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The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:20-30

4. The desire of the " Greeks " —the representatives of the Western world—go see Jesus, and his reply . And now a scene is related of transcendent interest—the one solitary incident of the Passion week between the triumph and the night of the Last Supper. John assumes here a knowledge of all that, in current tradition and narrative, had taken place between these two events. The cleansing of the temple, the solemn parables by which Jesus repulsed the Sanhedrin, the conflict with... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:20-36

The interview of the Greeks with Christ. This is the only incident recorded between the entry into Jerusalem and the institution of the Lord's Supper. I. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS INTERVIEW . "And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast." 1. They were not Gentiles, but-proselytes oft he gate, of Gentile extraction, who had been admitted to Jewish privileges . They came to the Passover as reverent and earnest worshippers. 2. They... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:23-26

(1) The glorification of the Son of man in and through death . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:24

The oracle is introduced with a solemn ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν : Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except the corn (or, grain ) of wheat, having fallen to the ground, die, it abideth by itself alone: but if it die, it beareth much fruit. The simple illustration of life through death, life triumphing over death. "Even nature protests against the Hellenic fear of death" (Lange). As long as the corn of wheat is scrupulously kept from decomposition and death in the granary, the hidden... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:24

Death and fruitfulness. The principle here stated, and applied by Christ to himself, is one ordained by the Creator of the moral universe. The only true enrich-merit is through giving, the only true gain is through loss, the only true victory is through suffering-and humiliation, the only true life is through death. The earth yields a harvest when the grain is entrusted to its keeping, even when the Egyptian husbandman casts his bread upon the waters. And the Son of God saw clearly that he... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:24

The fruitfulness of the dying Jesus. These words come very abruptly into the narrative. But looking carefully into all the circumstances, the fitness of the words is soon seen. If these Greeks had come earlier, and come into Galilee in the thick of the Galilaean ministry, Jesus would have said, "Let them come and welcome. They shall see the works of the Christ in great abundance." But they have come just too late. Jesus has done his last great work in the body according to the flesh—he has... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:24-25

Mors janua vitro. "Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone," etc. These words belong to the day of Christ's triumphant entry into Jerusalem—the day of palms. Amidst the general enthusiasm, certain Greeks, who had come up to worship at the feast, asked the Apostle Philip to obtain for them a private interview with Jesus. Philip consulted with Andrew, and the two together laid the request before their Master. Our Lord was deeply... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:25

He that loves his own life ( ψυχή ); life used as equivalent to "self," in that totality of being which, like the life of the seed-corn, survives the accident of death— he that loves his own life ( self ) is losing £ it ; or, perhaps, destroying it, ipso facto . There are ends and objects of love so much greater than" the self," that to keep it by some act of will and recreant fear is to make it utterly valueless, is really to destroy its true vitality. And he that... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:25-26

The Lord here introduces a solemn, almost oracular utterance, which proves how close and intimate is the relationship between the synoptics and the Fourth Gospel. On several great occasions our Lord has impressed this law of the Spirit of life upon his disciples. Thus in Matthew 10:37-39 , in the lengthened commission given to the twelve, after calling on his followers to place his own claim on their affection as greater than that of father, mother, friend, and calling for self-sacrifice,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 12:24

Verily, verily - An expression denoting the great importance of what he was about to say. We cannot but admire the wisdom by which he introduces the subject of his death. They had seen his triumph. They supposed that he was about to establish his kingdom. He told them that the time had come in which he was to be glorified, but not in the manner in which they expected. It was to be by his death. But as they would not at once see how this could be, as it would appear to dash their hopes, he takes... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:20-30

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:20-36

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:23-26

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:24

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:24

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:24

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:24-25

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:25

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:25-26

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 12:24

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