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This is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.
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Judgment is a Consequence
Commentators explain that the 'judgment' in this verse is not an arbitrary divine sentence, but the natural consequence of a human choice. God provides the 'Light' (Jesus), but people condemn themselves by actively choosing 'darkness' because it allows them to continue in their sin. As John Calvin noted, the blame for condemnation lies with the individual, not with God.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
This is the condemnation. This is the cause of condemnation, or this is the reason why men are punished.
That light is…
And this is the judgment (αυτη δε εστιν η κρισις). A thoroughly Johannine phrase for sequence of thought (15:12; 17:3; [Reference …
19th Century
Anglican
And this is the condemnation.—For “condemnation” read judgment; for “light” and “darkness,” the light a…
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Baptist
That light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hatet…
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16th Century
Protestant
And this is the condemnation. He counters the murmurs and complaints with which wicked men are accustomed to criticize what they imagine t…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And this is the condemnation Of him that believes not in Christ; that is, this is the matter and cause of his condem…
13th Century
Catholic
Above, the Lord assigned the coming down of the Son and the lifting up of the Son of Man as the cause of spiritual regeneration, and he e…
