JOHN 1. 3, 4. And God said, Let us make man in our own image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, Gen. i. 1. 26. By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth, Psal. xxxiii. 6. Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the work of thy hands, cii. 25. I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their hosts have I commanded. For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens, God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD, and there is none else, Isa. xlv. 12. 18. 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. For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers, all things were created by him and for him. And he is before all things, and by him all things consist, Col. i. 16, 17. 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; Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high, Heb. i. 2, 3. And Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the works of thine hands: They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; and as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail, 10-12. For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded the VOL. II. house hath more honour than the VER. 4. Ἐν αὐτῷ ζωὴ ἦν, καὶ ἡ ζωὴ ἦν τὸ φῶς τῶν ἀνθρώπων. a In him was life; band the Life was the light of men. a For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will. For as the Father hath life in himself, so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself, John v. 21.26. Jesus said unto her, I am the Resurrection and the Life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live, xi. 25. Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father but by me, xiv. 6. And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit, 1 Cor. xv. 45. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory, Col. iii. 4. (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us), 1 John i. 2. And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son, v. 11. And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb, Rev. xxii. 1. b He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world, John i. 8, 9. As long as I am in the world, I am the Light of the world, ix. 5. And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the ends of the earth, Isa. xlix. 6. Arise, shine; for thy light 0 1 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 recompence; 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. Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, 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. Καὶ τὸ φῶς ἐν τῇ σκοτία φαίνει, καὶ ἡ 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, A. D. 26. 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 ledge, God gave them over to a reprobate 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. The same came for a a witness, to bear witness of the Light, 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 before 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 the world, ver. 29. And John bare 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 hath 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 Join, 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. 33-55. 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. A. D. 26. 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 that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light, a And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I 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. Ἦν τὸ φῶς τὸ ἀληθινὸν, ὃ φωτίζει πάντα ἄνθρωπον ἐρχόμενον εἰς τὸν κόσμον. That was a the true Light, which lighteth bevery man that cometh into the world. a See on ver. 4. clause 2. bTo the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this 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 thief. Ye are children of light, and the children of day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. For they that 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. A. D. 26. JOHN I. 10, 11, He a was in the world, b and the world A. D. 26. his power, when he had by himself was made by him, and the world knew purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high, Heb. i. 3. him not. 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. 4-6. 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 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. O 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 be stowed 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 VER. 12. A. D. 26. Ὅσοι δὲ ἔλαβον αὐτὸν, ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς ἐξουσίαν τέκνα Θεοῦ γενέσθαι, τοῖς πιστεύουσιν εἰς τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ. But as many as a received him, b to them gave he power to become the sons of God, ceven to them that believe on his of the earth be blessed. Unto you | the Just One; of whom ye have been first God, having raised up his Son now the betrayers and murderers : Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turn- Acts vii. 51, 5%. ing 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. bAnd 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. liii. 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 be loved 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 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 |