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Bible Commentaries
John 5

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Verse 2

market a pool

Or, gate, Nehemiah 3:1; Nehemiah 12:39

Verse 3

waiting for

The Sinai MS. omits "waiting for the moving of the water." and all of John 5:4.

Verse 4

For See margin ref. (See Scofield " :-")

angel See note, (See Scofield " :-")

Verse 14

sin

Sin. (See Scofield " :-") .

Verse 18

his Father

(Greek - βιβλαρίδιον ," his own Father). The Jews understood perfectly that Jesus was claiming to be God. Cf. John 10:33.

Verse 31

witness

Cf. John 8:14. In John 5:31 our Lord, defending His Messianic claims before Jews who denied those claims, accepts the biblical rule of evidence, which required "two witnesses" ; John 8:17; Numbers 35:30; Deuteronomy 17:6. A paraphrase of verse John 5:31 would be: "If I bear witness of myself ye will say my witness is not true." Cf. John 8:14.

Verse 34

saved

(See Scofield " :-") .

Verse 37

seen Cf.

(See Scofield " :-") .

Bibliographical Information
Scofield, C. I. "Scofield Reference Notes on John 5". "Scofield Reference Notes (1917 Edition)". https://studylight.org/commentaries/eng/srn/john-5.html. 1917.
 
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