John 3:31
For he that cometh from above, is above all; and he that is from the earth, is of the earth, and talketh of the earth. He that cometh from heaven, is above all;
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
30To him must be increase, and to me decrease.
32and what he hath seen and heard, he testifieth; and his testimony, no one receiveth.
Cross References
Matthew 28:18And Jesus came near, and discoursed with them, and said to them: All authority is given to me, in heaven and on earth. And as my Father sent me, so also I send you.
John 1:27He it is that cometh after me, and was before me, whose shoe-strings I am not worthy to untie.
John 3:12If I have spoken to you of things on earth, and ye believe not; how will ye believe, if I speak of things in heaven?
John 6:33For the bread of God is, he that came down from heaven, and giveth life to the world.
John 8:23And he said to them: Ye are from below, I am from above; ye are of this world, I am not of this world
Acts 10:36For this is the word, which he sent to the sons of Israel, announcing to them peace and rest by Jesus Messiah, 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 →