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John 3:31
He that cometh from above is above all; he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth; He that cometh from heaven is above all.
He that cometh from above is above all; he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth; He that cometh from heaven is above all.
JOHN 3:31-32 evrco,menoj @evpa,nw pa,ntwn evsti,n\# o] e`w,raken kai. h;kousen tou/to marturei/ {C} Several variations are involved here. The word kai, is omitted by overwhelming authority, and may b...
Verse 31. _IS ABOVE ALL_] This blessed bridegroom, who has descended from heaven, John 3:13, is above all, superior to Moses, the prophets, and me. _HE THAT IS OF THE EARTH_] John himself, who was bo...
HE THAT COMETH FROM ABOVE - The Messiah, represented as coming down from heaven. See John 3:13; John 6:33; John 8:23. It has been doubted whether the remainder of this chapter contains the words of “J...
II. ETERNAL LIFE IMPARTED: What it is and What it Includes Chapter 2:23-17 The second part of this Gospel contains the blessed teachings the Son of God gave concerning eternal life, how it is impart...
THE LAST APPEARANCE OF THE BAPTIST. Convinced that the nation is not ripe for Messianic teaching, Jesus falls back on preparatory work similar to that of John, who was continuing his work at Æ non nea...
HE THAT COMETH FROM ABOVE IS ABOVE ALL. It is generally supposed that the following words are, not those of John the Baptist, but of the Apostle. There is. contrast of style, and. part of what follow...
He who comes from above is above all. He who is from the earth is from the earth and speaks from the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all. It is to what he has seen and heard that he bears wit...
THE MAN WHO CAME BY NIGHT (John 3:1-6)...
FROM ABOVE. Greek _anothen,_ same as "again" in John 3:3. earth. Greek. ge. App-129. EARTHLY. of the earth....
John 2:13 TO JOHN 11:57. The Work We here enter on the second portion of the first main division of the Gospel, thus subdivided: The Work (1) among _Jews_, (2) among _Samaritans_, (3) among _Galilean...
_that cometh from above_ i.e. Christ. Comp. John 3:13; John 8:23, He -is above all," John included. No one, however exalted a Prophet, can rival Him. _is earthly_ There is loss instead of gain in obli...
A question is raised with regard to this section similar to that raised about John 3:16. Some regard what follows not as a continuation of the Baptist's speech, but as the Evangelist's comment upon it...
31–36. A question is raised with regard to this section similar to that raised about John 3:16-21. Some regard what follows not as a continuation of the Baptist’s speech, but as the Evangelist’s comme...
Ὁ ἌΝΩΘΕΝ ἘΡΧ. Christ: John 3:13; John 8:23 : ἄνωθεν here _must_ mean ‘from above’; see on John 3:3. He is above all, John included, little as John’s disciples may like the fact. Comp....
THE BAPTISM AND FINAL TESTIMONY OF JOHN...
VER 31. HE THAT COMES FROM ABOVE IS ABOVE ALL: HE THAT IS OF THE EARTH IS EARTHLY, AND SPEAKS OF THE EARTH: HE THAT COMES FROM HEAVEN IS ABOVE ALL. 32. AND WHAT HE HAS SEEN AND HEARD, THAT HE TESTIFIE...
_JESUS WAS EXALTED BY JOHN THE BAPTIST -- JOHN 3:22-31:_ John was fully satisfied with the place and the work that God gave him to do. "You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, 'I am not the Chris...
ΆΝΩΘΕΝ свыше, _см._ John 3:3. ΕΠΆΝΩ (G1883) над, с _gen._ ών _praes. act. part., см._ John 3:4....
HE MUST INCREASE,— "I am not ignorant that his fame and the number of his disciples shall every day increase, while mine shall decrease; for he is a person of infinitely greater dignity than I am, pos...
JOHN'S WITNESS CONCERNING CHRIST _Text 3:31-36_ 31 He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is of the earth, and of the earth he speaketh: he that cometh from heaven is above...
EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN John 3:22-36 We give first a brief Analysis of the passage which is to occupy our attention. Here we see: "After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the l...
