He who comes from above is above all. He who is from the Earth belongs to the Earth, and speaks of the Earth. He who comes from heaven is above all.
      4. It is noted (John 3:24; John 3:24) that John was not yet cast into prison, to clear the order of the story, and to show that these passages are to come in before Matthew 6:12. John never desisted from his work as long as he had his liberty; nay, he seems to have been the more industrious, because he foresaw his time was short; he was not yet cast into prison, but he expected it ere long, John 9:4; John 9:4.