John 3:31
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3:31The one who comes from above is superior to all.61 The one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks about earthly things.62 The one who comes from heaven63 is superior to all.64
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- 61 Or “is above all.”
- 62 Grk “speaks from the earth.”
- 63 The one who comes from heaven refers to Christ. As in John 1:1, the Word’s preexistence is indicated here.
- 64 𝔓75 א* D f1 565 as well as several versions and fathers lack the phrase “is superior to all” (ἐπάνω πάντων ἐστίν, epanō pantōn estin). This effectively joins the last sentence of v. 31 with v. 32: “The one who comes from heaven testifies about what he has seen and heard, but no one accepts his testimony.” On the other side, the phrase may have been deleted because of perceived redundancy, since it duplicates what is said earlier in the verse. The witnesses that include ἐπάνω πάντων ἐστίν in both places are weighty and widespread (𝔓36vid,66 א2 A B L Ws Θ Ψ 083 086 f13 33 𝔐 lat sys,p,h bo). On balance, the longer reading should probably be considered authentic. Or “is above all.”
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
He who comes from above is above all. He who is of the earth belongs to the earth and speaks in an earthly way. He who comes from heaven is above all.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
The one who comes from above is above all; the one who is from the earth belongs to the earth, and speaks as one from the earth. The one who comes from heaven is above all.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
The one who comes from above is above all. The one who is from the earth is earthly and speaks in earthly terms. The one who comes from heaven is above all.
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NLTNew Living Translation
“He has come from above and is greater than anyone else. We are of the earth, and we speak of earthly things, but he has come from heaven and is greater than anyone else.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
The one who comes from above is over all. The one who is from the earth is from the earth and speaks from the earth; the one who comes from heaven is over all.
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KJV 1900King James Version
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.
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