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Mar 31, 2023 · What is your favorite whole-Bible commentary — a resource that you would consult on any text in Scripture? Does such a resource even exist? If so, I have not heard you recommend it.
EXPOSITORY (ENGLISH BIBLE) Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. (16) Then (or, better, therefore) said Thomas, which is called Didymus. —The second of these names is the Greek translation of the first, which is Hebrew. Both mean “twin.”.
‘Simon, son of Jonas,’ was the name that he bore in the days before his discipleship. It was the name by which Jesus had addressed him, therefore, on that never-to-be-forgotten turning-point of his life, when he was first brought to Him by his brother Andrew.
The phrase does not mean merely invoking the Name, under the sanction of the great Name, but something more than this. It signifies into the power and influence of the Holy Trinity, into faith in the three Persons of God, and the duties and privileges consequent on that faith, into the family of God and obedience unto its Head.
These things have I written unto you - The things in this Epistle respecting the testimony borne to the Lord Jesus. That believe on the name of the Son of God - To believe on his name, is to believe on himself - the word "name" often being used to denote the person. See the notes at Matthew 28:19.
Jeremiah: “The precise meaning of the name is unknown, with suggested interpretations including ‘the Lord founds.’ ‘the Lord exalts’ and ‘the Lord throws down.’” (Harrison) ii. “The name Jeremiah was common in Judah. It occurs several times in the OT.
In my name - By my authority, and using the power that I would in such cases, if bodily present. This was done; and in this they differed essentially from the manner in which Jesus himself wrought miracles. He did it in "his own name," and as possessing original, underived authority.
