PUBLIC-DOMAIN CHRISTIAN BOOK
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible — John
Gill, John, 1697-1771 · 305,190 words · 342 reading sections
John 8:9
John 8:9 Ver. 9. And they which heard it,.... Not all, not the disciples of Christ, nor the multitude, but the Scribes and Pharisees: being convicted by their own conscience; that they were not without sin, nor free from this; they had a beam in their own eye, who were so forward to observe the mote in another's; and…
241 wordsSECTION 122John 8:10
John 8:10 Ver. 10. When Jesus had lift himself up,.... From the earth, towards which he stooped, and on which he had been writing: and saw none but the woman; that is, none of those that had brought her there, and had accused her to him: he said unto her, woman, where are those thine accusers? the Syriac and Arabic …
128 wordsSECTION 123John 8:11
John 8:11 Ver. 11. She saith, no man, Lord,.... No man said a word to me, or lift up his hand against me, or moved a stone at me: and Jesus said unto her, neither do I condemn thee; Christ came not into the world to act the part of a civil magistrate, and therefore refused to arbitrate a case, or be concerned in divi…
494 wordsSECTION 124John 8:12
John 8:12 Ver. 12. Then spake Jesus again unto them,.... Syriac fragment of Bishop Usher's, published by De Dieu, prefaces this verse thus, "when they were gathered together", Jesus said, &c. that is, the Scribes and Pharisees, who went out and returned again; or some others of them, who came after this, to whom Chris…
1,094 wordsSECTION 125John 8:13
John 8:13 Ver. 13. The Pharisees therefore said unto him,.... On account of his declaring himself the light of the world: these were either the same who went out of the temple, filled with remorse of conscience, and were now returned, and bearing him a grudge, came to take some advantage against him, if they could; or…
14,343 wordsSECTION 126John 9:1
John 9:1 Ver. 1. And as [Jesus] passed by,.... The word "Jesus" is not in the Greek text, but is rightly supplied by us, as it is in the Vulgate Latin, and as the word "Christ" is in the Persic version; for of his passing from the temple, and by the multitude that were there, and on his way to the place he designed to…
433 wordsSECTION 127John 9:2
John 9:2 Ver. 2. And his disciples asked him,.... It may be that some of the twelve apostles, or others of his disciples, might put the following question to him on sight of this blind man, who by some means or another knew was born blind: saying, master, who did man, or his parents, that he was born blind? the first…
413 wordsSECTION 128John 9:3
John 9:3 Ver. 3. Jesus answered, neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents,.... Not but that both were guilty of original sin, and had committed actual transgressions; but Christ's answer is to be considered agreeable to the design of the question; and the sense is, that it was not any sin that either of them had …
188 wordsSECTION 129John 9:4
John 9:4 Ver. 4. I must work the works of him that sent me,.... This shows, that the works of God, that were to be manifest, were to be done by Christ: many were the works which the Father gave him to do, and which he undertook to perform; and therefore there was a necessity of doing them, as principally the work of r…
242 wordsSECTION 130John 9:5
John 9:5 Ver. 5. As long as I am in the world,.... Which had been now two or three and thirty years; but was not to be much longer. I am the light of the world; See Gill on "Joh 8:12". Though doubtless he said this with some view to the cure he was about to perform, it being agreeable to his character and work, while…
73 wordsSECTION 131John 9:6
John 9:6 Ver. 6. And when he had thus spoken,.... In answer to the disciples' question, and declaring his own work and office in the world, and the necessity he was under of performing it: he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle; the Misnic doctors speak {c} of qwrn jyj, "clay that is spitted", or "spittl…
254 wordsSECTION 132John 9:7
John 9:7 Ver. 7. And said unto him, go wash in the Pool of Siloam,.... A fountain of this name is called Siloah, Isa 8:6, and according to the Jewish writers, sometimes Gihon {e}; and this, they say {f}, was without Jerusalem, though near unto it: hither the Jews went at the feast of tabernacles {g}, and drew water wi…
610 wordsSECTION 133John 9:8
John 9:8 Ver. 8. The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him,.... For it seems the blind man was not a stranger, one that came out of the country to the city to beg; but a native of Jerusalem, that had long lived in a certain neighbourhood in it, and was well known to be what he was; that he was blin…
154 wordsSECTION 134John 9:9
John 9:9 Ver. 9. Some said, this is he,.... It is the same man that was blind, and begged: others [said]; in one of Beza's copies it is added "no", and so read the Vulgate Latin, and all the Oriental versions; though they owned and said, he is like him. This discourse of the neighbours concerning the blind man resto…
217 wordsSECTION 135John 9:10
John 9:10 Ver. 10. Therefore said they unto him,.... When the case was clear, and it was out of question that he was the man: how were thine eyes opened? or made to see: they might well ask this question, since such a thing was never known before, that one born blind received his sight; and as great a miracle it is i…
