Easy English Commentary on Luke's Gospel; CHARLES R ERDMAN- commentary. Nothing more fully shows the darkness of men's minds, than that when the Light had appeared, there needed a witness to call attention to it. Jesus answered them, “Did I not choose you, the twelve, and one of you is a devil?” He spoke of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, for it was he who would betray Him, being one of the twelve. Commentary on John 1:6-14 (Read John 1:6-14) John the Baptist came to bear witness concerning Jesus. to a mountain himself alone--(1) to rest, which He came to this "desert place" on purpose to do before the miracle of the loaves, but could not for the multitude that followed Him (see Mark 6:31 ); and (2) "to pray" ( Matthew 14:23 , 6:46 ). . 61, 62. (24-29) . (2) "AND HIM THAT COMETH TO MEI WILL IN NO WISE CAST OUT." Luke 6:1-49 Live by Jesus’ Teachings; EXPOSITOR'S BIBLE - Commentary. no life, &c.--The harshest word He had yet uttered in their ears. . (See Hosea 6:6-8 Luke 3:12-14 ). The devil tested Jesus … Except ye eat the flesh . this is here done in flesh, by "THE SON OF MAN." The truth seems to be that they were confounded by the novel claims which our Lord had just advanced. walking on the sea--What Job ( Job 9:8 ) celebrates as the distinguishing prerogative of GOD, "WHO ALONE spreadeth out the heavens, and TREADETH UPON THE WAVES OF THE SEA"--What AGUR challenges as GOD'S unapproachable prerogative, to "GATHER THE WIND IN HIS FISTS, and BIND THE WATERS IN A GARMENT" ( Proverbs 30:4 )--lo! Here it means that the writer is a leader in the church. all taught of God--not by external revelation merely, but by internal illumination, corresponding to the "drawing" of John 6:44 . . . Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. They are in our pews, even in our pulpits, and they are sometimes undetected. Study the bible online using commentary on John 6 and more! life--The whole burden of the discourse is "spirit," not mere flesh, and "life" in its highest, not its lowest sense, and the words I have employed are to be interpreted solely in that sense. 38. John 6:1-13.FIVE THOUSAND MIRACULOUSLY FED. 35. We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. But when it came to this, our light returned, and our hearts were reassured. If you do not want that we track your visit to our site you can disable tracking in your browser here: We also use different external services like Google Webfonts, Google Maps, and external Video providers. and I live by the Father--literally, "because of the Father"; My life and His being one, but Mine that of a Son, whose it is to be "of the Father." . the words that I speak . The *apostle Paul wrote this letter when he wasin a prison in Rome. Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. That life we cannot want; that life we have learnt to crave as a necessity of the deeper nature which Thou hast awakened: 'the words of that eternal life' (the authority to reveal it and the power to confer it). hath, &c.--The former verse said that unless they partook of Him they had no life; this adds, that whoever does so "hath eternal life." they were afraid--"cried out for fear" ( Matthew 14:26 ), "supposing it had been a spirit" ( Mark 6:49 ). and immediately the ship was at the land--This additional miracle, for as such it is manifestly related, is recorded here alone. hard saying--not merely harsh, but insufferable, as the word often means in the Old Testament. But the writer was an *elder overall the churches in a large area.Much of this letter is like John’s first letter. John Introduces the Story of the Revelation of the Glory of God (1:1-18) John Presents the Revelation in a Nutshell (1:1-5) The Light Came into the World (1:6-13) The Word Became Flesh (1:14-18) He Came to His Own (1:19-4:54) Preparation Is Made for the Revelation of the Glory (1:19-51) John 2 For as they were just "perishing" sinners of Adam's family, to let "nothing" of such "be lost," but "raise them up at the last day," must involve, first, giving His flesh for them ( John 6:51 ), that they "might not perish, but have everlasting life"; and then, after "keeping them from falling," raising their sleeping dust in incorruption and glory, and presenting them, body and soul, perfect and entire, wanting nothing, to Him who gave them to Him, saying, "Behold I and the children which God hath given Me." he that eateth me, . First, … 5 Jesus looked up and saw the large crowd coming toward him. (45) It is written in the prophets. “There are Judases among the apparent followers of the Lord in our day. For all call him Iscariot, which means ‘a man of Karioth.’” (Trench), ii. are spirit and . FIVE THOUSAND MIRACULOUSLY FED. We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. 