John 12:41-42

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:1-50

III. CONSUMMATION OF THE PUBLIC MINISTRY . read more

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:37-41

The causes of Jewish unbelief. The evangelist now turns to the remarkable failure of the Messiah's work in Israel, and proceeds to account for it. I. THE UNBELIEF OF THE JEWS WAS INEXCUSABLE . "But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him." 1. It is implied that Jesus did many more miracles than the seven recorded in this Gospel . 2. The miracles were done "before them, " so as to leave them without this excuse of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:37-43

6. The reflections of the evangelist . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:41

These things said Isaiah, because £ he saw his glory, and he spake of him. By this reference to the theophany of Isaiah 6:1 , Isaiah 6:2 the evangelist here identifies Christ with the Adonai whom the prophet saw in his vision, and thus expresses his conception of the Christ. Because the prophet saw the glory of Christ, the unutterable majesty of the "Word of God," he delivered, as we know, this tremendous burden. Few utterances of the New Testament convey in more startling form the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:42-43

A movement Christward among the chief rulers. The unbelief of the Jews was neither total nor final. I. THE ADHESION OF MANY CHIEF RULERS . "Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him." 1. Some of them, like Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathaea, were true believers . 2. Others, probably, were inwardly persuaded that he was the Messiah, but could not bring themselves to an open discipleship. The causes were twofold. (a) This proves at once the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:42-43

Believing yet not confessing. Here we have one of the mighty hindrances, one that explains a very great deal indeed, to the full acceptance of Jesus as Lord and Christ. Between the bold believers and the open unbelievers there is a very large class, which cannot but believe, yet will by no means avow its belief. Human beings are not so stupid and insensible in the presence of Jesus as they often seem to be. None can see better the fallacies and follies of unbelief, but they lack the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 12:41

When he saw his glory - Isaiah 6:1-10. Isaiah saw the Lord (in Hebrew, יהוה Yahweh) sitting on a throne and surrounded with the seraphim. This is perhaps the only instance in the Bible in which Yahweh is said to have been seen by man, and for this the Jews affirm that Isaiah was put to death. God had said Exodus 33:20, “No man shall see me and live;” and as Isaiah affirmed that he had seen Yahweh, the Jews, for that and other reasons, put him to death by sawing him asunder. See Introduction to... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 12:42

The chief rulers - Members of the Sanhedrin - Nicodemus, Joseph, and others like them.Because of the Pharisees - The Pharisees were a majority of the council.Did not confess him - Did not openly avow their belief that he was the Messiah. Two of them, however, did afterward evince their attachment to him. These were Joseph and Nicodemus, John 19:38-39. That Joseph was one of them appears from Mark 15:43; Luke 23:50-51.Put out of the synagogue - Excommunicated. See the notes at John 9:22. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 12:37-41

John 12:37-41. Though he had done so many miracles before them So that they could not but see them; yet they believed not on him That is, in general they did not; being hardened in their infidelity. That the saying of Esaias might Or rather, So that the saying of Esaias was, fulfilled, as Dr. Doddridge renders the clause, observing, “It is apparent that the accomplishment of this prophecy could not be the end they proposed to themselves in their unbelief; and consequently that the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 12:42-43

John 12:42-43. Nevertheless, among the chief rulers also many believed on him Though the greater part of those to whom Christ preached rejected him, his sermons were not wholly unsuccessful; for a number of the chief magistrates, and other principal people, believed on him; yet they did not openly profess their faith, fearing they should be excommunicated by the Pharisees, whose party was now very powerful, both in church and state; for they loved the praise of men more than, &c. They... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:1-50

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:37-41

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:37-43

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:41

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:42-43

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:42-43

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 12:41

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 12:42

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 12:37-41

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 12:42-43

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