ἄρτι. Even now, at once (John 2:10). He sees that Christ’s going away means death, and with his usual impulsiveness (John 13:9) he declares that he is ready to follow even thither at once. He mistakes strong feeling for moral strength. For τ. ψυχήν μ. θήσω see on John 10:11.
JOHN 13:37 Ku,rie {A} Ku,rie, which is absent from a* 33 565 vg syrs copsams, bomss, may be regarded as an accretion in the other witnesses by assimilation to ver....
Verse John 13:37. _WHY CANNOT I FOLLOW THEE NOW?_] Peter probably thought that our Lord intended to go some long journey, which would necessarily subject him to many inconveniences and fatigue; and he...
CHAPTER 13 _ 1. The Washing of the Disciples' Feet. (John 13:1 .)_ 2. Instructions given; to Wash One Another's Feet. (John 13:12 .) 3. The Betrayal Foretold. (John 13:18 .) 4. His Own Departure an...
JOHN 13:33 TO JOHN 17:26. THE LAST DISCOURSES AND PRAYER. Perhaps this is the best place to consider the general arrangement and character of the final discourses. They present the same problems of st...
WHY CANNOT. FOLLOW THEE NOW? It was very hard for Peter to give up. He was impetuous, generous and self-willed. His conduct now was characteristic of the man. Christ has spoken of death; Peter declar...
THE ROYALTY OF SERVICE (John 13:1-17)...
Simon Peter said to him: "Lord, where are you going?" "Where I am going, Jesus answered, "you cannot now follow; but afterwards you will follow." Peter said to him: "Lord, why can I not follow you now...
NOW. just now. Greek. _arti._ LAY DOWN, &c. Compare John 10:11; John 10:15; John 15:13; 1 John 3:16. LIFE. Greek. psuche.
_I will lay down my life_ St Peter seems to see that Christ's going away means death. With his usual impulsiveness (see on John 13:9) he declares that he is ready to follow AT ONCE even thither. He mi...
VER 36. SIMON PETER SAID TO HIM, LORD, WHERE DO YOU GO? JESUS ANSWERED HIM, WHERE I GO YOU CAN NOT FOLLOW ME NOW; BUT YOU SHALL FOLLOW ME AFTERWARDS. 37. PETER SAID TO HIM, LORD, WHY CANNOT I FOLLOW Y...
_JESUS SAID PETER WOULD DENY HIM -- JOHN 13:36-38:_ Simon Peter asked the Lord where He was going. Jesus told Peter that he could not go with Him now but that he would later on. Peter did not have a f...
ΆΚΟΛΟΥΘΉΣΑΙ _aor. act. inf., см._ John 13:36. ΎΠΈΡ ΣΟΫ для тебя. Это мотив и задача Иисуса, ΘΉΣΩ _fut. ind. act. от_ ΤΊΘΗΜΙ (G5087) класть....
THE SACRIFICING SERVANT OF CHRIST _Text 13:31-38_ 31 When therefore he was gone out, Jesus saith, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him; 32 and God shall glorify him in him...
Peter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thy sake. PETER SAID ('SAITH') UNTO HIM, WHY CANNOT I FOLLOW THEE NOW? I WILL LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR THY SAKE, [ hup...
34 As our Lord is about to leave His beloved disciples, He compresses His ministry into one new precept-love. That was to be their law and their life and make them a light in the world. This should ch...
THE LAST SUPPER 1-17. The Supper and the Feet-washing. This supper is identified by almost all modern authorities with the Last Supper, which took place on Thursday night at Jerusalem (Matthew 26:20;...
PETER'S DENIAL FORETOLD] Parallel with Luke 22:31, and similar in character to Matthew 26:31; Mark 14:27, q.v....
JOHN TELLS THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT JESUS GOSPEL OF JOHN _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 13 JESUS WASHES HIS *DISCIPLES’ FEET 13:1-11 V1 It was the day before the *Passover. Jesus knew that it was time for hi...
LORD, WHY CANNOT I FOLLOW THEE NOW? — True to his impulsive, self-confident character, St. Peter is impatient of the delay imposed upon him. He is ready, in the fulness of his love, now, and does not...
VIII. _ JESUS ANNOUNCES HIS DEPARTURE._ "When therefore he was gone out, Jesus saith, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in Him; and God shall glorify Him in Himself, and straightwa...
This does not satisfy Peter. He sees it is some dangerous enterprise Jesus is undertaking, and he feels his courage discredited by the refusal to be allowed to accompany Him. Κύριε διατί … θήσω. “Puta...
to John 14:31 comprise one continuous conversation, introduced by Jesus' announcement (John 13:31-35) of His speedy departure....
THE SIGN AND SEAL OF DISCIPLESHIP John 13:31-38 It was a relief when the traitor was gone. The Lord could now speak freely of His love and of His approaching glory, expatiating on the shining tablela...
For a time our Lord now devoted Himself to His own, and in this connection we have the account of His washing the disciples' feet. The whole action was Eastern, and was the action of a slave: By what...
This commandment was already in the old law, where it is written, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself; how then does our Saviour call it a new command? It is new, not because we simply love one a...
