John 12:37 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him: ”

• John 12:37 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  So many miracles - This does not refer to any miracles performed on this occasion, but to all his miracles performed in view of the nation, in healing the sick, opening the eyes of the blind, rai...

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• John 12:37 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  (9) But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him: (9) Faith is not of nature, but of grace.

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• John 12:37 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Failure in Judæ a. The many signs have failed to convince. The author explains this by the prediction in Isaiah 53:1 , the arm of the Lord being interpreted of Messiah. And the ultimate cause is a...

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• John 12:37 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  before . in the presence of. Compare Thess. John 1:3 ; John 2:19 .

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• John 12:37 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  37. And though he had done so many signs. That no man may be disturbed or perplexed at seeing that Christ was despised by the Jews, the Evangelist removes this offense, by showing that he wa...

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• John 12:37 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him: Yet they believed not on him - Though the miracles were wrought for this very purpose, that they might believe in Ch...

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• John 12:37 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him: But though he had done so many miracles [ seemeia ( G4592 )] before them (which were all but so many gl...

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• John 12:37 - 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 12:37 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  But though he had done so many miracles before them. — The words “before them” mean “in their presence,” “before their eyes.” They refer to the multitude ( John 12:34 ). St. John’s narrative implie...

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• John 12:37 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  V. RESULTS OF CHRIST'S MANIFESTATION. "But though He had done so many signs before them, yet they believed not on Him: that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lo...

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• John 12:37 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Belief May Become Impossible John 12:30-41 The question of the Greeks led our Lord's thoughts to His death. He saw, too, the baptism of suffering through which His followers must pass. From all...

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• John 12:37 - 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 12:37 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth forever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man? (35) Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a...

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• John 12:37 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  But though he had done so many miracles before them ,.... Openly, and in the presence of them; meaning those miracles which were done at Jerusalem, as those which brought Nicodemus to him, and to an...

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• John 12:37 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him: Ver. 37. But though he had done, &c. ] The evangelist being now by course of the history to pass on to the d...

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• John 12:37 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Though he had done so many miracles before them So that they could not but see them; yet they believed not on him That is, in general they did not; being hardened in their infidelity. That the s...

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• John 12:37 - 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 12:37 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Unbelief of the People.       37 But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him:   38 That the say...

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• John 12:37 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  The miracles of Christ did not work faith in any, yet they had a tendency both to prepare souls for an assent to the proposition of the gospel, and also for receiving Christ as the true Messiah and S...

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• John 12:37 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  ‘Though he had done so many signs before them still they did not believe in him. This was in order that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled, “Lord, who has believed our report, a...

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• John 12:37 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES John 12:37-43 . The Evangelist’s statement of the causes of Jewish unbelief, and of the timidity of many who believed, which prevented them confessing Christ. Joh...

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• John 12:37 - 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 12:37 - 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 12:37 - The Biblical Illustrator

  But though He had done so many miracles … yet they believed not on Him Our Lord’s ministry I. ITS DETAILS. 1. The doctrines He taught ( John 12:44-50 ). These words are an abridged statement...

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• John 12:37 - 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 12:37 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  But though He had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on Him,

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• John 12:37 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  John 1:11 ; John 11:42 ; John 15:24 ; Luke 16:31 ; Matthew 11:20

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• John 12:37 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Though he had done so many miracles before them — So that they could not but see them.

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