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Selected Verse: John 8:49 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Joh 8:49 |
King James |
Jesus answered, I have not a devil; but I honour my Father, and ye do dishonour me. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
Jesus answered, I have not a devil--What calm dignity is here! Verily, "when reviled, He reviled not again" (Pe1 2:23). Compare Paul (Act 26:25), "I am not mad," &c. He adds not, "Nor am I a Samaritan," that He might not even seem to partake of their contempt for a race that had already welcomed Him as the Christ, and began to be blessed by Him.
I honour my Father, and ye do dishonour me--the language of wounded feeling. But the interior of His soul at such moments is only to be seen in such prophetic utterances as these, "For thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face; I am become a stranger unto my brethren, an alien unto my mother's children. For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up, and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me" (Psa 69:7-9). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| I have not a devil - To the first part of the charge, that he was a Samaritan, he did not reply. To the other part he replied by saying that he honored his Father. He taught the doctrines that tended to exalt God. He taught that he was holy and true. He sought that men should love him and obey him. All his teaching proved this. An evil spirit would not do this, and this was sufficient proof that he was not influenced by such a spirit. |
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
devil
demon.
(See Scofield) - (Mat 7:22). |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
I have not a devil
He ignores the charge of being a Samaritan, refusing to recognize the national distinction. For devil read demon. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| I honour my Father - I seek his honour only. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| I have not a devil - The first part of the charge was too futile: if taken literally, it was both absurd and impossible; they did not believe it themselves, and therefore our Lord does not stop a moment to refute it; but he answers to the second with the utmost meekness and conclusiveness: I honor God. This is what no demon can do, nor any man who is under such influence. |
7 Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face.
8 I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother's children.
9 For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.
25 But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but speak forth the words of truth and soberness.
23 Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:
22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?