Geneva Study Bible Commentary
John 3:32
And what he hath (z) seen and heard, that he testifieth; and (a) no man receiveth his testimony.
(z) What he knows fully and perfectly.
(a) That is, very few.
And what he hath (z) seen and heard, that he testifieth; and (a) no man receiveth his testimony.
(z) What he knows fully and perfectly.
(a) That is, very few.
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 32. _AND NO MAN RECEIVETH HIS TESTIMONY._] Or, _And this his_ _testimony no man taketh up_. That is, the testimony which John had borne to the Jews, that Jesus was the promised Messiah. _No man_...
AND WHAT HE HATH SEEN ... - See John 3:11. NO MAN RECEIVETH HIS TESTIMONY - The words “no man” are here to be understood in the sense of “few.” Though his doctrine is pure, plain, sublime, yet “few,”...
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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...
WHAT HE HATH SEEN AND HEARD, HE TESTIFIETH. He hath no need for instruction, for the one from heaven knows personally of what he testifies. NO, MAN RECEIVETH HIS TESTIMONY. The world, in John the a...
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)...
HEARD. Not "hath heard". TESTIMONY. Greek. _marturia._ See note on "witness", John 1:7....
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...
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...
_what he hath seen and heard_ In His pre-existence with God; John 3:11; John 1:18. He has immediate knowledge of heavenly things. _that he testifieth_ Better, _that he_ WITNESSETH (see on John 1:7). P...
Ὃ ἙΏΡΑΚΕΝ Κ. ἬΚ. In His pre-existence with God; John 3:11; John 1:18. He has immediate knowledge of τὰ ἐπουράνια. Τοῦτο, precisely this is the substance of His witness: comp. John 14:13. This use of a...
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...
THE BAPTISM AND FINAL TESTIMONY OF JOHN...
VER 32. - AND NO MAN RECEIVES HIS TESTIMONY. 33. HE THAT HAS RECEIVED HIS TESTIMONY HAS SET TO HIS SEAL THAT GOD IS TRUE. 34. FOR HE WHOM GOD HAS SENT SPEAKS THE WORDS OF GOD: FOR GOD GIVES NOT THE SP...
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...
_OBEY THE SON AND HAVE LIFE -- JOHN 3:32-36:_ John heralded the truth of Jesus' deity. He declared that Jesus came from above is above all. John said of himself that he was just an earthly man from th...
ΈΏΡΑΚΕΝ _perf. ind. act. от_ ΌΡΆΩ, _см._ John 3:11. _Perf._ указывает на действие в прошлом. ΉΚΟΥΣΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΆΚΟΎΩ (G191) слышать. Обобщ. _aor._ указывает на слушание всей речи полностью....
WHAT HE HATH SEEN, &C.— In allusion to his being from above, where he enjoys the most intimate communications of his Father's counsels; _that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony;_ partic...
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...
And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony. AND WHAT HE HATH SEEN AND HEARD, THAT HE TESTIFIETH. See the note at , and at . AND NO MAN RECEIVETH HIS T...
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...
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...
NO MAN] a rhetorical overstatement. John deplores that the number of Christ's followers, though great, is as nothing compared with what it ought to be....
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...
AND WHAT HE HATH SEEN AND HEARD. — This is the opposite of the third point, the speaking of the earth in the last verse. Divine in origin, divine in nature, He is divine in teaching. That teaching, to...
The result is ὁ ἑώρακε … μαρτυρεῖ. Seeing and hearing are equivalent to having direct knowledge. The man who is of earth may be trusted when he speaks of earth: he who is from heaven testifies to that...
_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...
_Waht he hath seen and heard. The meaning is not by his senses, but what he knows for certain, having the same knowledge as his eternal Father. See chap. v., ver. 19. And no one; i.e. but few now rece...
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...
VER. 32. “ _What he hath seen and heard, of that he beareth witness; and no man receiveth his witness._ ” The καί, _and_, is omitted by the Alexandrian authorities, and no doubt rightly; _asyndeta_ ar...
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...
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...
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...
32._And what he hath seen and heard. _John proceeds in the discharge of his office; for, in order to procure disciples for Christ, he commends Christ’s doctrine as certain, because he utters nothing b...
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...
AND WHAT HE HATH SEEN AND HEARD,.... Of the Father, of his mind and will, of his purposes and promises, of his love, grace, and mercy, in the council and covenant of peace, lying in his bosom, and bei...
And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony. Ver. 32. _No man receiveth_] _i.e._ None to speak of; comparatively none. _Rari quippe boni, _ Few obviously a...
_And what he hath seen and heard_ This is spoken in allusion to what was said in the preceding verse, of his being from above, where he enjoyed the most intimate communications of the divine counsels;...
SEEN AND HEARD; in heaven with his Father. NO MAN; few compared with the whole, and none uninfluenced by the Holy Spirit....
The value of Christ's testimony:...
AND WHAT HE HATH SEEN AND HEARD, THAT HE TESTIFIETH; AND NO MAN RECEIVETH HIS TESTIMONY....
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...
Another great difference which the Baptist teacheth his disciples to put between his testimony and Christ s, is, that he, and so all other ministers of the gospel, testify by revelation; Christ testif...
John 3:32 And G2532 what G3739 seen G3708 (G5758) and G2532 heard G191 (G5656) that G5124 testifies...
‘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 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...
John 3:32. HE THAT COMETH OUT OF HEAVEN BEARETH WITNESS OF WHAT HE HATH SEEN AND HEARD; AND NO MAN RECEIVETH HIS WITNESS. In JOHN 3:12 we have seen that heaven is spoken of as the place of immediate d...
WHAT HE HATH SEEN AND HEARD (ο εωρακεν κα ηκουσεν). Perfect active indicative followed by aorist active indicative, because, as Westcott shows, the first belongs to the very existence of the Son an...
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 3:22 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...
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...
BUT NO ONE ACCEPTS HIS MESSAGE. It was no great disappointment to John that so few of his disciples understood what he had said about Jesus. Only a very few believed Jesus himself. [Yet don't overlook...
_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...
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 3:32 WHAT HE HAS SEEN AND HEARD refers to Jesus’ eternal existence in heaven and his knowledge of God. NO ONE RECEIVES HIS TESTIMONY likely means that very few people (at least to th...
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...
_He that is of the earth_, &c. John prefers Christ to himself, as what is heavenly to what is earthly. As much therefore as heaven is higher than the earth, so greatly is Christ superior to John, acco...
_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...
Isaiah 50:2; Isaiah 53:1; John 1:11; John 15:15; John 3:11;...
No man — None comparatively, exceeding few; receiveth his testimony — With true faith....
Observe, 1. Another great difference which John the Baptist teacheth his disciples to put betwixt his testimony and Christ's; to the intent that he might remove the prejustice which was upon his disci...