John 12:25

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - John 12:25-26

‘He who loves his life loses it, but he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. If anyone serves me he must follow me, and where I am there will my servant be as well. If anyone serves me the Father will honour him.’ Jesus then applies a similar thought to His followers. Like Jesus His followers must count their lives as nothing so that they may do the will of God. We must choose, as He did, between a life of self-gratification, and a life of obedience to God, even if... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - John 12:20-36

John 12:20-Zephaniah : . The Request of the Greeks.— This incident is chosen to illustrate the Lord’ s consciousness that only through death could the final success of His work be brought about. If it was invented to gain His authority for the admission of the Gentiles, it must again be confessed that it is very badly done. The Greeks are apparently not even admitted to His presence. The mention of Philip and Andrew is natural if their home Was Bethsaida ( John 1:45), in a region largely... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - John 12:25

We had much the same in the other evangelists, Matthew 10:39; Luke 14:26. Some think that our Saviour repeateth it here, to show, that as Christ first suffered, and then entered into his glory; so his disciples must also lay the foundation of their glory in their sufferings and through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God, Acts 14:22. Or what if we should say, that our blessed Lord doth here prophesy what sufferings would attend the first preaching of the gospel, and encourage his... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - John 12:20-36

EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTESJohn 12:20-36. Certain Greeks coming with a desire to see Him gave our Lord an opportunity of pointing to His atoning work as the hope of salvation for all men, i.e. the world.John 12:20. Greeks.—Ἑλληνες, not simply Grecian Jews (Acts 6:1). They were most likely “proselytes of the Gate,” as they had come to Jerusalem to keep the feast.John 12:21. The same came therefore to Philip, etc.—Why therefore? There were many Greeks in the region of Decapolis; and as... read more

C.I. Scofield

Scofield's Reference Notes - John 12:25

world kosmos = world-system. John 14:17; John 14:19; John 14:22; John 14:27; John 14:30; John 7:7 (See Scofield "John 7:7- :") . 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 12:20-33

John 12:20-33And there came certain Greeks;…the same came therefore to Philip … saying, Sir, we would see JesusThe incident and its significanceThese Greeks belonged to those numerous Gentiles who, like the Ethiopian eunuch (Acts 8:1-40) had embraced Judaism and came to Jerusalem to keep its festivals.They must be carefully distinguished from the Jews (Hellenists) speaking the Greek language, who dwelt in heathen lands. The spacious court of the Gentiles was devoted to these proselytes... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - John 12:23-26

John 12:23-26The hour is come that the Son of Man should be glorified.The significance of this declaration in connection with the incidentWhy should this be such an hour of trouble and glory? How should the appearance of a few strangers have led to a discussion respecting the falling of wheat into the ground, and its death--the saving of life and the losing it? You will remember that when our Lord spoke of those “other sheep” He connected the formation of the one flock with the death of the one... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - John 12:24-26

John 12:24-26Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and dieA corn of wheatThe original word is not sperma, a seed, but kokkos, a berry, a fruit.It shows the extreme, even scientific, accuracy of our Saviour’s language; for the corn of wheat, and other cereal grains, consist of seeds incorporated with seed vessels, and are in reality fruits, though they appear like seeds. It is not the bare seed that falls into the ground, and, by dying, yields much fruit, but the corn of wheat--the whole... read more

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - John 12:25-26

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - John 12:20-36

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - John 12:25

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - John 12:20-36

Scofield's Reference Notes - John 12:25

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - John 12:1-50

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

The Biblical Illustrator - John 12:20-33

The Biblical Illustrator - John 12:23-26

The Biblical Illustrator - John 12:24-26

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