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Selected Verse: John 3:26 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Joh 3:26 |
Strong Concordance |
And [2532] they came [2064] unto [4314] John [2491], and [2532] said [2036] unto him [846], Rabbi [4461], he [3739] that was [2258] with [3326] thee [4675] beyond [4008] Jordan [2446], to whom [3739] thou [4771] barest witness [3140], behold [2396], the same [3778] baptizeth [907], and [2532] all [3956] men come [2064] to [4314] him [846]. |
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King James |
And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| Rabbi, &c.--"Master, this man tells us that He to whom thou barest such generous witness beyond Jordan is requiting thy generosity by drawing all the people away to Himself. At this rate, thou shalt soon have no disciples at all." The reply to this is one of the noblest and most affecting utterances that ever came from the lips of man. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Came unto John - Came to him with their complaint; envious and jealous at the success of Jesus, and evidently irritated from the discussion, as if their master was about to lose his popularity.
Rabbi - Master. See the notes at Mat 23:7. Acknowledging him as their master and teacher.
That was with thee - Who was baptized by thee.
Thou barest witness - See Joh 1:29-35.
All men come to him - This was the source of their difficulty. It was that Jesus was gaining popularity; that the people flocked to him; that they feared that John would be forsaken, and his followers be diminished in numbers and influence. Thus many love their sect more than they do Christ, and would be more rejoiced that a man became a Presbyterian, a Methodist, a Baptist, than that he became a sincere and humble Christian. This is not the spirit of the gospel. True piety teaches us to rejoice that sinners turn to Christ and become holy, whether they follow us or not. See Mar 9:38-39. Let Jesus be exalted, and let men turn to Him, is the language of religion, whatever denomination they may feel it their duty to follow. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Behold (ἴδε)
Used by both Matthew and Mark, not by Luke, but very frequently by John.
Baptizeth - come
The present would be better rendered by is baptizing, are coming. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| And they came unto John - That he might decide the question. |
38 And [1161] John [2491] answered [611] him [846], saying [3004], Master [1320], we saw [1492] one [5100] casting out [1544] devils [1140] in thy [4675] name [3686], and [3739] he followeth [190] not [3756] us [2254]: and [2532] we forbad [2967] him [846], because [3754] he followeth [190] not [3756] us [2254].
39 But [1161] Jesus [2424] said [2036], Forbid [2967] him [846] not [3361]: for [1063] there is [2076] no man [3762] which [3739] shall do [4160] a miracle [1411] in [1909] my [3450] name [3686], that [2532] can [1410] lightly [5035] speak evil [2551] of me [3165].
29 The next day [1887] John [2491] seeth [991] Jesus [2424] coming [2064] unto [4314] him [846], and [2532] saith [3004], Behold [2396] the Lamb [286] of God [2316], which [3588] taketh away [142] the sin [266] of the world [2889].
30 This [3778] is he [2076] of [4012] whom [3739] I [1473] said [2036], After [3694] me [3450] cometh [2064] a man [435] which [3739] is preferred [1096] before [1715] me [3450]: for [3754] he was [2258] before [4413] me [3450].
31 And I [2504] knew [1492] him [846] not [3756]: but [235] that [2443] he should be made manifest [5319] to Israel [2474], therefore [1223] [5124] am [2064] I [1473] come [2064] baptizing [907] with [1722] water [5204].
32 And [2532] John [2491] bare record [3140], saying [3004], [3754] I saw [2300] the Spirit [4151] descending [2597] from [1537] heaven [3772] like [5616] a dove [4058], and [2532] it abode [3306] upon [1909] him [846].
33 And I [2504] knew [1492] him [846] not [3756]: but [235] he that sent [3992] me [3165] to baptize [907] with [1722] water [5204], the same [1565] said [2036] unto me [3427], Upon [1909] whom [3739] [302] thou shalt see [1492] the Spirit [4151] descending [2597], and [2532] remaining [3306] on [1909] him [846], the same [3778] is [2076] he which baptizeth [907] with [1722] the Holy [40] Ghost [4151].
34 And I [2504] saw [3708], and [2532] bare record [3140] that [3754] this [3778] is [2076] the Son [5207] of God [2316].
35 Again [3825] the next day after [1887] John [2491] stood [2476], and [2532] two [1417] of [1537] his [846] disciples [3101];
7 And [2532] greetings [783] in [1722] the markets [58], and [2532] to be called [2564] of [5259] men [444], Rabbi [4461], Rabbi [4461].