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29 aHe who has the bride is the bridegroom; but bthe friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice. Therefore this joy of mine is fulfilled.  
30 aHe must increase, but I must decrease.  
31 aHe who comes from above bis above all; che who is of the earth is earthly and speaks of the earth. dHe who comes from heaven is above all.  
32 And awhat He has seen and heard, that He testifies; and no one receives His testimony.  
33 He who has received His testimony ahas certified that God is true.  
34 aFor He whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God does not give the Spirit bby measure.  
35 aThe Father loves the Son, and has given all things into His hand.  
36 aHe who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the bwrath of God abides on him.” 
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John 3:31

Is above all (epanw pantwn). Ablative case with the compound preposition epanw. See the same idea in Romans 9:5. Here we have the comments of Evangelist (John) concerning the last words of John in verse John 3:30 which place Jesus above himself. He is above all men, not alone above the Baptist. Bernard follows those who treat verses John 3:31-36 as dislocated and put them after verse John 3:21 (the interview with Nicodemus), but they suit better here.

Of the earth (ek thv ghv). John is fond of this use of ek for origin and source of character as in John 1:46; I John 4:5. Jesus is the one that comes out of heaven (o ek tou ouranou erxomenov) as he has shown in John 1:1-18. Hence he is "above all."




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing John 3:31:

John 3:3
John 3:31
John 8:23
John 8:47
John 13:3
James 1:17

 

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