Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 3:34
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34. for God giveth not the Spirit by measure —Here, again, the sharpest conceivable line of distinction is drawn between Christ and all human-inspired teachers: "They have the Spirit in a limited degree; but God giveth not [to Him] the Spirit by measure. " It means the entire fulness of divine life and divine power. The present tense " giveth, " very aptly points out the permanent communication of the Spirit by the Father to the Son, so that a constant flow and reflow of living power is to be understood (Compare :- ) [OLSHAUSEN]. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-35" class="com-number"
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