João 7
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João 7
Morris - He had declined the sarcastic invitation of his brothers to go with them to Jerusalem, although He intended to go later. It was not yet time to reveal Himself as the promised Messiah (AS HE DID WHEN HE ENTERED ON THE LAST WEEK OF HIS LIFE - Mt 21:9) . J
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Morris - This could be read: "If any man sincerely wants to do his will, he shall know...." Thus the first prerequisite to ascertaining God's leading in some matter, or the truth about some doctrinal question, is a genuine willingness to believe the truth and to follow God's will before they are made known, even if the answer goes against one's preference. Merrill Tenney - "Spiritual understanding is not produced solely by learning facts or procedures, but rather it depends on obedience to known truth. Obedience to God's known will develops discernment between falsehood and truth." (Borrow John the Gospel of Belief: An Analytic Study of the Text - Page 133) Gilbrant - Obedience to an individual's knowledge of God, in turn, brings about yet more knowledge. Man is granted enough sight to walk a step at a time. If the step is not taken, the light becomes darkness through disobedience. (Complete Biblical Library) G Campbell
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Morris - As in Jn 7:16, he has disclaimed originality for his teaching, so here he disclaims responsibility for his mission. He did not set out on any self-chosen task. On the contrary, he was sent (see on 3:17), and that by One who is true. These last words should not be overlooked. The Jerusalemites did not accept the fact of Jesus’ divine mission. In their minds no one sent him; he was acting on his own initiative. But Jesus insists that he was sent by a real person (cf. Goodspeed, “someone who is very real, whom you do not know, has sent me”; C. B. Williams, “the One who has sent me exists as the Real One”). (Borrow The Gospel according to John) R C H
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Morris - The implication is plain: if they do not know the Father who sent him, how can they be expected to know the Christ whom the Father sent? R C H
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Morris comments that "throughout this Gospel it is better to believe on the basis of miracles than not to believe at all, so there is no condemnation of this faith as inadequate. (Borrow The Gospel according to John) John 7:32 The Pharisees heard the crowd muttering these things about Him, and the chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers to seize Him. BGT John 7:32 ἤκουσαν οἱ Φαρισαῖοι τοῦ ὄχλου γογγύζοντος περὶ αὐτοῦ ταῦτα, καὶ ἀπέστειλαν οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι ὑπηρέτας ἵνα πιάσωσιν αὐτόν. KJV John 7:32 The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him. NET John 7:32 The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things about Jesus, so the chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers to arrest him. CSB John 7:32 The Pharisees heard the crowd muttering these things about Him, so the chief priests and the Pharisees sent temple police to arrest Him. ESV John 7:32 The Pharisees heard the crowd muttering these things about him, and the chief priests and Pharisees sent officers to arrest him. NIV John 7:32 The Pharisees heard the crowd whispering such things about him. Then the chief priests and the Pharisees sent temple guards to arrest him. NLT John 7:32 When the Pharisees heard that the crowds were whispering such things, they and the leading priests sent Temple guards to arrest Jesus. NRS John 7:32 The Pharisees heard the crowd muttering such things about him, and the chief priests and Pharisees sent temple police to arrest him. NJB John 7:32 Hearing that talk like this about him was spreading among the people, the Pharisees sent the Temple guards to arrest him. NAB John 7:32 The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring about him to this effect, and the chief priests and the Pharisees sent guards to arrest him. YLT John 7:32 The Pharisees heard the multitude murmuring these things concerning him, and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers that they may take him; GWN John 7:32 The Pharisees heard the crowd saying things like this about him. So the chief priests and the Pharisees sent temple guards to