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Jesus answered him, "Are you the teacher of Israel, and don`t understand these things?
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The Expert's Blind Spot
Commentators highlight that Jesus calls Nicodemus 'THE teacher of Israel,' emphasizing his elite status. Jesus' sharp question reveals a profound irony: the nation's top religious expert was ignorant of the most basic spiritual truth. This serves as a warning that position and intellectual knowledge do not guarantee spiritual understanding.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
A master of Israel. A teacher of Israel; the same word that in the second verse is translated teacher. As such a tea…
The teacher of Israel (ο διδασκαλος του Ισραηλ). The well-known or the authorized (the accepted) teacher of the Israel of God. Not…
19th Century
Anglican
Are you a master of Israel?—Better, Are you the teacher of Israel? The article is emphatic and points to the pos…
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Baptist
Nicodemus answered and said unto him, "How can these things be?" Jesus answered and said unto him, "Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest no…
The Greek text uses the definite article with “teacher”: “Are you the teacher of Israel?” (lit. tr.). Nicodemus’s exact position in the theological…
16th Century
Protestant
Thou art a teacher of Israel. As Christ sees that he is spending his time and effort to no purpose in teaching such a proud man, he begins…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Jesus answered and said to him Upbraiding him with his continued and invincible ignorance, which was aggravated by his di…
13th Century
Catholic
Above, in His instruction on spiritual generation, the Lord presented a reason; here He gives an example. For we see that Nicodemus was t…
