John
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What did Jesus mean in John 13:8 and 10?
Re: John 13:8 “Commentators have debated the meaning of Jesus’ response, ‘Unless I wash you, you have not part with me.’ The context suggests that ‘wash’ (nipto) must refer to the washing of feet, but some believe that a double meaning is present. Morris believes the words point to a ‘washing free from sin.’ Tenney interprets Jesus to refer to the need for ‘cleansing’ Peter’s personality to make him fit for the kingdom. Westcott argues that Jesus is referring to ‘self-surrender” as the first condition of discipleship. Students of Scripture must avoid such speculation and interpret the passage quite literally.” Re; John 3:10 “Many expositors interpret 13:10 to teach the…
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Now I Can See
by Andy Rupert 1 – The disciples and Jesus were passing a manWho had never been able to seeWas this the result of the parents or manWho had sinned so egregiously? Je-sus responded and had to explainThat the fault was from neither of thoseIn God’s perfect mind this misfortune was plannedTo showcase the good works that He chose With hope for the man Jesus spat on the groundand mixed it with dirt to make clayWhen applied to the eyes of the suffering manTo the pool he was soon sent away When the clay was removed the man’s eyes had been healedHis reaction was filled with such blissAs he smiled with…
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Why was John 8:1-11 removed from some Greek manuscripts?
“The episode of the woman, covering the first eleven verses, is not found in some of the better manuscripts. As I am sure you know, our English Bibles are translated from the original languages. The New Testament was first written in the Greek language. Extant manuscripts were used to compile a Greek New Testament; then our English translations were made from that. The Greek text of Westcott and Hort omits the incident of the woman taken in adultery from its position in the eight chapter of John but inserts it at the end of that gospel. Nestle’s Greek text includes it but encloses it in brackets. Augustine writes that it…
