The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I

The commentary offers a verse-by-verse exposition of the fourth Gospel, arguing that its unified purpose is to present selected signs and discourses that reveal Jesus as the Son of God and elicit faith while explaining persistent unbelief. It traces the work’s plan—prologue, two main sections of public signs and private teaching, and an appendix—and interprets episodes such as miracles, dialogues, and the raising of Lazarus as stages in Jesus’ self-revelation culminating in his death conceived as glorification. Recurring themes include incarnation, divine sonship, the contrast between faith and unbelief, and the theological function of signs.