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John 5
John 5 — Overview
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John 5 — OverviewJohn 5 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleWe have in the gospels a faithful record of all that Jesus began both
to do and to teach, Acts i. 1. These two are interwoven, because what
he taught explained what he did, and what he did confirmed what he…John 5 — OverviewJohn 5 · Little Bible — for children and parentsAt the pool of Bethesda, Jesus heals a man who has been ill for 38 years (just with a word), on the Sabbath. The Jewish leaders question the man and then confront Jesus. Jesus responds with a profound teaching: the…John 5:1-16John 5:1-16 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThis miraculous cure is not recorded by any other of the evangelists,
who confine themselves mostly to the miracles wrought in Galilee, but
John relates those wrought at Jerusalem. Concerning this observe,
I. The…John 5:1John 5:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe journey to Jerusalem is said to have taken place at the time of "a feast," or "the feast of the Jews."£ After these things ( μετα ταῦτα). Suggesting a number of events, not necessarily connected with each other.…John 5:1-9John 5:1-9 · The Pulpit Commentary(1) A sign on a paralyzed body and an unsusceptible soul.John 5:1-9John 5:1-9 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe cure of the impotent man.
The scene changes once more to Jerusalem. There unbelief develops very rapidly, and. there is a foreshadowing of the dread reality: "It cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem."…
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