He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all. HE THAT COMETH FROM ABOVE IS ABOVE ALL: HE THAT IS OF...
25 Ceremonial cleansing is the true definition of baptism, Before this, baptisms were a common feature of the Jewish ceremonial system, but were usually connected with the temple and the laver and wer...
3:31 earth (a-16) Or 'is from the earth.' The sense is 'having by nature his origin' here below, he is of and belongs to the earth. 'Of' ( _ ek_ ) is characteristic....
Christ's teaching is as superior to John's as the heavens are higher than the earth....
THE NEW BIRTH. JOHN'S TESTIMONY TO JESUS 1-15. Conversation with Nicodemus. The ministry at Jerusalem, though disappointing, was not fruitless. Christ's miracles and teaching had made an impression, n...
JOHN TELLS THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT JESUS GOSPEL OF JOHN _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 3 JESUS TEACHES NICODEMUS 3:1-21 V1-2 A *Jewish leader called Nicodemus came to speak to Jesus. Nicodemus was a *Pharis...
HE THAT COMETH FROM ABOVE. — Comp. Note on John 3:13, and John 8:23. It is expressed in another form in the last clause of the verse. IS ABOVE ALL — _i.e.,_ above all persons, and, as the context lim...
_The ministry of Jesus in Judaea after He left Jerusalem_. This falls into three parts: (1) a brief account of the movements and success of Jesus and the Baptist which provoked a comparison between th...
A WITNESS TO BE TRUSTED John 3:31-36 Let us all seek to live more habitually in heaven, that is, in contact with the spiritual world. To do our best work in the world it is not necessary to be great...
Nicodemus would seem to have been one of the finest products of Judaism. He was thoroughly sincere. Moreover, he was determined to investigate for himself, and so came to Jesus by night, not because h...
He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is (x) earthly, and (y) speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all. (x) Is nothing else but man, a piece of work ma...
_He that cometh from above, meaning Christ. He that is of the earth, meaning himself, is from the earth, [2] is earthly, is but a frail and infirm man; and so speaketh as from the earth: this seems ra...
TESTIMONY OF JOHN THE BAPTIST John 3:22-36. _“And they came to John, and said to him, Master, He who is with thee beyond Jordan, and to whom thou hast borne witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and al...
III. JESUS IN THE COUNTRY OF JUDEA: 3:22-36. The previous testimonies of John the Baptist were appeals to faith. That which is to follow assumes the character of a threatening protest against the gen...
2. JOHN 3:27-36. John does not solve the difficulty raised by the Jew or the Jews. He goes directly to the foundation of things. After having characterized the relation between the two personages of w...
VV. 31-36. “HE.” The bridegroom, He must increase, while the friend decreases, for He is superior to him, first, through His origin (John 3:31), then, through the perfection of His teaching (John 3:32...
VER. 31. “ _He that cometh from above is above all;he that is of the earth_, _is of the earth, and speaketh as being of the earth; he that cometh from heaven is above all._ ” With his own earthly natu...
After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized. (23) And John also was baptizing in Enon, near to Salem; because there was much wa...
The opening verses (John 1:1-18) introduce the most glorious subject which God Himself ever gave in employing the pen of man; not only the most glorious in point of theme, but in the profoundest point...
31._He who cometh from above. _By another comparison he shows how widely Christ differs from all the rest, and how far he is above them; for he compares him to a king or distinguished general, who, sp...
But there was a man (chapter 3) and that a Pharisee who was not satisfied with this inoperative conviction. His conscience was reached. Seeing Jesus, and hearing His testimony, had produced a sense of...
HE THAT COMETH FROM ABOVE,.... Meaning Christ; not that he brought his human nature with him from heaven, or that that is of a celestial nature; but he came from heaven in his divine person, not by ch...
He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all. Ver. 31. _He that cometh, &c._] Hitherto Christ hath be...
_He must increase_ And appear continually more and more glorious, like the growing moon; _but I must decrease_ Must gradually wane and decline, till I disappear: for the end of my ministry is now, in...
