He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true.
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Gill's Exposition
For he whom God hath sent,.... Still meaning Christ, who was sent in human nature, in the likeness of sinful flesh, in the fulness of time; to be the Saviour of the world, of that which was lost, of…
Barnes' Notes
He that hath received his testimony - Hath received and fully believed his doctrine. Hath yielded his heart to its influence. Hath set to his seal - To “seal” an instrument is to make it sure; to…
Adam Clarke
Hath set to his seal - That is hath hereby confirmed the truth of the testimony which he has borne; as a testator sets his seal to an instrument in order to confirm it, and such instrument is…
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
The Baptist shews at once that -no man" is hyperbolical; there are some who received the testimony.
hath received … hath set to his seal Better, received … set his seal.
his testimony his witness.…
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