John the apostle says that jesus is the light of the world, but. He shows us that jesus, though fully god, came in the flesh to distinctly and accurately reveal god, and that christ is the source of eternal life to all who. This materal was preached by pastor cole over almost 2 years. Commentary on the book of gospel of john by matthew henry. The author of a muchloved twovolume matthew commentary 1990 that he greatly revised and expanded fourteen years later, frederick dale bruner now offers the gospel of john. Thus when particular difficulties occur in the word and providence of god, it is good to satisfy ourselves that all is well that jesus christ says and does. You can read the gospel from the easyenglish bible and listen to it being. Jesus and his disciples come to judea, and baptize, john 3.
The author is the apostle john, the disciple whom jesus loved. The gospel of john was written two generations after the crucifixion of jesus christ. The gospel of john the new international commentary on. Since this is a copy, the gospel itself must have been written before this time. An easyenglish commentary 2800 word vocabulary on john s gospel. The gospels, the first four books of the new testament, tell the story of the life of jesus. John introduces the story of the revelation of the glory of god 1. A commentary on the gospel of john is the creation of published author samuel l. This commentary has been through advanced checking words in boxes are from the bible. It is the third and longest book of the new testament and comes after the gospel of matthew and the gospel of mark. John with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Yet only onethe gospel of johnclaims to be an eyewitness account, the testimony of the unnamed disciple whom jesus loved. John describes how christs incarnation and death on the cross made god known and secured eternal life for all those who believe in him.
It is easy to make rash and brave statements when there is no threat, but as peter would short discover, it was quite another thing. These and other eminent writers have been deeply indebted to calvins commentary on johns gospel, but have left its claims to the attention of all classes of readers as strong and urgent as ever. This statement of johns is a good description of the subject and purpose of his gospel. The gospel is believed to be written by luke, who was a friend of the apostle paul luke was a doctor. A commentarymore rich fruit of his lifetime of study and teaching. Johns gospel free bible commentary in easy english. The love of god, the source of human salvation, john 3. Each sermon is the equivalent of a 10 page pdf which means that these sermons represent over pages of biblically sound doctrine to aid your study, teaching and preaching of the gospel of john. It is poetic proseprose with the soul of poetryprose that, like poetry, packs layers of. It is a motion picture that has been adapted for the screen on a wordforword basis from the. Free bible commentary on johns gospel in easy english. The author of a muchloved twovolume matthew commentary that he revised and expanded in 2007, frederick dale bruner now offers the gospel of john.
The gospel of john is a 2003 film that is the story of jesus life as recounted by the gospel of john. One evidence of johns intended audience as being to the world was that he often explains names, places and customs which would be unfamiliar to nonjews, indicating the audience that god. John 6 records christs fourth journey in the third year of his ministry when he preached by the sea of galilee. An easyenglish bible version and commentary 2800 word vocabulary on marks gospel. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Free bible commentary on the gospel of mark in easy english. The gospel of john is the fourth book of the new testament, after the gospels of matthew, mark and luke wikisource has original writing related to this article. An easyenglish bible version and commentary 2800 word vocabulary on matthews gospel. We find the title son 29 times in johns gospel, whereof 10 times son of god. The gospel of john was shown in a special presentation at the 2003 toronto film festival. One in a series of twelve new testament versebyverse commentary books. He had been with god since the beginning, and all things had been created through him. This commentary has been through advanced theological checking.
Here is much, here is all in a little, the word of reconciliation in miniature. The book of john was the last of the four to be written most probably in ephesus. Yet michaels does not ignore the literary character of the gospel of john or its theological contribution to the larger christian community from its own time to the present day. The gospel of john verse by verse bible study the word was god john 1. Major differences between john and the synoptic gospels. However, the john rylands fragment, discovered in the 1920s, has been documented to be a small portion of a copy of the gospel of john dated between ad 125 and 150. Even among the twelve, john was one of the three apostles along with peter and james who were the closest to jesus. We find the title son 29 times in john s gospel, whereof 10 times son of god. Given its clear distinction from the synoptic gospels, johns gospel became an easy target for historical criticism and modernist theologymaking godets defense of its divine inspiration all the more urgent. An easyenglish commentary 2800 word vocabulary on the letter of james. This statement of john s is a good description of the subject and purpose of his gospel. Johns gospel is the story of jesus, the messiah and the son of god. A fallencondition focus verses 5 and 1011 look closely at verse 5. The conversation between nicodemus and our lord, about the new birth and faith in his testimony, john 3.
A commentary more rich fruit of his lifetime of study and teaching. Here is gospel indeed, good news, the best that ever came from heaven to earth. In a nearly childlike simple language with a vocabulary of only around 700 words john communicates to us the exalted truth that the word, the. Click download or read online button to get commentary on the gospel of john book now. Through a detailed versebyverse commentary, michaels reveals how the gospel of the disciple whom jesus loved is a unified composition, intertwined with the. John tells the good news about jesus a free bible version and commentary on the gospel of john in easy english. This summary of the gospel of john provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the gospel of john. Like the other gospels, the gospel of luke tells the stories of the life and teachings of jesus. Commentary on the gospel of john download ebook pdf.
A word list at the end explains words with a star by them. The gospel of john, also called book of john, is an. This is the disciple who is testifying to these things and wrote these things, and we know that his testimony is true john 21. The prologue to the gospel of john the gospel of john weds theology to poetry. It is one of the four gospels at the beginning of the new testament. Excellent resource functions like a verse by verse commentary. John proclaimed that jesus was the light of the world. First, here is gods love in giving his son for the world v. Yet they knew it was for some good reason, and for some good end. As an eyewitness to the love and power displayed in the miracles of jesus, john gives us an upclose and personal look at christs identity. Rather than relying primarily on recent scholarship, bruner honors and draws from the churchs major john commentators throughout history, including. The gospel of john full and with english subtitles youtube. The importance of the study of the gospel of john and its enormous impact on theology compelled godet to write this lengthy and detailed commentary.
The word list at the end explains words with a star by them. In this solid evangelical commentary on johns gospel, a respected scripture. Theodore of mopsuestias syriac commentary on the gospel of john comes out of the most mature period of his life. Rather than relying primarily on recent scholarship, bruner honors and draws from the churchs major john commentators. Probably the best commentary i have read on this gospel. An easyenglish bible version and commentary 2800 word vocabulary on the gospel of john. John was a close friend of jesus and he tells us many stories about jesus and many of the things that jesus taught.
There appears to be an inclusio a bracketing of stories between the wine imagery of the cana story at the very beginning of jesus ministry, where he is revealed as the good wine, and the wine imagery of the i am the true vine discourse at the very end of his ministry, where he. The gospel of john official hd movie english youtube. Excellent commentary, i just finished going through it while reading the gospel of john. There was a handful of passages i would have liked more depth on or dealt with differently, but overall a great resource. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the. This app contains johns gospel from the easyenglish version of the bible. The translated bible text has been through advanced checking. The gospel of john was written by john, one of jesus twelve apostles. The gospel of john was written to prove that jesus christ is the son of god.
They can be sure about eternal life with jesus 1 john 3. An extensive commentary on john with a predominantly conservative tone the unique thing about this book is the correlation of the text within the historical setting, particularly the classic greek and roman world as well as the hebrew one. Hodges, problem passages in the gospel of johnpart 1. The christology in theodore of mopsuestias commentary on. Matthews gospel free bible commentary in easy english.