4 It was nearly time for Passover, the Jewish festival. John 6:11 John 6:13 John 6:12. Observe the effect this miracle had upon the people. may have everlasting life, and I will raise him up at the last day--This is the human side of the same thing as in the foregoing verse, and answering to "Him that cometh unto Me I will in no wise cast out"; that is, I have it expressly in charge that everyone that so "beholdeth" (so vieweth) the Son as to believe on Him shall have everlasting life; and, that none of Him be lost, "I will raise him up at the last, 41-46. 1 The *parable of the four soils 4:1-9. 1. JESUS FOLLOWED BY THE MULTITUDES TO CAPERNAUM, DISCOURSES TO THEM IN THE SYNAGOGUE OF THE BREAD OF LIFE--EFFECT OF THIS ON TWO CLASSES OF THE DISCIPLES. 3 Jesus went up a mountain and sat there with his disciples. In fact, only an eyewitness would be able to give such clear particulars as "about the tenth hour" (John 1:39), "six water pots of stone" (John 2:6) and "153 great fishes" (John 21:11). Proud member Click to enable/disable _gat_* - Google Analytics Cookie. Not that His ascension itself would stumble them more than His death, but that after recoiling from the mention of the one, they would not be in a state of mind to take in the other. and I will raise him up at the last day--For the fourth time this is repeated (see John 6:39 John 6:40 John 6:44 )--showing most clearly that the "eternal life" which such a man "hath" cannot be the same with the future resurrection life from which it is carefully distinguished each time, but a life communicated here below immediately on believing ( John 3:36 , John 5:24 John 5:25 ); and giving to the resurrection of the body as that which consummates the redemption of the entire man, a prominence which in the current theology, it is to be feared, it has seldom had. . Otherwise you will be prompted again when opening a new browser window or new a tab. Preparation for the miracle. Will ye also go away?--Affecting appeal! (12-14) All are cautioned against the love of this world, and against errors. . “In the dark act here prophesied, Judas was under the immediate instigation of and yielded himself up to Satan.” (Alford), iii. Thou hast: Therefore will we stay with Thee--we must.". 70. Copyright © 2021, Bible Study Tools. Hard indeed it must have appeared, as it does still appear, to the children of the world, but sweet to the children of God. For their conviction therefore he does not here lay Himself out; but having the ear not only of them but of the more candid and thoughtful in the crowded synagogue, and the miracle of the loaves having led up to the most exalted of all views of His Person and Office, He takes advantage of their very difficulties and objections to announce, for all time, those most profound truths which are here expressed, regardless of the disgust of the unteachable, and the prejudices even of the most sincere, which His language would seem only designed to deepen. In proposing to make Him a king, it was for far other purposes than dispensing to the world the bread of an .everlasting life; and when He seemed to raise His claims even higher still, by representing it as the grand "work of God," that they should believe on Himself as His Sent One, they saw very clearly that He was making a demand upon them beyond anything they were prepared to accord to Him, and beyond all that man had ever before made. Not as if His death were the only thing of value, but it is what gives all else in Christ's Incarnate Person, Life, and Office, their whole value to us sinners. Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand. 27. which the Son of man--taking that title of Himself which denoted His incarnate life. . Every man therefore, &c.--that is, who hath been thus efficaciously taught of Him. 69. saw that there was none other boat there, &c.--The meaning is, the people had observed that there had been only one boat on the east side where they were; namely, the one in which the disciples had crossed at night to the other, the west side, and they had also observed that Jesus had not gone on board that boat, but His disciples had put off without Him: 23. After these things Jesus went over the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias.Then a great multitude followed Him, because they saw His … him hath God the Father sealed--marked out and authenticated for that transcendent office, to impart to the world the bread of an everlasting life, and this in the character of "the Son of man.". (See John 1:18 ). but--in respect to both the foregoing things, the divine and the human side of salvation. did eat manna . The words "I will give" may be compared with the words of institution at the Supper, "This is My body which is given for you" ( Luke 22:19 ), or in Paul's report of it, "broken for you" ( 1 Corinthians 11:24 ). The discrepancies in matters of detail are immaterial, and bear witness to the independence of John’s account. Yet even here a thoughtful hearer might find something to temper the harshness. 46. .— i.e., in the Book of the Prophets. shall live by me--literally, "because of Me." The opening general statement ( John 6:37 ) consists of two members: (1) "ALL THAT THE FATHER GIVETH ME SHALL COME TO ME"--that is, "Though ye, as I told you, have no faith in Me, My errand into the world shall in no wise be defeated; for all that the Father giveth Me shall infallibly come to Me." 19. they see Jesus--"about the fourth watch of the night" ( Matthew 14:25 , 6:48 ), or between three and six in the morning. Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand - After this Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias. of his disciples--His pretty constant followers, though an outer circle of them. Genesis 6:1-22.WICKEDNESS OF THE WORLD. Click to enable/disable _gid - Google Analytics Cookie. Therefore said I, &c.--that is, "That was why I spoke to you of the necessity of divine teaching which some of you are strangers to." . This is that bread, &c.--a sort of summing up of the whole discourse, on which let this one further remark suffice--that as our Lord, instead of softening down His figurative sublimities, or even putting them in naked phraseology, leaves the great truths of His Person and Office, and our participation of Him and it, enshrined for all time in those glorious forms of speech, so when we attempt to strip the truth of these figures, figures though they be, it goes away from us, like water when the vessel is broken, and our wisdom lies in raising our own spirit, and attuning our own ear, to our Lord's chosen modes of expression. he that cometh to me--to obtain what the soul craves, and as the only all-sufficient and ordained source of supply. (How often thus we miscall our chiefest mercies--not only thinking them distant when they are near, but thinking the best the worst! 49. Our Lord prayed as a man, and as the Mediator of his people; yet he spoke with majesty and authority, as one with and equal to the Father. 28-31. Christ the Bread of Life is the theme of this grand chapter. The place they left was of the same name Jesus was not come to them--They probably lingered in hopes of His still joining them, and so let the darkness come on. (1-4) A crowd gathers to Jesus near the Sea of Galilee. John 6:60. To ask in Christ's name, is to plead his merit and intercession, and to depend upon that plea. These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features. But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. 4. passover . You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. And that which is born of the Spirit is spirit — Is spiritual, heavenly, divine, like its author. This chapter has been called a supplement, [1] an appendix, [2] an epilogue, [3] or a postscript, [4] by various scholars, some of whom insist that the Gospel ended with chapter 20; but this student has found no reason for dissociating it from the rest of the Gospel. Lord, evermore give us this bread--speaking now with a certain reverence (as at John 6:25 ), the perpetuity of the manna floating perhaps in their minds, and much like the Samaritan woman, when her eyes were but half opened, "Sir, give Me this water," &c. ( John 4:15 ). So that though one spiritual life with Him, "the Head of every man is Christ, as the head of Christ is God" ( 1 Corinthians 11:3 , 3:23 ). (1-5) His prayer for his disciples. 17 They got into a boat and they started to sail towards Capernaum. We fully respect if you want to refuse cookies but to avoid asking you again and again kindly allow us to store a cookie for that. 22-24. Commentary on John 14:12-17 (Read John 14:12-17) Whatever we ask in Christ's name, that shall be for our good, and suitable to our state, he shall give it to us. (See John 1:18 , 5:26 ). translation of Isaiah 54:13, but the same thought runs through other passages of the prophets, as Jeremiah 31:34, and Joel 3:1 et seq.. Hence their question, "What dost Thou work? (It should be added that although this discourse has nothing to do with the Sacrament of the Supper, the Sacrament has everything to do with it, as the visible embodiment of these figures, and, to the believing partaker, a real, yea, and the most lively and affecting participation of His flesh and blood, and nourishment thereby of the spiritual and eternal life, here below). Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers (6) There was a man, or, There appeared a man. hunger . 19 The disciples were trying to move the boat through the water. You can also change some of your preferences. ye have seen me, and believe not--seen Him not in His mere bodily presence, but in all the majesty of His life, His teaching, His works. 57. It is I; be not afraid--Matthew ( Matthew 14:27 ) and Mark ( Mark 6:50 ) give before these exhilarating words, that to them well-known one, "Be of good cheer!". "In no wise" is an emphatic negative, to meet the fears of the timid (as in Revelation 21:27 , to meet the presumption of the hardened). 34. John was an eyewitness of the reported occurrences though, as he himself writes (John 1:14; John 19:35). Due to security reasons we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. But Paul’s *preaching affected their tra… The word is the same as that which is used in John 1:3, “were made,” “was made,” and, as contrasted with the verb “was” in John 1:1-2; John 1:4, signifies the coming into being, as contrasted with original existence. This "shall" expresses the glorious certainty of it, the Father being pledged to see to it that the gift be no empty mockery. 