arrest Jesus. BBE John 7:32 This discussion of the people came to the ears of the Pharisees; and the chief priests and the Pharisees sent servants to take him. RSV John 7:32 The Pharisees heard the crowd thus muttering about him, and the chief priests and Pharisees sent officers to arrest him. NKJ John 7:32 The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things concerning Him, and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take Him. ASV John 7:32 The Pharisees heard the multitude murmuring these things concerning him; and the chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers to take him. MIT John 7:32 The Pharisees heard the crowd muttering these things concerning him. Therefore, the executive priests and Pharisees sent their deputies to arrest him. Pharisees heard: John 7:47-53 11:47,48 12:19 Mt 12:23,24 23:13 sent: John 7:45,46 18:3 Lu 22:52,53 Ac 5:26 John 7 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries WHISPERING MOTIVATES SEIZURE OF JESUS BY "STRANGE BEDFELLOWS" The Pharisees (pharisaios) heard the crowd muttering (gogguzo - muttering, whispering) these things about Him - To what things does this refer? Primarily the fact that some were beginning to consider Jesus was indeed the Messiah and the fact that many had believed in Him. They had heard the whispered talk about Jesus before he arrived (Jn 7:12f.) and still more now. C H
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Morris - It is clear that the saying puzzled them greatly. And it not only puzzled them; it apparently made them uneasy. Was there perhaps some meaning in it that still eluded them? Was the Man from Nazareth mocking them? Should they have understood more? (Borrow The Gospel according to John) John
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Morris - The Jerusalem Talmud connects the ceremonies and this scripture with the Holy Spirit: ‘Why is the name of it called, The drawing out of water? Because of the pouring out of the Holy Spirit, according to what is said: “With joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.”‘” (Borrow The Gospel according to John page 420) Edwin Blum on the Spirit was not yet given - This cannot be taken in an absolute sense since the Spirit had actively worked among people in the Old Testament era (SEE NOTE). Jesus referred to the special baptizing, sealing, and indwelling work of the Spirit in the Church Age, which would start on the day of Pentecost (Acts 1:5, 8). Jesus said He would "send the Spirit" to His followers (John 15:26; 16:7). "The Spirit had not [yet] been given" to indwell believers permanently (cf. Ps. 51:11). (See Bible Knowledge Commentary) Spurgeon rightly states that “It is a blessed thing to preach the work of Jesus Christ, but it is an evil thing to omit the work of the Holy Ghost; for the work of the Lord Jesus itself is no blessing to that man who does not know the work of the Holy Spirit.” A T Robertson on Jesus was not yet glorified - Reason for the previous statement, the pentecostal outpouring following the death of Jesus here called "glorified" (edoxasthē, first aorist passive indicative of doxazō), used later of the death of Jesus (John 12:16), even by Jesus himself (John 12:23; John 13:31). Marvin Vincent on glorified (ἐδοξάσθη) - We have here one of John's characteristic terms, even as the idea is central to his Gospel—to show forth Jesus as the manifested glory of God (Jn 1:14). The beginning of our Lord's miracles was a manifestation of His glory (Jn 2:11). His glory was the expression of the Father's will (Jn 8:54). By His work He glorified the Father upon earth (Jn 12:28; 17:4), and in this was Himself glorified (Jn 17:10). The sickness and resurrection of Lazarus were for the glory of God (Jn 11:4). The consummation of His work was marked by the words, "Now was the Son of man glorified, and God was glorified in Him" (Jn 13:31). His glory He had with the Father before the world was (Jn 17:5). It is consummated at His ascension (Jn 7:39; 12:16). The passion is the way to glory (Jn 12:23, 24; 13:31). The fruitfulness of believers in Him is for the glory of God (Jn 15:8), and the office of the Spirit is to glorify Christ (Jn 16:14). Related Resources: Questions about the Holy Spirit John 7:40 Some of the people therefore, when they heard these words, were saying, "This certainly is the Prophet." BGT John 7:40 Ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου οὖν