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Verse John 12:21. _THE SAME CAME THEREFORE TO PHILIP_] Some suppose
that these Gentiles were of _Phoenicia_ or _Syria_, or perhaps
inhabitants of _Decapolis_, near to the lake of _Gennesareth_ and
_B...
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BETHSAIDA OF GALILEE - See the notes at John 1:44.
WOULD SEE JESUS - It is probable that the word “see,” here,
implies also a desire to converse with him, or to hear his doctrine
about the nature of h...
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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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THE SAME CAME TO PHILIP.
In the court of the Gentiles where the Lord then was waiting and
"looking around." He observed much that required correction and on the
next day, Monday, he again drove out th...
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LOVE'S EXTRAVAGANCE (John 12:1-8)...
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There were some Greeks among those whose practice it was to come up to
the feast. Now these came to Philip, who came from Bethsaida in
Galilee, and made a request to him. "Sir, they said, "we wish to...
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PHILIP... OF BETHSAIDA. See App-141. Probably these Greeks were from
Galilee (App-169), and, as Philip bore. Greek name, had some
acquaintance with him.
OF. Greek. _apo._ App-104.
DESIRED. prayed. G...
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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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_to Philip_ Their coming to S. Philip was the result either (1) of
accident; or (2) of previous acquaintance, to which the mention of his
home seems to point; or (3) of his Greek name, which might att...
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ΦΙΛΊΠΠΩΙ] Their coming to S. Philip was the result either (1)
of accident; or (2) of previous acquaintance, to which the mention of
his home seems to point; or (3) of his Greek name, which might attra...
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THE DESIRE OF THE GENTILES AND THE VOICE FROM HEAVEN...
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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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Ver 20. And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to
worship at the feast. 21. The same came therefore to Philip, which was
of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would...
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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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ΠΡΟΣΉΛΘΟΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΠΡΟΣΈΡΧΟΜΑΙ
(G4334) приходить к кому-л., идти к кому-л.
ΉΡΏΤΩΝ _impf. ind. act. от_ ΈΡΩΤΆΩ (G2065)
спрашивать, задавать вопрос,
ΛΈΓΟΝ· ΤΕΣ _praes. act. part. от_ ΛΈΓΩ, _...
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WE WOULD SEE JESUS.— This transaction appears to have been in the
passover-week, when Christ taught daily in the temple, but retired to
Bethany in the evening with his disciples. So that by _seeing hi...
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THE GREAT PARADOXDEATH FOR LIFE
_Text 12:20-26_
20
Now there were certain Greeks among those that went up to worship at
the feast:
21
these therefore came to Philip, who was of Bethsaida of Galil...
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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 same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee,
and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.
THE SAME CAME THEREFORE TO PHILIP, WHICH WAS OF [OR 'FROM' apo (G575
)] BETH...
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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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JESUS AND THE GREEKS. A dominant idea of this Gospel is universalism.
Christ dies for all men, Gentiles as well as Jews, and is, therefore,
the Saviour of the world (John 4:22; 1 John 4:14). Appropria...
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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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THE SAME CAME THEREFORE TO PHILIP. — We have no indication of the
time when, or of the place where, these words were spoken. St. John
alone gives us this incident, and he gives us this incident only,...
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III. _ THE CORN OF WHEAT._
"Now there were certain Greeks among those that went up to worship at
the feast: these therefore came to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of
Galilee, and asked him, saying, Si...
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_The Greeks inquire for Jesus_....
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οὗτοι οὖν προσῆλθον φιλίππῳ, “these came
therefore to Philip,” probably because they had learned that he knew
their language; or, as indicated in the addition, τῷ …
Γαλιλαίας, because they had seen hi...
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SACRIFICE A LAW OF LIFE
John 12:20-29
These were genuine Greeks. The East came to the manger-bed; the West
to the Cross. These men came to Philip probably because of his Greek
name. The inarticulate...
