Now Judas, who betrayed him, knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with his disciples. “Betrayed” is actually the present participle “was betraying” when referring to the actions of Judas. The reason for this is that he was betraying Him at that very moment. The rich had gardens on the Mount of Olives …
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John 18:1
When he had finished praying, Jesus left with his disciples and crossed the Kidron Valley. On the other side there was an olive grove, and he and his disciples went into it. The duties of the priest were to teach, pray, and offer sacrifices. Jesus as the true high priest (Heb 5:10) has just finished …
John 17:26
I have made you known to them, and will continue to make you known in order that the love you have for me may be in them and that I myself may be in them.” Jesus has declared the name of God to His disciples and He has done so fully and completely. In the …
John 17:25
“Righteous Father, though the world does not know you, I know you, and they know that you have sent me. Matthew Henry observes, “When he prayed that they might be sanctified, he called him holy Father; when he prays that they may be glorified, he calls him righteous Father; for it is a crown of …
John 17:24
“Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world. Here Jesus is thinking of His disciples and says “I will” or “I want” but when speaking of Himself …
John 17:23
I in them and you in me. May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me. The secret of perfect unity is the double indwelling. Christ is in the believers and the Father is in Him. Lagrange thinks …
John 17:22
I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one: The glory of Jesus as the Son of God is displayed in (Matt 3:17, John 1:14, Heb 1:5, 3:6). This is the glory Jesus imparts to his followers (John 1:12, 1 John 3:1). In other words, he made …
John 17:21
that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. Unity is a very big deal to Jesus. This is evidenced by the fact that He prayed for it …
John 17:20
“My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, Jesus has started by praying for Himself, and then for His disciples, and now for all who will believe through the message of His disciples. This would include those who directly heard the testimony of …
John 17:19
For them I sanctify myself, that they too may be truly sanctified. “sanctify myself” = Jesus completely set Himself apart to God (Eph 5:2, Heb 7:27, 9:14). By saying (John 12:28, Matt 26:42, Luke 23:46) Jesus also sanctified Himself. How? Ephesians 5:2 and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave …
John 17:18
As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world. Jesus prays that the disciples will be consecrated and then sent. Jesus went through the same chain of events Himself (John 10:36). His mission has made a pattern for theirs (and ours). They are not to live aimless lives because they …
John 17:17
Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth. “sanctify” = hagiazo = to separate from the profane and to God; to make holy. They have been born again into a new nature that is not of this world and now they need to act accordingly. Morris states that “They are to be holy men, …
John 17:16
They are not of the world, even as I am not of it. The statement Jesus made in verse 14 is repeated. Since Jesus is their (and our) Lord, they (we) belong to Him and they (we) will share His view of things.
John 17:15
My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. The disciples are in for some tough times and one way of being delivered from those times is to take them from the world by death (Isa 57:1). Jesus would not pray that his …
John 17:14
I have given them your word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world. “Word” (logos) here means the entire message Jesus has revealed to the disciples. The gift Jesus gave them was the revelation of God. There can be no greater …
John 17:13
“I am coming to you now, but I say these things while I am still in the world, so that they may have the full measure of my joy within them. When Jesus prayed, that which He prayed for was exactly what the will of the Father was. Only once did Jesus pray that “If …
John 17:12
While I was with them, I protected them and kept them safe by that name you gave me. None has been lost except the one doomed to destruction so that Scripture would be fulfilled. Jesus had kept the disciples by the name of God; He had protected them by the power of the God who …
John 17:11
I will remain in the world no longer, but they are still in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them by the power of your name—the name you gave me—so that they may be one as we are one. Jesus knows that His departure from the world is very near, …
John 17:10
All I have is yours, and all you have is mine. And glory has come to me through them. Jesus makes a rather incredible statement here. It is only natural for any man to state that all he has belongs to and comes from God, but to say the reverse indicates a special and unique …
John 17:9
I pray for them. I am not praying for the world, but for those you have given me, for they are yours. Jesus simply prays for His disciples. He does not pray for the world, although He loves it (John 3:16). Jesus came to save men out of the world, but He will certainly not …
John 17:8
For I gave them the words you gave me and they accepted them. They knew with certainty that I came from you, and they believed that you sent me. “words” is the translation of the Greek word rhema which means “message.” Jesus gave them the message from God the Father (7:16, 12:48-49). However, here “words” …
John 17:7
Now they know that everything you have given me comes from you. “Now” is probably temporal and means “now at long last”. Finally the disciples realize that everything Jesus has comes from God. This seems to indicate that the disciples finally realize that Jesus is divine. He is not just the Galilean Teacher nor even …
John 17:6
“I have revealed you to those whom you gave me out of the world. They were yours; you gave them to me and they have obeyed your word. Jesus had started by praying for Himself, and now He progresses to pray for His disciples. This is the lengthiest prayer of the three (self, disciples, us). …
John 17:5
