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John Chrysostom
Catena Aurea · Johannesevangelium 3
Joh 3, Verses 31–32English original
He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all. And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; He that is of the earth is of the earth; i. e. is earthly, and speaketh of the earth, speaketh earthly things.
(Hom. xxx. 1) Having corrected the bad feeling of his disciples, he comes to discourse more deeply upon Christ. Before this it would have been useless to reveal the truths which could not yet gain a place in their minds. It follows therefore, He that cometh from heaven.