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Confronting Inconsistency
Commentators explain that Jesus is highlighting the Jewish leaders' hypocrisy. They officially sent messengers to John the Baptist, treating him as a credible prophet, but then completely disregarded his clear testimony pointing to Jesus as the Messiah. As John Calvin notes, their own malice prevented them from believing.
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Albert Barnes
On John 5:33
18th Century
Theologian
Ye sent unto John. See John 1:19.
He bare witness, and so forth. This testimony of John ought to have satisfied t…
AT Robertson
On John 5:33
Ye have sent (υμεις απεσταλκατε). Emphatic use of υμεις (ye) and perfect active indicative of αποστελλω, official and permanent fa…
Charles Ellicott
On John 5:33
19th Century
Bishop
Ye sent . . .—Both verbs are perfects. Better, therefore, You have sent; He has borne witness. The pronoun “ye” …
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Charles Spurgeon
On John 5:32–40
19th Century
Preacher
They were great Bible-readers, great students of the letter, but they would not come to Christ; and therefore the Scriptures themselves became a to…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On John 5:33
“You have sent to John” is obviously a reference to the delegation sent from the Jewish rulers to John the Baptist when he was preaching in the Jud…
John Calvin
On John 5:33
16th Century
Theologian
You sent to John. Before producing the testimony of God, he presses them with the answer of John, from which they could not honor…
John Gill
On John 5:33
17th Century
Pastor
You sent to John
The sanhedrim at Jerusalem made a deputation of priests and Levites to him, to know who he was, whe…
Matthew Henry
On John 5:30–38
17th Century
Minister
Our Lord returns to his declaration of the entire agreement between the Father and the Son, and declared himself the Son of God. He had higher test…