If I told (ε ειπον). Condition of the first class, assumed to be true.

Earthly things (τα επιγεια). Things…

If I have told you earthly things. Things which occur on earth. Not sensual or worldly things, for Jesus had said nothin…

Earthly things—that is, things upon earth, having the sphere of their action upon earth. These are not nece arily restricted to th…

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…

The “earthly things” (GK 2103) Jesus alluded to were probably the phenomena he used for illustrations, such as the wind. If Nicodemus was unable to…

If I have told you earthly things. Christ concludes that Nicodemus and others are at fault if they do not advance in the doctrine of the G…

If I have told you earthly things
Not that the doctrines he delivered were earthly ones; for he was not of the earth, but from …

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…