John 3:31
He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is of the earth, and of the earth he speaketh: he that cometh from heaven is above all.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
In Context
30He must increase, but I must decrease.
32What he hath seen and heard, of that he beareth witness; and no man receiveth his witness.
Cross References
Matthew 28:18And Jesus came to them and spake unto them, saying, All authority hath been given unto me in heaven and on earth.
John 1:27even he that cometh after me, the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to unloose.
John 3:12If I told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you heavenly things?
John 6:33For the bread of God is that which cometh down out of heaven, and giveth life unto the world.
John 8:23And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.
Acts 10:36The word which he sent unto the children of Israel, preaching good tidings of 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 →