Geneva Bible Notes (1560)John 3

^{3 !} Christ instructeth Nicodemus in the regeneration.

^{3 b} Which thing is to be assembled and incorporate into the Church of God.

^{3 a} To entre therein.

^{5 c} Which is the spiritual water where the holie Gost doeth washe vs into newnes of life.

^{8 d} As the power of God is manifest by the mouing of the aire, so is it in changing and renuing vs, althogh the maner be hid from vs.

^{10 e} Althogh he was excellently learned, yet knewe he not those things which the very babes in Christs schole oght to knowe.

^{11 f} We may not teache out owne inuentions.

^{11 g} He reproueth him, for that men do teach things which they vnderstande not, and yet others beleue them: but Christ teacheth things moste certeine & knowen, & men wil not receiue his doctrine.

^{12 h} Which was after a commune and grosse maner.

^{13 i} By reason of the vnion of his God head with his manhoode.

^{14 k} His power must be manifest, which is not yet knowen.

^{15 !} Of faith.

^{16 !} Of the loue of God to wards the wordle.

^{17 l} The contempt of Christ, and the sinnes of the wicked condemne them: yet Christ as a juste judge giueth sentence against the reprobate.

^{17 m} Not onely the Jewes, but whosoeuer shulde beleue in him.

^{19 n} The cause and matter of condemnation.

^{21 o} In walking roundely, and sincerely.

^{21 /} Or, in God.

^{21 p} Or territorie.

^{23 !} The doctrine and baptisme of John.

^{25 q} That is, how they might be made cleane, before God, with the washings vnder the law did represent.

^{26 r} They were led with ambition fearing lest their master shulde haue lost his fame.

^{28 !} And the witnes that he beareth of Christ.

^{28 s} No man oght to vsurpe anie thing further then God giueth him.

^{30 t} And be exalted, and I estemed as his seruant.

^{31 u} The minister compared to Christ is but earth.

^{34 x} For vnto Christ was giuen the ful abundance of all grace, that we might receiue of him as of the onelie fountaine.