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John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - John 12:25

25 He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal. Ver. 25. He that loveth his life ] As Christ loved not his life to the death for us, so neither must we for him. If every hair of my head were a man, I would suffer death in the opinion and faith that I am now in, said John Ardley, martyr, to Bonner. God be praised, said Dr Taylor, since my condemnation, I was never afraid to die. God’s will be done; if I shrink from God’s... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - John 12:25

that loveth: Matthew 10:39, Matthew 16:25, Matthew 19:29, Mark 8:35, Luke 9:23, Luke 9:24, Luke 17:33, Acts 20:24, Acts 21:13, Hebrews 11:35, Revelation 12:11 hateth: Genesis 29:30-Micah :, Ecclesiastes 2:17, Luke 14:26 Reciprocal: Genesis 29:31 - was hated Esther 4:13 - Think not Proverbs 19:8 - loveth Matthew 13:21 - for Matthew 19:16 - eternal John 14:2 - if Acts 14:22 - we Romans 8:17 - if so be Romans 9:13 - hated 1 Peter 3:10 - love Revelation 2:10 - be thou read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - John 12:25

He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.He that loveth his life — More than the will of God; shall lose it eternally: and he that hateth his life - In comparison of the will of God, shall preserve it. Matthew 10:39. read more

Daniel Whedon

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

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

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - John 12:25

25. Loveth… life… lose it The same law of death resulting in life which the Lord obeys his followers must also accept. A virtual death must be by us undergone in order that we may spiritually and eternally live. If we perversely maintain a worldly life and refuse martyrdom in spirit or in reality, that life we can never attain. But he that hateth his life in this world, who abhors and renounces the selfish love of life, shall keep it unto life eternal. Thus are lord and servant under... read more

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