Osw commentary on the book of john chapter 4

Therefore when the lord knew that the pharisees had heard that jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than john. A similar project is ongoing in the synoptic gospels. John says that jesus was in the kosmos which refers to not only to the earth world, but to the universe. John 1 in the beginning was the word, and the word was. When therefore the lord knew how the pharisees had heard that jesus made and baptized more disciples than john, 2 though jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples, 3 he left judaea, and departed again into galilee. Therefore, when the lord knew that the pharisees had heard that jesus was making and baptizing. In chapter 4, the baptism introduces the reader to a prominent theme of wisdom water throughout john. When therefore the lord knew how the pharisees had heard that jesus made and baptized more. A commentary on the gospel of john four when therefore the lord knew how the pharisees had heard that jesus made and baptized more disciples than john, though jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples, he left judaea, and departed again into galilee. Lund, who later served as a member of the seventy, gave an overview of john s visions in revelation 4 22 and explained some of their basic meanings. Just as each member in the human body has its own particular function, so, every book in the bible has its own special purpose and mission.

Jesus said unto her, thou hast well said, i have no husband. In this bible study by ann white of courage for life. Even among the twelve, john was one of the three apostles along with peter and james who were the closest to jesus. John 4 bible study commentary chapter summary questions. First, jesus reveals himself to a samaritan woman at. This verse is exceedingly important to understand the nature of christianity. The gospel of john, also called book of john, is an eyewitness account written by someone very close to jesus.

The story of the samaritan woman reinforces johns main theme that jesus is the messiah and son of god. Exhausted from the journey, jesus sits alone by the well of jacob while the disciples go into the town to buy lunch john 4. Yet only onethe gospel of john claims to be an eyewitness account, the testimony of the unnamed disciple whom jesus loved. John chapter 4 continued discover books of the bible. He cried out, saying, this is the one i spoke about when i said, he who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me. John 4 niv jesus talks with a samaritan woman bible. Study guide for john 4 by david guzik blue letter bible. Home bible studies 1, 2, and 3 john studies 1 john 4 these small group studies of 1 john contain outlines, crossreferences, bible study discussion questions, and applications. They were so embarrassed that they couldnt actually articulate it. Yet they knew it was for some good reason, and for some good end.

So he came to a city of samaria which is called sychar, near the plot of ground that jacob gave to his son joseph. And he must needs go through samaria the road lying directly through it. The questions contain minimal human commentary, but instead urge students to study to understand scripture. While his disciples were gone to the city to buy meat, a woman of samaria comes to draw water, with whom our lord discourses at large on the spiritual nature of. Each paperback volume tackles a book of the bible, in this case a twovolume set for the book of john. However with both luke and john, there are no internal links so you have to search for the chapter you are looking at.

The second theme is that god both loves us and god is love 1 john 4. James rosscup writes this work gnomon, originally issued in 1742, has considerable comment on the greek, flavoring the effort with judicious details about the spiritual life. The psalm settings in this section were selected by the incomparable juli elliot. Jesus answered and said to her, everyone who drinks of this water shall thirst again. The book of john is an eyewitness account of jesus ministry ad 2933 enriched by the authors understanding of jewish traditions and accurate geographical knowledge of palestine. Nicodemus needed to be reminded that his knowledge was incomplete john 3. And there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven spirits of god see commentary on rev 1. John for everyone, part 1 the new testament for everyone. The gospel of john verse by verse bible study the word was god john 1.

Next chapter of john the book of john, chapter 4 we hope that you find the content of the book of john, chapter 4 from the douay rheims version of the catholic bible helpful to your bible studies and for references which allow you to read the books and individual verses of this chapter. First john 4 begins with the command to test spiritual claims, since not all. John 1 in the beginning was the word, and the word was with. John chapter 4 words in red in the scriptures are the words of jesusverse 1. David guzik commentary on john 4 describes jesus conversation with the samaritan woman at the well and heals the noblemans son. John 4 esv jesus and the woman of samaria now bible gateway. I saw the spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him.

And passing through samaria comes to sychar, and rests at jacobs well, joh 4. And here is a great, brief guide to biblical hermeneutics with some excellent examples, by ben witherington from his blog. He had been with god since the beginning, and all things had been created through him. The word in the beginning was the word, and the word was with god, and the word was god. It is used to denote the earth and also the universe. David guzik commentary on 1 john 4, where john encourages the believers to abide in god and his love, which is perfected among us. These jewish galileans pale in comparison to the despised samaritans who believed on jesus without a sign they believed at his word john 4.

