That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
Ver. 15. That whosoever believeth] Faith is the soul's hand (fidei mendica manus, saith Luther); foot, whereby we come to Christ; mouth (hic credere est edere, saith Austin); wing, whereby we soar up and fetch Christ into the heart, John 6:35,36 .
JOHN 3:15 evn auvtw|/ {B} Exegetical as well as textual problems are involved in deciding among the variant readings. Except for this passage, the fourth evangelist always uses eivj after pisteu,ein...
Verse John 3:15. _THAT WHOSOEVER BELIEVETH_] Bp. Pearce supposes that this verse is only the conclusion of the 16th, and that it has been inserted in this place by mistake. The words contain the _rea...
THAT WHOSOEVER - This shows the fulness and freeness of the gospel. All may come and be saved.BELIEVETH IN HIM - Whosoever puts confidence in him as able and willing to save. All who feel that they ar...
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 CONVERSATION WITH NICODEMUS. Nicodemus is an example of those to whom the Lord could not trust Himself. The story shows how He tried to bring those whom His teaching had impressed to a truer conce...
AS MOSES LIFTED UP THE SERPENT IN THE WILDERNESS, SO MUST THE SON OF MAN BE LIFTED UP. The reference is to Numbers 21:4-9. The Israelites sinned through unbelief and were bitten by fiery serpents and...
THE MAN WHO CAME BY NIGHT (John 3:1-6)...
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that every one who believes in him may have eternal life. John goes back to a strange Old Testament story wh...
WHOSOEVER. every one who. As here defined. believeth in. See App-150. (See note on John 1:7.). reads _epi;_ Lm. Tr.. WI and. read _en._ but have. Figure of speech _Pleonasm_ (App-6), for emph. The phr...
_That_ The eternal life of believers is the purpose of the - MUST " in John 3:14. For -should" read MAY both here and in John 3:16. _not perish, but_ These words are not genuine here, but have been ta...
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...
John 3:1-21. The discourse with Nicodemus This is the first of the eleven discourses of our Lord which form the main portion, and are among the great characteristics, of this Gospel. They have been u...
ἘΝ ΑΥ̓ΤΩ͂Ι for εἰς αὐτόν (a correction to S. John’s usual construction): μὴ�' before ἔχῃ is an insertion (A) from John 3:16; אBL omit. 15. ἽΝΑ. see on John 1:8. The eternal life of _all_ believers, wh...
John 3:1-21. THE DISCOURSE WITH NICODEMUS This is the first of the discourses of our Lord which form the main portion, and are among the great characteristics, of this Gospel. They have been used as a...
VER 14. AND AS MOSES LIFTED UP THE SERPENT IN THE WILDERNESS, EVEN SO MUST THE SON OF MAN BE LIFTED UP: 15. THAT WHOSOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM SHOULD NOT PERISH, BUT HAVE ETERNAL LIFE. CHRYS. Having made...
_JESUS AFFIRMS HIS DEITY -- JOHN 3:9-21:_ Nicodemus did not yet understand that if it is true that Jesus is God in the flesh that man's obligation was to obey him. Jesus proved His Divinity by saying,...
ΠΙΣΤΕΎΩΝ _praes. act. part. от_ ΠΙΣΤΈΎΩ (G4100) верить. Subst. part. ΠΆΣ ό (G3956) любой, кто. _Praes._ выражает одновременное действие, ΈΧ _praes. conj. act. от_ ΈΧ (G2192) иметь. _Conj._ с ΪΝ (G244...
DISCOURSE: 1609 THE BRAZEN SERPENT A TYPE OF CHRIST John 3:14. _As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: that whosoever believeth in him should not...
AND AS MOSES LIFTED UP— Our Lord, by telling Nicodemus that the death of the Messiah was prefigured by types in the law, shewed him, that it was agreeable both to the doctrine of Moses, and to the cou...
EARTHLY MYSTERIES COMPARED WITH HEAVENLY MYSTERIES _Text 3:9-15_ 9 Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be? 10 Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou the teacher of Isra...
EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN John 3:9-21 We begin with an Analysis of the passage which is before us:— "Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?" (John 3:9). How this revea...
That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. THAT WHOSOEVER BELIEVETH IN HIM SHOULD NOT PERISH, BUT HAVE ETERNAL LIFE. Since this most heavenly thing, for the reason ju...
1 We have found an unholy temple, an unspiritual priesthood, and now we are introduced to an ignorant teacher! Intense application to a single text book for a whole life had not taught him the element...
3:15 on (a-6) _ Eis_ , as in ver. 36; chs. 4.39; 6.29,35,40....
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...
RV 'that whosoever believeth may in Him have eternal life.' ETERNAL LIFE] This expression, though found in the other Gospels (Matthew 19:16, etc.) and in the Pauline Epistles (Romans 2:7, etc.), is sp...
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...
NOT PERISH, BUT... — These words have been added here from the following verse. Omitting them, the sentence should be rendered, _that every one who believeth may have in Him eternal life._ This constr...
CHAPTER 8 THE BRAZEN SERPENT. “Nicodemus answered and said unto Him, How can these things be? Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou the teacher of Israel, and understandest not these things? Ver...
The words μὴ ἀπόληται ἀλλʼ of the T.R. are omitted by Tisch [41], W.H [42], and R.V [43] Further, the same editors replace the words εἰς αὐτὸν by ἐν αὐτῷ, and the R.V [44] translates “that whosoever b...
