He that has received.—Better, he that received. “Has set to his seal,” better, set his seal. It had bee…

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: After saying, And what he has seen and heard, that he testifies, to prevent anyone from supposin…

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…

But he who receiveth his testimony. Here he exhorts and encourages the godly to embrace boldly the doctrine of the Gospel, as if he had sa…

He that has received his testimony
For there was here and there one that did, who believed in him as the Messiah, an…

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. Previously, John the Baptist commended Christ's teaching; here, however, he considers the different ways people receive it. He therefore …