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JOHN 1.4-7.

is come, and the glory of the LORD
is risen upon thee. For, behold, the
darkness shall cover the earth, and
gross darkness the people: but the
LORD shall arise upon thee, and his
glory shall be seen upon thee. And
the Gentiles shall come to thy light,
and kings to the brightness of thy
rising, lx. 1-3. Say to them that
are of a fearful heart, be strong, fear
not behold your God will come with
vengeance, even God with a recom-
pence; he will come and save you.
Then the eyes of the blind shall be
opened, and the ears of the deaf shall
be unstopped, xxxv. 4, 5. Where-
fore he saith, Awake thou that sleep-
est, and arise from the dead, and
Christ shall give thee light, Eph. v.
14. See also on Matt. iv. ver. 16.
clause 1.

VER. 5.

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killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief. The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth his face. In the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the day-time: they know not the light! For the morning is to them even as the shadow of death: if one know them, they are in the terrors of the shadow of death, Job xxiv. 13. 17. How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and the fools hate knowledge. For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD: Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices, Prov. i. 22. 29, 30. And even as they did not like to retain God in their know

Καὶ τὸ φῶς ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ φαίνει, καὶ ἡ ledge, God gave them over to a repro σκοτία αὐτὸ οὐ κατέλαβεν.

And the light shineth in darkness, and the darkness comprehended it not.

a He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not, ver. 10. And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved, iii. 19, 20. While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and hid himself from them. But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him: that the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed? Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias had said again, He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them, xii. 36-40. They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof. The murderer rising with the light,

bate mind, to do those things which are not convenient, Rom. i. 28. But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God; for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned, 1 Cor. ii. 14.

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σωσι δι' αὐτοῦ.

The same came for aa witness, to bear witness of the Light, b that all men through him might believe.

a And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent Priests, and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou? ver. 19. John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not; He it is, who coming after me is preferred be fore me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose, ver. 26, 27. The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of And John bare the world, ver. 29.

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record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven, like a dove, and it abode upon him. And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost. And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God, ver. 52-54. And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God! ver. 36. And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him. John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven. Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him. He that bath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled, He must increase, but I must decrease. He that cometh from above is above all he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all. And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony. He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true. For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him. The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand. He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him, iii. 26-36. Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth. But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved. He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light, v. 33-35. Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus, Acts xix. 4.

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b That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world, ver. 9. And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him, iii. 26. And to make all men see, what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ, Eph. iii. 9. Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth, 1 Tim. ii. 4. For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Tit. ii. 11. The Lord is not slack concerning his promises as some men count slackness; but is long-suffering to usward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance, 2 Pet. iii. 9.

VER. 8.

Οὐκ ἦν ἐκεῖνος τὸ φῶς, ἀλλ ̓ ἵνα μαρτυρήσῃ περὶ τοῦ φωτός.

He was not a that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light,

a And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, am not the Christ, ver. 20. Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him, iii. 28.

VER. 9.

*Ην τὸ φῶς τὸ ἀληθινὸν, ὃ φωτίζει πάντα ἄνθρωπον ἐρχόμενον εἰς τὸν κόσμον. That was a the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world,

a See on ver. 4. clause 2.

if they speak not according to this To the law and to the testimony: word, it is, because there is no light in them, Isa. viii. 20. But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a the children of day: we are not of the thief. Ye are children of light, and night, nor of darkness. Therefore let watch and be sober. For they that us not sleep, as do others; but let us sleep, sleep in the night; and they that be drunken, are drunken in the night, 1 Thess. v. 4—7.

VER. 10.

Ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ ἦν, καὶ ὁ κόσμος δι ̓ αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο· καὶ ὁ κόσμος αὐτὸν οὐκ ἔγνω.

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JOHN I. 10, 11.

and the world the world knew

a No man hath seen God at any time; the only-begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him, ver. 18. But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work, v. 17. And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me, Gen. xvi. 13. And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect, xvii. 1. And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place, xviii. 33. And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I. And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground. Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God, Exod. iii. 46. Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness, Acts xiv. 17. God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things; And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation; That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us, xvii. 24-27. Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of

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his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high, Heb. i. S.

b Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens. He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion, Jer. x. 11, 12. Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds, Heb. i. 2. Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear, xi. 3. See also on ver. 3.

CO righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me, John xvii. 25. All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him, Matt. xi. 27. For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe, 1 Cor. i. 21. Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory, ii. 8. Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not, 1 John iii. 1.

VER. 11.

Εἰς τὰ ἴδια ἦλθε, καὶ οἱ ἴδιοι αὐτὸν οὐ παρέλαβον.

He a came unto his own, band his own received him not.

a But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel, Matt. xv. 24. Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds

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of the earth be blessed. Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities, Acts iii. 25, 26. Men and brethren children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you | feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent, xiii. 26. Who are

Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises; Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen, Rom. ix. 4, 5. Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers, xv. 8. But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, Gal. iv. 4.

b And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony, John iii. 32. For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not, Isa. liji. 2, 3. But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us, Luke xix. 14. Then said the Lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence him when they see him. But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be our's. So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the Lord of the vineyard do unto them? xx. 13-15. Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, do ye always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye. Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of

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the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers : Acts vii. 51, 52.

VER. 12.

Ὅσοι δὲ ἔλαβον αὐτὸν, ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς ἐξουσίαν τέκνα Θεοῦ γενέσθαι, τοῖς πισ τεύουσιν εἰς τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ.

them gave he power to become the sons of But as many as a received him, bto God, even to them that believe on his

name:

a He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me, Matt. x. 40. And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me, xviii. 5. As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him, Col. ii. 6.

b Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off, Isa. lvi. 5. But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me, My Father; and shalt not turn away from me, Jer. iii. 19. Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God, Hos. i. 10. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. For ye have not received the Spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father, Rom. viii. 14, 15. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, and will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty, 2 Cor. vi. 17, 18. For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus, Gal. iii. 26. And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father, iv. 6. Behold what manner

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of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not, 1 John iii. 1.

name,

c Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did, John ii. 23. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only-begotten Son of God, iii. 18. But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his xx. 31. And in his name shall the Gentiles trust, Matt. xii. 21. And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all, Acts iii. 16. And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment, 1 John iii. 23. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God, v. 12, 13.

VER. 13.

Οἱ οὐκ ἐξ αἱμάτων, οὐδὲ ἐκ θελήματος σαρκὸς, οὐδὲ ἐκ θελήματος ἀνδρὸς, ἀλλ ̓ ἐκ Θεοῦ ἐγεννήθησαν.

Which were born, bnot of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

a Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God, John iii. 3. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 1 Pet. i. 3. Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of

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God, which liveth and abideth for ever, 23. As new-born babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby, ii. 2. Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him and he cannot sin, because he is born of God, 1 John iii. 9. Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God, iv. 7. Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him, v. 1. For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world, 4. We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not, 18.

b They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free? Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever. If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. I know that ye are Abraham's seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you. I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father. They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, if ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham. But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham. Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornicaJohn viii. 33-41. And think not to tion; we have one Father, even God, say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham, Matt. iii. 9. Neither because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but in Isaac shall thy seed be called. That is, they which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed. For this is the word of promise, At this time will I come,

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