John 3:31
He that cometh from above, is above all. He that is of the earth, of the earth he is, and of the earth he speaketh. He that cometh from heaven, is above all.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
30He must increase, but I must decrease.
32And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth: and no man receiveth his testimony.
Cross References
Matthew 28:18And Jesus coming, spoke to them, saying: All power is given to me in heaven and in earth.
John 1:27The same is he that shall come after me, who is preferred before me: the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to loose.
John 3:12If I have spoken to you earthly things, and you believe not; how will you believe, if I shall speak to you heavenly things?
John 6:33For the bread of God is that which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life to the world.
John 8:23And he said to them: You are from beneath, I am from above. You are of this world, I am not of this world.
Acts 10:36God sent the word to the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all.)
Matthew Henry on John 3:23-36
John's Testimony to Christ. 22 After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judæa; and there he tarried with them, and baptized. 23 And John also was baptizing in Ænon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized. 24 For John was not yet cast into prison. 25 Then there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews about purifying. 26 And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest… Read the whole commentary →