But if any one choose to interpret it more simply, it is no unusual thing that there should be a change of tenses in such verbs, and that giveth should be put for hath given (71), The meaning is now plain, that the Spirit was not given to Christ by measure, as if the power of grace which he possesses were in any way limited; as Paul teaches that, to every one is given according to the measure of the gift, The meaning of the names of these places like all others in Scriptures are deeply significant. John 3:36 . τ. The apostle wanted his audience to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ His beloved Son, in Whom are the words of eternal life. John 3:17 Plural of rhema. dwelt all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. The discussion in John. As opposed to the measure or portion poured out to the newly baptized on the day of Pentecost in Acts c. 2, Christ received the fullness of the Spirit. (4) Godet makes the subject, not the object, and supposes the meaning to be that the Spirit gives to Christ the words of God without measure. The present tense "giveth" [ didoosin (Greek #1325)] very aptly points out the ever-renewed communication of the Spirit by the Father to the Son, so that a constant flow and re-flow of living power is to be understood (see John 1:51). Which represents you today? For not by measure giveth he the Spirit. What this means is that sometimes utterances are contextually incomplete and require the hearer to supply contextual information. In the play on the double meaning, “wind” is primary. The words of John 3:35 seem to weigh in favour of the rendering of A.V[47]: “God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto Him”. Wetstein quotes: “R. As in John 1:34 he draws the conclusion from this fact, that Christ is the Son of God, so here, that He speaks the words of God. It is, therefore, God alone who speaks to us by him; and, indeed, we do not assign to the doctrine of Christ all that it deserves, unless we acknowledge it to be divine. Greek. Angel number 34 derives its meaning from the individual digits from which it is composed. He wrote his gospel so that we may know and believe that Jesus, the Son of Mary, and Carpenter of Nazareth, is the eternal Son of the Almighty, and that by believing in HIM for the forgiveness of sin, we have life through His name. 1 a In the beginning was b the Word, and c the Word was with God, and d the Word was God. He confirms the preceding statement, for he shows that we have actually to do with God, when we receive the doctrine of Christ; because Christ proceeded from none else than from the Heavenly Father. John gave witness that his joy was complete because Christ, the Bridegroom, had come, and he - the friend of the Bridegroom, rejoiced greatly because the Messiah was in their midsts. [L] T [Tr. ] There are four interpretations. John 3:34 "He who has received His testimony has set his seal to this, that God is true. This is the reason the book was written (John 20:30–31), and Jesus' miracles are the primary evidence (John 5:36). And to this relates what immediately follows, that the Father hath given all things into his hand; for by these words John the Baptist not only declares the excellence of Christ, but, at the same time, points out the end and use of the riches with which he is endued; namely, that Christ, having been appointed by the Father to be the administrator, he distributes to every one as he chooses, and as he finds to be necessary; as Paul explains more fully in the fourth chapter of the Epistle to the Ephesians, which I lately quoted. It was by this Spirit His human nature was enlightened and guided to speak things divine; and this Spirit, interposed as it were between the Logos and the human nature of Christ, was as little cumbrous in its operation or perceptible in consciousness as our breath which is interposed between the thinking mind and the words which utter it. This was by measure unto John, but not unto the Lord. In the Old Testament, the Spirit was not given to all believers. And the glorious truth is that to those who believe, the Spirit is given without measure! They who draw from any vessel what they give to others come at last to the bottom; but there is no danger that any thing of this sort can happen with God, nor will the abundance of his gifts ever be so large that he cannot go beyond it, whenever he shall be pleased to make a new exercise of liberality. The omission of does not materially affect the sense, for would naturally be supplied as the nominative to from of the preceding clause. John has told us that Christ is to be believed because He testifies of what He hath seen and heard: now, because the Spirit is given without measure to Him. Aenon signifies "place of springs," Salim means "peace." Daniel Wallace NET versionfootnote on John 3:34 - “for not by measure does he give the Spirit” (an idiom). 2 He was in the beginning with God. What Does John 3:34 Mean? We have then to read, “For He giveth not the Spirit by measure;” or, possibly, “For the Spirit giveth not by measure.” If, however, we remember that John the Baptist is the speaker, and that he had seen “the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and coming upon Him” (see Note on Matthew 3:16, and comp. the Holy Spirit descending upon Jesus in bodily form like a dove, and remaining on Him... and he heard a voice from heaven saying. What does John 3:33 mean? John 3:34. The reason assigned for the truth and trustworthiness of Christ’s words is scarcely the reason we expect: ’ . He teaches us all things, equips us in the spiritual realm, provides help, and gives us comfort... and He anoints us with His divine power and bestows on us spiritual gifts and graces. John avows that he although he testified of that which he has seen and heard and asserted that … . (5-8) Jesus explains the new birth. 26. Greek. See 1 Corinthians xv. John 3:33 Context. 