Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - John 12:12-50
§ 111. TRIUMPHAL ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM, vv. AND TRANSACT1ONS THERE, John 12:12-50 . See notes on Matthew 21:1-17; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:29-44. read more
John 12:20
Daniel Whedon
Daniel Whedon
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - John 12:20
20. Certain Greeks Men of Hellenic blood, who rejected idolatry and habitually came to the Passover, not indeed fully to participate in the Jewish ritual, but to worship the Supreme. They were monotheists, who saw in Israel’s Jehovah the God of the universe. read more
Daniel Whedon
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - John 12:20-36
The Lord’s address before the Greeks, John 12:20-36. Writing mainly for Greeks, John alone reports this remarkable transaction and discourse. It brings up, dimly but significantly, the anxiety of those representatives of Greece, and the premonitions which their presence drew from Jesus, that his death was to result in the spiritual conquest of the world. read more
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes - John 12:20
And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast:Certain Greeks — A prelude of the Gentile Church. That these were circumcised does not appear. But they came up on purpose to worship the God of Israel. read more