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John 3:12-13 KJV
John · chapter 3 · verses 12–13
12If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things? 13And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.John 3:12-13 · King James Version
John 3:12-13 in context
10Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?
11Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
12If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?
13And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
14And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
15That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
Commentary
Cross references
- 1 Corinthians 3:1-2
- 1 Corinthians 2:7-9
- Proverbs 30:4
- Acts 2:34
- John 6:38
- John 1:18
- John 13:3
- 1 Corinthians 15:47
- Romans 10:6
- Ephesians 4:9-10
Key words (Strong's)
- believepisteuōto think to be true, to be persuaded of, to credit, place confidence in, of the thing…G4100 →
- heavenouranosthe vaulted expanse of the sky with all things visible in it, the universe, the world…G3772 →
- toldeiponto speak, sayG2036 →
- Sonyhiosa son, rarely used for the young of animals, generally used of the offspring of men, in a…G5207 →
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We found, in the close of the foregoing chapter, that few were brought to Christ at Jerusalem; yet here was one, a considerable one. It is worth while to go a great way for the salvation though but of one soul. Observe, I. Who this Nicodemus was. Not many mighty and noble are called; yet some are, and here was one.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-21