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John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And the servant abideth not in the house for ever,.... The servant of God, and of Christ, does, but not the servant of sin: there may be servants of sin in the house or church of God here below; and such were these Jews Christ is speaking to; but such shall not abide there for ever: some that get into this house are quickly discerned, as Simon...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever. If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. I know that ye are Abraham’s seed; “I know what a boast you make of that.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever. If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. If he sets you free from sin, you will never go back to its slavery again. There is no emancipation like that which Jesus brings, for it is eternal; when he snaps the fetter, he sets the believer free for...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever. He may be in the house, and have slender privileges for a time, but these soon go away.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And the servant abideth not in the house for ever; but the son abideth even. A servant may be dismissed from the household, but a son may not. If we were only servants of God, we might fall from grace, and perish; but if we are the sons of God, we never shall. If we ever did, in truth, call God “Father,” we shall always be able to use that blessed...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
If the Son therefore shall make you free,.... Alluding to the custom of adoption by the sons or brethren in the family, which obtained in Greece, called αδελφοθεσια, "the adoption of brethren", as Grotius, and others have observed; or rather to a custom among the Romans, of a son's making free after his Father's death, such as were born slaves in...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. And give you the privileges of sons.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. If you have the freedom of sonship, you are free indeed. There are none so free in our Father’s house as his children are.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
I know that ye are Abraham's seed,.... In answer to the other part of the Jews' objection to Christ, and in favour of themselves, Christ owns that they were the natural seed of Abraham; for truth must be allowed to an adversary. But then this hindered not but they might be, as they were, in moral bondage to sin, and a generation of vipers, as...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But ye seek to kill me, because, my word hath no place in you. I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father. They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus had admitted that, as a matter of temporal descent; but he denied it as a matter of real fact.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
I know that ye are Abraham’s seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you. I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father. It is a common characteristic of children to tell what they see; what they witness at home, they are sure to tell abroad. If you are a child of God, you...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
I know that ye are Abraham’s seed, but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you. I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father. Men always act according to their natures. We shall find the polluted fountain sending forth filthy streams. We do not expect to hear sweet singing from...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
I know that ye are Abraham’s seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you. I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father. They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham’s children, ye would do the works of Abraham. The real...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
I know that ye are Abraham’s seed; yet ye seek to kill me, because my word hath not free course in you. I speak the things which I have seen with my Father: and ye also do the things which ye heard from your father. They answered and said unto him, Our father is Abraham. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham’s children, ye would do the works...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
I speak that which I have seen with my Father,.... This is an aggravation of the sin of the Jews, in seeking to kill Christ, on account of his doctrine, since it was not his own, but his Father's; was not merely human, but divine; was what he the only begotten Son, that lay in the bosom of his Father, had seen in his heart, in his purposes, and...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
They answered and said unto him,.... On account of his making mention of a father, whose works they did, and whom they imitated: Abraham is our father; meaning their only one, nor had they any other: Jesus saith unto them, if ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham; for who should children imitate but their parents? Abraham...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham’s children, ye would do the works of Abraham. “That is, if you were the true spiritual children of faithful Abraham, you would act as he did.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham’s children, ye would do the works of Abraham but now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham. Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him. We be not born of fornication; we have...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
But now ye seek to kill me,.... A temper and disposition very foreign from that of Abraham's: a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God; to seek to kill a man is a very great crime, and punishable with death; to kill an innocent one, that had done no sin, who was pure, holy, harmless, and inoffensive to God and man, was an...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham. Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God. Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I...