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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...
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Verse 31. _IS ABOVE ALL_] This blessed bridegroom, who has descended
from heaven, John 3:13, is above all, superior to Moses, the prophets,
and me.
_HE THAT IS OF THE EARTH_] John himself, who was bo...
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HE THAT COMETH FROM ABOVE - The Messiah, represented as coming down
from heaven. See John 3:13; John 6:33; John 8:23. It has been doubted
whether the remainder of this chapter contains the words of “J...
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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 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...
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HE THAT COMETH FROM ABOVE IS ABOVE ALL.
It is generally supposed that the following words are, not those of
John the Baptist, but of the Apostle. There is. contrast of style,
and. part of what follow...
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THE MAN WHO CAME BY NIGHT (John 3:1-6)...
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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...
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FROM ABOVE. Greek _anothen,_ same as "again" in John 3:3. earth.
Greek. ge. App-129.
EARTHLY. of the earth....
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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...
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_that cometh from above_ i.e. Christ. Comp. John 3:13; John 8:23, He
-is above all," John included. No one, however exalted a Prophet, can
rival Him.
_is earthly_ There is loss instead of gain in obli...
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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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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...
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Ὁ ἌΝΩΘΕΝ ἘΡΧ. Christ: John 3:13; John 8:23 :
ἄνωθεν here _must_ mean ‘from above’; see on John 3:3. He
is above all, John included, little as John’s disciples may like the
fact. Comp....
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THE BAPTISM AND FINAL TESTIMONY OF JOHN...
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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...
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_JESUS WAS EXALTED BY JOHN THE BAPTIST -- JOHN 3:22-31:_ John was
fully satisfied with the place and the work that God gave him to do.
"You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, 'I am not the Chris...
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ΆΝΩΘΕΝ свыше, _см._ John 3:3.
ΕΠΆΝΩ (G1883) над, с _gen._ ών _praes. act. part., см._
John 3:4....
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HE MUST INCREASE,— "I am not ignorant that his fame and the number
of his disciples shall every day increase, while mine shall decrease;
for he is a person of infinitely greater dignity than I am, pos...
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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...
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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...
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He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is
earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is
above all.
HE THAT COMETH FROM ABOVE IS ABOVE ALL: HE THAT IS OF...
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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...
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3:31 earth (a-16) Or 'is from the earth.' The sense is 'having by
nature his origin' here below, he is of and belongs to the earth. 'Of'
( _ ek_ ) is characteristic....
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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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Christ's teaching is as superior to John's as the heavens are higher
than the earth....
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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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HE THAT COMETH FROM ABOVE. — Comp. Note on John 3:13, and John 8:23.
It is expressed in another form in the last clause of the verse.
IS ABOVE ALL — _i.e.,_ above all persons, and, as the context lim...
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_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...
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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...
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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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He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is (x)
earthly, and (y) speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is
above all.
(x) Is nothing else but man, a piece of work ma...
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_He that cometh from above, meaning Christ. He that is of the earth,
meaning himself, is from the earth, [2] is earthly, is but a frail and
infirm man; and so speaketh as from the earth: this seems ra...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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VER. 31. “ _He that cometh from above is above all;he that is of the
earth_, _is of the earth, and speaketh as being of the earth; he that
cometh from heaven is above all._ ” With his own earthly natu...
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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...
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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...
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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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31._He who cometh from above. _By another comparison he shows how
widely Christ differs from all the rest, and how far he is above them;
for he compares him to a king or distinguished general, who, sp...
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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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HE THAT COMETH FROM ABOVE,.... Meaning Christ; not that he brought his
human nature with him from heaven, or that that is of a celestial
nature; but he came from heaven in his divine person, not by ch...
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He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is
earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is
above all.
Ver. 31. _He that cometh, &c._] Hitherto Christ hath be...
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_He must increase_ And appear continually more and more glorious, like
the growing moon; _but I must decrease_ Must gradually wane and
decline, till I disappear: for the end of my ministry is now, in...
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HE THAT COMETH; Christ.
IS ABOVE ALL; in character and work, and ought to be honored above
all.
IS OF THE EARTH; as are John and all merely human teachers.
IS EARTHLY; inferior in character and tea...
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The value of Christ's testimony:...
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HE THAT COMETH FROM ABOVE IS ABOVE ALL; HE THAT IS OF THE EARTH IS
EARTHLY, AND SPEAKETH OF THE EARTH; HE THAT COMETH FROM HEAVEN IS
ABOVE ALL....
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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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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...
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He that cometh from heaven, (for it appeareth by the latter part of
the verse, that is the sense of _from above_), as Christ did, not only
in respect of his Divine nature, but being (as to his whole p...
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John 3:31 comes G2064 (G5740) above G509 is G2076 (G5748) above G1883
all G3956 is G5607 ...
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‘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,...
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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...
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John 3:31. HE THAT COMETH FROM ABOVE IS ABOVE ALL: HE THAT IS OUT OF
THE EARTH IS OUT OF THE EARTH, AND OUT OF THE EARTH HE SPEAKETH. The
claim of the Baptist's disciples that to their master should b...
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IS ABOVE ALL
(επανω παντων). Ablative case with the compound preposition
επανω. See the same idea in Romans 9:5. Here we have the comments
of Evangelist (John) concerning the last words of John in v...
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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...
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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...
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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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HE WHO COMES FROM ABOVE. The Son of God outranks John and all mankind!...
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_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...
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_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...
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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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_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...
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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 15:48; 1 Peter 3:22; Acts 10:36;...
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It is not improbable, that what is added, to the end of the chapter,
are the words of the evangelist, not the Baptist. He that is of the
earth — A mere man; of earthly original, has a spirit and speec...