25The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him?
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For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God; …
John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.
He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 23-27)Our Lord Jesus (like St. Paul after him) preached his gospel with much contention ; his first appearance was in a dispute with the doctors in the temple, when he was twelve years old ; and here, just before he died, we have him engaged in controversy. In this sense, he was like Jeremiah, a man of contention; not striving, but striven with . The great contenders with him, were, the chief priests an…
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