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E.W. Bullinger

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

E.W. Bullinger

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

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 12:36

in = on. Greek. eis. App-104 . be = become, children = sons. App-108 . did hide Himself = was hidden. from = away from. Greek. apo. App-104 . them : i, e. the Greeks of John 12:20 . Compare Matthew 10:5 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 12:26

If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall my servant be: if any man serve me, him will the Father honor.Where I am ... is also a reference to last things. Dummelow wrote: "(This means) where I am soon to be, viz., in heaven,"[15] this making Jesus' promise to be that his true followers shall join him finally in heaven.If any man serve me, him will the Father honor ... claims an equality between Jesus and the Father, requiring the deduction that serving Jesus is the... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 12:27

Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour. But for this cause came I unto this hour.The English Revised Version (1885) margin has "save me from this hour?" interrogatively, which is necessary to sustain the thought. It means that Jesus would thus have prayed if his purpose had been otherwise than that of dying to save men.Is my soul troubled ... The events unfolding before Jesus were extremely ugly and tragic, not simply for himself, but also in the profound... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 12:28

Father glorify thy name. There came therefore a voice out of heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.Three times God spoke out of heaven during the ministry of Jesus: here, at the baptism, and at the transfiguration (Mark 1:11; 9:7, and parallels). The Jews are said to have regarded thunder as an echo of the voice of God; but, "In all four Gospels, it is no mere echo of God's voice that is heard, but the direct speaking of the Father to the Son."[17]Glorify thy name... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 12:29

The multitude therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it had thundered: others said, An angel hath spoken to him.That some of the multitude heard the words is obvious. The apostle John heard and understood the words himself, without any need of anyone's interpreting them to him (for no such thing is mentioned). Thus it may be assumed that they were intelligible words, wanting only attention on the part of hearers to be understood. As Frank L. Cox expressed it:Here we have an... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 12:30

Jesus answered and said, This voice hath not come for my sake, but for your sakes.Since the voice was given for the multitude's sake, it follows that they should have understood it. That some did not may be a reflection upon themselves, in that their moral condition did not permit them to hear God's voice. Jesus did not need such a testimony, but the carnal multitude did need it. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 12:31

Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.The crisis of all ages had arrived. Jesus would die on the cross to redeem men from the curse of sin, enabling them to be saved eternally, and to restore the fellowship with God, broken such a long while before by the disaster in Eden. The head of Satan would now be "bruised" in fulfillment of Genesis 3:15. This great victory is here called the casting out of the prince of this world. That the cosmic victory over... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 12:32

And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto myself. But this he said, signifying by what manner of death he should die.As Dr. Baxter wrote:It is difficult to realize the tremendous faith which this expression reflects. We hear these words through nineteen centuries of Christian history which followed them; but, when Jesus made the statement here, there was little visible evidence to make anyone believe that these words might literally come true. It must have seemed to those... read more

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