John 1:9 That was the true Light, which lights every man that comes into the world. I. Its NATURE. "True," not the genuine as opposed to the false, but the substantial, the essential, the original, the permanent, as opposed to the shadowy, phenomenal, derived, transitory. II. Its INFLUENCE. Set forth — 1. Intensively, it lighteth. 2. Extensively, as reaching to every man, i.e, to all mankind, in the sense that its light exists for all, and to some degree shines on all, and to all souls who inwardly admit its beams. III. Its CONDITION, described as — 1. Coming into the world, i.e, in process of passing from a Divine and Eternal into a human and temporal mode of existence, and — 2. Coming into His own, i.e, as unfolding His glory before the theocratic people. (T. Whitelaw, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.WEB: The true light that enlightens everyone was coming into the world. |
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