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Bible Commentaries
Simeon's Horae Homileticae Horae Homileticae
The Word Became Flesh; John the Baptist's Testimony.Chapter 2
Wedding at Cana; Cleansing of the Temple.Chapter 3
Nicodemus; Jesus' Mission; New Birth.Chapter 4
Samaritan Woman; Healing of Official's Son.Chapter 5
Healing at the Pool; Controversy with Jews.Chapter 6
Feeding 5,000; Walking on Water; Bread of Life Discourse.Chapter 7
Feast of Tabernacles; Jesus' Teachings and Division.Chapter 8
Woman Caught in Adultery; Light of the World.Chapter 9
Healing of the Blind Man; Controversy.Chapter 10
Good Shepherd Discourse; Jesus' Works and Rejection.Chapter 11
Raising of Lazarus; Plot to Kill Jesus.Chapter 12
Anointing at Bethany; Triumphal Entry; Teachings.Chapter 13
Washing of Disciples' Feet; Prediction of Betrayal.Chapter 14
Comforting Words; Promise of the Holy Spirit.Chapter 15
The True Vine; Command to Love.Chapter 16
Promises of the Holy Spirit; Overcoming the World.Chapter 17
Jesus' High Priestly Prayer for Unity.Chapter 18
Arrest of Jesus; Trial before Pilate.Chapter 19
Crucifixion and Death of Jesus.Chapter 20
Resurrection; Appearances to Mary and Disciples.Chapter 21
Restoration of Peter; Final Appearances and Instructions.
- John
by Charles Simeon
CONTENTS TO VOL. XIII
Discourse
Text
Subject
John
1594.
John 1:1.
Divinity of Christ
1595.
John 1:9.
Christ the only true Light
1596.
John 1:10-12.
Benefit of receiving Christ
1597.
John 1:13.
Christians born of God
1598.
John 1:14.
Incarnation and Character of Christ
1599.
John 1:16.
The Believer’s Interest in Christ’s Fulness
1600.
John 1:18.
The Manifestation which Christ has given of the Father
1601.
John 1:29.
Christ the Lamb of God
1602.
John 1:45.
Sight of Jesus a Source of Joy
1603.
John 1:46.
Evil, and Cure, of Prejudice
1604.
John 1:47.
An Israelite indeed
1605.
John 2:11.
The Water turned into Wine
1606.
John 2:17.
Buyers and Sellers driven out
1607.
John 2:18-19.
The Resurrection a Proof of Christ’s Messiahship
1608.
John 3:3.
Nature and Necessity of Regeneration
1609.
John 3:14-15.
The brazen Serpent a Type of Christ
1610.
John 3:16.
The Love of God in giving his Son for Man
1611.
John 3:17.
The End for which God sent his Son
1612.
John 3:19-21.
Men’s Hatred of the Light
1613.
John 3:29-30.
Conversion of Souls a Ground of Joy
1614.
John 3:36.
The Necessity of Faith in Christ
1615.
John 4:10.
Christ a Fountain of Living Water
1616.
John 4:14.
The Living Water
1617.
John 4:22.
Salvation is of the Jews
1618.
John 4:24.
The Worship which God requires
1619.
John 4:29.
Conviction of Sin, a Preparative for Salvation
1620.
John 4:34.
Christ’s Diligence in serving God
1621.
John 4:35-36.
The happy State of the Church
1622.
John 4:41-42.
Conversion of the Samaritans
1623.
John 4:49-51.
The Nobleman’s Son cured
1624.
John 5:14.
The Man healed at the Pool of Bethesda
1625.
John 5:17-18.
Christ’s Equality with the Father
1626.
John 5:21-23.
Christ’s Vindication of his own Divine Character
1627.
John 5:24.
The Believers happy State
1628.
John 5:28-29.
The Resurrection
1629.
John 5:35.
John Baptist’s Character
1630.
John 5:39.
Christ’s Appeal to the Scriptures
1631.
John 5:40.
The true Reason of Men’s Destruction
1632.
John 5:42.
Men’s Want of Love to God
1633.
John 5:44.
Faith incompatible with the Love of Man’s Applause
1634.
John 5:45-46.
Unbelief rebuked
1635.
John 6:14.
Christ’s Messiahship proved
1636.
John 6:27.
Labouring for Heaven
1637.
John 6:28-29.
The Necessity of Faith in Christ
1638.
John 6:34.
The Living Bread
1639.
John 6:37.
Christ’s Willingness to receive Sinners
1640.
John 6:44.
Man’s Inability to come to Christ
1641.
John 6:53-55.
Importance of living by Faith on Christ
1642.
John 6:60.
The Gospel, a Ground of Offence
1643.
John 6:67-69.
Christ the one Source of Eternal Life
1644.
John 6:67-69.
No Saviour but the Lord Jesus
1645.
John 6:70.
One of the Apostles a Devil
1646.
John 7:17.
Connexion between Piety and Knowledge
1647.
John 7:36.
Christ may be sought too late
1648.
John 7:37-38.
Christ’s Offer of the Spirit
1649.
John 8:10-11.
Woman taken in Adultery dismissed
1650.
John 8:12.
Christ the Light of the World
1651.
John 8:21.
Meetness for Heaven necessary
1652.
John 8:24.
Danger of rejecting Christ
1653.
