João 4

Warren Wiersbe · Citado em PreceptAustin

João 4

Wiersbe - We might note the example Christ sets as a soul-winner. He did not allow personal prejudices or physical needs to hinder Him. He met this woman in a friendly way and did not force her into a decision. Wisely, He guided the conversation and allowed the Word to take effect in her heart. He dealt with her privately and lovingly presented the way of salvation. He captured her attention by speaking about something common and at hand—water—and used this as an illustration of eternal life. (Likewise, at the cool midnight hour, He spoke to Nicodemus about wind.) He did not avoid speaking of sin, but brought her face-to-face with her need. (BORROW Wiersbe's Expository Outlines on the New Testament) John 4:18 for you have had five husbands, and the one whom you now have is not your husband; this you have said truly.” BGT John 4:18 πέντε γὰρ ἄνδρας ἔσχες καὶ νῦν ὃν ἔχεις οὐκ ἔστιν σου ἀνήρ· τοῦτο ἀληθὲς εἴρηκας. NET John 4:18 for you have had five husbands, and the man you are living with now is not your husband. This you said truthfully!" NLT John 4:18 for you have had five husbands, and you aren't even married to the man you're living with now. You certainly spoke the truth!" ESV John 4:18 for you have had five husbands, and the one you now have is not your husband. What you have said is true." NIV John 4:18 The fact is, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. What you have just said is quite true." GNT John 4:18 πέντε γὰρ ἄνδρας ἔσχες καὶ νῦν ὃν ἔχεις οὐκ ἔστιν σου ἀνήρ· τοῦτο ἀληθὲς εἴρηκας. KJV John 4:18 For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly. YLT John 4:18 for five husbands thou hast had, and, now, he whom thou hast is not thy husband; this hast thou said truly.' ASV John 4:18 for thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: this hast thou said truly. CSB John 4:18 "For you've had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. What you have said is true." NKJ John 4:18 "for you have had five husbands, and the one whom you now have is not your husband; in that you spoke truly." NRS John 4:18 for you have had five husbands, and the one you have now is not your husband. What you have said is true!" NAB John 4:18 For you have had five husbands, and the one you have now is not your husband. What you have said is true." NJB John 4:18 for although you have had five, the one you now have is not your husband. You spoke the truth there.' GWN John 4:18 You've had five husbands, and the man you have now isn't your husband. You've told the truth." is not: Ge 20:3 34:2,7,8,31 Nu 5:29 Ru 4:10 Jer 3:20 Eze 16:32 Mk 10:12 Ro 7:3 1Co 7:10,11 Heb 13:4 John 4 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries THE WOMAN'S IMMORALITY IS EXPOSED Jesus is bringing the "mirror" up to her face (cf James 1:23-24+), so that she can see her sin in all its ugliness. He is appealing to her conscience but He does so without condemning or shaming the woman. What she may have thought was hidden from Jesus, is now out in the open, and it forces a response from her. For you have had five husbands - Jesus simple speaks the truth without making a moral judgment. Jesus really zeros in on the woman's morality or better lack of such. Unless she was proficient at adding arsenic to the water of these first 5 husbands it is almost certain every one ended in a divorce. And considering her current state of immorality, the husbands very likely divorced her because of her unfaithfulness! It is worth noting that famous theologians can make ridiculous interpretations if they fail to interpret the text in its literal sense. Thus

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Wiersbe - The will of God should be food that nourishes us, not medicine that upsets us. The disciples were satisfied with material food, but Jesus wanted the satisfying spiritual food from God. The will of God gives us the strength we need to do our job in the great harvest all around us. (Bible Exposition Commentary ) John

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Wiersbe - God’s people should be at work in the world. “I must work the works of Him who sent me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work” (John 9:4). We as Christ’s disciples must be like him and be about the Father’s business (Luke 2:49). This not only refers to making a living but also to making a life that will influence others to trust Jesus. “My food,” Jesus said, “is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work” (John 4:34). Doing the will of God is not punishment; it is nourishment. It makes people grow and glow so they can help others trust the Savior. Seven times in Revelation 2–3, our Lord says to churches, “I know your works.” One day our works will be examined at the judgment seat of Christ (Rom. 14:10–12) and we will be rewarded according to what we have done for Jesus, how we did it, and why we did it (1 Cor. 4:1–5). If the Holy Spirit is working in us and through us, we have nothing to fear (Phil. 1:6; Acts 1:8). Jesus “went about doing good” (Acts 10:38), and his is the example we should follow.

