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Verse John 3:4. _HOW CAN A MAN BE BORN WHEN HE IS OLD?_] It is
probable that Nicodemus was pretty far advanced in age at this time;
and from his answer we may plainly perceive that, like the rest of...
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HOW CAN A MAN ... - It may seem remarkable that Nicodemus understood
the Saviour literally, when the expression “to be born again” was
in common use among the Jews to denote a change from “Gentilism”...
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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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HOW CAN. MAN BE BORN AGAIN WHEN HE IS OLD?
The question of Nicodemus indicates his surprise and skepticism. He
ought to have apprehended the meaning of Jesus better. The Jews were
wont to admit Gentil...
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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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UNTO. Greek. _pros._ App-104.
HOW... ? Note other such questions, John 4:9; 1 Corinthians 15:35. All
answered by "the gift of God "(John 3:16;...
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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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_when he is old_ He purposely puts the most impossible case; the words
do not imply that he was an old man himself. It is difficult to
believe that Nicodemus really supposed Christ to be speaking of
o...
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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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ΓΈΡΩΝ ὬΝ. He puts the most impossible case, possibly with
reference to himself, ‘_when he is an old man_, like myself.’ New
birth as a metaphor for spiritual regeneration cannot have been
unknown to N...
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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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ΓΕΝΝΗΘΉΝΑΙ _aor. pass. inf. от_ ΓΕΝΝΆΩ, _см._ John
3:3. _Inf._ — дополнение основного гл.
ΔΎΝΑΤΑΙ,
ΓΈΡΩΝ (G1088) старец, ών _praes. act. part. от_
ΕΙΜΊ (G1510) быть. _Сопутств. part._
описывает однов...
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TEACHING ON THE KINGDOM AND NEW BIRTH
_TEXT 3:1-8_
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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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Nicodemus saith unto 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?
NICODEMUS SAITH UNTO HIM, HOW CAN A MAN BE BORN WHEN HE IS OLD?
Ni...
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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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HOW CAN A MAN] Nicodemus is unwilling to believe that he, an orthodox
and pious Jew, and withal a ruler and a Pharisee, must undergo so
radical a change, before he can enter Christ's Kingdom. He there...
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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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HOW CAN A MAN BE BORN...? — Nicodemus understands the words “born
again” in the sense given above. The thought is not wholly strange
to him. The Rabbis were accustomed to speak of proselytes as childr...
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πῶς δύναται ἄνθρωπος γεννηθῆναι
γέρων ὤν; μὴ δύναται, etc. In this reply there is no
attempt to fence with Jesus, but merely an expression of the
bewilderment created by His statement. The emphasis is...
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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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Nicodemus saith unto him, How (f) can a man be born when he is old?
can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?
(f) How can I who am old be born again? For Nicodemus answers as...
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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. 4. “ _Nicodemus says to him: How can a man be born when he is
old? He cannot enter a second time, can he, into his mother's womb and
be born?_ ”
This saying, to the view of several modern critics...
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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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4._How can a man be born when he is old? _Though the form of
expression which Christ employed was not contained in the Law and the
prophets, yet as renewal is frequently mentioned in Scripture, and is...
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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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NICODEMUS SAITH UNTO HIM,.... Understanding him of a natural birth, to
be repeated:
HOW CAN A MAN BE BORN WHEN HE IS OLD? as it seems by this, he himself
now was:
CAN HE ENTER THE SECOND TIME INTO H...
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Nicodemus saith unto 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?
Ver. 4. _How can a man, &c._] He understands no more of the doctrine...
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_Nicodemus_ Exceedingly surprised at Christ's declaration; _saith, How
can a man be born when he is old_ As I now am? _Can he enter_, &c. As
if he had said, It would be perfectly absurd to think that...
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HOW CAN A MAN; this question referred to natural birth, of earthly
parents; the assertion of Christ referred to a spiritual change by the
Holy Ghost....
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The mode of regeneration:...
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NICODEMUS SAITH UNTO 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?...
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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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By the answer of Nicodemus, it should seem that he was an old man;
which is also probable, because he was one of the rulers: he puts the
case as to himself; I am, saith he, an old man, how should I be...
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John 3:4 Nicodemus G3530 said G3004 (G5719) to G4314 Him G846 How
G4459 can G1410 (G5736) man...
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‘Nicodemus says to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can
he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?” '
Nicodemus takes what Jesus says to mean born again physically, and
spea...
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John 3:4. NICODEMUS SAITH UNTO HIM, HOW CAN A MAN BE BORN WHEN HE IS
OLD? CAN HE ENTER A SECOND TIME INTO HIS MOTHER'S WOMB, AND BE BORN?
These are the words of a man amazed beyond measure. Jesus has...
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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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Being old (γερων ων). Nicodemus was probably familiar with the
notion of re-birth for proselytes to Judaism for the Gentiles, but not
with the idea that a Jew had to be reborn. But "this stupid
misund...
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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 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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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 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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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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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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HOW CAN A GROWN MAN BE BORN AGAIN? Nicodemus states the literal
meaning of Jesus' words, to ask for an explanation. If Jesus meant
this literally, he sees himself forever barred from the Kingdom....
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_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...
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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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_Nicodemus saith_, &c. "He knew," says S. Augustine, "but of one
birth, that from Adam and Eve....
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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 1:18; 1 Corinthians 2:14; John 3:3; John 4:11; John 4:12
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When he is old [γ ε ρ ω ν ω ν]. Literally, being an old man.
Can he [μ η δ υ ν α τ α ι]. The interrogative particle
anticipates a negative answer. Surely he cannot.
Second time. Nicodemus looks at t...
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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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When he is old — As Nicodemus himself was....
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Two things are observable in this question of Nicodemus, HOW CAN. MAN
BE BORN WHEN HE IS OLD?
1. His ignorance and weakness in propounding of such. question. So
true is that of the apostle, THE NATUR...