E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 12:35
unto = to. them: i.e. the people around Him. light . App-130 . with . Greek. meta, as in verses: John 12:8 , John 12:17 , but all the texts read en, among. while. All the texts read "as". lest darkness = in order that (Greek. hina) dark ness may not (Greek. me. App-105 ). come upon = seize. Greek. katalambano. Same word as in John 1:5 .Mark 9:18 . Philippians 1:3 , Philippians 1:12 , Philippians 1:13 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:4 . knoweth . Greek. oida. App-132 . read more
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 12:34
We have heard = we heard. The Greek tense (aorist, refers to a definite time, and may refer to a portion of the law (compare note on John 10:34 ) read on the Great Sabbath, two days previously. The quotation is usually referred to Psalms 89:29 , but it may rather be Psalms 92:0 (Psalms 92:1 ), which is said to have been read on the Sabbath from the days of Ezra. read more