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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 3:26

And they came unto John ,.... The Persic version reads, "he came unto John"; that disciple that had the controversy with the Jew about purifying, who not knowing well how to answer him, and which might be the case of more, applied to John: and said unto him, Rabbi ; or "master"; or, "our master"; as the Syriac and Persic versions read, which was a title of great respect, and reverence, and much in use in those times; See Gill on Matthew 23:7 , Matthew 23:8 . The Arabic version joins... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 3:27

John answered and said ,.... The Syriac and Arabic versions add, "to them"; the answer being made to the disciples of John, who came to him with their complaint: a man can receive nothing ; the Syriac and Persic versions add, "of his own will": some understand this of Christ, as man, who did not take upon him the character of the Messiah, nor the office of a Mediator, nor the honour of it of himself; and who received the gifts and graces of the Spirit of God, without measure, and had his... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 3:28

Ye yourselves bear me witness ,.... In what they now said, and referred to, in describing Christ, as he to whom John bore witness; and he appeals to them for what he said in their presence, and before all the people in that testimony: that I said I am not the Christ ; see John 1:19 ; wherefore, if he, who is the Christ, is now come, and teaches, and baptizes, and has the greatest number of followers, it is not to be wondered at; and much less to be envied; but rather to be rejoiced at.... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 3:29

He that hath the bride ,.... By whom particular persons seem here to be meant, who were called, converted, and brought to Christ, and were made his disciples, and baptized, and so were openly espoused unto him; though sometimes it designs a particular church of Christ, and even the whole general assembly, and church of the firstborn, whose names are written in heaven; all the elect of. God, whether among Jews, or Gentiles; see 2 Corinthians 11:2 . These Christ has in a conjugal relation;... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 3:19

This is the condemnation - That is, this is the reason why any shall be found finally to perish, not that they came into the world with a perverted and corrupt nature, which is true; nor that they lived many years in the practice of sin, which is also true; but because they refused to receive the salvation which God sent to them. Light is come - That is, Jesus, the Sun of righteousness, the fountain of light and life; diffusing his benign influences every where, and favoring men with a... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 3:20

For every one that doeth evil hateth the light - He who doth vile or abominable things: alluding to the subject mentioned in the preceding verse. The word φαυλος , evil or vile, is supposed by some to come from the Hebrew פלס phalas , to roll, and so cover oneself in dust or ashes, which was practised in token of humiliation and grief, not only by the more eastern nations, see Job 42:6 , but also by the Greeks and Trojans, as appears from Homer, Iliad xviii. l. 26; xxii. l. 414;... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 3:21

Wrought in God - In his presence, and through his assistance. This is the end of our Lord's discourse to Nicodemus; and though we are not informed here of any good effects produced by it, yet we learn from other scriptures that it had produced the most blessed effects in his mind, and that from this time he became a disciple of Christ. He publicly defended our Lord in the Sanhedrin, of which he was probably a member, John 7:50 , and, with Joseph of Arimathea, gave him an honorable funeral,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 3:22

Came - into the land of Judea - Jerusalem itself, where Christ held the preceding discourse with Nicodemus, was in Judea; but the evangelist means that our Lord quitted the city and its suburbs, and went into the country parts. The same distinction between Jerusalem and Judea is made, Acts 1:8 ; Acts 10:39 ; and in 1 Maccabees 3:34; and in 2 Maccabees 1:1, 10. See Bp. Pearce. And baptized - It is not clear that Christ did baptize any with water, but his disciples did - John 4:2 ;... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 3:23

In Aenon - This place was eight miles southward from Scythopolis, between Salim and Jordan. There was much water - And this was equally necessary, where such multitudes were baptized, whether the ceremony were performed either by dipping or sprinkling. But as the Jewish custom required the persons to stand in the water, and, having been instructed, and entered into a covenant to renounce all idolatry, and take the God of Israel for their God, then plunge themselves under the water, it is... read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 3:25

John's disciples and the Jews - Instead of Ιουδαιων , Jews, ABELS. M. BV, nearly 100 others, some versions and fathers, read Ιουδαιου , a Jew, which Griesbach has admitted into the text. The person here spoken of was probably one who had been baptized by the disciples of our Lord; and the subject of debate seems to have been, whether the baptism of John, or that of Christ, was the most efficacious towards purifying. read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 3:26

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 3:27

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 3:28

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 3:29

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 3:19

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 3:20

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 3:21

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 3:22

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 3:23

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 3:25

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