John 12:26

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - John 12:1-50

Chapter 12Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he had raised from the dead. They made him a supper; and Martha served [typical of Martha]: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him. Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very expensive, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the aroma of the ointment ( John 12:1-3 ).Typical of Mary, worshipping;... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - John 12:1-50

John 12:1 . Six days before the passover. The Hebrew sabbath was kept from sunset to sunset. The worship of the day being closed, the jews indulged in a good supper after the light food of the day. This, the last week or consummation of the Saviour’s labours, was full of glory. Every day we find him in the temple, and sleeping every night in Bethany, except the night of the passover. As soon as the sabbath was over, the people having heard of his arrival at Bethany, and glowing with ardour... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - John 12:20-33

John 12:20-33And there came certain Greeks;…the same came therefore to Philip … saying, Sir, we would see JesusThe incident and its significanceThese Greeks belonged to those numerous Gentiles who, like the Ethiopian eunuch (Acts 8:1-40) had embraced Judaism and came to Jerusalem to keep its festivals.They must be carefully distinguished from the Jews (Hellenists) speaking the Greek language, who dwelt in heathen lands. The spacious court of the Gentiles was devoted to these proselytes... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - John 12:23-26

John 12:23-26The hour is come that the Son of Man should be glorified.The significance of this declaration in connection with the incidentWhy should this be such an hour of trouble and glory? How should the appearance of a few strangers have led to a discussion respecting the falling of wheat into the ground, and its death--the saving of life and the losing it? You will remember that when our Lord spoke of those “other sheep” He connected the formation of the one flock with the death of the one... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - John 12:24-26

John 12:24-26Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and dieA corn of wheatThe original word is not sperma, a seed, but kokkos, a berry, a fruit.It shows the extreme, even scientific, accuracy of our Saviour’s language; for the corn of wheat, and other cereal grains, consist of seeds incorporated with seed vessels, and are in reality fruits, though they appear like seeds. It is not the bare seed that falls into the ground, and, by dying, yields much fruit, but the corn of wheat--the whole... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - John 12:26

26 If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour. Ver. 26. If any man serve me, let, &c. ] Art thou not glad to fare as Phocion? said he to one that was to die with him; ουκ αγαπας μετα Φοκιονος απαθανουμενος . (Plut.) How much more to die with and for Christ! read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - John 12:26

serve: John 13:16, John 14:15, John 15:20, Luke 6:46, Romans 1:1, Romans 14:18, 2 Corinthians 4:5, Galatians 1:10, Colossians 3:24, Colossians 4:12, 2 Peter 1:1, 1 John 5:3, Jude 1:1 let: John 10:27, John 21:22, Numbers 14:24, Numbers 32:11, Matthew 16:24, Mark 8:34, Luke 9:23, Ephesians 5:1, Ephesians 5:2, Revelation 14:4 where: John 14:3, John 17:24, Psalms 17:15, Matthew 25:21, 2 Corinthians 5:8, Philippians 1:23, 1 Thessalonians 4:17, 1 Thessalonians 4:18 him: John 14:21-Isaiah :, 1... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - John 12:26

If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.Let him follow me — By hating his life: and where I am - In heaven.If any man serve me — Thus, him will the Father honour. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - John 12:12-50

§ 111. TRIUMPHAL ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM, vv. AND TRANSACT1ONS THERE, John 12:12-50 . See notes on Matthew 21:1-17; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:29-44. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - John 12:20-36

The Lord’s address before the Greeks, John 12:20-36. Writing mainly for Greeks, John alone reports this remarkable transaction and discourse. It brings up, dimly but significantly, the anxiety of those representatives of Greece, and the premonitions which their presence drew from Jesus, that his death was to result in the spiritual conquest of the world. read more

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