Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust.
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Gill's Exposition
For had ye believed Moses,.... The doctrine of Moses, and what he says in his writings:
ye would have believed me; for there is an agreement between Moses and Christ; Christ is the end of the law of…
Do not think that I will accuse you - Do not suppose that I intend to follow your example. They had accused Jesus of breaking the law of God, Joh 5:16. He says that he will not imitate their example,…
Adam Clarke
Do not think that I will accuse you - You have accused me with a breach of the Sabbath, which accusation I have demonstrated to be false: I could, in return, accuse you, and substantiate the…
In these verses our Lord Jesus proves and confirms the commission he had produced, and makes it out that he was sent of God to be the Messiah.
I. He sets aside his own testimony of himself (Joh 5:31):…
Do not appeal to Moses; his writings condemn you.
Thus the whole basis of their confidence is cut away. Moses on whom they trust as a defender is their accuser.
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