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Wiersbe comments that "Each of us has an assigned task and we are all a part of each other’s labors (1 Cor. 3:6–9). One sows, one reaps; but each worker gets his honest reward for the work he has done." (Bible Exposition Commentary ) For in this case the saying is true, ‘One sows and another reaps.’ - Both workers are necessary but they do not have the same role. Notice also that we do not labor alone. I was raised on a farm and we would have had a poor crop of corn if we had not sown seed in the spring! Sowing of course refers to sharing the "seed" of the Gospel, but few people come to Christ the first time they hear the message. The point is to not become discouraged if the person does not receive the Gospel. Pray and trust God that He will not lose any of the elect. Pray that God brings someone along who reaps the fruit. Paul put it this way "I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing the growth." (1 Cor 3:6) There is no competition in the Lord’s harvest. -- Warren Wiersbe John

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Wiersbe - John 4:38 indicates that others had labored in Samaria and had prepared the way for this harvest. We do not know who these faithful workers were, nor do we need to know; for God will reward them. Perhaps some of these people had heard John the Baptist preach, or perhaps some of John’s followers had reached into this difficult field. Some archeologists have located “Aenon near Salim” where John baptized (John 3:23) near the biblical Shechem, which is close to Sychar and Jacob’s well. If this is the case, then John the Baptist prepared the soil and planted the seed, and Jesus and the disciples reaped the harvest. Of course, the woman herself planted some of the seed through her witness to the men. (Bible Exposition Commentary ) Others have labored and you (emphatic contrast) have entered into their labor (kopos) - Have labored is the same Greek verb (kopiao) used to describe Jesus weariness in Jn 4:6+ = "Jesus, being wearied from His journey." The upshot is that Gospel work can be "gruelling" work! You are engaged in a titanic struggle for souls of men with inveterate, invisible enemies (the world, the flesh and the devil)! Sowing and reaping for souls of lost men is NOT a "cakewalk!" Who are the others who were sowers? Candidates include the all the OT writers, the OT prophets (including Moses), John the Baptist, and even Jesus sowing in the Gospels and the disciples reaping in Acts. And as Leon Morris (BORROW The Gospel according to John : NICNT)says "The Christian will necessarily read this saying in the light of the cross. It was there, above all, that Christ sowed the seed. It is only because he so sowed the seed that eternal life may be reaped by anyone." As Jesus Himself later declared... John 12:24+ “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies (CRUCIFIXION), it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit (JESUS = THE ULTIMATE SOWER - ANY SOWING WE DO IS BASED ON THE TRUTH IN THIS PASSAGE!)

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Wiersbe - The disciples were learning a valuable lesson that would encourage them in the years to come. They were not alone in the work of the Lord, and they must never look on any opportunity for witness as wasted time and energy. It takes faith to plow the soil and plant the seed, but God has promised a harvest (Ps. 126:5–6; Gal. 6:9). In a few years, Peter and John would participate in another harvest among the Samaritans (Acts 8:5–25). Those who sow may not see the harvest, but those who reap will see it and give thanks for the faithful labors of the sowers. (Bible Exposition Commentary )