6 After this Jesus went across the Galilee Sea (that is, the Tiberias Sea). (15-23) They are encouraged to stand fast in faith and holiness. drawing nigh to the ship--yet as though He "would have passed by them," Mark 6:48 (compare Luke 24:28 , Genesis 18:3:5 , 32:24-26 ). Doth this offend . We need 2 cookies to store this setting. ), 20. At the start of the letter, the writer calls himself the‘*elder’. To the lifeless formalism and wretched traditions of the elders? Nay, Lord, we are shut up. From that time, &c.--or, in consequence of this. . the people which stood on the other side of the sea--not the whole multitude that had been fed, but only such of them as remained over night about the shore, that is, on the east side of the lake; for we are supposed to have come, with Jesus and His disciples in the ship, to the west side, to Capernaum. cometh unto me--with absolute certainty, yet in the sense above given of "drawing"; that is, "As none can come to Me but as divinely drawn, so none thus drawn shall fail to come.". . or to blank unbelief? 48. And yet He says He came down from heaven!". Luke 6; EXPLORE THE BIBLE. © Copyright - Enduring Word       |      . 36. Please see our Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. 1 After these things Jesus went over the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias. 26. 54. It had become dark and Jesus still had not come to them. You are free to opt out any time or opt in for other cookies to get a better experience. Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand (). . . 18, 19. sea arose, &c.--and they were "now in the midst of it" ( Matthew 14:24 ). John 20:30-31 COULD HAVE BEEN USED by John as a conclusion, but he did not so use them. Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand. John 6 - In-depth verse-by-verse Bible study and commentary of John chapter 6 in plain English. But from His mountain-top He kept watching the ship doubtless prayed both for them, and with a view to the new manifestation which He was to give them of His glory. 37-40. (See Romans 8:23 , 1 Corinthians 15:1-58 , throughout). and one of you is a devil:--"Well said, Simon-Barjonas, but that 'we' embraces not so wide a circle as in the simplicity of thine heart thou thinkest; for though I have chosen you but twelve, one even of these is a 'devil'" (the temple, the tool of that wicked one). Those last words of our Lord seemed to have given them the finishing stroke--they could not stand it any longer. . Under that blessed Wing taking shelter, until we are again fit to grapple with the questions that have staggered us, we at length either find our way through them, or attain to a calm satisfaction in the discovery that they lie beyond the limits of present apprehension. John 6:60, ESV: "When many of his disciples heard it, they said, “This is a hard saying; who can listen to it?”" John 6:60, KJV: "Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?" The whole mass, so to speak, is gifted by the Father to the Son as a unity, which the Son evolves, one by one, in the execution of His trust. For I came down from heaven not to do Mine own will--to play an independent part. Yet the whole statement was certainly confounding, and beyond doubt was meant to be so. He wrote it to people in the town called Ephesus. These, then, being the two members of the general opening statement, what follows is meant to take in both. raise him up, 45. written in the prophets--in Isaiah 54:13 , Jeremiah 31:33 Jeremiah 31:34 ; other similar passages may also have been in view. And this--in the first place. . 52. Feeding of the five thousand. . Mark adds the graphic and touching particular, "He saw them toiling in rowing" ( Mark 6:48 ), putting forth all their strength to buffet the waves and bear on against a head wind, but to little effect. i. For the bread of God is he, &c.--This verse is perhaps best left in its own transparent grandeur--holding up the Bread Itself as divine, spiritual, and eternal; its ordained Fountain and essential Substance, "Him who came down from heaven to give it" (that Eternal Life which was with the Father and was manifested unto us, 1 John 1:2 ); and its designed objects, "the world.". . except the Father which hath sent me--that is, the Father as the Sender of Me and to carry out the design of My mission. He would appear to them at first like a dark moving speck upon the waters; then as a human figure, but--in the dark tempestuous sky, and not dreaming that it could be their Lord--they take it for a spirit. 3 Then Jesus went up on a mountainside and sat down with his disciples. I am the bread of life--Henceforth the discourse is all in the first person, "I," "Me," which occur in one form or other, as STIER reckons, thirty-five times. That which is born of the flesh is flesh — Only flesh, void of the Spirit: or is carnal and corrupt, and therefore at enmity with the Spirit. He that eateth . he said, I am the bread, &c.