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When therefore he said to them, "I AM," they went backward, and fell to the ground.
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The Power in "I AM"
Commentators widely agree that when Jesus said "I am he," it was more than a simple identification. Many scholars connect this phrase to God's divine name, "I AM" (Exodus 3:14). The divine authority and majesty in this declaration—whether a direct miracle or an overwhelming moral force—was so powerful that the armed soldiers recoiled and fell, revealing Jesus' true identity.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
They went backward, etc. The cause of their withdrawing in this manner is not mentioned. Various things might have produced it.
Fell to the ground (επεσαν χαμα). Second aorist active indicative of πιπτω with first aorist ending (-αν). This recoil made them s…
19th Century
Anglican
They went backward, and fell to the ground.—There is nothing in the narrative to suggest that our Lord exerted miraculous power to cause t…
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Baptist
As soon then as he had said unto them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to the ground.
The simple utterance of his name drove t…
The author has emphasized Jesus’ consciousness of surrounding circumstances and his own destiny (cf. Jn 6:64; 13:1, 3, 11, 18). He was not taken un…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
As soon then as he had said unto them I am he Immediately upon his speaking these words, which were delivered with s…
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Sin began in the garden of Eden; there the curse was pronounced, and there the Redeemer was promised. In a garden, that promised Seed entered into …
13th Century
Catholic
1. Before His passion, as we saw above, our Lord prepared His disciples in many ways: teaching them by His example, comforting them with His…
