Commentaries
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Think not (μη δοκειτε). Prohibition with μη and the present imperative. See on verse 39 for δοκεω for mistaken opinions in John.
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
Do not think that I will accuse you. Do not suppose that I intend to follow your example. They had accused Jesus of breaking the law of Go…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father.—His words were words of direct accusation, which must have cut to the …
Church Fathers
ChurchFathers
St. John Chrysostom: Since our Lord had mentioned John, the witness of God, and His own works, many who did not see that His m…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
Think not that I shall accuse you to the Father. This is the way in which we ought to deal with obstinate and hardened people, when they l…
John Gill
JohnGill
Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father
To God the Father, as the Ethiopic version reads. The Syriac and P…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Many trust in some form of doctrines or some parties, who no more enter into the real meaning of those doctrines, or the views of the persons whose…
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
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After God confirmed the greatne of His power through the testimonies of men, of God Himself, and of the Scriptures, He here rebukes the J…
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A.T. Robertson
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