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A Testimony of Certainty
Commentators emphasize that when Jesus says, "We speak what we know," He is contrasting His message with mere speculation or philosophy. He and His followers bear witness to absolute, experienced truths, primarily the reality of the new birth. Scholars like Spurgeon and Barnes extend this principle, encouraging believers today to testify with confidence about the spiritual realities they have personally experienced.
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18th Century
Theologian
We speak. Jesus here speaks in the plural number, including himself and those engaged with him in preaching the gospel. Nicodemus had said…
We speak that we do know (ο οιδαμεν λαλουμεν). Jesus simply claims knowledge of what he has tried to make plain to the famous Rabb…
19th Century
Bishop
Once again the “Verily, verily” of deeper truth. “We speak that we do know” is in sharp contrast to their formal teaching of matters exter…
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19th Century
Preacher
Truly, truly, I say to you, We speak what we know, and testify what we have seen: and you do not receive our witness.
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No doubt Nicodemus thought Jesus to be presumptuous when he said, “We speak of what we know.” Jesus spoke with an air of authority (see comment on …
16th Century
Theologian
We speak what we know. Some refer this to Christ and John the Baptist; others say that the plural number is used instead of the singular. …
17th Century
Pastor
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, we speak that we do know ,
&c.] Meaning either himself, and John the Baptist his forerunner, …