When therefore (Hως ουν). Reference to 3:22f. the work of the Baptist and the jealousy of his disciples. Ουν is very common in Joh…

The Lord knew. When Jesus knew. How he knew this we are not informed; whether by that power of omniscience by which he knew all t…

When therefore the Lord knew.—The second clause of this verse is given in the exact words of the report which came to the Pharisee…

When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John, (Though Jesus himself baptized …

Glossa Ordinaria: After relating how John checked the envy of his disciples regarding the success of Christ’s teaching, the Ev…

Jesus’ early ministry in the region of Judea was gaining attention, especially by the Pharisees, who constituted the ruling religious class. The gr…

When, therefore, the Lord knew. The Evangelist, intending now to give an account of the conversation Christ had with a Samaritan woman…

When therefore our Lord knew
Or Jesus, as some copies, as the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, Arabic, and Persic versions rea…

Jesus applied himself more to preaching, which was the more excellent (1 Corinthians 1:17), than to baptism. He would put honour upon h…

1. Having set forth the teaching of Christ on spiritual regeneration and shown that Christ had given this grace to the Jews, the Evangelist …