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Selected Verse: John 8:28 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Joh 8:28 |
King James |
Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
When ye have lifted up the Son of man--The plainest intimation He had yet given in public of the manner and the authors of His death.
then shall ye know that I am he, &c.--that is, find out, or have sufficient evidence, how true was all He said, though they would be far from owning it. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
When ye have lifted up - When you have crucified. See Joh 3:14 note; also Joh 12:32 note.
The Son of man - See the notes at Mat 8:19-20.
Then shall ye know - Then shall you have evidence or proof.
That I am he - Am the Messiah, which I have professed to be.
And that I do nothing of myself - That is, you shall have proof that God has sent me; that I am the Messiah; and that God concurs with me and approves my doctrine. This proof was furnished by the miracles that attended the death of Jesus - the earthquake and darkness; but chiefly by his resurrection from the dead, which proved, beyond a doubt, that he was what he affirmed he was - the Messiah. |
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
Son of man
(See Scofield) - (Mat 8:20). |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Lifted up
See on Joh 3:14.
Ye shall know (γνώσεσθε)
Render, perceive, here as in Joh 8:27.
I am He
As in Joh 8:24, on which see note.
Of myself (ἀπ' ἐμαυτοῦ)
Properly, from myself, as Rev., at Joh 7:17, but not here. See on Joh 7:17.
Hath taught (ἐδίδαξεν)
Rev., more correctly, taught. The aorist tense, regarding the teaching as a single act. Compare ἤκουσα, I heard, Joh 3:32.
I speak these things (παῦτα λαλῶ)
Not equivalent to so I speak (i.e., as the Father taught me), but an absolute declaration with reference to these present revelations. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| When ye shall have lifted up - On the cross, ye shall know - And so many of them did, that I AM - God over all; and that I do nothing of myself - Being one with the Father. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| When ye have lifted up - When ye have crucified me, and thus filled up the measure of your iniquities, ye shall know that I am the Christ, by the signs that shall follow; and ye shall know that what I spoke is true, by the judgments that shall follow. To be lifted up, is a common mode of expression, among the Jewish writers, for to die, or to be killed. |
19 And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
20 And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
32 And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.
14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
20 And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
32 And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony.
17 If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.
17 If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.
24 I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.
27 They understood not that he spake to them of the Father.
14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: