John 12:44

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - John 12:44-50

A Final Summary of His Teaching (John 12:44-50 ). John is now concerned that the last that we hear of Jesus before the hours leading up to His crucifixion will be the essence of His message, a message that has been constantly repeated. It is for this that He will be put to death, and John wants it to be quite clear. read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - John 12:44-50

John 12:44-Philippians : . Final Summary of Jesus’ Public Teaching.— This summing up of what was most important in the teaching of Jesus throws interesting light on the author’ s method of recording the “ speeches.” Belief in Jesus is identified with belief in God. He is for men the final revelation of the Father. He came to enlighten, to dispel moral and spiritual darkness. His chief purpose was not to execute the Messianic judgment of men, as some had thought, and rejected Jesus in... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - John 12:44

The words, at first view, seem to contain a contradiction, and denying the same act as to the same person; as if any man could believe, and yet not believe on Christ; but there is nothing less in them. By the same figurative way of speaking God tells the prophet Samuel, 1 Samuel 8:7, the people had not rejected Samuel, (that is, not Samuel alone), but they had rejected him. So Mark 9:37, Whosoever receiveth me, receiveth not me, ( that is, not me alone), but him that sent me. So 1 Thessalonians... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - John 12:37-50

EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTESJohn 12:37-43. The Evangelist’s statement of the causes of Jewish unbelief, and of the timidity of many who believed, which prevented them confessing Christ.John 12:37. τοσαῦτα, “so many,” to be distinguished from τοιαῦτα, “so great” (Reynolds, etc.).John 12:38. Report (i.e. the message given to the prophets to be delivered by them) … arm of the Lord.—Both the teaching and the signs wrought by Christ failed to lead the mass of the people to faith.John 12:39.... 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 12:37-50

John 12:37-50But though He had done so many miracles … yet they believed not on HimOur Lord’s ministryI.ITS DETAILS. 1. The doctrines He taught (John 12:44-50). These words are an abridged statement of our Lord’s words uttered at different times. In John 12:36 we have, the formal close of our Lord’s mission, and this summary appropriately follows. It teaches (1) The Divinity of His mission (John 12:49). There is nothing that our Lord stated more frequently or plainly than this His name for God... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - John 12:44

44 Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me. Ver. 44. Jesus cried, &c. ] As being now to cry his last to them, and is therefore so earnest in his contestation. This was the Conclamatum est proclaimed to this perverse people, his farewell sermon, &c. read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - John 12:44

cried: John 7:28, John 11:43, Proverbs 1:20, Proverbs 8:1, Isaiah 55:1-Leviticus : He: John 13:20, Matthew 10:40, Mark 9:37, 1 Peter 1:21 Reciprocal: Luke 9:48 - Whosoever shall receive this Luke 10:16 - heareth you John 3:15 - whosoever John 5:24 - He that John 5:38 - for John 14:1 - ye John 14:13 - that John 14:24 - and Acts 9:42 - and many Titus 3:8 - which Hebrews 6:1 - faith read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - John 12:44

Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me.Jesus said with a loud voice — This which follows to the end of the chapter, is with St. John the epilogue of our Lord's public discourses, and a kind of recapitulation of them.Believeth not on me — Not on me alone, but also on him that sent me: because the Father hath sent the Son, and because he and the Father are one. read more