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Verse 39. _THEREFORE THEY COULD NOT BELIEVE_] Why? Because they did
not believe the report of the prophets concerning Christ; therefore
they credited not the miracles which he wrought as a proof that...
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THEY COULD NOT BELIEVE - See Mark 6:5; “He could there do no mighty
works,” etc. The works can and could are often used in the Bible to
denote the existence of such obstacles as to make a result certa...
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CHAPTER 12
1. The Feast at Bethany. (John 12:1 .)
2. The Entrance into Jerusalem. (John 12:9 .)
3. The Inquiring Greeks and His Answer. (John 12:20 .)
4. His Final Words. ...
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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 also d...
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THEREFORE THEY COULD NOT BELIEVE, BECAUSE THAT ESAIAS SAID.
Isaiah 6:10. The Revision is clearer, which reads: "For this cause
they could not believe, for that Isaiah has said again." The cause of
the...
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When Jesus had said these things, he went away and hid himself from
them. Although he had done such great signs in their presence they did
not believe in him. It happened thus that the word which Isai...
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LOVE'S EXTRAVAGANCE (John 12:1-8)...
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THEREFORE. On account of (Greek. _dia._ App-104.) this: i.e. the
unbelief of John 12:37.
COULD NOT. were not able to.
BELIEVE. App-160. Judicial blindness follows persistent unbelief....
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The Judgment of the Evangelist
S. John here sums up the results of the ministry which has just come
to a close. Their comparative poverty is such that he can explain it
in no other way than as an ill...
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_Therefore_ Or, FOR THIS CAUSE (John 12:18_; John 12:27_); see on John
7:21-22. It refers to what precedes, and the -because" which follows
gives the reason more explicitly. This use is common in S. J...
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ΔΙᾺ ΤΟΥ͂ΤΟ. FOR THIS CAUSE: as usual (John 12:18; John
12:27; John 5:18; John 7:21-22;...
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THE JUDGMENT OF THE EVANGELIST
S. John here sums up the results of the ministry which has just come
to a close. Their comparative poverty is such that he can explain it
in no other way than as an ill...
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Ver 37. But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they
believed not on him: 38. That the saying of Isaiah the prophet might
be fulfilled, which he spoke, Lord, who has believed our repo...
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_SOME GREEKS WANTED TO SEE JESUS -- JOHN 12:20-43:_ Some Greeks had
gone to Jerusalem to worship during Passover. They said to Philip,
"Sir, we would see Jesus." Philip told Andrew and together they t...
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ΉΔΎΝΑΝΤΟ _impf. ind. pass. (dep.) от_ ΔΎΝΑΜΑΙ (G1410)
быть способным,
ΠΙΣΤΕΎΕΙΝ _praes. act. inf. от_ ΠΙΣΤΕΎΩ, _см._
John 12:36. _Inf._ в роли дополнения основного
гл....
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THEREFORE THEY COULD NOT BELIEVE,— That is, by the just judgment of
God for their obstinate and wilful resistance to the truth, they were
so hardened, that the doctrine and miracles of our Lord could...
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A PERPETUAL PROPHECY
_Text 12:37-43_
37
But though he had done so many signs before them, yet they believed
not on him:
38
that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he
spake,...
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EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN
John 12:37-50
The following is an Analysis of the closing section of John 12:—
"These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from
them" (John 12:36)...
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Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again,
THEREFORE THEY COULD NOT BELIEVE, BECAUSE THAT ESAIAS SAID AGAIN
(Isaiah 6:9)....
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37 What better proof could be found that they were walking in darkness
than their rejection of the Man of Sorrows? The prophets plainly
foretold their action and yet they are too much in the dark to s...
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12:39 again, (d-11) See Isaiah 6:9-10 ....
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CAUSE OF THE UNBELIEF OF THE JEWS. At first they could believe, but
refused. By and by they became incapable of it. In this too common
experience St. John sees the judgment of God: cp. Romans 9-11....
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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
supper was at t...
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JOHN TELLS THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT JESUS
GOSPEL OF JOHN
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 12
MARY POURS EXPENSIVE *PERFUME OVER JESUS’ FEET 12:1-11
V1 Six (6) days before the *Passover, Jesus returned to Betha...
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THEREFORE THEY COULD NOT BELIEVE, BECAUSE. — The words refer to
those which have gone before, not to those which follow, and then by
an addition give the reason more fully. “It was on account of the
d...
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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, Lord,...
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Διὰ τοῦτο seems to have a double reference, first to what
precedes, second to the ὅτι following, _cf._ John 8:47. οὐκ
ἠδύναντο, “they were not able,” irrespective of will;
their inability arose from t...
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In the verses which follow, John 12:37-43, _John accounts for the
unbelief of the Jews_. This fact that the very people who had been
appointed to accept the Messiah had rejected Jesus needed explanati...
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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 this...
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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 of...
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They could not believe, [3] that is, they would not, says St.
Augustine, or it could not be, considering their wilful obstinate
blindness. (Witham) --- But where then is the sin, if they could not
bel...
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JUDICIAL BLINDNESS OF THE JEWS
John 12:37-41. _“He, having performed so many miracles in their
presence, they did not believe on Him, in order that the word of
Isaiah the prophet may be fulfilled, whi...
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THIRD SECTION: 12:37-50. RETROSPECTIVE GLANCE AT THE MYSTERIOUS FACT
OF JEWISH UNBELIEF.