John 8:36.
The Liberty which Christ gives his People
1654.
John 8:39.
The true Children of Abraham
1655.
John 8:42.
Love to Christ a Test of our Relation to God
1656.
John 8:46.
Unbelief traced to its Source
1657.
John 8:56.
Abraham’s Views of Christ
1658.
John 9:4.
The Need of working whilst it is Day
1659.
John 9:6-7.
The Blind Man healed at the Pool of Siloam
1660.
John 9:35-38.
Proper Disposition to be exercised towards the Gospel
1661.
John 9:39.
Discriminating Effects of the Gospel
1662.
John 10:9.
The Good Shepherd
1663.
John 10:10.
Life abundantly by Christ
1664.
John 10:17-18.
Voluntariness of Christ’s Undertaking
1665.
John 10:27-28.
Security of Christ’s Sheep
1666.
John 10:30.
Christ One with the Father
1667.
John 11:25-26.
Christ, the Resurrection and the Life
1668.
John 11:35.
Sympathy
1669.
John 11:40.
Lazarus raised
1670.
John 11:51-52.
The prophetic Counsel of Caiaphas
1671.
John 12:23-24.
Our Lord’s Views of his own Death
1672.
John 12:26.
The Benefit of following Christ
1673.
John 12:27-28.
Christ’s Resignation
1674.
John 12:31-32.
The Effects of Christ’s Death
1675.
John 12:35; John 12:30.
The Duty of walking in the Light
1676.
John 12:42-43.
Danger of loving the Praise of Men
1677.
John 12:48.
Men judged by the Gospel
CONTENTS TO VOL. XIV
Discourse
Text
Subject
John
1678.
John 13:12-15.
Christ’s Condescension
1679.
John 13:17.
Practical Religion enforced
1680.
John 13:18.
Ingratitude depicted
1681.
John 13:31-32.
God glorified in his Son
1682.
John 14:1.
Faith an Antidote to all Trouble
1683.
John 14:2-3.
Comfort derived from Christ’s Ascension
1684.
John 14:6.
No Way to God but through Christ
1685.
John 14:8-11.
Christ one with the Father
1686.
John 14:13-14.
Christ engages to answer Prayer
1687.
John 14:15-17.
Gift of the Spirit encourages obedience
1688.
John 14:19.
Our Life dependent on the Life of Christ
1689.
John 14:21.
Obedience the Test of our Love to Christ
1690.
John 15:1-2.
Christians Branches of the True Vine
1691.
John 15:5.
Our Impotency without Christ
1692.
John 15:8.
Fruitfulness in good Works.
1693.
John 15:9.
The Father’s Lone to Christ and Christ’s to us
1694.
John 15:11.
Christianity promotes Happiness
1695.
John 15:12.
Love to the Brethren
1696.
John 15:15.
Christ’s Followers his Friends
1697.
John 15:16.
The Doctrine of Election explained
1698.
John 15:18-20.
Consolation to the Persecuted
1699.
John 15:22.
The great Sin of rejecting Christ
1700.
John 15:23.
Hatred of Christ is Hatred of the Father
1701.
John 15:26.
Personality and Office of the Holy Spirit
1702.
John 16:8-11.
Offices of the Holy Spirit
1703.
John 16:14.
Office of the Spirit to glorify Christ
1704.
John 16:24.
The Benefit of Prayer
1705.
John 16:27.
The Objects of the Father’s love
1706.
John 16:31.
Inquiry into the reality of our Faith
1707.
John 17:1.
Christ’s Prayer to be glorified on Earth
1708.
John 17:2.
Christ’s Power to give Eternal Life
1709.
John 17:4-5.
Our Lord’s dying Appeal to God.
1710.
John 17:9-10.
Objects of our Lord’s Intercession
1711.
John 17:15.
Preservation from Sin most desirable
1712.
John 17:16.
Christians are not of the World
1713.
John 17:19.
The End for which Christ dedicated himself to God
1714.
John 17:20-21.
Importance of Union among Christians
1715.
John 17:22.
Glory which Christ gives to his People
1716.
John 17:24.
Christ’s Intercession
1717.
John 18:4-9.
Christ’s Enemies smitten down
1718.
John 18:19-23.
Jesus smitten before the High-priest
1719.
John 18:37.
Christ’s good Confession
1720.
John 18:38.
Pilate’s Inquiry about Truth
1721.
John 19:5.
Pilate’s further Attempt to save Jesus
1722.
John 19:19-22.
The Superscription affixed to the Cross
1723.
John 19:23-24.
Casting Lots for our Lord’s Vesture
1724.
John 19:26-27.
Jesus commend his Mother to John’s care
1725.
John 19:28-30.
Our Saviour’s Death
1726.
John 19:30.
Christ’s Work finished
1727.
John 19:31-37.
The Treatment of our Lord’s Body
1728.
John 19:38-42.
The Burial of Jesus
1729.
John 19:39.
Character of Nicodemus
1730.
John 20:8-9.
The Resurrection of Christ
1731.
John 20:21-23.
Inspiration of the Apostles
1732.
John 20:27-28.
Thomas’s Unbelief reproved
1733.
John 20:30-31.
Use and Intent of car Lord’s Miracles
1734.
John 21:17.
Inquiries about Love to Christ
