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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 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. But what connection is there between our Lord's reply, and the address of Nicodemus? Probably our Lord saw that the object of his visit was to inquire about the Messiah's kingdom; and in reference to this he immediately says, Except a man be born again, etc. The repetition of amen, or verily, verily, among... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 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 the Jews, and like multitudes of Christians, he rested in the letter, without paying proper attention to the spirit: the shadow, without the thing signified, had hitherto satisfied him. Our Lord knew him to be in this state, and this was the cause of his pointed address to him. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 3:5

Of water and of the Spirit - To the baptism of water a man was admitted when he became a proselyte to the Jewish religion; and, in this baptism, he promised in the most solemn manner to renounce idolatry, to take the God of Israel for his God, and to have his life conformed to the precepts of the Divine law. But the water which was used on the occasion was only an emblem of the Holy Spirit. The soul was considered as in a state of defilement, because of past sin: now, as by that water the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 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? Our Lord here intimates that, were even this possible, it would not answer the end; for the plant will ever be of the nature of the seed that produces it - like will beget its like. The kingdom of God is spiritual and holy; and that which is born of the Spirit resembles the Spirit; for as he is who begat, so is he... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 3:8

The wind bloweth - Though the manner in which this new birth is effected by the Divine Spirit, be incomprehensible to us, yet we must not, on this ground, suppose it to be impossible. The wind blows in a variety of directions - we hear its sound, perceive its operation in the motion of the trees, etc., and feel it on ourselves - but we cannot discern the air itself; we only know that it exists by the effects which it produces: so is every one who is born of the Spirit: the effects are as... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 3:3

Verse 3 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 important and weighty of all subjects, he found it necessary to awaken the attention of Nicodemus, who might otherwise have passed by this whole discourse in a light or careless manner. (57) Such, then, is the design of the double affirmation. Though this discourse appears to be far-fetched and... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 3:4

Verse 4 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 one of the first principles of faith, it is evident how imperfectly skilled the Scribes at that time were in the reading of the Scriptures. It certainly was not one man only who was to blame for not knowing what was meant by the grace of regeneration; but as almost all devoted their... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 3:5

Verse 5 5.Unless a man be born of water. This passage has been explained in various ways. Some have thought that the two parts of regeneration are distinctly pointed out, and that by the word Water is denoted the renunciation of the old man, while by the Spirit they have understood the new life. Others think that there is an implied contrast, as if Christ intended to contrast Water and Spirit, which are pure and liquid elements, with the earthly and gross nature of man. Thus they view the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 3:6

Verse 6 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 takes for granted, that we cannot enter into the kingdom of God unless we are spiritual. But we bring nothing from the womb but a carnal nature. Therefore it follows, that we are naturally banished from the kingdom of God, and, having been deprived of the heavenly life, remain under the yoke of... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 3:7

Verse 7 7.Wonder not. This passage has been tortured by commentators in various ways. Some think that Christ reproves the gross ignorance of Nicodemus and other persons of the same class, by saying thatit is not wonderful, if they do not comprehend that heavenly mystery of regeneration, since even in the order of nature they do not perceive the reason of those things which fall under the cognizance of the senses. Others contrive a meaning which, though ingenious, is too much forced: that, “as... read more

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 3:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 3:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 3:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 3:8

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 3:3

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 3:4

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 3:5

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 3:6

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 3:7

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