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John 5:35

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5:35 He was a lamp that was burning and shining, 1  and you wanted to rejoice greatly for a short time 2  in his light.

1 sn He was a lamp that was burning and shining. Sir 48:1 states that the word of Elijah was “a flame like a torch.” Because of the connection of John the Baptist with Elijah (see John 1:21 and the note on John’s reply, “I am not”), it was natural for Jesus to apply this description to John.

2 tn Grk “for an hour.”



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