Sproul breaks down the text further and explains the meaning. God purposed that the entire book of john should be read in the light of this verse. This land in our saviours time was divided into three parts. Author of the book of john the author of the gospel according to john can be none other than the apostle john, one of the sons of zebedee and salome matt. John 4 niv jesus talks with a samaritan woman bible gateway. At this point the disciples came and they were amazed that he had been speaking to a woman. Therefore when the lord knew that the pharisees had heard that jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than john the holy spirit of god knows everything about us. This is the disciple who is testifying to these things and wrote these things, and we know that his testimony is true john 21. John chapter kjv king james version 1 now before the feast of the passover, when jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end. The wiersbe bible commentary had a modest beginning in 1972 when victor books pub lished my commentary on 1 john and called it be real. John 4 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. The thrust of these verses is not so much her conversion but that jesus is messiah verse 26.

We had verse 21, in the last lesson, but it bears repeating here. This fourth gospel supplements the synoptics, focusing on details about christs work and words that reveal a longer span of ministry at least three years as. John the niv application commentary book 4 and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. The gospel of john for youth commentary by pastor ron beckham. Jesus, finding that the pharisees took offense at his making many disciples, leaves judea to pass into galilee, joh 4. Biblical studiesnew testament commentariesthe gospel of john.

In john chapter 4, we read the story of the samaritan womans encounter with jesus and. In these verses, john, as in other passages in his gospel, seems to be emphasising the jewishness of jesus ministry, but here he is emphasising the jewish heritage of the samaritan town. In him is life, and that life is the light of the world. All of them are given that we might believe john 20. The syriac and arabic versions render it, a minister, or servant of the king, namely, of herod. John 4 william barclays daily study bible bible commentaries. Each chapter opens with a half or a third of a chapter of john s gospel, followed by commentary. Before reading this, i considered the holiness of god to be his best.

Psalms introduction to the psalms including questions on pss 2 and 35. John chapter 4 words in red in the scriptures are the words of jesus verse 1. John 4 is the fourth chapter of the gospel of john in the new testament of the christian bible. The gospels, the first four books of the new testament, tell the story of the life of jesus. It was, more than any thing else, the glory of the land of israel, that it was emmanuels land, not only the place of his birth, but the scene of his preaching and miracles. There was a certain nobleman one belonging to the kings court, as the word, here used, properly signifies. She bade the lord jesus to have her two sons sit on his right and his left hand in his kingdom math. John s calling to be a disciple of the lord is described in the synoptic gospels math. The gospel of john was written by john, one of jesus twelve apostles. Visit our library of inductive bible studies for more in depth inductive studies on this and other books of the bible you can use in your small group. The samaritan woman of chapter 4 is poor, outcast even among the outcast samaritans, and not expecting to meet the lord at all. Commentary on the gospel of john chapter 4 a commentary on the gospel of john four when therefore the lord knew how the pharisees had heard that jesus made and baptized more disciples than john, though jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well.

This workbook was designed for bible class study, family study, or personal study. The samaritan woman needed to be confronted with her sin john 4. Although the main route from judea to galilee was through samaria, jesus, as many jews did, could easily have gone up the jordan valley into galilee through the bethshan gap, avoiding samaria. And, as capernaum lay in his dominions, it is probable this was. Aug 03, 2016 bible study on the gospel of john, chapter 1. Jesus has just offered a women at a well some water living water v. Book of john john chapter 1 john chapter 2 john chapter 3 john chapter 4 john chapter 5 john chapter 6 john chapter 7. May 02, 2020 the gospel of john includes several spiritual conversations, such as jesus talk with the samaritan woman that shows him as the messiah john 4. Therefore, when the lord knew that the pharisees had heard that jesus made and baptized more disciples than john though jesus himself did not baptize, but his disciples, he left judea and departed again to galilee. We see in exodus 19 and 20 a type and shadow of what we see in revelation 4 and 5, and throughout the book. Here is a handy list of common hermeneutical errors with examples.

Commentary on the gospel of john chapter 1 by cooper abrams. Each chapter begins with wrights own translation of a section of a chapter, followed by a few pages of explanation, illustration, and commentary. He left judea to shun the effects of their resentment. Living water jacobs well therefore, when the lord knew that the pharisees had heard that jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than john although jesus himself was not baptizing, but his disciples were, jesus followers are increasing in number.

The statement that he was in the world further shows the word of john 1. Aug 01, 2009 exhausted from the journey, jesus sits alone by the well of jacob while the disciples go into the town to buy lunch john 4. Judea in the south, galilee in the north, and samaria lying between them. Jesus therefore, being wearied from his journey, sat thus by the well. 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. The goal is to work through the gospel of john verse by verse. Christs notice of the approaching multitude had not been shared by the apostles. The basic structure of the vision is chronological. Jul 25, 2016 however, i have attempted to make the concepts as simple as possible. The first is that believers ought to test the spirits to see whether they are from god 1 john 4. In the last chapter we stated, each book of the bible has a prominent and dominant theme which is peculiar to itself. John, chapter 4 king james version christian answers. John, chapter 4 king james version christian answers webbible.