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Marvel not at this: for the hour cometh, in which all that are in the tombs shall hear his voice,

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

In the tombs (εν τοις μνημειοις). Ταφος (grave) presents the notion of burial (θαπτω, to bury) as in Mt 23:27, μνημειον (from μναο…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Marvel not. Do not wonder or be astonished at this.

The hour is coming. The time is approaching or will be.

All…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Marvel not at this—that is, that He Himself has a source of life and authority to judge. There will follow from this “gre…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Christ as Mediator did the will of the Father, and yet also did his own will, for his will was always the same as his Father's.

Church Fathers

Church Fathers

ChurchFathers

1st Century
Early Church
1st Century

Theophylact of Ohrid: The Father granted the Son power not only to give life, but also to execute judgment. And He has give…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

This passage contains one of the few references to eschatology in John’s gospel. No chronological distinction is drawn here between the resurrectio…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Wonder not at this. We may be inclined to think that he argues inconclusively in drawing a confirmation of what he had said from the last …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Marvel not at this
Either at the cure of the man that had been diseased thirty and eight years, as some think; or at…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Our Lord declared His authority and character, as the Me iah. The time had come when the dead would hear His voice, as the Son of God, and live. Ou…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
  1. Above, our Lord has shown that he had the power to give life and to judge, and he explained each by its effect. Here he shows how each of…

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