ἀκούσαντες τῶν λόγων τούτων ἔλεγον· οὗτός ἐστιν ἀληθῶς ὁ προφήτης· KJV John 7:40 Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet. NET John 7:40 When they heard these words, some of the crowd began to say, "This really is the Prophet!" CSB John 7:40 When some from the crowd heard these words, they said, "This really is the Prophet!" ESV John 7:40 When they heard these words, some of the people said, "This really is the Prophet." NIV John 7:40 On hearing his words, some of the people said, "Surely this man is the Prophet." NLT John 7:40 When the crowds heard him say this, some of them declared, "Surely this man is the Prophet we've been expecting." NRS John 7:40 When they heard these words, some in the crowd said, "This is really the prophet." NJB John 7:40 Some of the crowd who had been listening said, 'He is indeed the prophet,' NAB John 7:40 Some in the crowd who heard these words said, "This is truly the Prophet." YLT John 7:40 Many, therefore out of the multitude, having heard the word, said, 'This is truly the Prophet;' GWN John 7:40 After some of the crowd heard Jesus say these words, they said, "This man is certainly the prophet." BBE John 7:40 When these words came to their ears, some of the people said, This is certainly the prophet. RSV John 7:40 When they heard these words, some of the people said, "This is really the prophet." NKJ John 7:40 Therefore many from the crowd, when they heard this saying, said, "Truly this is the Prophet." ASV John 7:40 Some of the multitude therefore, when they heard these words, said, This is of a truth the prophet. MIT John 7:40 Comments were overheard in the crowd that listened to Jesus making his declarations: He is truly "the prophet." John 7 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Related Passages: John 1:21+ They asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” And he *said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” And he answered, “No.” John 1:25+ They asked him, and said to him, “Why then are you baptizing, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?” John 4:19+ The (SAMARITAN) woman said to Him, “Sir, I perceive that You are a prophet. John 6:14+ Therefore when the people saw the sign which He had performed, they said, “This is truly the Prophet who is to come into the world.” John 9:17 So they *said to the blind man again, “What do you say about Him, since He opened your eyes?” And he said, “He is a prophet.” Matthew 21:11 And the crowds were saying, “This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth in Galilee.” Acts 3:22+ “Moses said, ‘THE LORD GOD WILL RAISE UP FOR YOU A PROPHET LIKE ME FROM YOUR BRETHREN; TO HIM YOU SHALL GIVE HEED to everything He says to you. Acts 7:37+ This is the Moses who said to the sons of Israel, ‘GOD WILL RAISE UP FOR YOU A PROPHET LIKE ME FROM YOUR BRETHREN.’ REACTION TO JESUS' CRY TO THE THIRSTY It should be pointed out that in John 7:40-41 there are three groups of Jews expressing different opinions on Jesus - "Some of the multitude" (Jn 7:40 - "The Prophet"), "Others" (Jn 7:41 - "the Christ") and finally "Still others" (Jn 7:41b - object to calling Him "the Christ"). Paul Apple has a very interesting analysis of John 7:40-44 - Differing Opinions on the Part of the Multitude (Jn 7:40) Getting Warm “This certainly is the Prophet ” (Jn 7:41a) Very Hot “This is the Christ” (Jn 7:41b-42) Distracted and Confused “Surely the Christ is not going to come from Galilee, is He? Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the offspring of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?” (Jn 7:43) Summary of Responses: Division “So there arose a division in the multitude because of Him.” (Jn 7:44) Frustrated Opposition “And some of them wanted to seize Him, but no one laid hands on Him.” Note the therefore (oun) a term of conclusion indicating that when some heard Jesus gracious invitation in John 7:37-39, and came to the conclusion He was the Prophet and others that He was the Messiah. Some of the people therefore (oun), when they heard (akouo) these words (logos), were saying (imperfect - again and again), "This certainly (alethos - truly) is the Prophet (prophetes) - ASV = "This is of a truth the prophet." Some of the people refers to those who were almost certainly none of the religious authorities but were from laity or common people. What words? Jn 7:37-39! Why did these words prompt them to call Jesus the Prophet. The