84 wordsSECTION 136John 9:11
John 9:11 Ver. 11. He answered and said, a man that is called Jesus,.... Whom he had as yet little knowledge of, only by some means or another he had learned his name; made clay and anointed mine eyes, &c. See Gill on "Joh 9:6", See Gill on "Joh 9:7".…
53 wordsSECTION 137John 9:12
John 9:12 Ver. 12. Then they said unto him, where is he?.... For Christ had withdrawn himself and was gone; whether on account of the Jews, who he knew would be irritated by this miracle, or whether to avoid all popular applause and glory, which he sought not, is not certain; it may be on both accounts: this question,…
157 wordsSECTION 138John 9:13
John 9:13 Ver. 13. They brought to the Pharisees,.... That is, to the sanhedrim, which chiefly consisted of Pharisees; and so Nonnus calls them the priests and chief priests: him that was aforetime blind; to be examined by them. And something like this is the method used by carnal relations and friends, who when they…
90 wordsSECTION 139John 9:14
John 9:14 Ver. 14. And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay,.... Which was reckoned a violation of the sabbath, Joh 9:16, and was one reason why they had the man to the Pharisees to be examined, and why they were desirous of knowing where Jesus was: and opened his eyes; by putting on the clay, and sending …
93 wordsSECTION 140John 9:15
John 9:15 Ver. 15. Then again the Pharisees asked him,.... Not that they had put any question of this kind to him before; but they also, as well as the neighbours, inquired of him, how he had received his sight; from whom, and by what means: he said unto them, he put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed and do see. Thi…
169 wordsSECTION 141John 9:16
John 9:16 Ver. 16. Wherefore said some of the Pharisees,.... Or sanhedrim, for they were not all of one mind, as appears by what follows: this man is not of God; meaning not the blind man, but Jesus; and their sense is, he is not sent of God, he does not come from him to do his will and work, nor does he seek his glo…
289 wordsSECTION 142John 9:17
John 9:17 Ver. 17. They say unto the blind man again,.... After they had discoursed among themselves, and could not agree about the author of the miracle, they turn to him that had been blind, who is called the blind man, because he had been so, and ask him his sentiments of him: what sayest thou of him, that he hath…
198 wordsSECTION 143John 9:18
John 9:18 Ver. 18. But the Jews did not believe concerning him,.... Not Jesus, but the blind man; that he had been blind, and received his sight; they imagine there was a fraud in the case, that it was collusion between Jesus and this man; that he was a man who had never been blind, but only had given out that he was…
149 wordsSECTION 144John 9:19
John 9:19 Ver. 19. And they asked them, saying, is this your son,.... The first question they put was, whether the man that stood before them, pointing to him, was their son or not; whether they knew him by any marks to be their son, and would own him as such: had they answered to this in the negative, they would have…
246 wordsSECTION 145John 9:20
John 9:20 Ver. 20. His parents answered them, and said,.... What follows, which contains distinct answers to the several questions: and to the first they reply very freely, and with great confidence,we know that this is our son; for though his receiving his sight made a considerable alteration in him, yet his features…
7,684 wordsSECTION 146John 10:1
John 10:1 Ver. 1. Verily, verily, I say unto you,.... To the Scribes and Pharisees, who had taken it ill that they should be thought to be blind; and who had cast out the man that Christ had cured of blindness, for speaking in favour of him; and who had traduced Christ as an impostor, and a deceiver, and set up themse…
592 wordsSECTION 147John 10:2
John 10:2 Ver. 2. But he that entereth in by the door,.... With a divine commission, and by a divine authority, who comes not of himself, but is sent; does not take the honour to himself, or thrust in himself, and assume an office to himself, but is called unto it, and invested in it, he is the shepherd of the sheep;…
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John 10:3 Ver. 3. To him the porter openeth,.... There is nothing in the explanation of this parable given by Christ, that directs to the sense of this clause; the allusion cannot be, as some have thought, to great men, who have porters at their gates, to open them, and let in persons that come and knock; since the pa…
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John 10:4 Ver. 4. And when he putteth forth his own sheep,.... The Ethiopic version reads, "when he leads them all out"; in order to bring them into proper pastures: he goeth before them; in allusion to the eastern shepherds, who when they put out their flocks, did not, as ours do, drive them before them, and follow …
263 wordsSECTION 150John 10:5
John 10:5 Ver. 5. And a stranger will they not follow,.... One that knows not Christ, is not sent by him, and who does not preach him: but will flee from him; shun him and his ministry, as not only disagreeable, but dangerous: for they know not the voice of strangers: they do not approve of their doctrine, nor take …
