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A Teacher's True Goal
Multiple commentators, including Spurgeon and Barnes, highlight the profound humility of John the Baptist. He deliberately pointed his own disciples away from himself and toward Jesus. His success was not measured by his own following but by how many people he led to Christ. This serves as a timeless model for Christian leaders: their primary role is to decrease so that Christ may increase in the lives of others.
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Albert Barnes
On John 1:37
18th Century
Theologian
They followed Jesus — they had been the disciples of John. His office was to point out the Messiah. When that was done, they immediately l…
AT Robertson
On John 1:37
Heard him speak (ηκουσαν αυτου λαλουντος). First active indicative of ακουω and present active participle of λαλεω in genitive cas…
Charles Ellicott
On John 1:37
19th Century
Bishop
The disciples understand the words as the teacher meant them. There is no word cutting the link between himself and them; that would have been hard…
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Charles Spurgeon
On John 1:23–37
19th Century
Preacher
Of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias. And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.…
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On John 1:37
As John’s disciples followed him, Jesus turned to challenge their motives by asking, “What do you want?” He probed them to find out whether they we…
John Gill
On John 1:37
17th Century
Pastor
And the two disciples heard him speak
The above words, and took notice of them; faith in Christ came by hearing them…
Matthew Henry
On John 1:37–42
17th Century
Minister
The strongest and most prevailing argument for an awakened soul to follow Christ is that He alone takes away sin. Whatever communion there is betwe…