includes maps seems to be well done. John 16 commentary jesus predicts joy and suffering. It uses ordinary english words but only some of them. It is poetic proseprose with the soul of poetryprose that, like poetry, packs layers of meaning in a word or phrase. This seminarylevel study retains its depth and uses an engaging interactive format. Bible study and commentary god has made his people free a bible study in easyenglish 1200 word vocabulary on pauls letter to the galatians.
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