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none spake openly of him--that is, in His favor, "for fear of the [ruling] Jews."
seeketh his own glory--(See on Joh 5:41-44).
scribes and Pharisees--foiled in their yesterday's attempt, and hoping to succeed better in this.
in proverbs--in obscure language, opposed to "showing plainly"--that is, by the Spirit's teaching.
And we--John and his readers (not as 1Jo 4:14, the apostles only). known and believed--True faith, according to John, is a faith of knowledge and experience: true knowledge is a knowledge of faith...
Nicodemus--In this member of the Sanhedrim sincerity and timidity are seen struggling together.
after two days--literally, the two days of His stay at Sychar.
a mountain--somewhere in that hilly range which skirts the east side of the lake.
would have taken him; but, &c.--(See on Joh 7:30).
my Father...your father--(See on Joh 8:23).
one, &c.--struck with either the matter or the manner of our Lord's prayers. as John, &c.--From this reference to John, it is possible that disciple had not heard the Sermon on the Mount. Nothing...
the Lord knew--not by report, but in the sense of Joh 2:25, for which reason He is here styled "the Lord."
This is the work of God--That lies at the threshold of all acceptable obedience, being not only the prerequisite to it, but the proper spring of it--in that sense, the work of works, emphatically...
for I know whence I came, and whither I go, &c.--(See on Joh 7:28).
If I honour myself, my honour is nothing, &c.--(See on Joh 5:31, &c.).
Neither...this man, &c.--The cause was neither in himself nor his parents, but, in order to the manifestation of "the works of God," in his cure.
the blind man...said, He is a prophet--rightly viewing the miracle as but a "sign" of His prophetic commission.
Martha said,...I know that he shall rise again...at the last day--"But are we never to see him in life till then?"
The people therefore that stood by, said, It thundered; others, An angel spake to him--some hearing only a sound, others an articulate, but to them unintelligible voice.
Know ye what I have done?--that is, its intent. The question, however, was put merely to summon their attention to His own answer.
continue ye in my love--not, "Continue to love Me," but, "Continue in the possession and enjoyment of My love to you"; as is evident from the next words.
The substance of these important verses has occurred more than once before. (See on Mt 10:34-36; Lu 12:49-53, &c.).
These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended--both the warnings and the encouragements just given.
they...have known surely that I came out from thee--(See on Joh16:29; Joh 16:31).
They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world--(See Joh15:18, 19). This is reiterated here, to pave the way for the prayer which follows.
Pilate went out to them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man?--State your charge.
Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified, &c.--(See Mr 15:15).