John Calvin Commentary John 3:35

"The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand." — John 3:35 (ASV)

The Father loveth the Son. But what is the meaning of this reason? Does he regard all others with hatred? The answer is easy: he does not speak of the common love with which God regards men whom he has created, or his other works, but of that special love which, beginning with the Son, flows from him to all the creatures. For that love with which, embracing the Son, he embraces us also in him, leads him to communicate all his benefits to us by his hand.