“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.”
The one who comes from above is above all; the one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks as one from the earth. The one who comes from heaven is above all' — the sermonic conclusion begins with a metaphysical principle: origin determines nature and authority. Jesus' heavenly provenance grants him universal supremacy; earthly beings (including the Baptist) speak from earthly perspective. The principle resolves the apparent competition: Jesus' superiority is not earned but ontological.
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