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Wiersbe - Jesus knew that the public response to His ministry in Jerusalem had been insincere and shallow (John 2:23–25), and that it was not honoring to Him at all. (Bible Exposition Commentary ) Swindoll - John inserted his editorial aside to highlight the irony of the Jews’ rejection so soon after Jesus had enjoyed great success among the Samaritans. (Insights on John - pages omitted) Robert Neighbor - Ye Receive Honor of Men "How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?" (John 4:44). We are finding out the real reasons why men are not saved; not the reasons they themselves give. The fourth reason men are not saved is because they receive the honor of men. How can men who receive honor from men be Christ's disciples? How can those who desire to make themselves of reputation, become disciples of the One who makes Himself of no reputation? When a lost sinner comes to Christ, he comes ready to take his place outside the camp, bearing Christ's reproach. To all men who believe, it is given to suffer. To all men who receive Christ, is promised tribulation. Therefore, those who love the praise of men more than the praise of God, cannot be saved, and those who would rather have man's approval than God's approval cannot be saved. John 4:45 So when He came to Galilee, the Galileans received Him, having seen all the things that He did in Jerusalem at the feast; for they themselves also went to the feast. BGT John 4:45 ὅτε οὖν ἦλθεν εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν, ἐδέξαντο αὐτὸν οἱ Γαλιλαῖοι πάντα ἑωρακότες ὅσα ἐποίησεν ἐν Ἱεροσολύμοις ἐν τῇ ἑορτῇ, καὶ αὐτοὶ γὰρ ἦλθον εἰς τὴν ἑορτήν. NET John 4:45 So when he came to Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him because they had seen all the things he had done in Jerusalem at the feast (for they themselves had gone to the feast). NLT John 4:45 Yet the Galileans welcomed him, for they had been in Jerusalem at the Passover celebration and had seen everything he did there. ESV John 4:45 So when he came to Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him, having seen all that he had done in Jerusalem at the feast. For they too had gone to the feast. NIV John 4:45 When he arrived in Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him. They had seen all that he had done in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, for they also had been there. GNT John 4:45 ὅτε οὖν ἦλθεν εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν, ἐδέξαντο αὐτὸν οἱ Γαλιλαῖοι πάντα ἑωρακότες ὅσα ἐποίησεν ἐν Ἱεροσολύμοις ἐν τῇ ἑορτῇ, καὶ αὐτοὶ γὰρ ἦλθον εἰς τὴν ἑορτήν. KJV John 4:45 Then when he was come into Galilee, the Galilaeans received him, having seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went unto the feast. YLT John 4:45 when then, he came to Galilee, the Galileans received him, having seen all things that he did in Jerusalem in the feast -- for they also went to the feast. ASV John 4:45 So when he came into Galilee, the Galilaeans received him, having seen all the things that he did in Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went unto the feast. CSB John 4:45 When they entered Galilee, the Galileans welcomed Him because they had seen everything He did in Jerusalem during the festival. For they also had gone to the festival. NKJ John 4:45 So when He came to Galilee, the Galileans received Him, having seen all the things He did in Jerusalem at the feast; for they also had gone to the feast. NRS John 4:45 When he came to Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him, since they had seen all that he had done in Jerusalem at the festival; for they too had gone to the festival. NAB John 4:45 When he came into Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him, since they had seen all he had done in Jerusalem at the feast; for they themselves had gone to the feast. NJB John 4:45 On his arrival the Galileans received him well, having seen all that he had done at Jerusalem during the festival which they too had attended. GWN John 4:45 But when Jesus arrived in Galilee, the people of Galilee welcomed him. They had seen everything he had done at the festival in Jerusalem, since they, too, had attended the festival. the Galilaeans: Mt 4:23,24 Lu 8:40 having: Joh 2:13-16,23 3:2 for (KJV): De 16:16 Lu 2:42-44 9:53 John 4 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries So when He came to Galilee, the Galileans received Him - This means they welcomed Him, not that they received Him as Savior (cf received Him" in Jn 1:12+) Received (1209)(dechomai = middle voice of a primary verb) means to to receive something offered or transmitted by another (Luke 2:28). To take something into one's hand and so to grasp (Luke 2:28, 22:17). To be receptive to someone (Mt 10:14, 40). To take a favorable attitude toward something (Mt 11:14). Having seen all the things that He did in Jerusalem at the feast - John explains why they welcomed Him. It was because they were looking for a miracle worker, not a Savior from their sins. John had recorded "when He was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in His name, observing His signs which He was doing. But Jesus, on His part, was not entrusting Himself to them, for He knew all men, and because He did not need anyone to testify concerning man, for He Himself knew what was in man." (Jn 2:23-25+)

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Wiersbe asks "Why did Jesus return to Cana? Perhaps He wanted to cultivate the “seed” He had planted there when He attended the wedding feast. Nathanael came from Cana, so perhaps there was a personal reason for this visit." (Bible Exposition Commentary ) And there was a royal official whose son was sick at Capernaum - Royal official is actually an adjective meaning royal and is derived from basileus or king.