John 5:35

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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.

“He was the burning and shining lamp, and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light.”

— WEB

“He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.”

— KJV

“He was the lamp that burneth and shineth; and ye were willing to rejoice for a season in his light.”

— ASV

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Commentary

He was a burning and a shining light--literally, "the burning and shining lamp" (or torch):--that is, "the great light of his day." Christ is never called by the humble word here applied to John--a light-bearer--studiously used to distinguish him from his Master, but ever the Light in the most absolute sense. (See on Joh 1:6). willing for a season--that is, till they saw that it pointed whither they were not prepared to go. to rejoice in his light--There is a play of irony here, referring to the hollow delight with which his testimony tickled them.

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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