definite article, "the" (ho) is in the Greek, signifying this is not just "any" prophet, but "the specific" Prophet. It follows that The Prophet must speak of the one prophesied by Moses in Dt 18:15+ “The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your countrymen, you shall listen to him.....18 ‘I will raise up a prophet from among their countrymen like you, and I will put My words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I command him." 19 ‘It shall come about that whoever will not listen to My words which he shall speak in My name, I Myself will require it of him. Some of the people, who made this declaration, were correct (He was the Prophet Moses had prophesied would come to Israel!), but they still missed the critical truth that He was not just the Prophet, but He was the Messiah (which others acknowledged in Jn 7:41) sent to be Israel's Redeemer, as the Redeemer of the world. In horseshoes, a close throw can still win the game, but in the game of life, only a "dead (live) ringer" (bad pun) can win you the gift of life eternal. After all, what had Jesus clearly stated? "He who believes in Me," (Jn 7:38+) would be the person who would receive the Holy Spirit and experience rivers of living water from his or her innermost being. How much clearer could Jesus have been? Belief in Him would yield a river of life ("living water") flowing forth (eternally!) But if one does not have ears to hear these deep waters (pun intended) of spiritual truth about Jesus, that person would "die in your sins" (Jn 8:24). It is notable that even the Muslims esteem Jesus as a Prophet, but not as the Savior of the world. (See Bible Study for Muslims - Who is Jesus?) Steven Cole on the prophet but not the Messiah - In Jesus’ day, the common view was that the Prophet and the Christ were two separate persons. As we saw in John 1:20-21+, John the Baptist denied that he himself was the Christ. But then the delegation from Jerusalem asked him, “Are you the Prophet?" (ED: INDICATED THEY MADE A SEPARATION BETWEEN PROPHET AND MESSIAH) In John 6:14+, after Jesus fed the multitude with the five loaves and two fish, the people connected the dots with Moses giving the Israelites manna in the wilderness and proclaimed, “This is truly the Prophet who is to come into the world.” (ED: So they wanted to take Jesus by force and make Him king, but sadly were unwilling to receive Him as Savior.) R C H
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Morris - The Holy Spirit is here symbolized by life-giving waters; this figure is often appropriated in the New Testament (John 1:33; 3:5; 7:38,39; Titus 3:5). (Defender's Study Bible) And it will come about after this that I will pour out My Spirit on all mankind; and your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. 29 And even on the male and female servants I will pour out My Spirit in those days. (Joel 2:28-29-note) Comment: The outpouring of the Spirit clearly foretold of the coming of the Spirit at Pentecost, but ultimately will be perfectly and fully fulfilled at the Second Coming of the Messiah. Thus the time phrase "in those days" has a double fulfillment, a partial past and a full future fulfillment. (See Henry Morris' comment and here) Until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high, And the wilderness becomes a fertile field And the fertile field is considered as a forest. (Isa 32:15) Henry Morris - This promise evidently anticipates the ultimate conversion of the nation of Israel when Christ returns (Zechariah 12:10; Ezekiel 37:12-14; Ro 11:25-27-note). (Defender's Study Bible) Comment: This prophecy will be completely fulfilled in the Millennium when "all Israel will be saved" (all of the remnant that truly believe in Messiah - cp Zech 13:8) (See Ro 11:25-27-note) And I (Jehovah) will not hide My face from them (Note the clear context - Jehovah is addressing Israel and not the Church! That is good hermeneutics!) any longer, for I shall have poured out My Spirit on the house of Israel," declares the Lord GOD. (Ezekiel 39:29) Henry Morris - This long-promised regeneration of the nation of Israel by the Holy Spirit will take place only when the nation accepts Jesus as her Messiah, repenting and mourning over their twenty-century rejection of Him (Zech 12:10; 13:1). And I (Jehovah) will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace and of supplication, so that they will look on Me whom they