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“33 Whoever receives his testimony sets his seal to this, that God is true. 34 For he whom God has sent utters the words of God, for he gives the Spirit without measure.” In the previous passage John the Baptist mentions the difference between himself and Jesus. John is from the earth so can only…
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John 3:31-32
“He who comes from above is above all. He who is of the earth belongs to the earth and speaks in an earthly way. He who comes from heaven is above all. 32 He bears witness to what he has seen and heard, yet no one receives his testimony.” We saw in the last passage…
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John 3:28-30
“28 You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but I have been sent before him.’ 29 The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom’s voice. Therefore this joy of mine is now complete. 30 He must…
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John 3:25-27
“25 Now a discussion arose between some of John’s disciples and a Jew over purification. 26 And they came to John and said to him, ‘Rabbi, he who was with you across the Jordan, to whom you bore witness—look, he is baptizing, and all are going to him.’ 27 John answered, ‘A person cannot receive even one thing…
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John 3:4-5
4 Nicodemus said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?” 5 Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. In the previous…
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John 3:3
“Jesus answered him, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.’” In the last passage, we were introduced to Nicodemus and found out he was a religious leader. We also found out that he believed Jesus was a teacher from God because of the…
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John 3:1-2
“Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. 2 This man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, ‘Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.’” At the…
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John 2:24-25
“But Jesus on His part did not entrust Himself to them, because He knew all people 25 and needed no one to bear witness about man, for He Himself knew what was in man.” Last week we saw how there were many who believed in Jesus. These numbers themselves might seem good on the surface,…
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John 2:23
“23 Now when He was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many believed in His name when they saw the signs that He was doing.” In the last passage we saw the religious leaders who were called the Jews not understanding what Jesus is saying when He referred to the temple as His body. They…
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John 2:20-22
“The Jews then said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will you raise it up in three days?” 21 But He was speaking about the temple of His body. 22 When therefore He was raised from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this, and they believed the Scripture and the…
