Verse 34. - But I for my part receive not the witness which affirms my Sonship from a man; or, yet the witness which I receive is not from man. Some have given the stronger meaning of "take hold," or "snatch," or "strive after," to λαμβάνω. But this is unnecessary...
John 12:34 Meaning and Commentary John 12:34 The people answered him Not the Greeks, but the Jews, and these not such as were friends to Christ, but cavillers at him: we have heard out of the law; not the five books of Moses, but the Prophets, and Hagiographa; even all the...
A word meaning literally “a gathering together”. In the NT it sometimes refers to... 7478 washing 7478 washing The physical or ritual cleansing of part or all of a person’s body, a person’s... 7505 Jews, the 7505 Jews, the A post-exilic desig...
FIRST-BORN (בְּכֹר, H1147, πρωτότοκος, G4758, meaning first in sequence to be born or, fig.,... Fold FOLD. A pen in which to keep sheep or goats; in the NT, the Church. גְּדֵרָה֒, H1556, a place......
--Comp. for this phrase Note onJohn 10:11. The pronouns are emphatic, and there is a solemn emphasis in the repetition of what St. Peter had said. He was using words of which he knew not the full meaning. He spoke of laying down his life for his Lord. He would hereafter be able...
36. Pål 37. Ragnvald 38. Rene 90. Edvard 91. Adam 92. Leslie 1. Giann Meaning: Lord, a name for Christ means “God the anointed.” 2. Giovanni Meaning: Lord; from Latin ‘Giovanni‘ meaning “God’s gracious gift.” Related to ‘Giovanna’. Gio means “joy” in Italian. Gio ...
John 3:22-36 Meaning and Commentary INTRODUCTION TO 1 JOHN 3 In this chapter the apostle exhorts to a holy life and conversation in general, and to the exercise of brotherly love in particular. The former of these is urged from the consideration of the great blessing of adoption, which ...
"I and the Father are one." (10:30) "One" isheis, the Greek number "one." Then it can carry the meaning, "a single person or thing, with focus on quantitative aspect, one."[159]There are two close parallels in John found in Jesus' high-priestly prayer: ...
The general principle of his teaching is the same, as is the reason for and meaning of his death and resurrection. Structure It is generally accepted that John is divided into two halves, chapters 1-12 and chapters 13-21. Raymond Brown described these halves as 'The Book of Signs' and ...
But my Meaning is, that we should not take up anyone too hastily, (which the Mind, that would always penetrate into the Causes of Things, and have Principles to rest on, is very apt to do,) till we have very well examined Particulars, and made several Experiments, in that thing which...