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Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible - John 1:14

The True Tabernacle, and Its Glory of Grace and Peace and The Glory of Christ Beheld! The Glory of Christ Beheld! October 20th, 1861 by Rev. C. H. SPURGEON (1834-1892) "And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth" John 1:14 . I cannot refrain from mentioning an incident connected with the perusal of the first chapter of John. I suppose there is not a passage in God's Word which has not at... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - John 1:1-51

Shall we turn in our Bibles to the gospel according to John.The gospel of John was the last of the gospels that were written. It was written towards the close of that first century, written by John, for the purpose of convincing people that Jesus is the Christ, that by believing in Him they might have life in His name. John declares his purpose in writing these books. He said, "Many other things did Jesus which are not written, but these things were written that you might believe that Jesus is... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - John 1:1-51

John 1:1 . In the beginning was the Word. Εν αρχη ο λογος . John begins the new creation with the words of Moses of the old creation, and continues to speak of Christ in the running language of all the ancient rabbinical theology, that the Word was before Creation was. And the Word was with God. Και ο λογος ην προς τον Θεον . Here the hypostasis, the word used by St. Paul in Hebrews 1:3, or person of Christ is designated. The Father was always a Father, and never without the Son.... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - John 1:12-14

John 1:12-14As many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of GodSt.John’s first view of Christ the key to his GospelI. These verses DESCRIBE THE SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE OF ST. JOHN. In this point of view the order of time is different from the order of the statements. The several steps are these 1. The apprehension of the glory of Jesus, 2. The receiving Him and believing on His name. 3. The effect of the power to become sons of God. This agrees with the actual experience of... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - John 1:14

John 1:14The Word was made flesh and dwelt among usThe God-Man satisfying the desire of humanityI.THE DESIRE. The desire of a Saviour had attained its maturity in the period of universal decline which preceded the Advent. This desire was a prophecy of its own satisfaction because inspired, nourished and developed by the God to whom the heart addresses itself. A child is born called Jesus whose name announces all that He came to do. What do men say about Him? 1. That He is a fabulous symbol of... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - John 1:14

14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. Ver. 14. And the Word was made flesh ] Put himself into a lousy, leprosy suit of ours, to expiate our pride and robbery, in reaching after the Deity, and to heal us of our spiritual leprosy; for ακαταληπτον αθεραπευτον , if he had not assumed our flesh he had not saved us. (Nazianzen.) Induit ergo sordes nostras, saith one. He therefore... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - John 1:14

the Word: John 1:1, Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:16, Matthew 1:20-Isaiah :, Luke 1:31-Habakkuk :, Luke 2:7, Luke 2:11, Romans 1:3, Romans 1:4, Romans 9:5, 1 Corinthians 15:47, Galatians 4:4, Philippians 2:6-Ruth :, 1 Timothy 3:16, Hebrews 2:11, Hebrews 2:14-Esther :, Hebrews 10:5, 1 John 4:2, 1 John 4:3, 2 John 1:7 we: John 2:11, John 11:40, John 12:40, John 12:41, John 14:9, Isaiah 40:5, Isaiah 53:2, Isaiah 60:1, Isaiah 60:2, Matthew 17:1-Deuteronomy :, 2 Corinthians 4:4-Joshua :, Hebrews 1:3, 1... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - John 1:14

And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.Flesh sometimes signifies corrupt nature; sometimes the body; sometimes, as here, the whole man.We beheld his glory — We his apostles, particularly Peter, James, and John, Luke 9:32.Grace and truth — We are all by nature liars and children of wrath, to whom both grace and truth are unknown. But we are made partakers of them, when we are accepted... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - John 1:9-14

9-14. Having secured us from confounding him with another being, the Evangelist now traces the Logos as entering, operating, and dwelling in our living world. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - John 1:14

14. Word was made flesh So that which in the first verse was God, now is made flesh, God incarnate. He is made flesh not by ceasing to be Logos or God, but by investing himself with humanity. He does not become body, for that might imply that the Logos was the proper soul of the body and the substitute for a human soul. The incarnate is one Christ, perfect man and perfect God. Dwelt among us There are in the Old Testament appearances of the angel-Jehovah, which have every proof of... read more

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