John 12:19 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him. ”

• John 12:19 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 21:1-16 . Also Mark 11:1-11 ; Luke 19:29-44 . John 12:16 Was glorified - Was raised from the dead, and had ascended to heaven. John...

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• John 12:19 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  (4) The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him. (4) Even they who go about to oppress Christ are made instruments of his g...

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• John 12:19 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  The Triumphal Entry. If the story of Lazarus is historical it is quite probable that people in Jerusalem should come out to Bethany, to satisfy themselves as to what would happen at the Feast, and...

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• John 12:19 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  The Pharisees . See App-120. among. Greek. pros. App-104. Perceive. Greek. theoreo. App-133. I. 11. prevail . profit. Greek. opheleo. Occurs fifteen times, always translated profit,...

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• John 12:19 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  19. Do you not see that you gain nothing? By these words they urge themselves to greater rage; for it may be regarded as a reproach of their slothfulness, as if they had said, that the reaso...

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• John 12:19 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him. Ye prevail nothing - Either by your threatening or excommunications. The world...

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• John 12:19 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, For the exposition, see the notes at Luke 19:29-40 .

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• John 12:19 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Triumphal Entry. Close of the Public Ministry 1-11. Supper at Bethany (see on Matthew 26:6 and Mark 14:3 , which record the same incident). The event in Luke 7:36 . is different. The suppe...

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• John 12:19 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? — The words may be also read, “Look how ye profit nothing” (imperative); or, Ye perceive how ye profit nothing (indicative). Upon the whole this last is to be...

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• John 12:19 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  II. THE ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM. "On the morrow a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, took the branches of the palm trees, and went fort...

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• John 12:19 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  the Tribute of the Multitude John 12:12-19 This multitude of enthusiastic lovers of Christ were principally from Galilee. They had already reached the city, but hearing of His approach they wen...

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• John 12:19 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  The shadows of the Passion were now falling across the path of the Christ. In what happened at the supper we have a vivid contrast. Mary and Judas arrest our attention. She, discovering the sorrows o...

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• John 12:19 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him. (20) And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the fe...

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• John 12:19 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  The Pharisees therefore said among themselves ,.... Either when assembled in their own private houses, or in the sanhedrim; or as they stood together in the streets, seeing Jesus pass by in such pom...

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• John 12:19 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him. Ver. 19. Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? ] Thus they stir up one anothe...

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• John 12:19 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  The people, therefore “Because the forwardness which the multitude now showed to acknowledge Jesus as the Messiah was altogether extraordinary, the evangelist assigns the cause thereof. The witness...

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• John 12:19 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  A SUPPER FOR HIM AT BETHANY (vs.1-8) Six days before the Passover He returned to the area of Jerusalem, coming by way of Jericho, as Luke shows us ( Luke 19:1-28 ). These days He spent in ministe...

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• John 12:19 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Christ's Entrance into Jerusalem       12 On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming...

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• John 12:19 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  See Poole on " 1 Thessalonians 12:17 "

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• John 12:19 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  Jesus Enters Jerusalem in Triumph ( John 12:12-19 ). John deals with this subject very succintly. Again he knows that his readers are aware of the facts from the tradition behind the other Gospels...

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• John 12:19 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES John 12:9 . Much people, etc. —Not our Lord’s enemies, but members of the pilgrim bands and friendly neighbours from the city. John 12:10-11 . But the chief pri...

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• John 12:19 - Scofield Reference Notes

  world Greek, "kosmos", means "mankind". ( See Scofield) - ( Matthew 4:8 ).

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• John 12:19 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  John 12:1 . Then Jesus six days before the Passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead. The days Christ was to spend upon the earth were getting...

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• John 12:19 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  John 12:1 . Six days before the passover. The Hebrew sabbath was kept from sunset to sunset. The worship of the day being closed, the jews indulged in a good supper after the light food of the day...

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• John 12:19 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? Behold the world is gone after Him The failure of infidelity Like the prediction of Caiaphas and the inscription of Pilate, an unconscious prophecy is hidde...

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• John 12:19 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION The twelfth chapter neither belongs intrinsically to that which precedes nor to that which follows. It is a paragraph of high significance, as bearing on the construction of the Gospe...

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• John 12:19 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Further results of the raising of Lazarus:

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• John 12:19 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 John 2:2 ; Acts 17:6 ; Acts 4:16 ; Acts 4:17 ; Acts 5:27 ; Acts 5:28 ; Isaiah 27:6 ; John 11:47-50 ; John 17:21 ; John 3:26 ; Luke 19:47 ; Luke 19:48 ; Matthew 21:15 ; Psalms 22:27 ;...

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