What does John 3:3 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"Jesus answered and said unto him,Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again,a he cannot see the kingdom of God."
Verse John 3:3. _JESUS ANSWERED_] Not in the language of compliment:-he saw the state of Nicodemus's soul, and he immediately addressed himself to him on a subject the most interesting and important....
VERILY, VERILY - An expression of strong affirmation, denoting the certainty and the importance of what he was about to say. Jesus proceeds to state one of the fundamental and indispensable doctrines...
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...
VERILY, VERILY,. SAY UNTO THEE. This form of expression was often upon the lips of Jesus to give emphasis to an unusually solemn and weighty declaration. See Matthew 5:18. It occurs twenty-four times...
There was a man who was one of the Pharisees who was called Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. He came to Jesus by night and said to him: "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God, for...
ANSWERED AND SAID. A Hebraism. See note on Deuteronomy 1:41. App-122. VERILY, VERILY. See note on John 1:51. A MAN. any one. BORN. begotten. See note on Matthew 1:2. AGAIN. from above. Greek. _anot...
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...
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 1. THERE WAS A MAN OF THE PHARISEES NAMED NICODEMUS, A RULER OF THE JEWS: 2. THE SAME CAME TO JESUS BY NIGHT, AND SAID TO HIM, RABBI, WE KNOW THAT YOU ARE A TEACHER COME FROM GOD: FOR NO MAN CAN D...
_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...
ΆΠΕΚΡΊΘΗ _aor. ind. pass. (dep.) от_ ΆΠΟΚΡΊΝΟΜΑΙ (G578) отвечать, ΓΕΝΝΗΘΉ _aor. conj. pass. от_ ΓΕΝΝΆΩ (G1080). _Pass._ может означать "рождаться" или "быть порожденным" (Brown). _Conj._ с έάν в _con...
DISCOURSE: 1608 THE NATURE AND NECESSITY OF REGENERATION John 3:3. _Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God_. A...
JESUS ANSWERED AND SAID— It is remarkable, that the evangelist introduces this passage of the history, with observing that Jesus _knew the thoughts of all men:_ probably he meant to signify, that in t...
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...
Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. JESUS ANSWERED AND SAID UNTO HIM; VERILY, VERILY, I SAY UNTO THEE, E...
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...
3:3 anew (h-18) Not only 'again,' but 'entirely afresh,' as from a new source of life and point of departure; translated in Luke 1:3 , 'from the origin.' It is a new source and beginning of life....
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,...
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 *Pharise...
JESUS ANSWERED AND SAID UNTO HIM. — The words of Nicodemus are clearly only a preface to further questions. Jesus at once answers these questions; the answer being, as it frequently is, to the unexpre...
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; J...
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...
(2) Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot (d) see the (e) kingdom of God. (2) The beginning of Christianity consists in this, that w...
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. 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...
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...
_A MOMENTOUS INTERVIEW_ ‘The same came to Jesus by night and said unto Him … Jesus answered and said unto him … Except a man be born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God.’ John 3:2 Why did Nicod...
3._Verily, verily, I say to thee. _The word Verily ( ἀμὴν) is twice repeated, and this is done for the purpose of arousing him to more earnest attention. For when he was about to speak of the most imp...
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...
JESUS ANSWERED AND SAID UNTO HIM,.... Not to any express question put by Nicodemus; unless it can be thought, that a question of this kind might be asked, what is the kingdom of God, so much spoken of...
Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Ver. 3. _Except a man be born again_] _E supernis, _ Out of heaven, Er...
_Jesus answered_ Jesus, knowing the prejudices Nicodemus laboured under, both as a Jew and a Pharisee, judged it necessary immediately to acquaint him with the absolute necessity of experiencing a tho...
EXCEPT A MAN BE BORN AGAIN; our Lord saw that Nicodemus had no true apprehension of the spiritual nature of the kingdom which he had come to establish, nor of the spiritual character required for admi...
THE VISIT OF NICODEMUS. The call by night:...
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, eviden...
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...
OLBGrk; We observed before, that the term _answered_ doth not always in the New Testament signify a reply to a question before propounded; but sometimes no more than a reply, or the beginning of anoth...
Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book III Mens enim, quae est munda et ab omni vitio libera, est quodammodo apta ad potestatem Dei snscipiendam, cum divina in ea assurgat imago: "Et quicunque habet han...
John 3:3 Jesus G2424 answered G611 (G5662) and G2532 said G2036 (G5627) him G846 Most G281 assuredly G281 say G3004 (G5719) you G4671 unless G3362 one G5100 born G1080 (G5686) again G509 cannot G1410...
‘Jesus answered and said to him, “In very truth I tell you except a man be born from above (or anew) he cannot see the Kingly Rule of God”.' Jesus cut short his preamble and came emphatically to the...
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...
EXCEPT A MAN BE BORN ANEW (εαν μη τις γεννηθη ανωθεν). Another condition of the third class, undetermined but with prospect of determination. First aorist passive subjunctive of γενναω. Ανωθεν. Orig...
BORN AGAIN Regeneration: (1) The necessity of the new birth grows out of the incapacity of the natural man to "see" or "enter into" the kingdom of God. However gifted, moral, or refined, the natural...
John 3:3 I. The first thing to be observed, as we read this discourse just as it lies before us, is the clear deliverance, by implication at least, on the doctrine of the complete depravity of human...
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...
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 natura...
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...
UNLESS HE IS BORN AGAIN. Jesus answers the thoughts of Nicodemus. "Again" is the proper translation, as can be seen from John 3:4_. Luther_ says on this: "My doctrine is not of doing, and of leaving u...
_Except a man be born again he cannot see the kingdom of God_ THE BIRTH OF THE NEW MAN Man is confronted with two facts. 1. The existence of evil. 2. The hope of deliverance. Christ here shows how...
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 3:3 BORN OF WATER AND THE SPIRIT refers to spiritual birth, which cleanses from sin and brings spiritual transformation. The background for “water” is probably Ezekiel 36:25. BORN AG...
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 C...
_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 John 2:29; 1 John 3:9; 1 John 5:1; 1 John 5:18; 1 Peter 1:23; 1 Peter 1:3; 2 Corinthians 1:19; 2 Corinthians 1:20; 2 Corinthians 4:4;...
Answered and said. See on 2 18. Verily, verily. See on 1 51. Be born again [γ ε ν ν η θ η α ν ω θ ε ν]. See on Luke 1:3. Literally, from the top (Matthew 27:51). Expositors are divided on the render...
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...
Jesus answered — That knowledge will not avail thee unless thou be born again — Otherwise thou canst not see, that is, experience and enjoy, either the inward or the glorious kingdom of God. In this s...
Does being “born again” indicate that Jesus taught reincarnation? PROBLEM: Traditionally, Christians have believed that the Bible does not teach the doctrine of reincarnation (cf. Hebrews 9:27). Howe...
Christ here acquaints Nicodemus, and in him all persons, That there must be. change from nature to grace, before there can be. change from grace to glory; for though he was. Jew,. doctor, and one that...