If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things? No one has ascended to heaven but He who came down from heaven, that is, the Son of Man who is in heaven.
JOHN 3:12-13 NKJV
John 3:12 Earthly things refers to things that occur on earth, like the new birth (vv. 3, 5–7), the wind (v. 8), and perhaps miracles. Heavenly things refers to events like Christ’s ascension (6:61, 62) and the coming of the Holy Spirit (16:7). Nicodemus may have believed in Jesus’ miracles (v. 2); the majority of the Jewish council did not (v. 11).
John 3:13 In v. 9, Nicodemus, referring to the new birth, asks, “How can these things be?” Here Jesus answers the question. New birth is by the Son, by the Cross (v. 14), and by faith (v. 15).
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