John 12:42 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue: ”

• John 12:42 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  The chief rulers - Members of the Sanhedrin - Nicodemus, Joseph, and others like them. Because of the Pharisees - The Pharisees were a majority of the council. Did not confess him - Did n...

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• John 12:42 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  (10) Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess [him], lest they should be put out of the synagogue: (10) The ones who believe a...

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• John 12:42 - 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 12:42 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  be put out of the synagogue . become excom municate (aposunagogoi). See note on John 9:22 , and Compare John 16:1 .

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• John 12:42 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  Nevertheless, many even of the rulers believed on Him. The murmuring and fierceness of the Jews, in rejecting Christ, having risen to such a height of insolence, it might have been thought that...

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• John 12:42 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

  DISCOURSE: 1676 THE DANGER OF LOVING THE PRAISE OF MEN John 12:42-43 . Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest...

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• John 12:42 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him , lest they should be put out of the synagogue: Among the chief rulers - many bel...

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• John 12:42 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue: Nevertheless among the chie...

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• John 12:42 - 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 12:42 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him. — This is strongly asserted in opposition to the spiritual blindness of the nation. There were, notwithstanding, many even in the Sanhed...

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• John 12:42 - 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 12:42 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  the Commandment of the Father John 12:42-50 The fear of being cast out of the synagogue was a very real one, John 9:22 ; and the yoke laid on Israel by the Pharisees was a very crushing one. O...

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• John 12:42 - 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 12:42 - 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 12:42 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  Nevertheless among the chief rulers also ,.... These were the members of the Jewish sanhedrim, as Nicodemus, Joseph of Arimathea, and others: many believed on him ; that he was the Messiah, though...

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• John 12:42 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him , lest they should be put out of the synagogue: Ver. 42. Lest they should be...

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• John 12:42 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Nevertheless, among the chief rulers also many believed on him Though the greater part of those to whom Christ preached rejected him, his sermons were not wholly unsuccessful; for a number of the c...

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• John 12:42 - 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 12:42 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Cowardice of the Rulers.       42 Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they di...

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• John 12:42 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  OLBGrk; Though the Pharisees made up a great part of the sanhedrim, yet there were divers others also mixed with them, amongst which there were many of a better temper; and it may be arcontwn here m...

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• John 12:42 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  ‘Nevertheless many, even of the authorities, believed in (eis) him, but because they were afraid of the Pharisees they did not confess it in case they were put out of the synagogue, for they loved th...

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• John 12:42 - 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 12:42 - 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 12:42 - 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 12:42 - 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 12:42 - 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 12:42 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Nevertheless, among the chief rulers also many believed on Him, but because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue;

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• John 12:42 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 John 4:15 ; 1 John 4:2 ; 1 Peter 4:12-16 ; Acts 5:41 ; Isaiah 51:7 ; Isaiah 57:11 ; Isaiah 66:5 ; John 11:45 ; John 16:2 ; John 19:38 ; John 3:2 ; John 7:13 ; John 7:48-51 ; John 9:22...

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