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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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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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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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“ _There were certain Greeks among those who went up to Jerusalem to
worship at the feast_, 21 _who came to Philip, who was of Bethsaida in
Galilee, and made this request of him: Sir, we desire to see...
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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 Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye
prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him. (20) And there
were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the fea...
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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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_A GREAT ASPIRATION_
‘Sir, we would see Jesus.’
John 12:21
I want to ask you why it is that we should desire to see Jesus.
I. HE WISHES US TO SEE HIM.—In the first place, because the whole
tenor o...
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21._These men therefore went to Philip. _It is an indication of
reverence, that they do not address Christ, but are desirous to obtain
access through _Philip_; for reverence always begets modesty. The...
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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 SAME CAME THEREFORE TO PHILIP,.... Who might know him; they might
have been some of his neighbours formerly, for that Philip's parents,
though Jews, dwelt among Greeks, seems probable, from the na...
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The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee,
and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.
Ver. 21. _Sir, we would see Jesus_] That is, we would have private
conference w...
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_And there were certain Greeks_ A prelude of the Gentile Church. The
phrase, τινες Ελληνες, here used, signifies properly, as
translators have rendered it, _certain Greeks._ But all the Gentiles
being...
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THE SAME CAME THEREFORE TO PHILIP, WHICH WAS OF BETHSAIDA OF GALILEE,
AND DESIRED HIM, SAYING, SIR, WE WOULD SEE JESUS....
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THE FIRST-FRUITS OF THE HEATHEN.
The Greeks apply to the disciples:...
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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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20-26 In attendance upon holy ordinances, particularly the gospel
passover, the great desire of our souls should be to see Jesus; to see
him as ours, to keep up communion with him, and derive grace f...
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If these Grecians (as is probable) were Syrophenicians, their country
was so near to Bethsaida of Galilee, which was Philip's town, that it
is probable they might have some knowledge of him, and that...
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John 12:21 Then G3767 they G3778 came G4334 (G5656) Philip G5376 was
G575 Bethsaida G966 Galilee G1056 and...
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LIFE COMES THROUGH HIS DEATH (JOHN 12:20).
‘Now among those who went up to worship at the Feast were some
Greeks. So these came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee,
and said to him, “Sir, we...
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John 12:21. THESE CAME THEREFORE TO PHILIP, WHICH WAS OF BETHSAIDA OF
GALILEE, AND ASKED HIM SAYING, SIR, WE WOULD SEE JESUS. To suppose
that their object is to ask Jesus to institute a mission to the...
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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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TO PHILIP WHICH WAS OF BETHSAIDA OF GALILEE
(Φιλιππω τω απο Βηθσαιδα της
Γαλιλαιας). He had a Greek name and the Greeks may have seen
Philip in Galilee where there were many Greeks, probably (Mark...
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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 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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SIR, WE WANT TO SEE JESUS. They want an interview with the one whom
all Jerusalem is talking about! [Philip probably spoke the Greek
language.]...
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_And there came certain Greeks;…the same came therefore to Philip
… saying, Sir, we would see Jesus_
THE INCIDENT AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE
These Greeks belonged to those numerous Gentiles who, like the...
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SEEING JESUS
Sir, we would see Jesus. John 12:21.
Have you ever stood in the streets of a great city and watched the
crowds surging past? Have you ever wondered where these people came
from, what th...
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JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 12:21 BETHSAIDA was just northeast of where the
Jordan flows into the Sea of Galilee from the north.
⇐...
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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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_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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John 1:36; John 1:43; John 14:8; John 14:9; John 6:40;...
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THE HOUR IS COME
John 12:20
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
We read in our opening verses that the Greeks who had come up to the
feast desired to see Jesus. They told Philip, Philip told Andrew, and
then Andrew...
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These came to Philip of Bethsaida in Galilee — Perhaps they used to
lodge there, in their journey to Jerusalem. Or they might believe, a
Galilean would be more ready to serve them herein, than a Jew....