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Selected Verse: John 8:29 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Joh 8:29 |
King James |
And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him. |
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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] |
| the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him, &c.--that is, To you, who gnash upon Me with your teeth, and frown down all open appearance for Me, I seem to stand uncountenanced and alone; but I have a sympathy and support transcending all human applause; I came hither to do My Father's will, and in the doing of it have not ceased to please Him; therefore is He ever by Me with His approving smile, His cheering words, His supporting arm. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Is with me - In working miracles, etc.
Hath not left me alone - Though men had forsaken and rejected him, yet God attended him.
Those things that please him - See Mat 3:17; "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased," Phi 2:8; Isa 53:10-12; Pe2 1:17; Luk 3:22; Mat 17:5. His undertaking the work of redemption was pleasing to God, and he had the consciousness that in executing it he did those things which God approved. It is a small matter to have men opposed to us, if we have a conscience void of offence, and evidence that we please God. Compare Heb 11:5; "Enoch - before his translation had this testimony that he pleased God." See also Co1 4:3. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
The Father
The best texts omit.
Alone
See Joh 8:16.
Those things that please Him (τὰ ἀρεστὰ αὐτῷ)
Literally, as Rev., the things that are pleasing to Him. Always (πάντοτε) closing the sentence, is emphatic. Jesus' holy activity is habitual and continuous. See Joh 4:34. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| The Father hath not left me alone - Never from the moment I came into the world. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| The Father hath not left me alone - Though ye shalt have power to put me to death, yet this shall not be because he hath abandoned me. No - he is ever with me, because I do that which pleaseth him; and it is his pleasure that I should lay down my life for the salvation of the world. Does not our Lord allude to the following scriptures? - Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; my ears hast thou opened: (or, a body hast thou prepared me: Heb 10:5): then said I, Lo, I come: this is written in the volume of the book concerning me. I delight to do thy will, O my God! Thy law is in my heart. Psa 40:6-8. |
3 But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man's judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self.
5 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.
5 While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
22 And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.
17 For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
10 Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.
11 He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.
12 Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
34 Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
16 And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me.
6 Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.
7 Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,
8 I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.
5 Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me: