11-13. We speak that we know, and . . . have seen —that is, by absolute knowledge and immediate vision of God, which "the only-begotten Son in the bosom of the Father" claims as exclusively His own ( :- ). The "we" and "our" are here used, though Himself only is intended, in emphatic contrast, probably, with the opening words of Nicodemus, "Rabbi, we know. ", &c. ye receive not, &c.—referring to the class to which Nicodemus belonged, but from which he was beginning to be separated in spirit. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-12" class="com-number"
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pericope/per-jhn-3-001
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