This passage forms the close of the second part of the Gospel (John
12:1-36). The evangelist interrupts his nar...
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“ _And indeed they could not believe, because Isaiah said again_, 40
_He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, that they should
not see with their eyes and understand with their heart, and...
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I. THE CAUSES OF JEWISH UNBELIEF: JOHN 12:37-43.
If the Jews are the chosen people, prepared of God to the end of
receiving the Messiah and of carrying salvation to other nations,
ought they not to ha...
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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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The point at which we have arrived gives me an opportunity of saying a
little on the beginning of this chapter, and the end of the last; for
it is well known that many men, and, I am sorry to add, not...
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39._Therefore they could not believe. _This is somewhat more harsh;
because, if the words be taken in their natural meaning, the way was
shut up against the Jews, and the power of believing was taken...
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His place (chapter 12) now is with the remnant, where His heart found
rest the house of Bethany. We have, in this family, a sample of the
true remnant of Israel, three different cases with regard to t...
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THEREFORE THEY COULD NOT BELIEVE,.... God had determined to leave them
to the blindness and hardness of their hearts, and to deny them his
grace, which only could cure them of it, and enable them to b...
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Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again,
Ver. 39. _Therefore they could not believe, &c._] They could not,
because they would not, saith Theophylact out of Chrysostom, who ye...
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_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 sa...
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THEY COULD NOT BELIEVE; it is said of Joseph's brethren, that they
could not speak peaceably to him, Genesis 37:4; and Christ said to the
Jews, "How can ye believe, who receive honor one of another, a...
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THEREFORE THEY COULD NOT BELIEVE, BECAUSE THAT ESAIAS SAID AGAIN,...
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The fulfillment of Isaiah's prophecy:...
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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). These days He
spent in ministering mai...
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37-43 Observe the method of conversion implied here. Sinners are
brought to see the reality of Divine things, and to have some
knowledge of them. To be converted, and truly turned from sin to
Christ,...
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John 12:39 Therefore G5124 G1223 could G1410 (G5711) not G3756 believe
G4100 (G5721) because G3754 Isaiah...
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‘Therefore they could not believe, for Isaiah again said, “He has
blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, lest they should see with
their eyes and perceive with their heart, and turn for me to he...
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The public ministry of Jesus has been brought to a close, and the
moment has been marked by words the melancholy pathos of which can
hardly be mistaken, ‘Having gone away, He was hidden from then'
(Jo...
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John 12:39-40 . FOR THIS CAUSE THEY COULD NOT BELIEVE, BECAUSE ISAIAH
SAID AGAIN, HE HATH BLINDED THEIR EYES, AND HE HARDENED THEIR HEART,
THAT THEY SHOULD NOT SEE WITH THEIR EYES AND PERCEIVE WITH TH...
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FOR THIS CAUSE THEY COULD NOT BELIEVE
(δια τουτο ουκ εδυναντο πιστευειν).
Τουτο (this) seems to have a double reference (to what precedes
and to what follows) as in John 8:47. The negative imperfect...
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John 12:37. _But though he had done so many miracles before then, yet
they believed not on him._
They had an opportunity of seeing with their eyes; what the Christ
could do. He had even raised the de...
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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 to...
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Our Lord raised Lazarus from the dead; and this miracle made a great
sensation among the people. They came to meet Jesus, waving palm
branches before him, and all Jerusalem was on a stir.
John 12:19....
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Our Lord had raised Lazarus from the dead, and this miracle had
excited great attention in Jerusalem. In consequence of this, the
people had led him in triumph through the streets, and everywhere
ther...
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John 12:20. And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to
worship at the feast: The same came therefore to Philip, which was of
Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would...
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Our Lord had gained a sudden popularity through raising Lazarus from
the dead, and the people had attended him with great enthusiasm as he
rode through the streets of Jerusalem. For the time, things l...
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CONTENTS: The supper at Bethany. The triumphal entry. Jesus' answer to
Greeks.
CHARACTERS: Jesus, Lazarus, Mary, Martha, disciples, Judas, Philip,
Andrew, Isaiah, Pharisees.
CONCLUSION: The most plen...
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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. T...
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_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). These words are an abridged
statement of our Lor...
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JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 12:37 John cites Isaiah 53:1 and Isaiah 6:10 to
indicate that Scripture predicted the Jewish rejection o
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JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 12:20 These verses conclude the first major part
of John’s Gospel, which narrates Jesus’ mission to the Jews. The
arrival of some Greeks signals to Jesus that the mission exclusively...
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_Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again_,
&c. The words "therefore" and "because" signify not the cause of their
unbelief, as Calvin supposes, but marking the necessary conse...
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_EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES_
John 12:37. The Evangelist’s statement of the causes of Jewish
unbelief, and of the timidity of many who believed, which prevented
them confessing Christ.
John 12:37...
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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 Gospel. It...
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Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus
was which had been dead, whom he had raised from the dead. They made
him a supper; and Martha served [typical of Martha]: but Laz...
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2 Peter 2:14; Isaiah 44:18; Isaiah 6:10; Isaiah 6:9; John 10:38;...
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Therefore now they could not believe — That is, by the just judgment
of God, for their obstinacy and wilful resistance of the truth, they
were at length so left to the hardness of their hearts, that n...