John 12:32 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

lifted up. Greek hupsoe. Occurs twenty times. Always in John refers to the cross; see John 12:34; John 3:14; John 3:14, and John 8:28. In fourteen other passages (Matthew 11:23; Matthew 23:12; Matthew 23:12.Luke 1:52; Luke 10:15; Luke 10:14.; John 18:14; John 18:14.Acts 2:33; Acts 5:31. Act 13:17. 2 Corinthians 11:7; 1 Peter 5:6) rendered "exalt", and in James 4:10, "lift up".

earth. Greek ge. App-129.

draw. Greek. helkuo. Same word as in John 6:44. Used else- where in John 18:10; John 21:6; John 21:11 and Acts 16:19. The classical form helko occurs in Acts 21:30; James 2:6. It was thought the form helkuo was peculiar to the N.T. and Septuagint, but it is found in one of the Oxyrhyncus Papyri. See Deissmann, Light, &c., pp. 437-9.

all. Compare John 6:37; John 6:39.

unto. Greek. pros. App-104.

Me. Myself. Greek. emautou.

John 12:32

32 And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.