We speak that we do know (ο οιδαμεν λαλουμεν). Jesus simply claims knowledge of what he has tried to make plain to the famous Rabb…

We speak. Jesus here speaks in the plural number, including himself and those engaged with him in preaching the gospel. Nicodemus had said…

Once again the “Verily, verily” of deeper truth. “We speak that we do know” is in sharp contrast to their formal teaching of matters exter…

Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we …

Haymo of Auxerre: Nicodemus cannot grasp the mysteries of the Divine Majesty that our Lord reveals, and therefore asks how thi…

No doubt Nicodemus thought Jesus to be presumptuous when he said, “We speak of what we know.” Jesus spoke with an air of authority (see comment on …

We speak what we know. Some refer this to Christ and John the Baptist; others say that the plural number is used instead of the singular. …

Verily, verily, I say unto thee, we speak that we do know ,
&c.] Meaning either himself, and John the Baptist his forerunner, …

1. Above, in His instruction on spiritual generation, the Lord presented a reason; here He gives an example. For we see that Nicodemus was t…