And now, Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you before the world began. Jesus is looking for glory in the least likely place: the cross. The glory for which He is looking is that glory He had with the Father before the world began. This is a definite statement …
John 17:4
I have brought you glory on earth by completing the work you gave me to do. Jesus speaks of having already brought the Father glory by completing the tasks He had laid out for Him. He is using the past tense as if everything has already been done, although the cross still lay before Him. …
John 17:3
Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. In this verse Jesus gives us a definition of eternal life. It is coming to really know God. This is more than coming to know the way to eternal life; knowing God is life …
John 17:2
For you granted him authority over all people that he might give eternal life to all those you have given him. authority = exousia = the power of choice; the liberty of doing as one pleases. Christ’s authority is given by God and extends over the entire human race (Matt 11:27, 28:18, John 5:27). While …
John 17:1
After Jesus said this, he looked towards heaven and prayed: “Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you. This chapter contains the prayer of Jesus. It may be sub-divided into 3 parts: His prayer for Himself (1-5); His prayer for his disciples (6-19); and His prayer for all other …
John 16:33
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” There are three contrasts here: “in me” is contrasted with “in this world”; “you may have” with “you will have”; and “peace” is set against “trouble.” …
John 16:32
“You believe at last!” Jesus answered. The answer of Jesus is more a statement than a question. He is not calling the reality of their faith to question, but directing their attention to its inadequacy. They really do believe, but, as Morris observes, “they do not, as yet, know the quality of faith that stands …
John 16:31
“You believe at last!” Jesus answered. The answer of Jesus is more a statement than a question. He is not calling the reality of their faith to question, but directing their attention to its inadequacy. They really do believe, but, as Morris observes, “they do not, as yet, know the quality of faith that stands …
John 16:30
Now we can see that you know all things and that you do not even need to have anyone ask you questions. This makes us believe that you came from God.” It is significant that they do not say that now they completely understand what He has been saying. Instead they say that they understand …
John 16:29
Then Jesus’ disciples said, “Now you are speaking clearly and without figures of speech. The disciples state that Jesus is no longer using the “dark sayings” but is speaking plainly. They seem to think that their difficulty in understanding has been removed and everything has become clear for them, and they are correct to a …
John 16:28
I came from the Father and entered the world; now I am leaving the world and going back to the Father.” Salvation involves both the coming of Christ into the world and His going back to heaven. Morris notes that “Christ’s heavenly origin is important, else He could not be the Saviour of men. But …
John 16:27
No, the Father himself loves you because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God. “love” here is phileo, the warm, friendly love. God’s love for the world (John 3:16) is agape, but for those who love Jesus and believe that He came from the Father it is phileo. Basically, love …
John 16:26
In that day you will ask in my name. I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf. “In that day” after the disciples have come into a fuller knowledge of the Father, they will be able to pray in the name of Jesus, as they should. Note that asking in …
John 16:25
“Though I have been speaking figuratively, a time is coming when I will no longer use this kind of language but will tell you plainly about my Father. “figuratively” (NIV) = “proverbs” (KJV) = paroimia = old word which comes from para (beside) and oimoj (way), a wayside saying or saying by the way. It …
John 16:24
Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete. Up till now the disciples have asked Jesus directly for answers or they had prayed to God for things, but things are about to change, which is highlighted by the fact that Jesus …
John 16:23
In that day you will no longer ask me anything. I tell you the truth, my Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. “in that day” points to the time after their sorrow is turned into joy, i.e. after the resurrection. Jesus uses 2 different words which are both translated as “ask” …
John 16:22
So with you: Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and no-one will take away your joy. Jesus makes the application of the simile from the preceding verse. Notice that Jesus says that “now” is their time of grief. He knows that their pain is already …
John 16:21
A woman giving birth to a child has pain because her time has come; but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into the world. Pain in childbirth came about as part of the curse because of sin (Gen 3:16). Those pains are extreme …
John 16:20
I tell you the truth, you will weep and mourn while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy. “weep and mourn” combines the thoughts of a very deep grief and an outward expression of that grief (Luke 23:27, John 20:11). Both of these words are used of the loud …
John 16:19
Jesus saw that they wanted to ask him about this, so he said to them, “Are you asking one another what I meant when I said, ‘In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me’? The disciples are frightened and perplexed. Jesus sees their …
John 16:18
They kept asking, “What does he mean by ‘a little while’? We don’t understand what he is saying.” We know from the record in Matthew that Jesus had told them at least 5 times that He must be handed over to the Gentiles, killed, buried, and resurrected on the third day. (Matt 16:21, 17:22-23, 20:18-19, 28, 26:2). …
John 16:17
Some of his disciples said to one another, “What does he mean by saying, ‘In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me,’ and ‘Because I am going to the Father’?” The disciples are perplexed at the saying of Jesus, but they are speaking …
John 16:16
“In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me.” “In a little while” is similar to what He has already told them (7:33; 13:33; 14:19). He is speaking of His impending death and later resurrection. He is encouraging them ahead of time that this …
