John 3:12

If I told you [pl.] about things of the Olam Hazeh and you have no emunah, how will you have emunah if I tell you about the things of the Olam Haba?

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?

In Context

11Omein, omein, I say to you, that of which we have da'as we speak, and of that which we have seen, we give solemn edut (testimony), and the solemn edut of us you [pl.] do not receive.

13And no one has ascended into Shomayim except the one having descended out of Shomayim, the Bar Enosh. + 3:13 Dan 7:13-14; Prov 30:4; Dt 30:12

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Cross References

John 1:1Bereshis (in the Beginning) was the Dvar Hashem, + 1:1 Isa 55:11; Gn 1:3 and the Dvar Hashem was agav (along with, etzel) + 1:1 Prov 8:30; 30:4 Hashem, and the Dvar Hashem was nothing less, by nature, than Elohim! + 1:1 Ps 56:10 [11]; Yn 17:5; Rv 19:13 i.e., the Ma'amar Memra

John 3:5In reply, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said, Omein, omein, I say to you: unless someone is born of mayim + 3:5 Ps 36:9 [10] and Ruach Hakodesh, + 3:5 Ezek 36:25-27; 37:14 he is not able to enter into the Malchut Hashem. + 3:5 Lk 17:21

John 3:13And no one has ascended into Shomayim except the one having descended out of Shomayim, the Bar Enosh. + 3:13 Dan 7:13-14; Prov 30:4; Dt 30:12

1 Corinthians 2:7But we speak the chochmah of Hashem in a hidden sod (mystery), + 2:7 1C 2:1 which was nigzar merosh (determined from the beginning, preordained, predestined, decided beforehand) by Hashem lifnei yemei haOlam (before the days of eternity) for our kavod (glory); + 2:7 Ro 8:29-30

1 Timothy 3:16And confessedly great is the sod of chasidus: + 3:16 see 1Ti 3:9 1 Elokim was manifested in basar, 1 was vindicated + 3:16 proven just by the Ruach HaKodesh, 1 was seen by malachim, 1 was proclaimed among the Nations, 1 was believed on in the world, 1 was taken up in kavod.

1 Peter 2:1Therefore, having put away all rishus (malice), all remiyah (guile, fraud, deceit) and tzevi'ut (hypocrisy) and kin'ah (envy) and all lashon hora,

Matthew Henry on John 3:2-22

Christ's Interview with Nicodemus. 1 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: 2 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. 3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. 4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time… Read the whole commentary →

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