After these things (meta tauta). Transition after the interview with Nicodemus. For the phrase see 1?John 5:1 ; 1?John 6:1 ; 1?John 7:1 . Into the...
For John had not yet been cast into prison (oupw gar hn beblhmeno ei thn pulakhn Iwanh). Periphrastic past perfect indicative of ballw explaining (ga...
In Bethany beyond Jordan (en Bhqaniai peran tou Iordanou). Undoubtedly the correct text, not in Bethabara as Origen suggested instead of in Bethany o...
Overview - John 1 1?The divinity, humanity, office, and incarnation of Jesus Christ. 15?The testimony of John. 39?The calling of Andrew, Peter, etc. T...
Mark 1:4 John did baptize in the wilderness Of Judea, ( Matthew 3:1 ) , where he first appeared as a preacher; and is the same wilderness Isaiah has r...
John was also baptizing (hn de kai o Iwanh baptizwn). Periphrastic imperfect picturing the continued activity of the Baptist simultaneous with the gr...
Luke 20:4 The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?] This was a new ordinance, and John must have his authority for administering it either ...
Acts 11:3 Saying, thou wentest into men uncircumcised Into the houses of such, and lodged with them, and familiarly conversed with them: and didst ea...
Overview - Matthew 28 1?Christ's resurrection is declared by an angel to the women. 9?He himself appears unto them. 11?The chief priests give the sol...
John 1:35 Again, the next day after The third day from the priests and Levites having been with John, to know who he was. The Syriac, Arabic, and Pers...
Overview - John 1 1?The divinity, humanity, office, and incarnation of Jesus Christ. 15?The testimony of John. 39?The calling of Andrew, Peter, etc. T...
One Lord (ei Kurio). The Lord Jesus Christ and he alone (no series of aeons). One faith (mia pisti). One act of trust in Christ, the same for all (Je...
Bethabara [N] [E] [H](house of the ford ), a place beyond Jordan, in which according to the Received Text of the New Testament, John was baptizing. (...
Commanded (prosetaxen). First aorist active indicative. Peter himself abstained from baptizing on this occasion (cf. Paul in 1?Corinthians 1:14 ). E...
Although Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples (kaitoige Ihsou auto ouk ebaptizen all oi maqhtai autou). Parenthetical explanation that appli...
Again (palin). Referring to Hebrews 1:28 (Bethany beyond Jordan). Palin does not mean that the other visit was a recent one. At the first (to prwto...
Mark 1:9 And it came to pass in those days Whilst John was preaching and baptizing in the wilderness, and had large crowds of people flocking to him, ...
Overview - John 3 1?Christ teaches Nicodemus the necessity of regeneration, 14?of faith in his death, 16?the great love of God towards the world, 18?a...
John 4:2 Though Jesus himself baptized not And therefore as Nonnus observes, it was a false report that was made to the Pharisees; at least in part, s...
And I knew him not (kagw ouk hdein auton). Repeated in verse 1?John 33 . Second past perfect of oida as imperfect. He had predicted the Messiah and ...