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Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

How? (Πωσ; ) Nicodemus is not helped either by the use of υδωρ or πνευμα to understand δε γεννηθηνα ανωθεν (the necessity of the b…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

How can these things be? Nicodemus was still unwilling to admit the doctrine unless he understood it. We have here an instance of a man of…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

How can these things be?—The answer to the previous question has spoken of a spiritual birth and a spiritual life and a s…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Nicodemus answered and said to him, How can these things be? Jesus answered and said to him, Are you a master of Israel, and do not know these …

Church Fathers

Church Fathers

ChurchFathers

1st Century
Early Church
1st Century

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

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

Nicodemus’s question “How can this be?” should not be interpreted as an exclamation expressing incredulity. Rather, it is a plea for direction. He …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

How can these things be? We see what the chief obstacle is in Nicodemus's way.

Everything he hears appears monstrous because he doe…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Nicodemus answered and said to him
Remaining still as ignorant as ever, though Christ had explained the phrase "born…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
  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…

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