33 He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true. The opposite of this thought, then, is before us here. This is the case in verse 34, and it is why the words “unto him” or “unto Him” are added in many translations—this is the implied understanding based on the overall context. He gives the Spirit not partially, but completely, for the purpose of enabling him who is sent to speak words of God. What does this verse really mean? John 1:6): his words were true, and were words of God. Before the Cross, the Holy Spirit was only sent for a limited time and specific purpose. For he whom God sent speaketh the words of God. He wrote how the Baptist testified that Jesus was the promised Messiah and that, "He must increase, but I must decrease." Never let us forget that Jesus is the incarnate Word Who came from heaven above, spoke the Word of God, and is the almighty, sovereign, Lord of all. Consider the following comments. Cf. Why does John say “no one” receives (John 3:32) Jesus’ testimony? "for the Spirit giveth not [the words of God] by measure [unto Him]". The last verse rests on the thought that the words of Jesus are the words of God. Christ, even as man, has a plenitude of graces. 14. Right in between the verses quoted above from John 3, we read, “For he whom God has sent utters the words of God, for he gives the Spirit without measure” (John 3:34… John writes, “For the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit (ἐκ μέτρου)” (NIV, and so most translations). In Christ dwelt all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. For that reason, there is no other valid source of spiritual truth (John 3:12). He only "came upon" certain people whom the Lord called to fulfil a particular mission or special ministry. For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure [unto him]. "For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for He gives the Spirit without measure. He would put honour upon his disciples, by employing them to baptize. 34.For he—The Baptist here expressly means Jesus. He is God’s own messenger out of heaven, and speaks God’s own words. All others receive the Spirit only by measure, Romans 12:3 sq. In Christ. (1) Augustine, Calvin, Lücke, Alford, suppose the clause means that God, instead of giving occasional and limited supplies of the Spirit as had been given to the prophets, gives to Christ the fulness of the Spirit. prophets, but wholly, fully, constantly. John the Baptist was God's chosen forerunner for the Messiah, and in this chapter, the apostle John makes reference to the Baptist's testimony. Jesus who came from heaven is above all." John 3:34 New Living Translation (NLT) 34 For he is sent by God. Doth not give the Spirit by measure. This exposition appears to have some plausibility, for the sentence is indefinite; that is, it does not expressly point out any person. For God giveth not the Spirit by measure. λ., likewise to the present case, without supposing an omission of the pronoun. Rising from the partial and incomplete to that which is full and perfect, we find but One who has thus been sent by God, and but One who receives the Spirit in unmeasured fulness, enabling not for the complete declaration of a part only, but for the perfect revelation of the whole of the words of God. to every one is given according to the measure of the gift, (Ephesians 4:7,) so that there is no one who alone has full abundance. If this is recognised, we are then justified in referring the words, οὐ γὰρ ἐκ μέτρου, κ. He is God's own messenger out of heaven, and speaks God's own words. A WH R., not Syriac, omit "God" here. * Lifted up: in Nm 21:9 Moses simply “mounted” a serpent upon a pole. Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Greek Scripture. He teaches us that the benefit of sacraments depends not on the hand that administers them. 33 He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true. Elsewhere we read that John the Baptist saw the Holy Spirit descending upon Jesus in bodily form like a dove, and remaining on Him... and he heard a voice from heaven saying, "You are My beloved Son, in You I am well-pleased." John 3:34. He has the fulness of the spiritual gifts which in part are given to men, and He speaks the very words of God. And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the … With Art. The Son who cometh from above is above all. It refers to the Old Testament passages concerning the מלאך יהוה. "for the Spirit giveth not [the words of God] by measure [unto Him]". (2) Meyer thinks that the primary reference is not to Christ but that the statement is general, that God gives the Spirit freely and abundantly, and does thus dispense it to Christ. i. ver. John 3:34(NASB) Verse Thoughts. For while this is the mutual bond of brotherly intercourse between us, that no man separately considered has every thing that he needs, but all require the aid of each other, Christ differs from us in this respect, that the Father has poured out upon him an unlimited abundance of his Spirit. But we in the Church age, have unfettered access to our heavenly Lord, for His Spirit has taken up permanent residence within our mortal bodies! the Spirit. For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for He gives the Spirit without measure. He also corrects and chastens us when we go astray, and the wonderful Spirit of God has become our ever-present help in time of need. [⇑ See verse text ⇑] Jesus is the only one who has come to earth from heaven (John 3:13). 