John 3:10 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Jesus answered and said unto him,Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things? ”

John 3:10 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A master of Israel - A “teacher” of Israel; the same word that in the second verse is translated “teacher.” As such a teacher he ought to have understood this doctrine. It was not new,” but was c...
John 3:10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Conversation with Nicodemus. Nicodemus is an example of those to whom the Lord could not trust Himself. The story shows how He tried to bring those whom His teaching had impressed to a truer co...
John 3:10 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Art thou... ? or Thou art, &c. Not irony. a master . the (famous) teacher; referring to his official position. Greek. didaskalos. See App-98. John 3:4 . knowest not . hast not got to kno...
John 3:10 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

10. Thou art a teacher of Israel. As Christ sees that he is spending his time and pains to no purpose in teaching so proud a man, he begins to reprove him sharply. And certainly such persons...
John 3:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things? Art thou a master of Israel, etc. - Hast thou taken upon thee to guide the blind into the way of truth; an...
John 3:10 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Nicodemus answered, &c.— Our Lord's arguments were undeniable: nevertheless, Nicodemus, who had been accustomed to the pomp and ceremony of an external religion, surprised to hear that Jews (wh...
John 3:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things? Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master, х su ( G4771 ) ei ( G1487 ) ho...
John 3:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The New Birth. John's Testimony to Jesus 1-15. Conversation with Nicodemus. The ministry at Jerusalem, though disappointing, was not fruitless. Christ's miracles and teaching had made an impressio...
John 3:10 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Art thou a master of Israel ? — Better, Art thou the teacher of Israel? The article is emphatic, and points to the position of Nicodemus as a teacher of repute — “the well-known teacher;” or possi...
John 3:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 8 THE BRAZEN SERPENT. “Nicodemus answered and said unto Him, How can these things be? Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou the teacher of Israel, and understandest not these things?...
John 3:10 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Love's Great Gift: Received or Rejected John 3:9-21 Though physically on earth, our Lord was spiritually in touch with the heavenly realities. He was living among them and bore witness to them....
John 3:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Nicodemus would seem to have been one of the finest products of Judaism. He was thoroughly sincere. Moreover, he was determined to investigate for himself, and so came to Jesus by night, not because...
John 3:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be? (10) Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things? (11) Verily, verily, I say unto thee,...
John 3:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Jesus answered and said unto him ,.... Upbraiding him with his continued and invincible ignorance, which was aggravated by his dignified character: art thou a master in Israel ? or "of Israel", as...
John 3:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things? Ver. 10. Art thou a master, &c. ] The Pharisees and philosophers, for their learning, are called "...
John 3:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Nicodemus answered, How can these things be? Christ's explication of the doctrine of regeneration, and its necessity, made it no clearer to him. The corruption of nature, which renders it necessary...
John 3:10 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

NICODEMUS, AND NEW BIRTH (vs.1-21) Among the many who believed because of the miracles, there was however one individual who was more seriously affected. Nicodemus comes to the Lord by night, evi...
John 3:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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...
John 3:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Our Saviour doth not so much wonder at as upbraid the ignorance of Nicodemus, and all of his sect, who went for masters, or teachers, and that in Israel; who had the law and the prophets, and yet wer...
John 3:10 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘ Jesus answered and said to him, “Are you the teacher of Israel, and do not understand these things?” ' Jesus words are a gentle rebuke. ‘Do you claim to be a teacher (literally ‘the master' - ther...
John 3:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES John 3:1 . In John 2:23-24 , we read of many who believed in Jesus because of the miracles He wrought. But their belief was so imperfect that Jesus had “no faith”...
John 3:10 - Scofield Reference Notes

a master Literally, Art thou the teacher of Israel, etc.
John 3:10 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

John 3:1-43 . There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: the same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for n...
John 3:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

John 3:1 . Nicodemus, a ruler of the jews. This rabbi is named by John as defending our Saviour in the council, and as attending the crucifixion. A gospel of the passion and the resurrection of Ch...
John 3:10 - The Biblical Illustrator

Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things? --The truths which Christ came to declare, He did but recall in great measure to minds which had lost the memory of what was from the fir...
John 3:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION This is the first of the eleven discourses recorded by this evangelist, and for the most part addressed to the cultivated, hierarcical party in Jerusalem, who questioned him in an u...
John 3:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The witness from above:
John 3:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 29:19 ; Colossians 2:11 ; Deuteronomy 10:16 ; Deuteronomy 30:6 ; Ezekiel 11:19 ; Ezekiel 18:31 ; Ezekiel 18:32 ; Ezekiel 36:25-27 ; Ezekiel 37:23 ; Ezekiel 37:24 ; Isaiah 11:6...
John 3:10 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The New Birth John 3:1-15 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The story of Nicodemus is common to us all, and yet there is, perhaps, much in it which needs to be emphasized, and there may be some things hidden...

John 3:10 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

John 3:10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

John 3:10 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

John 3:10 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

John 3:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

John 3:10 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

John 3:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

John 3:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

John 3:10 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

John 3:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

John 3:10 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

John 3:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

John 3:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John 3:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John 3:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

John 3:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

John 3:10 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

John 3:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

John 3:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

John 3:10 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

John 3:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

John 3:10 - Scofield Reference Notes

John 3:10 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

John 3:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

John 3:10 - The Biblical Illustrator

John 3:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

John 3:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

John 3:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

John 3:10 - Wells of Living Water Commentary