15 John G2491 bare witness G3140 of G4012 him, G846 and G2532 cried, G2896 saying, G3004 This G3778 was he G2258 of whom G3739 I spake, G2036 He that cometh G2064 after G3694 me G3450 is preferred G1096 before G1715 me: G3450 for G3754 he was G2258 before G4413 me. G3450
16 And G2532 of G1537 his G846 fulness G4138 have G2983 all G3956 we G2249 received, G2983 and G2532 grace G5485 for G473 grace. G5485
17 For G3754 the law G3551 was given G1325 by G1223 Moses, G3475 but grace G5485 and G2532 truth G225 came G1096 by G1223 Jesus G2424 Christ. G5547
18 No man G3762 hath seen G3708 God G2316 at any time; G4455 the only begotten G3439 Son, G5207 which G3588 is G5607 in G1519 the bosom G2859 of the Father, G3962 he G1565 hath declared G1834 him.
19 And G2532 this G3778 is G2076 the record G3141 of John, G2491 when G3753 the Jews G2453 sent G649 priests G2409 and G2532 Levites G3019 from G1537 Jerusalem G2414 to G2443 ask G2065 him, G846 Who G5101 art G1488 thou? G4771
20 And G2532 he confessed, G3670 and G2532 denied G720 not; G3756 but G2532 confessed, G3670 G3754 I G1473 am G1510 not G3756 the Christ. G5547
21 And G2532 they asked G2065 him, G846 What G5101 then? G3767 Art G1488 thou G4771 Elias? G2243 And G2532 he saith, G3004 I am G1510 not. G3756 Art G1488 thou G4771 that prophet? G4396 And G2532 he answered, G611 No. G3756
22 Then G3767 said they G2036 unto him, G846 Who G5101 art thou? G1488 that G2443 we may give G1325 an answer G612 to them that sent G3992 us. G2248 What G5101 sayest thou G3004 of G4012 thyself? G4572
23 He said, G5346 I G1473 am the voice G5456 of one crying G994 in G1722 the wilderness, G2048 Make straight G2116 the way G3598 of the Lord, G2962 as G2531 said G2036 the prophet G4396 Esaias. G2268
24 And G2532 they which G3588 were sent G649 were G2258 of G1537 the Pharisees. G5330
25 And G2532 they asked G2065 him, G846 and G2532 said G2036 unto him, G846 Why G5101 baptizest thou G907 then, G3767 if G1487 thou G4771 be G1488 not G3756 that Christ, G5547 nor G3777 Elias, G2243 neither G3777 that prophet? G4396
26 John G2491 answered G611 them, G846 saying, G3004 I G1473 baptize G907 with G1722 water: G5204 but G1161 there standeth one G2476 among G3319 you, G5216 whom G3739 ye G5210 know G1492 not; G3756
27 He G846 it is, G2076 who G3739 coming G2064 after G3694 me G3450 is preferred G1096 before G1715 me, G3450 whose G3739 G846 shoe's G5266 latchet G2438 I G1473 am G1510 not G3756 worthy G514 to G2443 unloose. G3089
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Commentary on John 1 Matthew Henry Commentary
An Exposition, With Practical Observations, of
The Gospel According to ST. John
Chapter 1
The scope and design of this chapter is to confirm our faith in Christ as the eternal Son of God, and the true Messiah and Saviour of the world, that we may be brought to receive him, and rely upon him, as our Prophet, Priest, and King, and to give up ourselves to be ruled, and taught, and saved by him. In order to this, we have here,
Jhn 1:1-5
Austin says (de Civitate Dei, lib. 10, cap. 29) that his friend Simplicius told him he had heard a Platonic philosopher say that these first verses of St. John's gospel were worthy to be written in letters of gold. The learned Francis Junius, in the account he gives of his own life, tells how he was in his youth infected with loose notions in religion, and by the grace of God was wonderfully recovered by reading accidentally these verses in a bible which his father had designedly laid in his way. He says that he observed such a divinity in the argument, such an authority and majesty in the style, that his flesh trembled, and he was struck with such amazement that for a whole day he scarcely knew where he was or what he did; and thence he dates the beginning of his being religious. Let us enquire what there is in those strong lines. The evangelist here lays down the great truth he is to prove, that Jesus Christ is God, one with the Father. Observe,
Jhn 1:6-14
The evangelist designs to bring in John Baptist bearing an honourable testimony to Jesus Christ, Now in these verses, before he does this,
Jhn 1:15-18
In these verses,
Jhn 1:19-28
We have here the testimony of John, which he delivered to the messengers who were sent from Jerusalem to examine him. Observe here,
Jhn 1:29-36
We have in these verses an account of John's testimony concerning Jesus Christ, which he witnessed to his own disciples that followed him. As soon as ever Christ was baptized he was immediately hurried into the wilderness, to be tempted; and there he was forty days. During his absence John had continued to bear testimony to him, and to tell the people of him; but now at last he sees Jesus coming to him, returning from the wilderness of temptation. As soon as that conflict was over Christ immediately returned to John, who was preaching and baptizing. Now Christ was tempted for example and encouragement to us; and this teaches us,
Jhn 1:37-42
We have here the turning over of two disciples from John to Jesus, and one of them fetching in a third, and these are the first-fruits of Christ's disciples; see how small the church was in its beginnings, and what the dawning of the day of its great things was.
Jhn 1:43-51
We have here the call of Philip and Nathanael.