John 18:20

Syriac Peshitta (NT Only)

ܘܶܐܡܰܪ ܠܶܗ ܝܶܫܽܘܥ ܐܶܢܳܐ ܥܺܝܢ ܒ݁ܰܓ݂ܠܶܐ ܡܰܠܠܶܬ݂ ܥܰܡ ܥܰܡܳܐ ܘܰܒ݂ܟ݂ܽܠܙܒ݂ܰܢ ܐܰܠܦ݂ܶܬ݂ ܒ݁ܰܟ݂ܢܽܘܫܬ݁ܳܐ ܘܰܒ݂ܗܰܝܟ݁ܠܳܐ ܐܰܝܟ݁ܳܐ ܕ݁ܟ݂ܽܠܗܽܘܢ ܝܺܗܽܘܕ݂ܳܝܶܐ ܡܶܬ݂ܟ݁ܰܢܫܺܝܢ ܘܡܶܕ݁ܶܡ ܒ݁ܛܽܘܫܝܳܐ ܠܳܐ ܡܰܠܠܶܬ݂ ܀

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I spake: John 7:14, John 7:26, John 7:28, John 8:2, John 10:23-39, Psalms 22:22, Psalms 40:9, Matthew 4:23, Matthew 9:35, Matthew 21:23-27, Matthew 26:65, Luke 4:15, Luke 19:45-47, Luke 20:1-8, Luke 21:37

and in: John 7:4, Isaiah 45:19, Isaiah 48:16, Matthew 24:26, Acts 26:26

Reciprocal: Proverbs 1:21 - General Proverbs 8:3 - General Proverbs 9:3 - she crieth Jeremiah 7:2 - Stand Jeremiah 26:2 - Stand Matthew 26:55 - I sat Mark 10:1 - he taught Mark 11:27 - as he Mark 12:35 - while Mark 14:49 - was Luke 4:16 - as Luke 19:47 - taught John 6:59 - in the John 11:54 - walked Acts 5:20 - stand Acts 17:2 - as Hebrews 2:12 - in

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Jesus answered him,.... Not to the first of these questions, concerning his disciples; not because they had all now forsaken him, and one was denying him; nor because he would not betray them; nor because he would suffer alone; but because if his doctrine was good; it could not be blameworthy to have disciples, and to teach them: and the charge of sedition, blasphemy, and idolatry, they wanted to fasten on him, would sufficiently appear to be groundless by the doctrine he preached; and as to that he answers not directly what he taught, but declares the manner in which he delivered it, and which was such, that they that heard him could not be strangers to it.

I spake openly to the world; with all plainness, freedom, and boldness, without any reserve or ambiguity; and that not to a few persons only, to his own particular disciples, but to all the people of the Jews, who crowded in great numbers to hear him; insomuch that it was said by his enemies, that the world was gone after him.

I ever taught in the synagogue; the Arabic, "the synagogues"; the places of public worship in all parts of the nation, where the Jews met to pray, and read, and hear the word:

and in the temple; at Jerusalem, whenever he was in that city;

whither the Jews always resort; for prayer, and to offer sacrifice, and particularly at the three grand festivals of the year, the passover, Pentecost, and feast of tabernacles, when all the males from all parts appeared before the Lord. Accordingly, the Alexandrian copy, and some others, read, "whither all the Jews resort"; and so read the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, Persic, and Ethiopic versions.

And in secret have I said nothing; not but that our Lord taught in other places than what are here mentioned, as on mountains, in deserts, by the sea shore, and in private houses, yet generally to great multitudes; and though he sometimes conversed alone, and in secret with his disciples, yet what he taught them was either an explanation of what he had said in public, or was perfectly agreeable to it.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Openly to the world - If his doctrine had tended to excite sedition and tumult, if he had aimed to overthrow the government, he would have trained his friends in secret; he would have retired from public view, and would have laid his plans in private. This is the case with all who attempt to subvert existing establishments. Instead of that, he had proclaimed his views to all. He had done it in every place of public concourse in the synagogue and in the temple. He here speaks the language of one conscious of innocence and determined to insist on his rights.

Always resort - Constantly assemble. They were required to assemble there three times in a year, and great multitudes were there constantly.

In secret ... - He had taught no private or concealed doctrine. He had taught nothing to his disciples which he had not himself taught in public and commanded them to do, Matthew 10:27; Luke 12:3.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse John 18:20. I spake openly to the world — To every person in the land indiscriminately-to the people at large: the τω κοσμω, here, is tantamount to the French tout le monde, all the world, i.e. every person within reach. This is another proof that St. John uses the term world to mean the Jewish people only; for it is certain our Lord did not preach to the Gentiles. The answer of our Lord, mentioned in this and the following verse, is such as became a person conscious of his own innocence, and confident in the righteousness of his cause. I have taught in the temple, in the synagogues, in all the principal cities, towns, and villages, and through all the country. I have had no secret school. You and your emissaries have watched me every where. No doctrine has ever proceeded from my lips, but what was agreeable to the righteousness of the law and the purity of God. My disciples, when they have taught, have taught in the same way, and had the same witnesses. Ask those who have attended our public ministrations, and hear whether they can prove that I or my disciples have preached any false doctrines, have ever troubled society, or disturbed the state. Attend to the ordinary course of justice, call witnesses, let them make their depositions, and then proceed to judge according to the evidence brought before you.