PART II. (C.) III. THE MANIFESTATION OF THE GLORY OF THE WORD IN HIS PUBLIC MINISTRY (_CONTINUED_) 1. _To Nicodemus._—The revelation of the divine, heavenly, and true nature of the kingdom of God, and the conditions of admission into it (John 3:1); of the foundations of that kingdom (John 3:13); th... [ Continue Reading ]
_EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES_ John 3:1. In John 2:23, we read of many who believed in Jesus because of the miracles He wrought. But their belief was so imperfect that Jesus had “no faith” in it. Here, however, we have a man of a different stamp. He was, it is true, influenced to some extent by Je... [ Continue Reading ]
_EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES_ John 3:16. These verses are confidently held by many to contain the reflections of the Evangelist, and not to be a continuation of our Lord’s discourse. But (1) there is not the slightest indication of a transition from Christ’s words to a disciple’s comments on the... [ Continue Reading ]
_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 north of Samaria. But this would discord with John 3:22. Recent research has, however, discovered... [ Continue Reading ]