loveth . Greek. phileo. App-135 . life . Greek psuche. App-110 and App-170 . Compare Matthew 10:39 ; Matthew 16:25 , Matthew 16:26 . Mark 8:35-37 . Luke 9:24 ; Luke 17:33 . keep = guard, or preserve. Greek. phulasso. See note on John 17:12 . unto. Greek. eis. App-104 . life . Greek. zoe. App-170 . eternal. Greek. aionios. App-151 . read more
My Father . Greek. the Father. App-98 . honour . Greek timao, only used by John, here, John 5:23 , and John 8:49 . read more
Now = At this moment. Not the "Now" of John 11:1 , John 11:5 . soul. Greek. psuche; here used in the personal sense = I myself: App-110 . troubled . Compare John 11:33 ; John 13:21 ; John 14:1 , John 14:27 . and what shall I say? , &c. Supply the Ellipses ( App-6 ) that follow, thus: (Shall I say) "Father, save Me from this hour? "(No!) It is for this cause I am come to this hour. (I will say) "Father, glorify Thy name". Father . App-98 . See John 1:14 . read more
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
thundered , &c. They heard a sound, but could not distinguish what it was. Compare Acts 9:4 ; Acts 22:9 . read more
answered , &c. See App-122 . because of = on account of. Greek. dia. App-104 .John 12:2 . for your sakes = on account of (Greek. dia. App-104 .) you. read more
judgment . Greek. crisis ( App-177 .); i.e. the crisis reached when the world pronounced judgment against Christ and His claims. prince = ruler. Greek. archon; applied to Satan as prince of this world (kosmos. App-129 .) three times, here, John 14:30 , and John 16:11 ; as prince of the demons in Matthew 12:24 .Mark 3:22 ; and as prince of the power of the air in Ephesians 2:2 . The same word used in Revelation 10:5 of the Lord. The prince of this world was a well-known Rabbinical term ... read more
lifted up. Greek hupsoe. Occurs twenty times. Always in John refers to the cross; see John 12:34 ; John 3:14 , John 3:14 , and John 8:28 . In fourteen other passages (Matthew 11:23 ; Matthew 23:12 , Matthew 23:12 .Luke 1:52 ; Luke 10:15 ; Luke 10:14 .; John 18:14 , John 18:14 .Acts 2:33 ; Acts 5:31 ; Act 13:17 . 2 Corinthians 11:7 . 1 Peter 5:6 ) rendered "exalt", and in James 4:10 , "lift up". earth. Greek ge. App-129 . draw . Greek. helkuo. Same word as in John 6:44 . Used else- where... read more
what death = what kind of death. should die = was about to die. read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 12:24
Verily, verily . The seventeenth occurance of this double amen. See note on John 1:51 . Except = If not. Greek. ean ( App-118 ). a corn of wheat = the seed-corn of the wheat. The Greek word kokkos occurs seven times: in Matthew 13:31 ; Matthew 17:20 . Mark 4:31 .Luke 13:19 ; Luke 17:6 (of mustard seed); here; and 1 Corinthians 15:37 . into . Greek. eis. App-104 . ground . Greek. ge. App-129 . abideth . Greek. meno, one of the characteristic words in this Gospel. See p. 1511. if.... read more