In these first 18 verses, john says that gods word became a person, the man called jesus. In the beginning was the word, and the word was with god, and the. The bible book of john with full chapters, footnotes and bible commentary to aid your bible search, reading, and study. There are no references to the law of moses, the tabernacle, the priesthood, the judges or kings, etc. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament. Thompson approaches the author of the gospel on his terms and guides the reader through the depths of the narrative.
The gospel of john verse by verse bible study the word was god john 1. An outstanding commentary that does just about everything an evangelical student or teacher of the bible could possibly want from a commentary on john. John 5 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. Alec motyer, in the series of tyndale old testament commentaries.
Watch our overview video on the gospel of john, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. English translation with parallel latin vulgate online bible at esv, kjv, darby, american standard version, bible in basic english. About the author frederick dale bruner is george and lyda wasson professor of religion emeritus at whitworth university and scholar in residence at fuller theological. David guzik commentary on john 14, where jesus gives the disciples the. This commentary has received advanced theological checking, by an independent theological checker. It is based on a vocabulary of 1200 common english words. See all books authored by john english, including harvest your own lumber. May 06, 2014 easyenglish is a formally defined subset of ordinary english. It is poetic proseprose with the soul of poetryprose that, like poetry, packs layers of meaning in a word or phrase.
John lived a long life and was imprisoned on the island of patmos in his old age. Commentary on the book of gospel of john by matthew henry. Major differences between john and the synoptic gospels. John begins with the profound announcement that jesus is the in the beginning creative word of god who had become embodied incarnated as a human being to be the light of life for the world. An explanatory commentary on esther 1888 college press. John 16 bible commentary matthew henry concise christianity. The theology of work bible commentary is an indepth bible study tool put together by a group of 8 biblical scholars, pastors and working christians.
On the contrary, god speaks directly to job, just as he does in the patriarchal age with noah, abraham, isaac, jacob, and other heads of. Jun 15, 2012 bible commentary exegesis from the greek from to lead out is a critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially a religious text. The christians loved gaius like a brother in the lord. Jesus declares he is the true vine and his disciples are the branches 15. Easyenglish is an ideal translation for those learning english as a second language or indeed as a resource for schools for pupils of mixed reading ability. After this comes the proclamation that this jesus is the son of god sent from the father to finish the fathers work in the world see 4. This commentary has been through advanced checking. In john 1221 jesus draws his disciples aside to teach themand youwhat it means to follow him. Theology of work bible commentary free online start. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the. John wrote as the elder that is, a leader of the church. Gospel means good news, and johns gospel is one of the four. Drinking is such a remarkably easy thing, it is even more simple than eating.
John 16 commentary jesus predicts joy and suffering. How to fell, saw, dry and mill wood, and citizen of the world. Commentary on the book of proverbs by matthew henry old. This commentary is an easy touse aid for the sermon writer and will serve as a great resource for use in bible studies, as well as a general resource on the gospel of john. Esther commentary scroll down to page 273 for 3 page commentary on esther includes maps seems to be well done. Gospel of john versebyverse bible study and indepth commentary of the book of john in plain english for everyone to understand. The contents and the structure of this gospel presuppose the readers familiarity with the three synoptic gospels. John 10 commentary jesus is the good shepherd who is. Free bible commentary on johns gospel in easy english. Verses 2627 god had given the authority to jesus to judge all people. John 5 commentary the opening revelation of the glory reaches. He was one of the 12 men that jesus first called to follow him. Mark tells us the good news about jesus easyenglish shop. Throughout the gospel jesus has spoken cryptically, as he is about to admit v.
John tells the good news about jesus a free bible version and commentary on the gospel of john in easy english. Click on any part of the bible below to start reading. An easyenglish bible version and commentary 2800 word vocabulary on the book of 1 john. This gospel of mark is a short bible book about jesus christ. John 15 commentary jesus calls the disciples to remain in him. Our easyenglish lexicon, grammar, and checking facilities are kindly. The samaritans also only accepted the first five books of the hebrew. John introduces the story of the revelation of the glory of god 1.
And it was then that he consoled them with such simple and glorious speech. And john loved gaius because gaius was true to the lord jesus. Easyenglish is therefore perfectly good standard english, but because the words and grammar are restricted it is much easier to read than ordinary english. An easyenglish commentary 2800 word vocabulary on johns gospel. The gospel of john was probably the last of the four written, and written in view of what the previous three had already said. The gospel of john tells many of the stories of jesus life that are in the other three gospels, but also contains a lot of different information. John 16 is the sixteenth chapter of the gospel of john in the new testament of the christian.
He also wrote the last book of the new testament, called the book of revelation. In the book of daniel, there is a description of someone like a son of man daniel 7. The versebyverse commentary on revelation introduction this commentary on revelation will prove, contrary to what most people think, that the revelation, the last book of the bible, is not difficult to understand if we will take a simple, facevalue, commonsense approach to interpreting it. Yet these, christ says, the father and he do in common. This app contains johns gospel from the easyenglish version of the bible. Read henry alfords18101871 fascinating brief biography and phil johnsons related comments. Using all of the sources now available, along with an indepth study of the book, author john d. This is one reason why johns account of the life of jesus is in many ways different from matthew, mark, and luke. Bible study and commentary god has made his people free a bible study in easyenglish 1200 word vocabulary on pauls letter to the galatians. John 14 commentary jesus declares himself to be the way to the. This seminarylevel study retains its depth and uses an engaging interactive format. David guzik commentary on john 4 describes jesus conversation with the. The gospel of john is probably the book that has been written last of all the books of the bible. This was because jesus was the son of man see also john 1.
John bible book with full chapters king james version. Sep, 2016 watch our overview video on the gospel of john, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. He incisively gets to the meaning of the text, and is quite willing to devote space to interacting with the views of other commentators, meaning there is never a dull moment. The writer steps back into the background, behind the message of god. Any special bible words are explained in a glossary. Gospel of john simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
The author is the apostle john, the disciple whom jesus loved. We have found the man that moses wrote about in the book of gods law. A free bible version and commentary on johns third letter in easyenglish. And while we have gods favourable presence, we are happy, and ought to be easy, though all the world forsake us. Jesus demonstrates his authority in two nature miracles. Verse 1 this is a personal letter from john to his dear friend called gaius.
That little word thus seems to have a force difficult to reproduce in english. Henry alford greek testament critical exegetical commentary gospel of john. Easyenglish bible and commentaries available for download. John with book summary versebyverse bible commentary.
John was the writer of the fourth gospel, which we know as. There are significant events in the ministry of jesus that matthew, mark, and luke all include yet. This summary of the gospel of john provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the gospel of john. In john, jesus becomes human as the incarnation of the creator god of. Lectures, expository and practical on the book of esther 1859 j r dummelow, ed. Bible version and commentary 2800 word vocabulary on the book of 3 john. The commentary is available for free in it entirety online. It uses ordinary english words but only some of them. Thomas seems to understand jesus reference to his fathers house on a this world level, not unlike the way others in this gospel, such as the woman of. The book of revelation describes jesus as the word of god revelation 19. It is a daily bible reading study of the book of ruth.
John 1 easy english bible easy 1 in the beginning, the word was already. For our study we will follow the outline provided in commentary on isaiah by j. Johns gospel free bible commentary in easy english. Yet all of these translations are rough, obscure, and confusing to christians today.