LOVE'S GREAT GIFT: RECEIVED OR REJECTED John 3:9-21 Though physically on earth, our Lord was spiritually in touch with the heavenly realities. He was living among them and bore witness to them. Notic...
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...
CHAPTER 8 REGENERATION THE GREAT SINE QUA NON John 3:1-21. _“There was a man of the Pharisees, whose name was Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews; the same came to Him by night, and said, Master, we know...
ADDITIONAL NOTES BY THE AMERICAN EDITOR. XIII. 1. At John 3:11, Jesus makes a step in advance in the discourse, and now assumes in a more formal way the position of the teacher of this teacher. He de...
“ _And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man be lifted up_, 15, _that whosoever believeth on him_, _may have eternal life._ ” The commentators give more or less forc...
VV. 15 finishes the application of the type. To the look of the dying Israelite the faith of the sinner in the crucified one corresponds; to the life restored to the wounded one, the salvation granted...
Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be? (10) Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things? (11) Verily, verily, I say unto thee, W...
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...
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...
THAT WHOSOEVER BELIEVETH IN HIM,.... Whether Jew or Gentile, a greater, or a lesser sinner, and of whatsoever state and condition, age or sex; and though ever so weak a believer, provided his faith, i...
_As Moses lifted up the serpent_ As if he had said, And even this single witness, bearing testimony of heavenly things, will soon be taken from you; yea, and in a most ignominious manner. Or, as Dr. D...
THAT WHOSOEVER BELIEVETH IN HIM SHOULD NOT PERISH, BUT HAVE ETERNAL LIFE....
The purpose of Christ's coming:...
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...
1-8 Nicodemus was afraid, or ashamed to be seen with Christ, therefore came in the night. When religion is out of fashion, there are many Nicodemites. But though he came by night, Jesus bid him welco...
OLBGrk; Here our Lord openeth the instrumental cause of justification and salvation, that is, believing eiv auton, IN HIM. It is one thing to believe in him as a teacher, another thing to believe in h...
Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book V And again: "He that believeth hath everlasting life."[158] Tertullian On Idolatry even in a word of curse or of reproach, and in every impulse of anger, and in...
John 3:15 that G3363 whoever G3956 believes G4100 (G5723) in G1519 Him G846 not G3363 perish G622 ...
‘And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.' The fourth mystery is the greatest of all. That thi...
It is of much importance to keep the closing verses of chap. 2 in close connection with the opening verses of chap. 3 (see the commentary on John 3:1). Rejected by the theocracy of Israel Jesus turns...
John 3:14-15. AND AS MOSES LIFTED ON HIGH THE SERPENT IN THE WILDERNESS, EVEN SO MUST THE SON OF MAN BE LIFTED ON HIGH, THAT EVERY ONE THAT BELIEVETH MAY IN HIM HAVE ETERNAL LIFE. These verses continu...
THAT WHOSOEVER BELIEVETH MAY IN HIM HAVE ETERNAL LIFE (ινα πας ο πιστευων εν αυτω εχη ζωην αιωνιον). Final use of ινα with present active subjunctive of εχω, that he may keep on having eternal life...
John 3:14 Consider some of the lessons of Gospel truth which seem to be foreshadowed in the story of the brazen serpent. I. There was contained in it a significant intimation that Christ would die. I...
This is a very wonderful chapter, because, while it teaches the doctrine of regeneration, and the necessity of a great moral and spiritual change, it yet also reveals the doctrine of salvation by fait...
John 3:1. _There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: the same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man...
If you were sent for to visit a dying man, and you wished to select a chapter which would set the truth before him very briefly and very clearly, you could not make a better choice than this 3 rd chap...
If we were asked to read to a dying man who did not know the gospel, we should probably select this chapter as the most suitable one for such an occasion; and what is good for dying men is good for us...
If you were called in to see a person who was dying, and wished to read a chapter from the Word of God, and you were afraid that the sick one did not know the way of salvation, you could not select a...
John 3:1. _There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: the same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man...
We can scarcely find a chapter in which the gospel lies so compact and so plainly stated. John 3:1. _There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:_ Christ's door is open at...
Let us once more read together part of this blessed soul-saving chapter. I suppose that more souls have been saved through the reading of this chapter than through almost any other portion of Holy Wri...
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...
John 3:14. _And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life._ «Whosoever.» Not...
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...
IN THE SAME WAY THE SON OF MAN MUST BE LIFTED UP. Numbers 21:4-9 tells about Moses and the bronze snake. The bitten Israelites had to: _believe_ that God would heal those who looked; _turn from sin_ a...
_As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness_ THE BRAZEN SERPENT Nicodemus’s confession of faith was substantially that of many amongst us, only he went a bit further. Because he was honest he...
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 3:1. 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. He...
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 1:18; 1 John 2:25; 1 John 5:1; 1 John 5:11; 1 John 5:13
Believeth in Him [π ι σ τ ε υ ω ν ε ι ς α υ τ ο ν]. The best texts read ejn aujtw, construing with have eternal life, and rendering may in Him have eternal life. So Rev.. Should not perish, but. The...
SALVATION MADE PLAIN John 3:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We are using the story of Nicodemus as the basis of our message for today. However, we are planning to bring out some very vital considerations whic...
THE NEW BIRTH John 3:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The story of Nicodemus is common to us all, and yet there is, perhaps, much in it which needs to be emphasized, and there may be some things hidden away th...
That whosoever — He must be lifted up, that hereby he may purchase salvation for all believers: all those who look to him by faith recover spiritual health, even as all that looked at that serpent rec...