| George Hill - 1833 - 604 Seiten
...plain obvious sense given in our translation. John iii. 31. " He that cometh from above is above all : he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of...earth : he that cometh from heaven is above all." John is making a comparison between himself and Jesus. " He must increase, but I must decrease." The... | |
| Thomas Watson - 1833 - 794 Seiten
...man may be said to be given to covetousness, when all his discourse is about the world ; John iii. 31, " He that is of the earth, is earthly and speaketh of the earth." As it is a sign of godliness to be still speaking of heaven, — to have the tongue turned to the language... | |
| John Fletcher - 1833 - 636 Seiten
...but I must decrease. He [the mere man !] that cometh from above, [though a mere man,] is above all. He that is of the earth, is earthly, and speaketh of the earth. He [the same mere man] that cometh from heaven is above all." Will Dr. Priestley tell us how it could... | |
| 1834 - 406 Seiten
...is fulfilled. 30 He must increase, but I must decrease. 31 He that cometh from above is above all : he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of...the earth : he that cometh from heaven is above all. 32 And what he hath seen and heard, that he testified! ; and no man receiveth his testimony. 33 He... | |
| Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna - 1839 - 596 Seiten
...millennium will commence forthwith. That the children of this world should speak thus, is natural ; " he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth ; " but the Christian should remember that " nothing is strong, nothing is holy," but TRUTH — eternal,... | |
| John Page - 1834 - 392 Seiten
...with the Church, or the company of faithful people. Ver. 31. He that cometh from above, is above all; he that is of the earth, is earthly and speaketh of the earth.] John declares that Christ's superiority to himself and others, was to be attributed to his divine nature... | |
| John Bird Sumner (abp. of Canterbury.) - 1835 - 558 Seiten
...messenger he was, and whose voice he now rejoiced to hear. 31. He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of...the earth : he that cometh from heaven is above all. 32. And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth ; and no man receiveth his testimony. 33. He... | |
| Edward Johnstone (M.A.) - 1835 - 374 Seiten
...therefore is fulfilled. He must increase, but I must decrease. He that cometh from above is above all : he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of...the earth : he that cometh from heaven is above all. And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth ; and no man receiveth his testimony. He that hath... | |
| Sarah Trimmer - 1835 - 168 Seiten
...therefore is fulfilled. He must increase, but I must decrease. He that cometh from above is above all ; he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of...the earth : he that cometh from heaven is above all. And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony. He that hath,... | |
| Albert Barnes - 1799 - 434 Seiten
...willingness to be esteemed as nothing if he could honour Christ. 31 He that cometh from above is above all : he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of...the earth : he that cometh from heaven is above all. ' He that cometh from above.' The Messiah, represented as coining down from heaven. See ver. 13; ch.... | |
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