John 12:24-33

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 12:28

Father, glorify thy name ,.... The perfections of his nature, particularly his justice and holiness, meaning in himself; by his sufferings and death; intimating hereby, that his Father's glory was what he had in view, and that the securing of that would give him an infinite pleasure amidst all his sorrows. The Arabic version, and Nonnus, read "glorify thy Son", as in John 17:1 , and the Ethiopic version takes in both, "glorify thy name, and thy Son": and indeed, what glorifies the one,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 12:29

The people therefore that stood by and heard it ,.... Some more confusedly, who were farthest off; others more distinctly, who were nearer: the first of these, said that it thundered ; as it used to do when "Bath Kol" was heard, which, as the Jews say F1 Piske Tosephot in T. Bab. Sanhedrin, art. 30. , "is a voice that comes out of heaven proceeding from the midst of another voice,' as thunder; wherefore some took this for thunder, and others for the voice of an angel out of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 12:30

Jesus answered and said ,.... To the people that stood by, and were disputing among themselves about what they heard, whether it was thunder, or the voice of an angel: this voice came not because of me ; at least not only and chiefly; it was not so much in answer to his prayer, or in order to comfort him under the apprehensions he had of his sufferings and death, or to assure him of his future glorification, though all this was true: but for your sakes ; to convince them that he was... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 12:31

Now is the judgment of this world ,.... That is, in a very short time will be the judgment either of the Jewish world, when that shall be reproved, convinced, and condemned for their sin of rejecting Christ, and crucifying him, by the Spirit, in the ministration of the Gospel; and they still continuing in their impenitence and unbelief, in process of time wrath will come upon them, upon their nation, city, and temple, to the uttermost; or of the Gentile world, when there shall be a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 12:32

And I, if I be lifted up from the earth ,.... The death of Christ is here signified by his being "lifted up from the earth", in allusion to the lifting up of the brazen serpent on the pole; and shows, that his death would not be natural, but violent, and would be public, and not private; and fitly expresses his mediation between God, and men, being lifted up between the heavens and the earth; and points out the death of the cross, as is intimated in the next verse: and the "if" here does not... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 12:33

This he said ,.... These are the words of the evangelist, interpreting the design of Christ in the above words, thereby signifying what death he should die ; the phrase of being lifted up from the earth, not only signified his death, but the kind, or manner of it, that it should be by crucifixion; a person crucified being stretched forth upon a cross, and that erected, was lifted up between earth and heaven. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 12:24

Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die - Our Lord compares himself to a grain of wheat; his death, to a grain sown and decomposed in the ground; his resurrection, to the blade which springs up from the dead grain; which grain, thus dying, brings forth an abundance of fruit. I must die to be glorified; and, unless I am glorified, I can not establish a glorious Church of Jews and Gentiles upon earth. In comparing himself thus to a grain of wheat, our Lord shows us: - The cause... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 12:25

He that loveth his life - See on Matthew 10:39 ; (note); Luke 14:26 ; (note). I am about to give up my life for the salvation of men; but I shall speedily receive it back with everlasting honor, by my resurrection from the dead. In this I should be imitated by my disciples, who should, when called to it, lay down their lives for the truth; and, if they do, they shall receive them again with everlasting honor. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 12:26

If any man serve me - Christ is a master in a twofold sense: To instruct men. To employ and appoint them their work. He who wishes to serve Christ must become: His disciple or scholar, that he may be taught: His servant, that he may be employed by and obey his master. To such a person a twofold promise is given: He shall be with Christ, in eternal fellowship with him; and He shall be honored by the Lord: he shall have an abundant recompense in glory; but how great, eye hath not... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 12:27

Now is my soul troubled - Our blessed Lord took upon him our weaknesses, that he might sanctify them to us. As a man he was troubled at the prospect of a violent death. Nature abhors death: God has implanted that abhorrence in nature, that it might become a principle of self preservation; and it is to this that we owe all that prudence and caution by which we avoid danger. When we see Jesus working miracles which demonstrate his omnipotence, we should be led to conclude that he was not man... read more

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