--Missing the sense and glory of this, and having no relish for such sublimities, they harp upon the "Bread from heaven." Only it is not the simply willing, but the actually coming, whom He will not cast out; for the word here employed usually denotes arrival, as distinguished from the ordinary word, which rather expresses the act of coming (see John 8:42 , Greek), [WEBSTER and WILKINSON]. We should have supposed all that follows to have been delivered by the wayside, or wherever they happened first to meet. These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website and application for you in order to enhance your experience. True, the "coming" ones of the second clause are just the "given" ones of the first. . Luke 6; EXPOSITOR'S GREEK TESTAMENT . (6-10) His prayer. I am, &c.--Understand, it is of MYSELF I now speak as the Bread from heaven; of MEif a man eat he shall live for ever; and "THE BREAD WHICH I WILL GIVE IS MY FLESH, WHICH I WILL GIVE FOR THE LIFE OF THE WORLD." Click to enable/disable essential site cookies. . and drink the blood . Commentary on John 6:1-14 (Read John 6:1-14) John relates the miracle of feeding the multitude, for its reference to the following discourse. John 6 – The Bread from Heaven A. Click to enable/disable _ga - Google Analytics Cookie. 3 Jesus went up on the mountain, and there he sat down with his disciples. Did I not choose you: Jesus did in fact, choose the twelve disciples. John 6:22-71 . 18 A very strong wind was blowing and the water became dangerous. Different answers may be given to such a question, according to the spirit which prompts the inquiry. 3. a mountain--somewhere in that hilly range which skirts the east side of the lake.. 4. passover . Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refuseing them will have impact how our site functions. (Repeated from John 6:35 ). Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. Luke 6; JAMES FOOTE. Yet one among whom He chose was like a devil – and would betray Him. As the former was the divine, this is just the human side of the same thing. 67. the twelve--the first time they are thus mentioned in this Gospel. When they were filled Had not only eaten, but had made a full meal, and were thoroughly satisfied, having eaten as much as they could, or … At such seasons, a clear perception that to abandon the faith of Christ is to face black desolation, ruin and death; and on recoiling from this, to be able to fall back, not merely on first principles and immovable foundations, but on personal experience of a Living Lord in whom all truth is wrapt up and made flesh for our very benefit--this is a relief unspeakable. they said, &c.--astonished at His being there, and wondering how He could have accomplished it, whether by land or water, and when He came; for being quite unaware of His having walked upon the sea and landed with the disciples in the ship, they could not see how, unless He had travelled all night round the head of the lake alone, He could have reached Capernaum, and even then, how He could have arrived before themselves. Jesus changes water so that it becomes wine 2:1-12. v1 The next day, there was a wedding in Cana … The gift of the Spirit … You can check these in your browser security settings. Then Simon Peter--whose forwardness in this case was noble, and to the wounded spirit of His Lord doubtless very grateful. When they had gone three or four miles (5 or 6 kilometres), they saw Jesus. Even the common Jews expected the Messiah to come into the world, and to be a great Prophet. 6 Some time after this, Jesus crossed to the far shore of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias), 2 and a great crowd of people followed him because they saw the signs he had performed by healing the sick. We may request cookies to be set on your device. As the living Father hath sent me--to communicate His own life. So John 17:2 , "that He should give eternal life to all that which Thou hast given Him" [BENGEL]. "Philip of Bethsaida was, moreover, in all probability, present at the wedding feast at Cans, and might have anticipated some such sign of the resources of his Lord. It is the word for drawing a heavily laden net to the shore (John 21:6; John 21:11). And this--in the second place. What and if, &c.--that is, "If ye are stumbled at what I have said, how will ye bear what I now say?" . Bible Commentaries / John Gill's Exposition of the Bible / John / John 6 / John 6:12; Share Tweet. Click to enable/disable Google reCaptcha. ", 31. For as soon as we thought of going away, there arose upon us that awful question, 'TO WHOM shall we go?' John 6:1. This was said, adds the Evangelist, not merely of the outer but of the inner circle of His disciples; for He knew the traitor, though it was not yet time to expose him. All that, &c.--This comprehensive and very grand passage is expressed with a peculiar artistic precision. 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