96 wordsSECTION 151John 10:6
John 10:6 Ver. 6. This parable spake Jesus unto them,.... To the Pharisees, who were with him, Joh 9:40; but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them; the things spoken by him being delivered in a parabolical way, though in lively figures, and in terms plain and easy to be understood; yet wh…
95 wordsSECTION 152John 10:7
John 10:7 Ver. 7. Then said Jesus unto them again,.... By way of explanation of the above parable, since they did not understand it: verily, verily, I say unto you; this is certainly truth, and what may be depended on as such, whether it will be believed or not: I am the door of the sheep; and of none but them; not …
422 wordsSECTION 153John 10:8
John 10:8 Ver. 8. All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers,.... This must be understood with some restrictions, not of every individual person, nor of every individual prophet or shepherd; not of Moses, nor of the prophets of the Lord, nor of John the Baptist, who came immediately before Christ, was his ha…
294 wordsSECTION 154John 10:9
John 10:9 Ver. 9. I am the door,.... Of the sheep, as before, see Joh 10:7. The Ethiopic version reads, "I am the true door of the sheep"; which is repeated for further confirmation, and for the sake of introducing what follows: by me if any man enter in; into the sheepfold, the church, he shall be saved; not that b…
370 wordsSECTION 155John 10:10
John 10:10 Ver. 10. The thief cometh not but for to steal,.... That is his first and principal view; to steal, is to invade, seize, and carry away another's property. Such teachers that come not in by the right door, or with a divine commission, seek to deceive, and carry away the sheep of Christ from him, though they…
550 wordsSECTION 156John 10:11
John 10:11 Ver. 11. I am the good shepherd,.... A shepherd of his Father's appointing, calling, and sending, to whom the care of all his sheep, or chosen ones, was committed; who was set up as a shepherd over them by him, and was entrusted with them; and who being called, undertook to feed them; and being promised, wa…
483 wordsSECTION 157John 10:12
John 10:12 Ver. 12. But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd,.... That is, who is not the owner of the sheep, though he keeps them, yet only for reward: by whom are meant, not the faithful ministers of the word, who live upon the Gospel, as Christ has ordained, and who are worthy of their reward, and are not t…
511 wordsSECTION 158John 10:13
John 10:13 Ver. 13. The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling,.... And has no propriety in the sheep; had he, he would abide by them, and defend them; but because he has not, he will not expose himself to any danger, but leaves them: and careth not for the sheep; what becomes of them, providing only for his own …
202 wordsSECTION 159John 10:14
John 10:14 Ver. 14. I am the good shepherd,.... See Gill on "Joh 10:11". And know my [sheep]; so as to call them all by their names: Christ has an universal, special, distinct, and exact knowledge of all his sheep, as they are the choice of his Father, as his Father's gift to him; and as his own purchase; he bears an …
9,617 wordsSECTION 160John 11:1
John 11:1 Ver. 1. Now a certain man was sick,.... Very likely of a fever; Nonnus calls it a morbid fire, a hot and burning disease: [named] Lazarus of Bethany; for his name, which the Ethiopic version reads "Eleazar", and the Persic version "Gazarus", See Gill on "Lu 16:24"; and for the place Bethany, See Gill on "Mt…
112 wordsSECTION 161John 11:2
John 11:2 Ver. 2. It was [that] Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment,.... Not the woman in Lu 7:37, as some have thought, whose name is not mentioned, and which history is not related by John at all: but Mary in Joh 12:3, who is both mentioned by name, and along with Lazarus her brother, and with whom all the ci…
154 wordsSECTION 162John 11:3
John 11:3 Ver. 3. Therefore his sisters sent unto him,.... Both the sisters of Lazarus, Mary and Martha, sent to Jesus; they did not go themselves, being women, and the place where Jesus was, was at some distance; and besides, it was necessary they should abide at home, to attend their brother in his sickness, and the…
240 wordsSECTION 163John 11:4
John 11:4 Ver. 4. When Jesus heard that,.... That his friend Lazarus was sick, he said; either to his disciples, or to the messenger or messengers that brought the account to him, and that on purpose to yield some relief to the afflicted family when it should be reported to them: this sickness is not unto death; it …
226 wordsSECTION 164John 11:5
John 11:5 Ver. 5. Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. Not only with an everlasting love, a love of complacency and delight, an unchangeable one, and which never varies, nor will ever end, with which he loves all his people alike; but with a very great human affection, and which was very singular and p…
130 wordsSECTION 165John 11:6
John 11:6 Ver. 6. When he had heard therefore that he was sick,.... Though Christ had heard that Lazarus was sick, and by such good hands, a message being sent him by his sisters, to acquaint him with it; and though he had such a very great love for him, and the whole family, yet he did not go directly to him, and to …
