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Verse John 3:6. _THAT WHICH IS BORN OF THE FLESH IS FLESH_] This is
the answer to the objection made by Nicodemus in John 3:4. _Can a man
enter the second time into his mother's womb and be_ _born_?...
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THAT WHICH IS BORN OF THE FLESH - To show the necessity of this
change, the Saviour directs the attention of Nicodemus to the natural
condition of man. By “that which is born of the flesh” he
evidentl...
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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...
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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...
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THAT WHICH IS BORN OF THE FLESH IS FLESH;... OF THE SPIRIT IS SPIRIT.
Our fleshly bodies are born of our human parents and are like them,
endowed with carnal passions and are sinful; but it is the in...
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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...
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THE MAN WHO CAME BY NIGHT (John 3:1-6)...
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THAT WHICH IS BORN. That (Neuter) which has been begotten. Note the
difference between this Perfect here and in John 3:8 and the Aorists
in verses: John 3:3; John 3:3; John 3:4;...
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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...
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The meaning of -birth from above" is still further explained by an
analogy. What a man inherits from his parents is a body with animal
life and passions; what he receives from above is a spiritual nat...
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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...
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6. The meaning of γεννηθῆναι ἄνωθεν is still further
explained by an analogy. What man inherits from his parents is a body
with animal life and passions; what he receives from above is a
spiritual nat...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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ΓΕΓΕΝΝΗΜΈΝΟΝ _perf. pass. part., см._ John 3:3. _Perf._
указывает на все рождающееся и
предстающее перед нами в этом свете
(Westcott). Чтобы стать детьми Бога,
необходимо новое рождение (Carson),
ΕΚ...
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THAT WHICH IS BORN OF THE FLESH IS FLESH;— That Nicodemus might see
the absurdityof his notion, Jesus told him, that whatsoever is
begotten, must necessarily partake of the nature of that which begets...
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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:
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the same came unto him by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know...
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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...
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That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of
the Spirit is spirit.
THAT WHICH IS BORN OF THE FLESH IS FLESH; AND THAT WHICH IS BORN OF
THE SPIRIT IS SPIRIT. A most weighty ge...
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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...
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The nature we inherit from our parents is corrupt; the new nature
which comes with the new birth is holy and spiritual....
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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...
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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...
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THAT WHICH IS BORN OF THE FLESH IS FLESH. — The first step is to
remind him of the law of likeness in natural generation. “Flesh,”
as distinct from “spirit,” is human nature in so far as it is
common...
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The necessity of the new birth is further exhibited by a comparison of
the first and second birth: τὸ γεγεννημένον ἐκ
τὴς σαρκὸς σάρξ ἐστι · καὶ τὸ
γεγεννημένον ἐκ τοῦ Πνεύματος,
πνεῦμά ἐστι. The neut...
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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...
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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...
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That which is born of the flesh is (g) flesh; and that which is born
of the Spirit is spirit.
(g) That is, fleshly, namely, wholly unclean and under the wrath of
God: and therefore this word "flesh...
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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...
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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...
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VER. 6. “ _That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which
is born of the Spirit is spirit._ ”
The logical transition from John 3:5 to John 3:6 is this understood
idea: “The Kingdom of God ca...
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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...
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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...
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6._That which is born of the flesh. _By reasoning from contraries, he
argues that the kingdom of God is shut against us, unless an entrance
be opened to us by a _new birth_, ( παλιγγενεσία) For he
tak...
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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...
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THAT WHICH IS BORN OF THE FLESH, IS FLESH,.... Man by his natural
birth, and as he is born according to the flesh of his natural
parents, is a mere natural man; that is, he is carnal and corrupt, and...
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That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of
the Spirit is spirit.
Ver. 6. _That which is born of the flesh, &c._] Whole man is in evil,
and whole evil in man. Quintilian saw n...
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_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...
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BORN OF THE FLESH IS FLESH-BORN OF THE SPIRIT IS SPIRIT; by the
natural birth, fleshly children come from fleshly parents; by the
spiritual birth, spiritual children come from the Holy Spirit. Flesh
a...
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The mode of regeneration:...
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THAT WHICH IS BORN OF THE FLESH IS FLESH; AND THAT WHICH IS BORN OF
THE SPIRIT IS SPIRIT....
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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...
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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...
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THAT WHICH IS BORN OF THE FLESH: that which is born of natural flesh;
for flesh sometimes signifies the man. So the prophet saith, _All
flesh is grass,_ ISAIAH 40:6. So GENESIS 6:12, _All flesh, _ tha...
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Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book III
Mysterium ergo hoc ad Christum et Ecclesiam ducit Apostolus:
quemadmodum "quod ex carne generatur, caro est; ita quod ex spiritu,
spiritus,"[146]
Tertullian O...
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John 3:6 born G1080 (G5772) of G1537 flesh G4561 is G2076 (G5748)
flesh G4561 and G2532 born...
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John 3:6. THAT WHICH HATH BEEN BORN OF THE FLESH IS FLESH, AND THAT
WHICH HATH BEEN BORN OF THE SPIRIT IS SPIRIT. In the last verse was
implied the law that like is produced from like, since the pure...
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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...
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THAT WHICH IS BORN
(το γεγεννημενον). Perfect passive articular participle.
The sharp contrast between flesh (σαρξ) and Spirit (πνευμα),
drawn already in John 1:13, serves to remind Nicodemus of th...
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John 3:5
I. By "being born again" is meant exactly the same thing as by "rising
again;" or, rather, the same two things are meant by it. In its
literal sense it means what is meant by the Resurrection...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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BUT HE IS BORN SPIRITUALLY OF THE SPIRIT. The new birth has nothing to
do with natural birth. It is one who has already been born of natural
birth, who is to be born again of water and the Spirit. It...
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_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...
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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...
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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...
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_That which is born_ (_produced_), &c. Christ says this both to show
the necessity of regeneration by water and the Holy Ghost, and at the
same time to declare the reason for it, its excellence and it...
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_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...
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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...
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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...
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1 Corinthians 15:47; 1 Corinthians 6:17; 1 John 3:9; 2 Corinthians
5:17;...
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That which is born [τ ο γ ε γ ε ν ν η ε ν ο ν]. Strictly,
that which hath been born, and consequently is now before us as born.
The aorist tense (3, 4, 5, 7), marks the fact of birth; the perfect
(as...
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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...
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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...
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That which is born of the flesh is flesh — Mere flesh, void of the
Spirit, yea, at enmity with it; And that which is born of the Spirit
is spirit — Is spiritual, heavenly, divine, like its Author....
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As if Christ had said, "As men generate men, and nature begets nature,
so the Holy Spirit produceth holy inclinations, qualifications, and
dispositions."
Learn hence, That as original corruption is c...