 | 1843 - 444 sider
...testified of Jesus that he existed in heaven before he came into the world, and was born of a woman. " He that cometh from above is above all : he that is...earth : he that cometh from heaven is above all." — John iii. 31. This same truth did Jesus teach often to the people, that he came from heaven, and... | |
 | William Burkitt - 1844 - 744 sider
...bride is the bridegroom : but the friend of the bridegroom, which standethand heareth him, rejoicetli throughout the gpeaketh of the earth : he that cometh from heaven is above all. Observe here, How holily and wisely... | |
 | John Hooper - 1844 - 524 sider
...to prepare the way of the Lord, and to make ready a people for Him. In allusion to which He said, " He that hath the bride is the bridegroom; but the...bridegroom's voice : this my joy, therefore, is fulfilled." What, then, must be the joy of the Lord over His bride, the Church, which He hath purchased with His... | |
 | John Henry Newman - 1844 - 460 sider
...as it were contemplating the sacred building at 'the gate, while he was yet but entering it, says, " He that hath the Bride is the Bridegroom ; but the...Bridegroom's voice : this my joy therefore is fulfilled."* But granting this, we shall find, nevertheless, that the speciaHpromise to the children of the Church,... | |
 | Andrew Preston Peabody - 1844 - 262 sider
...in which Christ was not of the earth. ' He must increase,' says the Baptist, ' but I must decrease. He that cometh from above is above all: he that is...earth : he that cometh from heaven is above all.' Again, Jesus says of himself, ' What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before... | |
 | Lucius Robinson Paige - 1845 - 424 sider
...John foresaw ; but he did not regret it ; on the contrary he rejoiced. He was willing to be forgot31 He that cometh from above is above all : he that is...the earth : he that cometh from heaven is above all. ten entirely, so that Christ might be glorified by all. But he is not forgotten ; nor will be, while... | |
 | Robert Mimpriss - 1845 - 254 sider
...yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the 29 Christ, but that I am sent before him. He that Aath the bride is the bridegroom : but the friend of the...the bridegroom's voice : this my joy therefore is ful30 filled. He must increase, but I must ¿ecrease. He that 31 cometh from above is above all: he... | |
 | 1846 - 880 sider
...heaven. Ye yourselves bear me witness that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him. He that hath the bride is the bridegroom; but the...bridegroom's voice : this my joy, therefore, is fulfilled. He must increase, but I must decrease," and willingly will I set for ever, so his light fill the world.... | |
 | Christopher Anderson - 1846 - 304 sider
...insinuation? Far from it. " If it be so,' as though he had said, " this is perfect joy to me." — '' He that hath the bride is the bridegroom : but the...bridegroom's voice : this my joy therefore is fulfilled. He must increase, but I decrease." Nay, even among the Apostles themselves, a spirit was displayed... | |
 | 1840 - 428 sider
...denoting the tenderness 01 the union, »nd his great love for his people. Ccmbridegroom, which statiJeto and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the...decrease. 31 He that cometh from above, • is above all : hc-f that ы of the earth, Rc.21.9. ¿Ca.5.1. 20.21. /lCor.15.47. ec.C.33. 8.23. EpA parc Isa. Ixii.... | |
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He that hath the bride is the bridegroom : but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my Joy therefore is fulfilled. 30 He must increase, but I must decrease. 
