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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 3:26

And they came unto John - That he might decide the question. read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 3:27

A man can receive nothing, etc. - Or, A man can receive nothing from heaven, unless it be given him. I have received, not only my commission, but the power also by which I have executed it, from above. As I took it up at God's command, so I am ready to lay it down when he pleases. I have told you from the beginning that I was only the forerunner of the Messiah, and was sent, not to form a separate party, but to point out to men that Lamb of God which takes away the sin of the world: John... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 3:29

He that hath the bride - The congregation of believers. Is the bridegroom - The Lord Jesus - the Head of the Church. See Matthew 22:2 , etc., where the parable of the marriage feast is explained. The friend of the bridegroom - The person whom the Greeks called the paranymph - there were two at each wedding: one waited on the bride, the other on the bridegroom: their business was to serve them, to inspect the concerns of the bridechamber, and afterwards to reconcile differences... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 3:19

Verse 19 19.And this is the condemnation He meets the murmurs and complaints, by which wicked men are wont to censure — what they imagine to be the excessive rigour of God, when he acts towards them with greater severity than they expected. All think it harsh that they who do not believe in Christ should be devoted to destruction. That no man may ascribe his condemnation to Christ, he shows that every man ought to impute the blame to himself. The reason is, that unbelief is a testimony of a bad... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 3:20

Verse 20 20.For whosoever doeth what is evil. The meaning is, that the light is hateful to them for no other reason than because they are wicked and desire to conceal their sins, as far as lies in their power. Hence it follows that, by rejecting the remedy, they may be said purposely to cherish the ground of their condemnation. We are greatly mistaken, therefore, if we suppose that they who are enraged against the Gospel are actuated by godly zeal, when, on the contrary, they abhor and shun the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 3:21

Verse 21 21.But he who doeth truth This appears to be an improper and absurd statement, unless you choose to admit that some are upright and true, before they have been renewed by the Spirit of God, which does not at all agree with the uniform doctrine of Scripture; for we know that faith is the root from which the fruits of good works spring. To solve this difficulty, Augustine says, that to do truth means “to acknowledge that we are miserable and destitute of all power of doing good;” and,... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 3:22

Verse 22 22.After these things came Jesus. It is probable that Christ, when the feast was past, came into that part of Judea which was in the vicinity of the town Enon, which was situated in the tribe of Manasseh. The Evangelist says that there were many waters there, and these were not so abundant in Judea. Now geographers tell us, that these two towns, Enon and Salim, were not far from the confluence of the river Jordan and the brook Jabbok; and they add that Scythopolis was near them. From... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 3:25

Verse 25 25.A question then arose. Not without a good reason does the Evangelist relate that a question arose from the disciples of John; for just in proportion as they were ill-informed about doctrine, they are so much the more eager to enter into debate, as ignorance is always bold and presumptuous. If others had attacked them, they might have been excused; but when they themselves, though unfit to maintain the contest, voluntarily provoke the Jews, it is a rash and foolish proceeding. Now... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 3:26

Verse 26 26.To whom thou gavest testimony. By this argument they endeavor either to make Christ inferior to John, or to show that John, by doing him honor, had laid him under obligations; for they reckon that John conferred a favor on Christ by adorning him with such honorable titles. As if it had not been the duty of John to make such a proclamation, or rather, as if it had not been John’s highest dignity to be the herald of the Son of God. Nothing could have been more unreasonable than to... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 3:27

Verse 27 27.A man cannot receive any thing. Some refer these words to Christ, as if John accused the disciples of wicked presumption in opposition to God, by endeavoring to deprive Christ of what the Father had given to him. They suppose the meaning to be this: “That within so short a time he has risen to so great honor, is the work of God; and therefore it is in vain for you to attempt to degrade him whom God with his own hand has raised on high.” Others think that it is an exclamation into... read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 3:26

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 3:27

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 3:29

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 3:19

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 3:20

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 3:21

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 3:22

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 3:25

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 3:26

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 3:27

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