John 3:36 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him. ”

• John 3:36 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Hath everlasting life - Has or is in possession of that which is a recovery from spiritual death, and which will result in eternal life in heaven. Piety here is the same that it will be there, ex...

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• John 3:36 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not (c) see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him. (c) Shall not enjoy.

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• John 3:36 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  The Last Appearance of the Baptist. Convinced that the nation is not ripe for Messianic teaching, Jesus falls back on preparatory work similar to that of John, who was continuing his work at Æ non...

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• John 3:36 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  believeth not . obeyeth not. Greek. apeitheo. Compare App-150. See note on John 1:7 . Only here in John. shall not see . will not see. Note the future here, in contrast with "hath". see . App...

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• John 3:36 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  36. He who believeth in the Son. This was added, not only to inform us that we ought to ask all good things from Christ, but likewise to make us, acquainted with the manner in which they are...

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• John 3:36 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

  DISCOURSE: 1614 THE NECESSITY OF FAITH IN CHRIST John 3:36 . He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abidet...

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• John 3:36 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him. Hath everlasting life - He has already the seed of this...

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• John 3:36 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  He that believeth on the Son, &c.— "This," says the Baptist, "is the substance, and this is the end of my whole testimony; that he who has a lively faith in this only Son of God, hath everla...

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• John 3:36 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him. He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting lif...

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• John 3:36 - 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...

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• John 3:36 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Here too we have, in the words of John, thoughts which we have found already ( John 3:15-16 ), and shall find again ( John 5:24 ), in the words of Christ Himself. He that believeth not the Son. —...

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• John 3:36 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  a Witness to Be Trusted John 3:31-36 Let us all seek to live more habitually in heaven, that is, in contact with the spiritual world. To do our best work in the world it is not necessary to be...

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• John 3:36 - 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...

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• John 3:36 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized. (23) And John also was baptizing in Enon, near to Salem; because there was much w...

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• John 3:36 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  He that believeth on the Son ,.... Who is a proper object of faith and trust; which, if he was not truly and properly God, he would not be: and this is to be understood not of any sort of faith, a t...

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• John 3:36 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him. Ver. 36. Hath eternal life ] 1. In promisso. In pr...

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• John 3:36 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  The Father loveth the Son Incomparably, beyond the most faithful of his servants, and with an affection very different from the regard which he hath manifested, does, or ever will manifest to any o...

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• John 3:36 - 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...

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• John 3:36 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  John's Testimony to Christ.       22 After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judæa; and there he tarried with th...

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• John 3:36 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  OLBGrk; He that, hearing the proposition of the gospel, so agreeth to it, as with his heart he receiveth him as his Saviour, and trusteth and hopeth in him, hath everlasting life; that is, a cert...

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• John 3:36 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  John the Baptiser Decreases ( John 3:22-36 ). At this stage Jesus began His ministry alongside that of John the Baptist in a supporting role. It was not His intention at this stage to supersede hi...

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• John 3:36 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES John 3:23 . Ænon near to Salim (Αἰνών, from עַין, Arab. عين, a spring).— Salim was long supposed to have been situated about eight miles from Beth-Shean, i.e....

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• John 3:36 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  John 3:13 . And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that come down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven. We are in the stairway now between heaven and earth; Christ has came...

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• John 3:36 - 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...

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• John 3:36 - The Biblical Illustrator

  After these things came Jesus and His disciples unto the land of Judaea (see also on John 3:30 for the whole paragraph) Jesus and John and their disciples I. A HUMBLING EXAMPLE OF THE PETTY...

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• John 3:36 - 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...

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• John 3:36 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The value of Christ's testimony:

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• John 3:36 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 John 3:14 ; 1 John 3:15 ; 1 John 5:10-13 ; 1 Thessalonians 1:10 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:9 ; Ephesians 5:6 ; Galatians 3:10 ; Habakkuk 2:4 ; Hebrews 10:29 ; Hebrews 2:3 ; Job 33:28 ; John 1:...

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• John 3:36 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life — He hath it already. For he loves God. And love is the essence of heaven. He that obeyeth not — A consequence of not believing.

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