11:2; 42:1; 61:1). Heavenly Father, thank You that through faith in Christ, I have been given the Holy Spirit without measure and have access to the unlimited power of Christ's Spirit living in me. He bore witness that: the Father loves the Son and has given all things into His hand.. and that He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him. 30 He must increase, but I must decrease. (Comp. John 3:34 (NIV) For the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit. John the Baptist was the earthly witness that God used to present His dearly beloved Son to the world. (Witham). The meaning of the clause is contested. What is meant by God giving the Spirit “without measure” (John 3:34)? To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient, Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology, Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament, Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, For God giveth not the Spirit by measure -, —As to the highest of the ancient prophets. Here it is shown that this is involved in the very proposition that Jesus is the Sent of God. John 3:35. , out of a measure, or, by measure, that is, sparingly. (3) Westcott, following Cyril, makes Christ the subject and understands the clause as meaning that He proves His Messiahship by giving the Spirit without measure. When the vibration of number 3 is activated in your life, your creative faculties are heightened, and … What John saw and heard was limited (verses: John 3:27-30). Every one whom God sends is enabled to speak God’s words—words that, for the portion of the revelation he is commissioned to give, are truly God’s words. See note on Mark 9:32. for God, &c. Never let us forget that Jesus is the incarnate Word Who came from heaven above, spoke the Word of God, and is the almighty, sovereign, Lord of all. 2 Kings 2:9, where Elisha prays for “a double portion,” or, more exactly, a portion of two—the portion of the first-born son (Deuteronomy 21:17)—of the spirit of Elijah. He convicts sinners of their need of salvation, and saints of their need to be holy, and He carries out the ministry of regeneration in the spirit of a man or woman who trusts in the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ for salvation. This passage is explained in two ways. Tongues, like flames of fire, rested on each one of them, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit. to every one is given according to the measure of the gift, John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament, Heinrich Meyer's Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament, Johann Albrecht Bengel's Gnomon of the New Testament, Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible, Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture, Justin Edwards' Family Bible New Testament, Schaff's Popular Commentary on the New Testament, George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Unabridged, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, Ernst Hengstenberg on John, Revelation, Ecclesiastes, Ezekiel & Psalms. He who does not receive the Spirit by measure, is therefore raised above the grade of created beings; for to have the Spirit without measure is a Divine prerogative. By measure; John and the apostles received the Holy Spirit only in a certain measure, but Christ without measure. John 3:34 Context. For he whom God sent speaketh the words of God. New Living Translation (NLT) It is the divine image in man which recognises divinity. "For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for He gives the Spirit without measure. Angel number 35 resonates with the vibrations of numbers 3 and 5, of which it is composed. May I live and work to Your praise and glory, and honour Your holy name in all I say and do. "And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized" (John 3:23). See chapt. He is God's own messenger out of heaven, and speaks God's own words. It will be noted that John is still expounding to his disciples the meaning of his own declaration, “He must increase, but I must decrease.”. John proves that Christ speaks the words of God, or is His Revealer, by the fact, of which he had been personally assured by the appearance at the baptism: he had seen that at the baptism the Spirit descended and abode on Christ, John 1:33. For these words were unquestionably added for the sake of explanation, that the Father hath given all things into the hand of his Son, because he loveth him, and ought therefore to be read as placed in immediate connection. John was teaching about the baptism of the Holy Spirit, which took place at Pentecost, when the Spirit was given without measure. The verb in the present tense — giveth — denotes, as it were, a continued act; for though Christ was all at once endued with the Spirit in the highest perfection, yet, as he continually flows, as it were, from a source, and is widely diffused, there is no impropriety in saying that Christ now receives him from the Father. Thus far the reasoning is directed to the conclusion that Jesus ought to increase, and that His message ought to be received. John 3:34. This is a well-known verse, which actually makes it a little more difficult to see the problem. Strictly, there have been many whom God has sent,-for example, John the Baptist (chap. Ver. The meaning is now plain, that the Spirit was not given to Christ by measure, as if the power of grace which he possesses were in any way limited; as Paul teaches that. For He whom God hath sent utters the whole divine mess a ge (the words of God, John 3:34). The number 3 is the number of creativity, optimism, joy, enthusiasm, and growth. God. It is JESUS Whom God sent to speak the words of God, and He did only those things He heard from the Father, and spoke only the words that came from above, and Jesus ALSO "gives the Spirit without measure.". App-101. ), For God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.