John 3:31
He, that cometh from above, is above all: he that is of the earth, is earthly, and talketh like one of the earth:
1770 John Worsley NT
In The King James Version
In Context
30He must increase, but I must decrease.
Cross References
Matthew 28:18And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me both in heaven and on earth.
John 1:27that cometh after me, but is preferred before me, the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to unloose.
John 3:12If I have told you earthly things and ye believe not, how will ye believe if I should tell you heavenly ones?
John 6:33For the bread of God is that which descendeth from heaven, and giveth life to 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 10:36According to the declaration which He made to the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ, who 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 →