Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary
John 3:7
Marvel not - Wonder not. It is possible that Nicodemus in some way still expressed a doubt of the doctrine, and Jesus took occasion in a very striking manner to illustrate it.
Marvel not - Wonder not. It is possible that Nicodemus in some way still expressed a doubt of the doctrine, and Jesus took occasion in a very striking manner to illustrate it.
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...
MARVEL NOT THAT. SAID UNTO THEE, YE MUST BE BORN AGAIN. The necessity and reasonableness of the new birth is explained more fully below. It is implied in the word kingdom. No one born. citizen of Engl...
Do not be surprised that I said to you: "You must be reborn from above. The wind blows where it will, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know whence it comes and whither it goes. So is every...
THE MAN WHO CAME BY NIGHT (John 3:1-6)...
NOT. Greek. _me_ App-105....
_Ye must_ The declaration is brought more closely home. In John 3:3_; John 3:5_Christ had made a very general statement, -except a man." He now shews that none are exempt from it. -Ye, the chosen peop...
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...
ΕἾΠ. ΣΟΙ. ΔΕΙ͂ ὙΜΑ͂Σ. Note the change of number and comp. John 1:51. The declaration is pressed home: τις in John 3:3; John 3:5 is no vague generality; excepting Him who says ‘ye,’ it is of universal...
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 4. Nicodemus said to him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? 5. Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say to you, Except a man be b...
_NICODEMUS LEARNED ABOUT THE NEW BIRTH -- JOHN 3:1-8:_ Nicodemus exalted Jesus by saying, "Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is...
ΘΑΥΜΆΣΗΣ _aor. conj. act. от_ ΘΑΥΜΆΖΩ (G2296) удивляться, поражаться. _Aor. conj._ выражает категорический запрет: "не удивляйся вовсе!" — а он это сделал в ст. 4 (BD, 337,2). Возможно, гл. имеет отте...
YE MUST BE BORN AGAIN.— "Even _you,_ though the descendants of Abraham; even you, scribes, Pharisees, and doctors of Israel, however proud of superior sanctity and knowledge; even you _must be born ag...
TEACHING ON THE KINGDOM AND NEW BIRTH _TEXT 3:1-8_ 1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: 2 the same came unto him by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know...
EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN John 3:1-8 We begin with the usual Analysis of the passage that is to be before us:— "There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: The sam...
Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. MARVEL NOT THAT I SAID UNTO THEE, YE MUST BE BORN AGAIN. If a spiritual nature only can see and enter the kingdom of God, if all we bring in...
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...
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...
YE MUST BE BORN AGAIN. — The laws of natural and spiritual generation have been stated as general truths, holding good for all mankind, “that which is born.” But there is a special application to the...
Therefore it was no cause for wonder that a new birth was required for entrance into the spiritual kingdom. The argument implies that natural birth produces only σάρξ, not spirit. By his natural birth...
NEW LIFE FROM ABOVE THE NEED OF ALL John 2:23-25; John 3:1-8 A solemn question is suggested by John 2:24. Can Jesus trust Himself to us? We must show ourselves worthy of His trust. In John 3:1-36; Jo...
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...
“ _Marvel not at that which I have said unto thee: ye must be born anew. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but knowest not whence it cometh nor whither it goeth. S...
ADDITIONAL NOTES BY THE AMERICAN EDITOR. XII. CHAPTER III. The first twenty-one verses of the third chapter contain the account of the interview between Jesus and Nicodemus. This interview occurred d...
There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: (2) 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 can do...
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...
_NEW BIRTH_ ‘Ye must be born again.’ John 3:7 It is quite impossible for the human mind to have any subject for consideration of more profound importance than the new birth. I. THE NEW BIRTH IS T...
7._Wonder not. _This passage has been tortured by commentators in various ways. Some think that Christ reproves the gross ignorance of Nicodemus and other persons of the same class, by saying that_it...
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...
MARVEL NOT THAT I SAID UNTO THEE,...., For Nicodemus was quite astonished, at this doctrine of the new birth; it was altogether new to him, and unheard of by him; nor could he understand, nor conceive...
Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. Ver. 7. _Marrel not, &c._] viz. Through unbelief, for otherwise it is a just wonder, far beyond that of a natural birth, which, but that it is...
_That which is born of the flesh is flesh_ Only flesh, void of the Spirit: or is carnal and corrupt, and therefore at enmity with the Spirit. _And that which is born of the Spirit is spirit_ Is spirit...
As all men are naturally destitute of the love of God, no one should think it strange that he must experience that change which Christ called being born again....
MARVEL NOT THAT I SAID UNTO THEE, YE MUST BE BORN AGAIN....
The mode of regeneration:...
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...
AGAIN: Or, from above...
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...
There is a twofold admiration, that which is joined with infidelity, and that which is the effect of faith. Our Saviour forbids Nicodemus to marvel at the doctrine of regeneration, as strange and incr...
Epistle of Ignatius to the Ephesians are of God, while all other things which are requisite for a holy life follow after them. No man [truly] making a profession of faith sinneth;[99]...
John 3:7 not G3361 marvel G2296 (G5661) that G3754 said G2036 (G5627) you G4671 You G5209 must...
“Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again'. The wind blows where it wills, and you hear its voice but do not know from where it comes or where it is going. So is every one who is born...
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 3:7. MARVEL NOT THAT I SAID UNTO THEE, YE MUST BE BORN ANEW. Nicodemus had no doubt shown by look or exclamation his astonishment at hearing such words, containing so strange a view of the kingdo...
MARVEL NOT (μη θαυμασηις). "Do not begin to wonder" (ingressive first aorist active subjunctive with μη), as clearly Nicodemus had done. In John the word θαυμαζω usually means "unintelligent wonder...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
DO NOT BE SURPRISED. Being Abraham's descendant by natural birth, means nothing. YOU MUST ALL BE BORN AGAIN. No exceptions. [God's act in Christ is the only BASIS for salvation. All must reach out thr...
_Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again _ EVERY MAN’S NECESSITY When men are perishing it would be cruel to interest their minds or amuse their fancies. We must give earnest heed to...
_How can a man be born when he is old?_ THE INCREDULOUS LISTENER I. THE AMAZED INTERROGATION (John 3:4). 1. Its origination: astonishment and perplexity. 2. Its intention: investigation and inquir...
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 3:7 The change from singular to plural in I SAID TO YOU [singular], “YOU [plural] MUST BE BORN AGAIN,” probably is meant to include Nicodemus and his fellow Sanhedrin memb
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...
_Marvel not_, &c. As S. Chrysostom says, "We are not disputing concerning flesh, but concerning spirit. Do not think either that the Spirit begets flesh, or flesh the Spirit." Therefore it is necessar...
_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 Peter 1:14; 1 Peter 1:22; Colossians 1:12; Ephesians 4:22;...
Unto thee - ye must. Note the change from the singular to the plural pronoun. In his address to Nicodemus (thee) the Lord had spoken also to those whom Nicodemus represented, and whom he had included...
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...
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...
Ye must be born again — To be born again, is to be inwardly changed from all sinfulness to all holiness. It is fitly so called, because as great a change then passes on the soul as passes on the body...
Nicodemus making an exception against our Saviour's notion of regeneration, from the absurdity and impossibility of it, (as he thought,) our Saviour therefore proceeds to clear the matter by. similtud...