John 3:22-36 After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.… The points of contrast between Christ and the Baptist, as stated by the latter in these five verses, are five-fold; thus: He is the Christ: I am but the forerunner. He is the Bridegroom: I am but the' friend of the Bridegroom. He must increase: I must decrease. He is from heaven: I am of the earth. He speaks what He has seen and heard in heaven: I speak of the earth. With the last of these compare a somewhat similar opposition in Hebrews 12:25. (G. J. Brown, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized. |
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