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The Pulpit Commentary - John 3:31-36

A large number of commentators of all schools hold that the remaining verses of this chapter give us the reflections of the evangelist rather than a continuous discourse of the Baptist. Strauss, Weisse, Reuss, and Bretschneider, who make the supposed proof of this Johannine appendix to the Baptist's words an evidence of inhistoricity throughout the Gospel, and the school of Baur, which finds in the entire representation simply an artistic endeavour on the part of a second century falsarius ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 3:31-36

The Baptist's confirmation of his statement respecting the superiority of Christ. He gives several reasons why Jesus must increase, and he himself must decrease. I. THE ORIGIN OF JESUS . "He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth." 1 . Jesus belongs to heaven ; the Baptist to the earth. 2 . Jesus is above all servants of God ; the Baptist is one of his servants. 3 . Jesus must ever eclipse all his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 3:33

He that receiveth his witness — i.e. his testimony to what he hath personally seen and heard in the heaven from which he has come— sealed —( ἐσφράγισεν ), confirmed by such very act, ratified arid vindicated as trustworthy and stable (cf. Romans 4:1-25 . l 1; Romans 15:28 ; 1 Corinthians 9:2 ; 2 Corinthians 1:22 . In other places the idea or image of a "seal" is used for guaranteeing a special commission, John 6:27 (see notes); Revelation 7:3 ; Ephesians 1:13 )— that... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 3:33-36

(3) The consequences of accepting and rejecting the supreme revelation. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 3:34

The γὰρ shows that the former utterance is sustained. For he whom God sent uttereth the words of God. The full, many-sided, abundant expression of the thought of God. He has been sent for this purpose. Some take this clause to refer to all the ambassadors of God, and pre-eminently to the "man ( John 1:6 ) sent from God, whose name was John." But, on the ether hand, observe that throughout the Gospel, ἀπόστελλω and πέμπω are used of the "Lord from heaven" (verse 17). Christ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 3:34

Unmeasured gifts. If this passage describes the fulness of spiritual gifts and powers bestowed by God upon the Lord Jesus, then there is here implicit or explicit mention of the Three Persons of the Trinity. Impossible though it is for the finite intellect thoroughly to understand the statement, Christians receive it in faith, and believe that the Father bestows the Spirit upon the Son, and that in unstinted liberality. I. A CONTRAST IS HERE IMPLIED BETWEEN CHRIST AND ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 3:33

He that hath received his testimony - Hath received and fully believed his doctrine. Hath yielded his heart to its influence.Hath set to his seal - To “seal” an instrument is to make it sure; to acknowledge it as ours; to pledge our varacity that it is true and binding, as when a man seals a bond, a deed, or a will. Believing a doctrine, therefore, in the heart, is expressed by “sealing it,” or by believing it we express our firm conviction that it is true, and that God who has spoken it is... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 3:34

Whom God hath sent - The Messiah.Speaketh the words of God - The truth, or commands of God.For God giveth not the Spirit - The Spirit of God. Though Jesus was God as well as man, yet, as Mediator, God anointed him, or endowed him with the influences of his Spirit, so as to be completely qualified for his great work.By measure - Not in a small degree, but fully, completely. The prophets were inspired on particular occasions to deliver special messages. The Messiah was continually filled with the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 3:32-34

John 3:32-34. And what he hath seen and heard This is spoken in allusion to what was said in the preceding verse, of his being from above, where he enjoyed the most intimate communications of the divine counsels; that he testifieth Clearly, fully, and faithfully; and no man receiveth his testimony That is, very few receive it, particularly concerning the spiritual nature of the kingdom of God, and the qualifications requisite in his subjects. There is a strong resemblance between this... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 3:22-36

22. John the Baptist’s work complete (John 3:22-36)While Jesus and his disciples were preaching and baptizing in Judea, John the Baptist was spending the closing days of his ministry preaching and baptizing further north, in the region of the Jordan Valley (John 3:22-24). Some of John’s disciples were becoming jealous of Jesus’ popularity, and John had to rebuke them. He reminded them that his work was only to prepare the way for Jesus. That work was now finished. John was like the friend of a... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - John 3:31-36

The Pulpit Commentary - John 3:31-36

The Pulpit Commentary - John 3:33

The Pulpit Commentary - John 3:33-36

The Pulpit Commentary - John 3:34

The Pulpit Commentary - John 3:34

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 3:33

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 3:34

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 3:32-34

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 3:22-36

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