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Don`t marvel at this, for the hour comes, in which all that are in the tombs will hear his voice,
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A Future, Physical Resurrection
Commentators emphasize that Jesus shifts from discussing the spiritual resurrection of believers (v. 25) to a future, literal, physical resurrection. While giving spiritual life is a great work, Jesus calls the future bodily resurrection an even greater marvel in human eyes, as it will be a visible, universal display of His almighty power over death itself.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Marvel not. Do not wonder or be astonished at this.
The hour is coming. The time is approaching or will be.
All…
In the tombs (εν τοις μνημειοις). Ταφος (grave) presents the notion of burial (θαπτω, to bury) as in Mt 23:27, μνημειον (from μναο…
19th Century
Anglican
Marvel not at this—that is, that He Himself has a source of life and authority to judge. There will follow from this “gre…
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Baptist
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.
This passage contains one of the few references to eschatology in John’s gospel. No chronological distinction is drawn here between the resurrectio…
16th Century
Protestant
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 …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Marvel not at this Either at the cure of the man that had been diseased thirty and eight years, as some think; or at…
Our Lord declared His authority and character, as the Messiah. The time had come when the dead would hear His voice, as the Son of God, and live. O…
13th Century
Catholic
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…
