John 3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 3:20

For every one that doth evil, hateth the light ,.... Every man, the series of whose life and conversation is evil, hates Christ and his Gospel, cause they make manifest his evil deeds, convict him of them, and rebuke him for them: neither cometh to the light ; to hear Christ preach, or preached; to attend on the Gospel ministration and means of grace: lest his deeds should be reproved ; or discovered, and made manifest, and he be brought to shame, and laid under blame, and advised to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 3:21

But he that doth truth ,.... That which is true, right and good: "he whose work is just", as the Ethiopic version renders it; or, "he that does that which is right", so the Persic; that which is according to the will of God, and from a principle of love to him, and with a view to his glory: cometh to the light ; to Christ, and to his word, and ordinances: that his deeds may be made manifest ; being brought to the light, to the test, and standard, whether they, are right, or wrong;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 3:22

After these things ,.... After Christ's coming to Jerusalem, at the feast of the passover, with his disciples, and driving the buyers and sellers from the temple, and doing the miracles he did there, upon which many believed on him; and after the long discourse he had with Nicodemus, concerning regeneration, and other things: came Jesus and his disciples, into the land of Judea ; or "into Judea the country", having been in Jerusalem, the city part or chief city in Judea; so that the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 3:23

And John also was baptizing in Aenon ,.... The Syriac and Persic versions call it "Ain", or "In you", the fountain of the dove; and the Arabic version reads it, the fountain of "Nun": and whether it was a town, or river, it seems to have its name from a fountain near it, or that itself was one, where was an abundance of water, as the text shows. There is a city of this name in the Septuagint version of Joshua 15:61 , and mention is made of Hazerenon in Numbers 34:9 , but neither of them... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 3:24

For John was not yet cast into prison. As he afterwards was by Herod, for the sake of Herodias, because he reproved Herod for taking her to be his wife, when she was wife to his brother Philip; see Matthew 14:3 ; and this circumstance shows, that these things were done before that journey of Christ into Galilee, mentioned in Matthew 4:12 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 3:25

Then there arose a question ,.... A dispute, or controversy, occasioned by the baptism, of John and Christ: between some of John's disciples, and the Jews . The Syriac and Persic versions read, "between one of John's disciples, and a certain Jew"; and Nonnus renders it, "with an Hebrew man"; and so the Alexandrian manuscript; many others read, "with a Jew": the contention between them was about purifying ; either about the ceremonial purifications, and ablutions commanded in the... read more

John Gill

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 3:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 3:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 3:22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 3:23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 3:24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 3:25

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

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