2. This superiority of Christ was based on His pre-existence.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I"
Marcus Dods
And it is the same superiority to the Sabbath which Jesus claims for Himself.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I"
Marcus Dods
He understood that their arrival would be an entirely unexpected event which would at once assure Fumba of a superiority.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz