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Verse 34. _WE HAVE HEARD OUT OF THE LAW_] That is, out of the sacred
writings. The words here are quoted from Psalms 110:4; but the Jews
called every part of the sacred writings by the name, _The_ _L...
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WE HAVE HEARD OUT OF THE LAW - Out of the Old Testament; or rather we
have been so taught by those who have interpreted the law to us.
THAT CHRIST - That the Messiah.
ABIDETH FOR EVER - Will remain f...
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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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THE REQUEST OF THE GREEKS. This incident is chosen to illustrate the
Lord's consciousness that only through death could the final success
of His work be brought about. If it was invented to gain His a...
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WE HAVE HEARD OUT OF THE LAW THAT CHRIST ABIDETH FOREVER.
The multitude were perplexed. They had cried, "Hosanna to the King of
Israel who cometh in the name of the Lord." They believed Christ to be...
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"Now, my soul is troubled. And what shall I say? 'Father, rescue me
from this hour.' But it was for this reason that I came to this hour.
Father, glorify your name." A voice came from heaven: "I have...
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LOVE'S EXTRAVAGANCE (John 12:1-8)...
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WE HAVE HEARD. we heard. The Greek tense (aorist, refers to. definite
time, and may refer to. portion of the law (compare note on John
10:34) read on the Great Sabbath, two days previously. The quotat...
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The Perplexity of the Multitude
34. _The people answered The_ MULTITUDE THEREFORE _answered_.
_out of the law_ In its widest sense, including the Psalms and the
Prophets. Comp. Psalms 89:29; Psalms 8...
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The Judgment of Men
Note the dramatic contrast between the different sections of this
division; the devotion of Mary and the enmity of the hierarchy,
Christ's triumph and the Pharisees" discomfiture,...
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THE JUDGMENT OF MEN
Note the dramatic contrast between the different sections of this
division; the devotion of Mary and the enmity of the priests,
Christ’s triumph and the Pharisees’ discomfiture, t...
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ἘΚ Τ. ΝΌΜΟΥ. In its widest sense, including the Psalms and
the Prophets, as in John 10:34; John 15:25. Comp. Psalms 89:29; Psalms
89:36;...
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THE PERPLEXITY OF THE MULTITUDE...
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Ver 34. The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that
Christ abides for ever: and how say you, 'The Son of man must be
lifted up?' Who is this Son of man?" 35. Then Jesus said to them, "Y...
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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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ΆΠΕΚΡΊΘΗ _aor. ind. pass. (dep.) от_ ΆΠΟΚΡΊΝΟΜΑΙ
(G611) отвечать,
ΉΚΟΎΣΑΜΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΆΚΟΎΩ (G191)
слышать. _Aor._ является обобщ.,
описывающим, как они слушали в течение
долгого периода,...
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THE PEOPLE ANSWERED HIM,— The people, on hearing Jesus affirm that
he was to be lifted up, told him, that was inconsistent with the
character of the Messiah, who, according to the _law,_ (so they name...
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THE MAGNETIC CROSS
_Text 12:27-36_
27
Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from
this hour. But for this cause came I unto this hour.
28
Father, glorify thy name. There c...
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EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN
CHAPTER 43
John 12:20-36
The following is a suggested Analysis of the passage which is to be
before us:—
The end of our Lord’s public ministry had almost been reach...
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The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ
abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted
up? who is this Son of man?
THE PEOPLE [`THE MULTITUDE' ochlos...
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7 While facing the terrible ordeal of death our Lord found no
fellowship with His disciples in the sorrows before Him. Like Peter,
they could not entertain such a thought. But it seems that Mary alone...
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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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The people understand Christ's allusion to His death, and find this
difficult to reconcile with 'the Law,' i.e. the OT. (see John 10:34),
which teaches that the reign of the Messiah will be eternal (P...
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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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WE HAVE HEARD OUT OF THE LAW THAT CHRIST ABIDETH FOR EVER...... —
The term “law” refers to the whole of the Old Testament Scripture,
as we have seen in John 10:34. (Comp. Note there.) They may have
re...
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IV. _ THE ATTRACTIVE FORCE OF THE CROSS._
"Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save Me from
this hour. But for this cause came I unto this hour. Father, glorify
Thy name. There came...
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The crowd apparently understood the allusion to His death, for they
objected: Ἡμεῖς ἠκούσαμεν … ἀνθρώπου;
“we have heard out of the law,” _i.e._, out of Scripture (_cf._
John 10:34; John 15:25, and Sc...
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_The Greeks inquire for Jesus_....
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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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_How sayest thou the Son of man must be lifted up? By these words of
the people, Christ, in this discourse must have called himself the Son
of man, though it is not here mentioned by the evangelist. T...
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THE GREEKS COME TO SEE JESUS
John 12:20-36. _“And there were certain Greeks of those having come
up that they may worship during the festival; then they came to
Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galil...
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VER. 34. “ _The multitude answered him, We have heard from the law
that the Christ abides for ever; how sayest thou then, The Son of man
must be lifted up? Who is this Son of man?_ ”
John 12:34. “How...
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III. THE LAST SCENE IN THE TEMPLE: JOHN 12:20-36.
Of all the events which occurred between Palm-day and Thursday
evening, the evening before the Passion, John mentions but one, which
is omitted by th...
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SECOND SECTION: 12:1-36. THE LAST DAYS OF THE MINISTRY OF JESUS.
This section includes three parts: 1. The supper of Jesus at Bethany:
John 12:1 to John 11:2. His entry into Jerusalem: John 12:12 to...
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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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34._We have heard from the law. _Their intention undoubtedly was, to
carp malignantly at the words of Christ; and therefore their malice
blinds them, so that they perceive nothing amidst the clearest...
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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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THE PEOPLE ANSWERED HIM,.... Not the Greeks, but the Jews, and these
not such as were friends to Christ, but cavillers at him:
WE HAVE HEARD OUT OF THE LAW; not the five books of Moses, but the
Proph...
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The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ
abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted
up? who is this Son of man?
Ver. 34. _We have heard out of the l...
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_The people answered_ Understanding the phrase as implying some
violent death shortly to come upon him; _We have heard out of the law,
that Christ abideth for ever_ On hearing Jesus affirm that he was...
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HEARD OUT OF THE LAW; learned from the Old Testament. Isaiah 9:7;
Daniel 2:44; DANIEL 7:14....
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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?...
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WALKING IN THE LIGHT. John 12:34
The necessity of believing in the Light:...
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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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34-36 The people drew false notions from the Scriptures, because they
overlooked the prophecies that spoke of Christ's sufferings and death.
Our Lord warned them that the light would not long continu...
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Here again THE LAW is taken in a larger sense than in some places,
where it is only significant of the books of Moses, in opposition to
the prophets and other holy writings, as we had it before, 1
THE...
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John 12:34 people G3793 answered G611 (G5662) Him G846 We G2249 heard
G191 (G5656) from G1537 law...
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THE RESPONSE OF THE CROWDS (JOHN 12:34).
‘The crowd answered him, “We have heard from the Law that the
Messiah remains for ever. How can you say that the Son of Man must be
lifted up. Who is this Son...
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Jesus has been doomed to death (John 11:53; John 11:57), and the hour
is at hand when He shall be seized, and the sentence executed. But the
malice of man cannot interfere with the purposes of God. In...
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John 12:34. THE MULTITUDE THEREFORE ANSWERED HIM, WE HAVE HEARD OUT OF
THE LAW THAT THE CHRIST ABIDETH FOR EVER: AND HOW SAYEST THOU, THE SON
OF MAN MUST BE LIFTED ON HIGH? The ‘multitude,' who are Je...
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OUT OF THE LAW
(εκ του νομου). That is, "out of the Scriptures" (John
10:34; John 15:25).THE CHRIST ABIDETH FOREVER
(ο Χριστος μενε εις τον αιωνα). Timeless
present active indicative of μενω, to a...
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John 12:34
What is the force of this name, as applied to Himself, by our Lord?
I. We have in it, Christ putting out His hand to draw us to Himself,
identifying Himself with us.
II. We have, just as...
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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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John 12:12. On the next day much people that were come to the feast,
when they beard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, Took branches of
palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Bl...
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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 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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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 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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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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THAT THE MESSIAH WILL LIVE FOREVER. They do not see how his death will
fit _in_ with their idea of an _eternal king._ WHO IS THIS SON OF MAN?
They begin to think that perhaps "Son of Man" is not the s...
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_We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth forever._
MISUNDERSTANDINGS AND EXPLANATIONS
I. MISUNDERSTANDINGS (John 12:34). They considered perhaps that Ps
Isaiah 9:7; Daniel 7:13 referred to C...
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JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 12:34 This is the final of several
misunderstandings of Jesus’ role as Messiah in this Gospel (compare
John 7:27, John 7:31
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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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CHAPTER 12
Ver. 1. _Then Jesus six days before the Passover_, &c. He came from
Ephraim, as the Passover was drawing on when He was to die. And He
came to Bethany to prepare Himself for it; nay m...
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_The people answered Him, We have heard out of the Law, that Christ
abideth ever, and how sayest Thou, the Son of Man must be lifted up?_
The Jews understood that Christ spake of His death on the Cros...
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_EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES_
John 12:20. Certain Greeks coming with a desire to see Him gave our
Lord an opportunity of pointing to His atoning work as the hope of
salvation for all men, _i.e._ t...
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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 Samuel 7:13; Daniel 2:44; Daniel 7:14; Daniel 7:27; Ezekiel 37:24;...
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The law. See on 10 34.
35 With you [μ ε θ υ μ ω ν]. The best texts read panta, among
you.
While ye have [ε ω ς]. The best texts read wJv, as : walk in
conformity with the fact that you have the Ligh...
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How sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? — How can these
things be reconciled? Very easily. He first dies, and then abideth for
ever. Who is this Son of man? — Is he the Christ? Psalms 110:4...
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Observe here, 1. The objection which the Jews make against our
Saviour's being the true Messias. Their argument runs thus: " It was
foretold under the law, that Christ or the Messias abideth for ever;...