JESUS PREDICTS THE FALL OF PETER AND THE DISPERSION OF THE APOSTLES Matthew 26:31-35; Mark 14:27-31; Luke 22:31-38; Jo
“ _Simon Peter says to him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him_, _Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now, but thou shalt follow me afterwards._ 37. _Peter says to him, Lord_, _why cannot...
ADDITIONAL NOTES BY THE AMERICAN EDITOR. Vv. 31-38. 1. The departure of Judas, leaving Jesus alone with His faithful disciples, turns His thoughts again to the glory and triumph awaiting Him, comp. J...
Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards. (37) Peter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I f...
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...
37._Why cannot I follow thee now? _By these words Peter declares that he was dissatisfied with Christ’s answer. He is aware that he has been warned of his own weakness, from which he concludes that it...
Now, then, the Lord has taken His place as going to the Father. The time was come for it. He takes His place above, according to the counsels of God, and is no longer in connection with a world that h...
PETER SAID UNTO HIM,.... Not understanding Christ's answer, and being dissatisfied with it, inquires: LORD, WHY CANNOT I FOLLOW THEE NOW? is the place inaccessible? are the difficulties in the way to...
Peter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thy sake. Ver. 37. _I will lay down, &c._] Peter was _melius semper animatus quam armatus, _ better affected than...
_Simon Peter saith, Lord, whither goest thou_, &c. The exalted virtue which our Lord had just inculcated, did not make so strong an impression on Peter's mind, as the words which he had before spoken,...
Peter's boast and the Lord's correction:...
PETER SAID UNTO HIM, LORD, WHY CANNOT I FOLLOW THEE NOW? I WILL LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR THY SAKE....
WASHING HIS DISCIPLES' FEET (vs.1-17) We are brought now to consider the last hours of the Lord Jesus before the cross. No longer does He minister to the world, but to His own disciples, from chapte...
36-38 What Christ had said concerning brotherly love, Peter overlooked, but spoke of that about which Christ kept them ignorant. It is common to be more eager to know about secret things, which belon...
Still Peter doth not understand our Saviour, but fancies some earthly motion from the place where he was; but it should seem by what followeth, that he thought our Saviour spake of some motion which m...
John 13:37 Peter G4074 said G3004 (G5719) Him G846 Lord G2962 why G1302 can G1410 (G5736) not...
‘Simon Peter says to him, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus replied, “Where I am going you cannot follow me now, but you will follow me later”. Peter says to him, “Lord, why can't I follow you even n...
THE PATH TO GLORY WHICH JESUS MUST TREAD ALONE (JOHN 13:31). The opening two verses reflect Jesus' awareness of the pivotal nature of the situation. As He thought back to the glory which had been His...
Judas has now gone out; Jesus is alone with the disciples whom He loved; and the last disturbing element has been removed from the midst of the little company. But the hour is come when the servants m...
John 13:37. PETER SAITH UNTO HIM, LORD, WHY CANNOT I FOLLOW THEE EVEN NOW? I WILL LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR THEE. Peter sees that in the words,' Thou canst not follow me now,' there lies the meaning that h...
"WHY CAN I NOT FOLLOW THEE EVEN NOW?" (δια τ ου δυναμα σο ακολουθειν αρτι;). The use of αρτ (right now, this minute) instead of νυν (at this time, verse John 13:36) illustrates the impatience of Pe...
John 13:37 The Withheld Completions of Life There are certain conditions which are to all good life just what the flower is to the plant. They furnish it its natural completion. They crown its strugg...
CONTENTS: Last Passover. Jesus washes disciples' feet. Betrayal foretold, also Peter's denial. CHARACTERS: Jesus, God, Judas, disciples, Peter, Satan. CONCLUSION: What was consistent with the dignity...
John 13:1. _Before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come._ What now transpired was on the Tuesday, while at supper in the house of Simon. Judas was now rebuked before all p...
SIMON PETER ASKED HIM. For notes on Peter's denial of Christ, see Matthew 26:31-35....
_Lord, whither goest Thou?_ UNLAWFUL CURIOSITY It is a common fault among us to be more inquisitive concerning things secret, which belong to God only, than concerning things revealed, which belong t...
Jesus predicts Peter's denial Matthew 26:31-35; Mark 14:27-31; Luke 22:31-34; John 13:36-38;...
_EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES_ John 13:36. “Thou canst not now be a Peter, for the Petra (or Rock) has not yet consolidated thee with His Spirit; but thou shalt follow Me by dying on the cross as I...
EXPOSITION IV. THE FINAL MANIFESTATIONS IN WORD AND ACTION OF THE LOGOS INCARNATE, EXPRESSING ITSELF ABSOLUTELY AND TO THE UTTERMOST AS
Let's turn to the thirteenth chapter of the gospel according to John. We have come into a new section of the gospel of John, which carries us through chapter 17. And Chapter s 13 through 17 cover a pe...
Acts 20:24; Acts 21:13; John 21:15; Luke 22:31; Mark 14:27;...
Now [α ρ τ ι]. Without waiting for a future time. See on ver. 33, and compare nun now, in ver. 36. I will lay down my life. See on 10 11....