Is above all (επανω παντων). Ablative case with the compound preposition επανω. See the same idea in Ro 9:5. Here we have the comm…

He that comes from above. The Messiah, represented as coming down from heaven. See John 3:13; John 6:33; John 8:23.<…

He that cometh from above.—Compare Note on John 3:13, and John 8:23. It is expressed in another form in the last clause o…

He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.…

St. John Chrysostom: Just as a worm gnaws wood and rust corrodes iron, so vanity destroys the soul that harbors it. It is a mo…

This paragraph, like vv.16–21, is likely the author’s reflection on what he has just written. Its phraseology accords better with the style of vv.1…

He who comes from above. By another comparison, John the Baptist shows how widely Christ differs from all others and how far Christ is abo…

He that comes from above Meaning Christ; not that he brought his human nature with him from heaven, or that that is of a …

John was fully satisfied with the place and work assigned to him, but Jesus came for a more important work. He also knew that Jesus would increase …

1. Here we have John’s answer to the question his disciples presented to him. Their question contained two points: a complaint about the off…