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I have many things to speak and to judge concerning you. However he who sent me is true; and the things which I heard from him, these I say to the world."
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Christ's Focused Mission
Commentators note that Jesus had "many things" he could have said to condemn his accusers' hypocrisy. However, he chose restraint. Instead of getting drawn into personal arguments, he remained focused on his primary mission: delivering the message entrusted to him by the Father. This demonstrates his divine purpose over personal vindication.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I have many things to say. There are many things that I might say to reprove and expose your pride and hypocrisy. By this he impl…
I have many things to speak and to judge concerning you (πολλα εχω περ υμων λαλειν κα κρινειν). Instead of further talk about his …
19th Century
Anglican
I have many things to say and to judge of you. The order of thought here is not certain, and will depend, in part, upon t…
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Baptist
These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, h…
Jesus certainly had enough accusations that he could have mustered to bring judgment on his accusers. The remainder of the verse implies that such …
16th Century
Protestant
I have many things to say and judge of you. Perceiving that He is in the position of one who sings to the deaf, He pursues His discourse n…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I have many things to say, and to judge of you Being God omniscient, he knew their persons and actions, their lives …
Those who live in unbelief are forever undone if they die in unbelief. The Jews belonged to this present evil world, but Jesus was of a heavenly an…
13th Century
Catholic
After our Lord showed His special position with respect to light, He here reveals the effect of this light: that it frees us from darknes…
