约翰福音 12:28-32 CUNPSS

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 12:30

This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes - Probably meaning those Greeks who had been brought to him by Philip and Andrew. The Jews had frequent opportunities of seeing his miracles, and of being convinced that he was the Messiah; but these Greeks, who were to be a first fruits of the Gentiles, had never any such opportunity. For their sakes, therefore, to confirm them in the faith, this miraculous voice appears to have come from heaven. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 12:31

Now is the judgment of this world - The judgment spoken of in this place is applied by some to the punishment which was about to fall on the Jewish people for rejecting Christ. And the ruler or prince, ὁ αρχων , of this world, is understood to be Satan, who had blinded the eyes of the Jews, and hardened their hearts, that they might not believe on the Son of God; but his kingdom, not only among the Jews, but in all the world, was about to be destroyed by the abolition of idolatry and the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 12:32

I - will draw all men unto me - After I shall have died and risen again, by the preaching of my word and the influence of my Spirit, I shall attract and illuminate both Jews and Gentiles. It was one of the peculiar characteristics of the Messiah, that unto him should the gathering of the people be, Genesis 49:10 . And probably our Lord refers to the prophecy, Isaiah 11:10 , which peculiarly belonged to the Gentiles: "There shall be a root of Jesse which shall stand for an Ensign of the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 12:28

Verse 28 28.Father, glorify thy name. By these words he testifies, that he prefers the glory of the Father to all things else, and even neglects and disregards his own life. And the true regulation of all our desires is, to seek the glory of God in such a manner that all other things shall give way to it; for it ought to be reckoned by us an abundant recompense, leading us to endure patiently all that is vexatious or irksome. I have both glorified it. It is as if he had said, I will finish... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 12:29

Verse 29 29.That it thundered. It was truly monstrous, that the assembled multitude were unmoved by so evident a miracle. Some are so deaf, that they hear as a confused sound what God had distinctly pronounced. Others are less dull of caring, but yet take away much from the majesty of the Divine voice, by pretending that it was an angel who spoke. But the same thing is practiced every day; for God speaks plainly enough in the Gospel, in which is also displayed the power and energy of the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 12:30

Verse 30 30.This voice came not for my sake. Had Christ no need of being strengthened, or did the Father care less for him than for us? But we must attend to this principle. As it was on our account that Christ clothed himself with flesh, so all the blessings which he received from the Father were bestowed on our account. Again, it is also true, that the voice came from heaven for the sake of the people; for he had no need of an outward miracle. Besides, there is here an indirect reproof, that... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 12:31

Verse 31 31.Now is the judgment of this world. The Lord now, as if he had already succeeded in the contest, boasts of having obtained a victory not only over fear, but over death; for he describes, in lofty terms, the advantage of his death, which might have struck his disciples with consternation. Some view the word, judgment ( πρίσις) as denoting reformation, and others, as denoting condemnation. I rather agree with the former who explain it to mean, that the world must be restored to a... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 12:32

Verse 32 32.If I be lifted up. Next follows the method by which the judgment shall be conducted; namely, Christ, being lifted up on the cross, shall gather all men to himself, in order that he may raise them from earth to heaven. The Evangelist says, that Christ pointed out the manner of his death; and, therefore, the meaning undoubtedly is, that the cross will be, as it were, a chariot, by which he shall raise all men, along with himself, to his Father. It might have been thought, that at that... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:1-50

III. CONSUMMATION OF THE PUBLIC MINISTRY . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:20-30

4. The desire of the " Greeks " —the representatives of the Western world—go see Jesus, and his reply . And now a scene is related of transcendent interest—the one solitary incident of the Passion week between the triumph and the night of the Last Supper. John assumes here a knowledge of all that, in current tradition and narrative, had taken place between these two events. The cleansing of the temple, the solemn parables by which Jesus repulsed the Sanhedrin, the conflict with... read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 12:30

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 12:31

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 12:32

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 12:28

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 12:29

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 12:30

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 12:31

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 12:32

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:1-50

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:20-30

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