have pierced; and they will mourn for Him, as one mourns for an only son, and they will weep bitterly over Him, like the bitter weeping over a first-born. (Zech 12:10) Henry Morris - This is the great day when Christ returns in glory, and Israel will finally recognize Him as Messiah, seeing the spear wound yet in His side (John 19:37; Revelation 1:7) and the nail prints in His hands (Zechariah 13:6). By His "Spirit of grace and of supplication" God will open their eyes and hearts, and "all Israel shall be saved" (Romans 11:26). (Defender's Study Bible) Turn to my reproof, Behold, I will pour out my Spirit on you; I will make my words known to you. (Pr 1:23) Comment: While some do not see this as a reference to the Holy Spirit, it certainly is a reasonable consideration which I favor. Dr Henry Morris agrees writing "my Spirit (Note Dr Morris capitalizes Spirit). Compare Joel 2:28, cited in Acts 2:17 as referring to God the Holy Spirit. Thus, “Wisdom” in Proverbs, though personified initially as a wise mother in Israel, is also clearly speaking of, and as, God Himself (Proverbs 8). (Defender's Study Bible) (William Arnot agrees - read his comments in Laws from heaven for life on earth as does Charles Bridges) Albert
João 7:39
Morris - The Holy Spirit is here symbolized by life-giving waters; this figure is often appropriated in the New Testament (John 1:33; 3:5; 7:38,39; Titus 3:5). (Defender's Study Bible) And it will come about after this that I will pour out My Spirit on all mankind; and your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. 29 And even on the male and female servants I will pour out My Spirit in those days. (Joel 2:28-29+) Comment: The outpouring of the Spirit clearly foretold of the coming of the Spirit at Pentecost, but ultimately will be perfectly and fully fulfilled at the Second Coming of the Messiah. Thus the time phrase "in those days" has a double fulfillment, a partial past and a full future fulfillment. (See Henry Morris' comment and here) Until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high, And the wilderness becomes a fertile field And the fertile field is considered as a forest. (Isa 32:15) Henry Morris - This promise evidently anticipates the ultimate conversion of the nation of Israel when Christ returns (Zechariah 12:10-14+; Ezekiel 37:12-14+; Ro 11:25-27+). (Defender's Study Bible) Comment: This prophecy will be completely fulfilled in the Millennium when "all Israel will be saved" (all of the remnant that truly believe in Messiah - read Zech 13:8, 9+) (See Ro 11:25-27+) And I (Jehovah) will not hide My face from them (Note the clear context - Jehovah is addressing Israel and not the Church! That is good hermeneutics!) any longer, for I shall have poured out My Spirit on the house of Israel," declares the Lord GOD. (Ezekiel 39:29) Henry Morris - This long-promised regeneration of the nation of Israel by the Holy Spirit will take place only when the nation accepts Jesus as her Messiah, repenting and mourning over their twenty-century rejection of Him (Zech 12:10; 13:1). And I (Jehovah) will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace and of supplication, so that they will look on Me whom they have pierced; and they will mourn for Him, as one mourns for an only son, and they will weep bitterly over Him, like the bitter weeping over a first-born. (Zech 12:10+) Henry Morris - This is the great day when Christ returns in glory, and Israel will finally recognize Him as Messiah, seeing the spear wound yet in His side (John 19:37; Revelation 1:7) and the nail prints in His hands (Zechariah 13:6). By His "Spirit of grace and of supplication" God will open their eyes and hearts, and "all Israel shall be saved" (Romans 11:26). (Defender's Study Bible) Turn to my reproof, Behold, I will pour out my Spirit on you; I will make my words known to you. (Pr 1:23+) Comment: While some do not see this as a reference to the Holy Spirit, it certainly is a reasonable consideration which I favor. Dr Henry Morris agrees writing "my Spirit (Note Dr Morris capitalizes Spirit). Compare Joel 2:28, cited in Acts 2:17 as referring to God the Holy Spirit. Thus, “Wisdom” in Proverbs, though personified initially as a wise mother in Israel, is also clearly speaking of, and as, God Himself (Proverbs 8). (Defender's Study Bible) (William Arnot agrees - read his comments in Laws from heaven for life on earth as does Charles Bridges) Albert