john-8:12

Scofield's Reference Notes - John 8:12

world kosmos = mankind. (See Scofield " :-") . read more

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - John 8:1-59

Chapter 8Now Jesus went unto the Mount of Olives. And early in the morning he came again to the temple ( John 8:1-2 ),Now the feast is over, but Jesus is returning to the temple on the next day.and all of the people came on to him; and he sat down, and taught them ( John 8:2 ).I told you this morning that the rabbi always sat when he talked.And the scribes and the Pharisees brought unto him a women taken in adultery; and when they sat her in the midst, they said unto him, Master, this woman was... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - John 8:1-59

John 8:1 . Jesus went to the mount of Olives, where it is probable he slept in some booth in the gardens; and returned early to the temple, to preach to the people, before the commencement of public worship. John 8:3 . The scribes and pharisees brought to him a woman taken in adultery. Papias, a father who conversed with the apostles, records here, that this woman was accused of many crimes before the Lord, which are related in the gospel according to the Hebrews. This gospel was in... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - John 8:12-20

John 8:12-20Then spake Jesus again unto themThe connection of Christ’s discourse with the previous incident and the feastThe feast of tabernacles was over.The water of Siloah was no more poured out by the altar; the golden lights no longer burned in the forecourt of the Temple. But like as Jesus Christ, the True Well of salvation, offered from His inexhaustible spring living water to all who were athirst, so also as the True Light, He shone with a never-dying lustre, in order that He might lead... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - John 8:12

12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. Ver. 12. I am the light of the world ] Αυτοφως , ut Plato loquitur, quia Αυταυτος , ut Scaliger. The light of life ] Light in good and bad men differs as the light of the sun (wherein is the influence of an enlivening power) and the light of torches. read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - John 8:12

I am: John 1:4-1 Samuel :, John 3:19, John 9:5, John 12:35, Isaiah 9:2, Isaiah 42:6, Isaiah 42:7, Isaiah 49:6, Isaiah 60:1-Leviticus :, Hosea 6:3, Malachi 4:2, Matthew 4:14-Nehemiah :, Luke 1:78, Luke 1:79, Luke 2:32, Acts 13:47, Acts 26:23 shall not: John 12:35, John 12:46, Psalms 18:28, Psalms 97:11, Isaiah 50:10, 2 Peter 2:4, 2 Peter 2:17, Jude 1:6, Jude 1:13 shall have: John 7:17, John 14:6, Job 33:28, Psalms 49:19, Revelation 21:24 Reciprocal: Exodus 25:37 - give Exodus 40:24 - ... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - John 8:12

Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.He that followeth me shall in nowise walk in darkness — In ignorance, wickedness, misery: but shall have the light of life - He that closely, humbly, steadily follows me, shall have the Divine light continually shining upon him, diffusing over his soul knowledge, holiness, joy, till he is guided by it to life everlasting. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - John 8:12

12. Light of the world What suggested this topic will appear from the following statement in Stier’s Words of Jesus, vol. v, p. 314. “There was, originally, on the evening of the second (not the first) day of the feast a peculiar festive illumination observed; according to Maimonides it was repeated on each of the remaining evenings, and the pleasure which the people would take in such things renders his word very probable. In the court of the women, where the treasury (John 8:20) was, and... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - John 8:12-59

§ 83. JESUS’S THIRD DISCOURSE AT THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES TO THE HOSTILE JEWS, John 8:12-59 . His self-assertion against their unbelief in him as Son of God. It is divisible into two parts: 1. His self assertion, as Son of God, against Jewish unbelief, John 8:13-30. John 8:2. His supreme Lordship, even above Abraham, John 8:31-58. The discourse was delivered on the last great day of the feast, (John 7:37,) a few hours probably after the scenes of the previous chapter. The place was the... read more

Scofield's Reference Notes - John 8:12

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - John 8:1-59

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - John 8:1-59

The Biblical Illustrator - John 8:12-20

John Trapp Complete Commentary - John 8:12

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - John 8:12

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - John 8:12

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - John 8:12

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - John 8:12-59

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