Loading…

An Exposition of the Gospel of St. John is unavailable, but you can change that!

John MacEvilly’s exposition of the gospel of John offers a clear, Catholic, passage-by-passage interpretation of the text. It combines traditional exegesis with moral exhortation and so has been widely used as a daily devotional. The work was originally intended for laymen, but quickly found a place as a textbook in seminary education and has seen numerous editions.

51, 52. His servants hastened to meet their master in order to convey the joyous tidings, and save our Lord the trouble of going down. The ruler, remembering that our Lord has informed him of his son’s recovery, was anxious to know from his servants the precise time at which this took place. “Yesterday at the seventh hour.” This corresponds with one o’clock after midday, as the Jews had, by this time, adopted the Roman division of time. Their days commenced at sunrise; their night, at sunset; and
John 4:51–52
Buy this book at Logos.com