John 12:28

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:27-30

(2) The anticipation of Gethsemane . read more

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:27-30

Through trouble to triumph. I. JESUS IN TROUBLE . He was not a stranger to trouble, but this was a special one. 1. Trouble arising from a vivid realization of his approaching death and sufferings . They already cast their awful shadows upon his pure soul. The unparalleled tragedy of his death, with all its sinfulness on the part of his foes, and all its cruelties, agonies, and shame, was now acted in his soul, and it caused him to shudder. He was far from being a coward,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:28

The Father glorifying his Name. I. THE DESIRE OF JESUS FOR HIS FATHER 'S GLORY . Jesus did not seek that the eyes of men should be fixed in admiration on him. With powers such as never belonged to any other being of flesh and blood, he never used them for his own advancement among men. The pleasures of human ambition and human fame were far from his heart. No one truly glorifies Jesus unless he glorifies the Father of Jesus. Jesus was glad to find men drawn to him in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:28-29

A heavy thunder-cloud seems to hang over him; for a moment a break in the darkness, a rift in the clouds, presents itself, and, though he might have prayed for legions of angels, he did not. The second Adam knows the issue of the tremendous trial, and, in full apprehension of the answer to his deepest prayer, he cries, Father, glorify thy Name . The "thy" is emphatic. A contrast is implied between the eternal glory and the glory of the Christ. "I am thine; thou art mine;" "Thy will be done;"... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 12:28

Glorify thy name - The meaning of this expression in this connection is this: “I am willing to bear any trials; I will not shrink from any sufferings. Let thy name be honored. Let thy character, wisdom, goodness, and plans of mercy be manifested and promoted, whatever sufferings it may cost me.” Thus Jesus showed us that God’s glory is to be the great end of our conduct, and that we are to seek that, whatever sufferings it may cost us.I have both glorified it - The word “it” is not here in the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 12:28-30

John 12:28-30 . Father, glorify thy name Whatever I suffer. For this may be considered as a further expression of his resignation, importing that he was willing to submit to whatever the Father should judge necessary for the manifestation of his perfections: as if he had said, Dispose of me and all my concerns in such a way as may most effectually promote thy glory. The answer, however, that was now given to this part of Christ’s prayer, rather suggests another meaning, namely, that he... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 12:27-50

137. Final message to the Jews (John 12:27-50)Jesus trembled as he thought of the suffering that awaited him, but he was determined to finish the work he had come to do. He prayed that through his death he would glorify his Father, and his Father responded in a voice from heaven that the prayer would be answered (John 12:27-29). As the startled onlookers were wondering what they had heard, Jesus told them that the time for Satan’s defeat was approaching. Through Jesus’ crucifixion, people of... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 12:28

heaven (singular) See note on Matthew 6:9 , Matthew 6:10 . I have, &c. The Father's name was glorified in the wilderness by the Son's victory over the "tempter". It was about to be glorified again by the final victory over Satan, in the contest beginning in Gethsemane and ending at the empty tomb. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 12:28

Father glorify thy name. There came therefore a voice out of heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.Three times God spoke out of heaven during the ministry of Jesus: here, at the baptism, and at the transfiguration (Mark 1:11; 9:7, and parallels). The Jews are said to have regarded thunder as an echo of the voice of God; but, "In all four Gospels, it is no mere echo of God's voice that is heard, but the direct speaking of the Father to the Son."[17]Glorify thy name... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 12:27-28

John 12:27-28. Now is my soul troubled:— Having taken a view of his own sufferings, and proposed them as an example to his disciples, the prospect moved him to a great degree, and he discovered to them the conflict which he felt in his bosom: "Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Shall I say, Father, save me from this hour? (for so the passage evidently should be read and pointed) No, I will not say this, since for this very cause I came unto this hour." Our Lord's application to his... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:27-30

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:27-30

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:28

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:28-29

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 12:28

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 12:28-30

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 12:27-50

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 12:28

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 12:28

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 12:27-28

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