—The italics will show that the words “unto Him” are added in our version; and it is probable that the word “God,” which has been repeated from the first clause of the verse, should be also omitted here. 3 e All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. What does John 3:34 mean? This I ask in Jesus' name, AMEN. (Ephesians 4:7,), so that there is no one who alone has full abundance. (70), But I am more disposed to follow Augustine, who explains that it was said concerning Christ. Every human faculty finds its true work, and true satisfaction, and the true object of its being, in Him; and therefore the whole man knows that His words are true, and recognises that He speaks the words of God. He returns us into fellowship with the Father when we confess our faults, and guides us into all truth as we learn of Him. John 3:25, “There arose therefore a discussion on the part of John’s disciples with a Jew about purification.” We do not know exactly what the discussion was about except that verse 26 speaks about baptism and baptism is a rite of purification. Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born … 4 f In him was life, 1 and g the life was the light of men. John The Word Became Flesh. John’s disciples therefore are put out with John for having created this situation. He does not, however, refer to that fact as in the past; but, on the ground of it, speaks rather of a continued relation—for God gives in the present case. John 7:16 Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. For He whom God hath sent utters the whole divine message (the words of God, John 3:34 ). The number 3 is the number of creativity, self-expression, communication, and increase. The enabling power thus to speak is the gift of the Spirit. The acceptance of the witness of things seen and heard is the attestation by the human spirit of the truthfulness of God, for Jesus is as one sent from God to declare Him. It means, as Olshausen says, the entire fullness of divine life and divine power. No wonder John the Baptist rejoiced with exceeding great joy when he was given the privilege of preparing the way of the Lord, and being entrusted with spiritual truths that are now being manifested in the lives of all God's children. John 3:34. 31 He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all. 31 He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all. John 3:34 Translation & Meaning. The Spirit was given to Jesus not in the restricted and occasional manner in which it had been given to the O.T. Thank You that I have been brought out of spiritual blindness into the truth of the glorious gospel of grace, and I pray that I would value this great treasure that has been entrusted to me, and Who now indwells this mortal frame. Thus far the reasoning is directed to the conclusion that Jesus ought to increase, and that His message ought to be received. [⇑ See verse text ⇑] Nearly 40 times in this gospel alone, John claims that Jesus has been sent from God. Some extend it to the ordinary dispensation in this manner: that God, who is the inexhaustible fountain of all benefits, does not in the least degree diminish his resources, when he largely and plentifully bestows his gifts on men. the Giver, not the gift. According to verses 31 and 32, Jesus brings us knowledge which … (34) For he whom God hath sent.—Better, he whom God sent. "for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him." 32 And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony. such passages as Luke 11:13, and in this Gospel John 14:16; John 15:26), we shall still interpret the words in the sense which our version gives. They do not like the fact that Jesus is now baptizing, just as they are, but with greater success. The gospel of John affirms the deity of Christ from the very beginning. words. The same thought meets us in St. Paul (himself a pupil of Gamaliel), who speaks of “the self-same Spirit dividing to every man severally as He will” (see 1 Corinthians 12:4-12). John 3:16 says, “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.” God loves you so much that He sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to be born on earth and die on a cross. "For He whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure. Not the Spirit by measure—As to the highest of the ancient prophets. The words, from He whom to of God, do not offer a general proposition; for, thus rendered, they would not be suited to limit the sphere of Christ towards that of the Baptist, who was also sent from God; but they are equivalent to, This person whom God hath sent. 34.For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God. He draws us closer to Christ and enables us in our prayer life. He makes it clear that Christ's birth into the human race, was a great demonstration of God's love, grace, and power. The Meaning of Angel Number 35. What a blessed place for John to be in! And, certainly, it is proper that the Spirit should dwell without measure in him, that we may all draw out of his fullness, as we have seen in the first chapter. 17. .he which is of the earth is earthly" meaning John was simply an earthly man, but ". John 3:34: “For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for He gives the Spirit without measure.” The truth that God sent Jesus to this earth is repeated about 39 times in John’s Gospel, which affirms His deity and His heavenly origin (Ed Blum, The Bible Knowledge Commentary , ed. Nor is there any force in the objection, that no express mention is made of Christ in this clause, since all ambiguity is removed by the next clause, in which that which might seem to have been said indiscriminately about many is limited to Christ. 3:34 was the unlimited or fullness of the Spirit given to Christ, the Son of God. He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.) No surprise that John the Apostle was careful to record every beautiful detail of the incarnate Word of God - for by His grace we have been saved from the slave-market of sin, by grace through faith we are clothed in Christ's righteousness, and by amazing God grace through faith, we are given the Holy Spirit "without measure.". And all things, all creatures, both in heaven and earth, are given into his hands, and made subject to him, as man. 1 John 5:10. "— ἀπέστειλεν is to be considered as emphatic. John in making reference to himself says, ". 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