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.
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Gill's Exposition
He must increase,.... Not in stature of body, or in wisdom and understanding of mind, as man, he being come to maturity in these things already; but in fame, credit, and reputation among men; as he…
Barnes' Notes
He that hath the bride ... - This is an illustration drawn from marriage. The bride belongs to her husband. So the church, the bride of the Messiah, belongs to him. It is to be expected, therefore,…
Adam Clarke
He that hath the bride - The congregation of believers.
Is the bridegroom - The Lord Jesus - the Head of the Church. See Mat 22:2, etc., where the parable of the marriage feast is explained.
The…
In these verses we have,
I. Christ's removal into the land of Judea (Joh 3:22), and there he tarried with his disciples. Observe, 1. Our Lord Jesus, after he entered upon his public work, travelled…
Cambridge Bible
John explains by a figure his subordination to the Messiah.
He that hath the bride Here only in this Gospel does this well-known symbol occur. It is frequent both in O.T. and N.T. Isa 54:5; Hos…
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