For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God does not give the Spirit by measure. 35 The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into His hand. 36 He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.”
JOHN 3:34-36 NKJV
John 3:34 Unlike human teachers, Jesus was not given the Spirit by measure—that is, in a limited way (Is. 11:1, 2). The Holy Spirit was given to Jesus completely. All three Persons of the Trinity are referred to in this verse: God the Father sent Christ the Son, and gave Him the Holy Spirit without measure.
John 3:35 God the Father not only gave Jesus, in His humanity, the Holy Spirit (v. 34), He also gave Him all things, including the authority to give life (5:21) and judge (5:22). The phrase into His hand signifies the Son’s authority over the use of “all things.”
John 3:36 The verb translated has is in the present tense. The one who believes has eternal life as a present possession. Likewise, the one who refuses to believe on Christ has the wrath of God abiding on him or her as a present reality.
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