John 16:15
All that belongs to the Father is mine. That is why I said the Spirit will take from what is mine and make it known to you. There is no division in the Godhead (Col 2:9, John 10:30). What the Spirit does for Jesus, He is doing for the Father and what Jesus has, the …
John 16:14
He will bring glory to me by taking from what is mine and making it known to you. The Holy Spirit never draws attention to Himself; He glorifies Christ. “His ministry is built upon and is the necessary sequel to that of Christ.” (Morris) Zechariah 12:10 “And I will pour out on the house of …
John 16:13
But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. Note the use of the masculine pronoun “he” is in direct juxtaposition to the neutral noun …
John 16:12
“I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. “Bear” is not used by Christ in the sense of enduring or tolerating, but in the sense of carrying, as a heavy weight. If something that is very heavy, even though it may be valuable like gold, is laid on the …
John 16:11
and in regard to judgment, because the prince of this world now stands condemned. The world will be judged by Christ and God has proven that fact by the resurrection from the dead of His Son (Acts 17:31). Acts 17:31 For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by …
John 16:10
in regard to righteousness, because I am going to the Father, where you can see me no longer; The Spirit convinces the world of righteousness in two respects. The first is that only He can show men that their righteousness is worthless unless it is dependent upon the righteousness of Christ and His atoning work …
John 16:9
in regard to sin, because men do not believe in me; The Spirit is going to convince or convict the world of sin, not just tell them about it. He will actually prove to them that they are sinners and bring them to the point of admitting this truth, much like Jesus did in (8:9). …
John 16:8
When he comes, he will convict the world of guilt in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment: This is the only place in scripture where the Spirit is spoken of as doing a work in “the world.” Everywhere else He is spoken of as doing His work in and among the believers. “convict” (NIV) …
John 16:7
But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Counsellor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. When catastrophes struck the Jewish nation, the Holy Spirit, through the Old Testament prophets, would comfort them with …
John 16:6
Because I have said these things, you are filled with grief. The disciples are filled with grief because they are looking at the departure of Jesus from a selfish standpoint. If they had looked at it with love for Him in their hearts and in their motives, they would have been glad (John 14:28). John …
John 16:5
“Now I am going to him who sent me, yet none of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’ “Now” (NIV) = “But now” (KJV) = indicates different circumstances. A change is about to occur: Jesus is about to go to the Father. The disciples had previously asked the Lord where he was going (John …
John 16:4
I have told you this, so that when the time comes you will remember that I warned you. I did not tell you this at first because I was with you. While Jesus was with them, he was the object of attack and not them (15:18), and while He was with them, He also protected …
John 16:3
They will do such things because they have not known the Father or me. “The disciples being but few, and finding the vast majority of the nation against them, and being but unlearned Galileans, and finding the leaders—the wise, the cultured, the mighty—against them, would be tempted to doubt the correctness of their course, and …
John 16:2
They will put you out of the synagogue; in fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God. Putting out of the synagogue means total excommunication, the loss of all Jewish fellowship. It would be hard on them to have their relationships all severed, but …
John 16:1
“All this I have told you so that you will not go astray. Jesus is preparing the disciples for the trials which are ahead of them. As Temple notes, “it is hard to believe that a cause is truly God’s when it seems to meet with no success, and all power is on the other …
John 15:27
And you also must testify, for you have been with me from the beginning. “with Him” — They were chosen to be “with” Him (Mark 3:14). This process of “choosing” was later used by the disciples (Acts 1:21,22) with questionable success, since this is the one and only time Matthias is mentioned in the Bible. …
John 15:26
“When the Counsellor comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father, he will testify about me. This verse probably tells us more about the Holy Spirit than any other single verse in the Bible. The Holy Spirit is here referred to as a …
John 15:25
But this is to fulfil what is written in their Law: ‘They hated me without reason.’ “But” is somewhat unexpected. Jesus is probably indicating that the conduct of the Jews was the opposite of what it should have been. “in their law” = (8:17; 10:34). Hoskyns thinks that Jesus states it this way “to rivet …
John 15:24
If I had not done among them what no-one else did, they would not be guilty of sin. But now they have seen these miracles, and yet they have hated both me and my Father. “miracles” (NIV) = “works” (KJV) = ergon (Greek) = work, product, act, deed. This undoubtedly is speaking of the miracles …
John 15:23
He who hates me hates my Father as well. To hate Jesus is to hate the Father because Christ reveals God (14:9) and to dishonor Christ is to dishonor God (5:23). The opposite is also true (13:20). John 14:9 Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a …
John 15:22
If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. Now, however, they have no excuse for their sin. Jesus is not saying here that the Jews or Gentiles were not guilty of sin until He came, but that the sin of rejecting God as He really is and …
John 15:21
They will treat you this way because of my name, for they do not know the One who sent me. The “name” of Christ speaks of His entire essence. Loyalty to His name will bring persecution as they will soon know (Acts 5:41; Php 1:29; 1 Peter 4:14). Persecution came to the Christians because they …