HE THAT COMETH; Christ. IS ABOVE ALL; in character and work, and ought to be honored above all. IS OF THE EARTH; as are John and all merely human teachers. IS EARTHLY; inferior in character and tea...
NICODEMUS, AND NEW BIRTH (vs.1-21) Among the many who believed because of the miracles, there was however one individual who was more seriously affected. Nicodemus comes to the Lord by night, evident...
22-36 John was fully satisfied with the place and work assigned him; but Jesus came on a more important work. He also knew that Jesus would increase in honour and influence, for of his government and...
He that cometh from heaven, (for it appeareth by the latter part of the verse, that is the sense of _from above_), as Christ did, not only in respect of his Divine nature, but being (as to his whole p...
Tertullian On Prayer "He who is from the earth," says John, "speaketh earthly things; and He who is here from the heavens speaketh those things which He hath seen."[8] Hippolytus Exegetical Fragments...
John 3:31 comes G2064 (G5740) above G509 is G2076 (G5748) above G1883 all G3956 is G5607 ...
JOHN THE BAPTISER DECREASES (JOHN 3:22). At this stage Jesus began His ministry alongside that of John the Baptist in a supporting role. It was not His intention at this stage to supersede him. Indeed...
‘He who comes from above is above all. He that is of the earth is of the earth, and of the earth he speaks. He who comes from Heaven is above all. What he has seen and heard, of that he bears witness,...
John 3:31. HE THAT COMETH FROM ABOVE IS ABOVE ALL: HE THAT IS OUT OF THE EARTH IS OUT OF THE EARTH, AND OUT OF THE EARTH HE SPEAKETH. The claim of the Baptist's disciples that to their master should b...
IS ABOVE ALL (επανω παντων). Ablative case with the compound preposition επανω. See the same idea in Romans 9:5. Here we have the comments of Evangelist (John) concerning the last words of John in v...
John 3:22 After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea, and there he tarried with them, and baptized. And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was m...
John 3:13. _And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that come down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven._ We are in the stairway now between heaven and earth; Christ has came dow...
CONTENTS: Nicodemus and the new birth. The last testimony of John the Baptist. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Holy Spirit, Nicodemus, John the Baptist, Moses, John's disciples. CONCLUSION: Since the natural...
John 3:1. _Nicodemus, a ruler of the jews._ This rabbi is named by John as defending our Saviour in the council, and as attending the crucifixion. A gospel of the passion and the resurrection of Chris...
HE WHO COMES FROM ABOVE. The Son of God outranks John and all mankind!...
_After these things came Jesus and His disciples unto the land of Judaea (see also on _John 3:30_ for the whole paragraph)_ JESUS AND JOHN AND THEIR DISCIPLES I. A HUMBLING EXAMPLE OF THE PETTY JEAL...
_He that cometh from above is above all._ CHRIST “ABOVE ALL” AS A TEACHER I. IN THE SUBLIMITY OF HIS ORIGIN (John 3:1). All others, from Enoch to Malachi were “of the earth.” II. IN THE CHARACTER O...
1-36 CHAPTER 3 _There was a man_, &c. Nicodemus means in Greek _the conqueror of the people._ Such was this man; who, overcoming the fear of the people, the Pharisees, and the priests, believed in Ch...
_EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES_ John 3:23. ÆNON NEAR TO SALIM (Αἰνών, from עַין, Arab. عين, a spring).—_Salim_ was long supposed to have been situated about eight miles from Beth-Shean, _i.e._ in the...
EXPOSITION This is the first of the eleven discourses recorded by this evangelist, and for the most part addressed to the cultivated, hierarcical party in Jerusalem, who questioned him in an unfriend...
Have we got a message for you tonight from the Word of God! John chapter 3 and 4, oh my, how rich! How blessed! There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews (John 3:1). We k...
1 Corinthians 15:47; 1 Corinthians 15:48; 1 Peter 3:22; Acts 10:36;...
It is not improbable, that what is added, to the end of the chapter, are the words of the evangelist, not the Baptist. He that is of the earth — A mere man; of earthly original, has a spirit and speec...