136 wordsSECTION 166John 11:7
John 11:7 Ver. 7. Then after that,.... The next day, the third day after he had heard of Lazarus's sickness: saith he to [his] disciples, let us go into Judea again; for the country beyond Jordan was distinguished from Judea; See Gill on "Mt 4:25".…
47 wordsSECTION 167John 11:8
John 11:8 Ver. 8. [His] disciples said unto him, master,.... Addressing him very reverently, and with great concern for his safety, as well as their own: the Jews of late, or but now, sought to stone thee; as they had attempted to do twice in a very little time; see Joh 8:59; and goest thou thither again? where the…
90 wordsSECTION 168John 11:9
John 11:9 Ver. 9. Jesus answered, are there not twelve hours in the day?.... So the Jews reckoned, and so they commonly say {a}, Mwyh ywh twev hrve Mytv, "twelve hours are a day", or a day consists of twelve hours, which they divided into four parts, each part consisting of three hours this was a matter well known, an…
232 wordsSECTION 169John 11:10
John 11:10 Ver. 10. But if a man walk in the night,.... After the sun is set, and there is no light in the air and heavens to direct him: he stumbleth; at everything that lies in the way, because there is no light in him; there being none from above communicated to him. So our Lord suggests, that when the time of hi…
108 wordsSECTION 170John 11:11
John 11:11 Ver. 11. These things said he,.... In answer to his disciples, and made a pause. And after that he saith unto them, our friend Lazarus sleepeth; meaning, that he was dead; in which sense the word is often used in the Old Testament, and in the common dialect of the Jews, and frequently in their writings; an…
249 wordsSECTION 171John 11:12
John 11:12 Ver. 12. Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep,.... Soundly, quietly, and comfortably, and takes rest in it: he shall do well; or "be saved" from the disease; he will be delivered from it; he will recover out of it; it is a sign the distemper is leaving him, and he is growing better, and will be resto…
111 wordsSECTION 172John 11:13
John 11:13 Ver. 13. Howbeit Jesus spake of his death,.... Under the figurative phrase of sleeping: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep; in a literal and natural sense.…
36 wordsSECTION 173John 11:14
John 11:14 Ver. 14. Then said Jesus unto them plainly,.... Without a figure, when he perceived they did not understand him, and yet it was a very easy and usual metaphor which he had made use of; but such was the present stupidity of their minds, that they did not take in his meaning: wherefore, without reproaching th…
84 wordsSECTION 174John 11:15
John 11:15 Ver. 15. And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there,.... At Bethany, before he died, or when he died; because he might have been prevailed upon through the solicitations of his dear friends, Mary and Martha, and through tender affection to Lazarus, to have prevented his death, by rebuking the distemp…
156 wordsSECTION 175John 11:16
John 11:16 Ver. 16. Then said Thomas, who is called Didymous,.... The former was his Hebrew name, and the latter his Greek name, and both signify a twin; and perhaps he may be so called because he was one: the same said unto his fellow disciples; the other eleven; though the Ethiopic version reads, "to the next of th…
217 wordsSECTION 176John 11:17
John 11:17 Ver. 17. Then when Jesus came,.... The Alexandrian copy, and all the Oriental versions add, "to Bethany"; though it seems by what follows, that he was not come to the town itself, but near it; and it looks as if it was not far from Lazarus's grave; and it was usual to bury without the city; and here he had …
188 wordsSECTION 177John 11:18
John 11:18 Ver. 18. Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem,.... Which was a reason why them were so many of the Jews come there to condole the two sisters upon the death of their brother; and by this means the following miracle became more known there: it wasabout fifteen furlongs off; that is, about two miles, for seven…
12,784 wordsSECTION 178John 12:1
John 12:1 Ver. 1. Then Jesus, six days before the passover,.... Or "before the six days of the passover"; not as designing the days of that feast, for they were seven; but as reckoning so many days back from it, that is, before the sixth day from the ensuing passover: if there were six complete days between this and t…
393 wordsSECTION 179John 12:2
John 12:2 Ver. 2. There they made him a supper,.... At Bethany, in the house of Lazarus, Martha, and Mary; by whose order, and at whose charge it was prepared for him; and not in the house of Simon the leper, which was four days after this, Mt 26:2. And Martha served; who was always a busy, active, and stirring woman…
133 wordsSECTION 180John 12:3
John 12:3 Ver. 3. Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard very costly,.... Worth three hundred pence, according to Judas's estimation of it. This Mary was the other sister of Lazarus; See Gill on "Mt 26:7", See Gill on "Mr 14:3", concerning the nature and value of this ointment: and anointed the feet of Jesus…
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Historical Christian writing; not Scripture.