요한복음 12:23-29 KRV

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:23

And Jesus answereth £ them . Many commentators (Ewald, Godet, Hengstenberg) think that Jesus did not address the following words to the Greeks, that until he had gone through the agony of death, and entered in human nature on his Divine and mediatorial reign, the mission to the Gentiles could not commence. Tholuck supposed that the interview was over, and that the solemn words are addressed to the disciples in the presence both of Greeks and of others afterwards; but there is no such... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:23

The hour of glory. Our Savior was "a Light to lighten the Gentiles," as well as "the Glory of God's people Israel." It is remarkable that on the several occasions upon which Jesus was brought into contact with Gentiles, such contact was suggestive of the wide and far-reaching consequences of his mission to mankind. The faith of the centurion prompted the prediction, "Many shall come from the East and from the West, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God." When the Samaritans believed,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:23-26

(1) The glorification of the Son of man in and through death . read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:24

The oracle is introduced with a solemn ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν : Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except the corn (or, grain ) of wheat, having fallen to the ground, die, it abideth by itself alone: but if it die, it beareth much fruit. The simple illustration of life through death, life triumphing over death. "Even nature protests against the Hellenic fear of death" (Lange). As long as the corn of wheat is scrupulously kept from decomposition and death in the granary, the hidden... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:24

Death and fruitfulness. The principle here stated, and applied by Christ to himself, is one ordained by the Creator of the moral universe. The only true enrich-merit is through giving, the only true gain is through loss, the only true victory is through suffering-and humiliation, the only true life is through death. The earth yields a harvest when the grain is entrusted to its keeping, even when the Egyptian husbandman casts his bread upon the waters. And the Son of God saw clearly that he... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:24

The fruitfulness of the dying Jesus. These words come very abruptly into the narrative. But looking carefully into all the circumstances, the fitness of the words is soon seen. If these Greeks had come earlier, and come into Galilee in the thick of the Galilaean ministry, Jesus would have said, "Let them come and welcome. They shall see the works of the Christ in great abundance." But they have come just too late. Jesus has done his last great work in the body according to the flesh—he has... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:24-25

Mors janua vitro. "Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone," etc. These words belong to the day of Christ's triumphant entry into Jerusalem—the day of palms. Amidst the general enthusiasm, certain Greeks, who had come up to worship at the feast, asked the Apostle Philip to obtain for them a private interview with Jesus. Philip consulted with Andrew, and the two together laid the request before their Master. Our Lord was deeply... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:25

He that loves his own life ( ψυχή ); life used as equivalent to "self," in that totality of being which, like the life of the seed-corn, survives the accident of death— he that loves his own life ( self ) is losing £ it ; or, perhaps, destroying it, ipso facto . There are ends and objects of love so much greater than" the self," that to keep it by some act of will and recreant fear is to make it utterly valueless, is really to destroy its true vitality. And he that... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:25-26

The Lord here introduces a solemn, almost oracular utterance, which proves how close and intimate is the relationship between the synoptics and the Fourth Gospel. On several great occasions our Lord has impressed this law of the Spirit of life upon his disciples. Thus in Matthew 10:37-39 , in the lengthened commission given to the twelve, after calling on his followers to place his own claim on their affection as greater than that of father, mother, friend, and calling for self-sacrifice,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:26

In this verse the Lord brings the light of heaven down into this deep paradox. He speaks like an anointed King and great Captain of salvation, who has ( διάκονοι ) "servants" willing to do his bidding. If any man will be my servant, let him follow me along the line which I am prepared to take, in the way of sacrifice and death, which is the true glorification; and where I am, there shall also my servant be . This association of the servant with the Lord, as the sufficient and the... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:23

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:23

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:23-26

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:24

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:24

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:24

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:24-25

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:25

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:25-26

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:26

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