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William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - John 12:10

John 12:10 Two questions here suggest themselves: What was it in Jesus Christ which so deeply stirred the enmity of the Pharisees? And what was it in Jesus Christ which made it true in any sense, that the world was gone after Him. I. The Pharisees ought to have examined the commission of Christ, as (in some sense) they seem to have examined that of His forerunner the Baptist. But the difference between the message of John and the message of Jesus was just that which made all the difference to... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - John 12:1-50

Chapter 12Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he had raised from the dead. They made him a supper; and Martha served [typical of Martha]: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him. Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very expensive, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the aroma of the ointment ( John 12:1-3 ).Typical of Mary, worshipping;... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - John 12:1-50

John 12:1 . Six days before the passover. The Hebrew sabbath was kept from sunset to sunset. The worship of the day being closed, the jews indulged in a good supper after the light food of the day. This, the last week or consummation of the Saviour’s labours, was full of glory. Every day we find him in the temple, and sleeping every night in Bethany, except the night of the passover. As soon as the sabbath was over, the people having heard of his arrival at Bethany, and glowing with ardour... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - John 12:1-16

John 12:1-16Then Jesus six days before the Passover.--The following calendar of the Passover week is taken from Lightfoot (2.586):NISAN IX; The Sabbath. Six days before the Passover, Jesus sups with Lazarus at the going out of the Sabbath, when according to the custom of that country their suppers were more liberal.NISAN X; Sunday. Five days before the Passover, Jesus goes to Jerusalem on an ass, and in the evening returns to Bethany (Mark 11:11). On this day the lamb was taken, and kept till... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - John 12:9-11

John 12:9-11Much people of the Jews therefore knew that He was there.Learn1. Where Christ pleaseth to make Himself known, He will get respect and followers, were there never so much hazard and opposition in the way; for albeit the Rulers had concluded to put Him to death, and He had withdrawn upon that, and they had given charge to spy Him out (chap. 11:53, 54, 57), yet much people of the Jews, so soon as they heard of Him, they flocked to Him. 2. Christ gives so glorious proofs of His power... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - John 12:10

10 But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death; Ver. 10. That they might put Lazarus also to death ] In malice is steeped the venom of all vices. What a giant like madness was this, to take up arms against heaven itself! to seek to kill a man, only because God had made him alive! was it not because they were even acted and agitated by the devil? Si videris aliquando persecutorem tuum nimis saevientem, scito quia ab accensore sue daemone perurgetur, saith... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - John 12:10

John 11:47-2 Thessalonians :, John 11:57, Genesis 4:4-2 Samuel :, Exodus 10:3, Job 15:25, Job 15:26, Job 40:8, Job 40:9, Ecclesiastes 9:3, Daniel 5:21-Isaiah :, Matthew 2:3-Ruth :, Matthew 2:16, Luke 16:31 Reciprocal: Genesis 37:20 - and we 1 Kings 12:26 - Now shall Ecclesiastes 10:13 - beginning Daniel 6:7 - have consulted Matthew 28:12 - General Luke 19:39 - rebuke John 11:1 - Now John 11:53 - put John 12:2 - Lazarus John 15:24 - If Acts 5:17 - the high Acts 12:19 - commanded Hebrews 12:3 -... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - John 12:10

But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death;The chief priests consulted, how to kill Lazarus also — Here is the plain reason why the other evangelists, who wrote while Lazarus was living, did not relate his story. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - John 12:2-11

§ 120. SUPPER AND ANOINTING AT BETHANY, John 12:2-11 . See notes on Matthew 26:6-16; Mark 14:3-9. read more

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