The Voices
John Calvin
# John Calvin (1509–1564) French-born Reformer, theologian, and exegete.
Short bio
# John Calvin (1509–1564) French-born Reformer, theologian, and exegete. Primary systematic-theology voice of the Reformed tradition; his *Institutes of the Christian Religion* (1536, revised 1559) and his **Commentaries** on most books of the Bible shaped Protestant biblical interpretation for five centuries.
Notable works
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| Title | Year | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Commentaries (Calvin Translation Society edition) | 1843 | Calvin wrote commentaries on most of the Bible. The Calvin Translation Society edition (1843–1855), translated into English by John King, John Owen, William Pringle, Thomas Myers, and others, is the authoritative PD text. MannaFest uses this edition as ingested from CCEL plain-text. |
Their words on MannaFest
516 quotes across 38 books
Where this voice speaks on the site — each quote links to the verse it was chosen for.
“Not every one that saith to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven, bu the who shall do the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name, and in thy name have cast out devil…”
“Whoever then desires to be reckoned among the disciples, must labor to devote himself, sincerely and honestly, to the exercises of a new life. In the Gospel of Luke, it is a general reproof: Why call you me Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?”
“And when Jesus came into the house of the ruler, and saw the musicians and the multitude making a noise, 24. He saith to them, Withdraw: for the young woman is not dead, but sleepeth: and they ridiculed him. And when the multitude was put out, he entered and t…”
“While he is still speaking, there come from the ruler of the synagogue persons who say, Thy daughter is dead: why dost thou trouble the Master any farther? And immediately on hearing the word which was said, he saith to the ruler of the synagogue, Fear not, on…”
“These, twelve in number, Jesus sent out, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and enter not into a city of the Samaritans: 6. But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And when you have departed, preach, saying, The ki…”
“So then they are now sent to proclaim throughout Judea that the time of the promised restoration and salvation is at hand at a future period, Christ will appoint them to spread the Gospel through the whole world.”
“By a synecdoche he takes a single class to express the outward exercises of divine worship, which in many men are rather the pretenses, than the true expressions, of godliness. It ought to be observed that Christ, adapting his discourse to that age, speaks of …”
“Thou hast taught in our streets Christ expressly states, that it will be of no advantage to the Jews, that he approached near to them, and permitted them to enjoy familiar intercourse with him, if, when called, they do not answer at the appointed day.”
“So it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven, that one of those little ones should perish. And all the publicans and sinners drew near to him to hear him. And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them…”
“Luke carries the occasion of this parable still farther back, as having arisen from the murmurings of the Pharisees and scribes against our Lord, whom they saw conversing daily with sinners.”
“Zaccheus, make haste, and come down. It is a remarkable instance of favor, that the Lord anticipates Zaccheus, and does not wait for his invitation, but of his own accord asks lodging at his house.”
“And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and elders of the people came to him, saying By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee that authority? And Jesus answering said to them, I also will ask you something, which if you shal…”