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Verse 22. _ANDREW AND PHILIP TELL JESUS._] How pleasing to God is this
union, when the ministers of his Gospel agree and unite together to
bring souls to Christ. But where _self-love_ prevails, and th...
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TELLETH ANDREW - Why he did not at once tell Jesus is not known.
Possibly he was doubtful whether Jesus would wish to converse with
Gentiles, and chose to consult with Andrew about it.
TELL JESUS - W...
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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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PHILIP COMETH AND TELLETH ANDREW.
Andrew was also of Bethsaida and he and Philip seem to have been
inseparable friends. The fact that Philip wanted some one to go with
him to Christ shows how his char...
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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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LOVE'S EXTRAVAGANCE (John 12:1-8)...
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ANDREW. See App-141. Andrew belonged to the first group of the
Apostles, Philip to the second....
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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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_telleth Andrew_ Another Apostle with a Greek name. They were both of
Bethsaida (John 1:44), and possibly these Greeks may have come from
the same district. S. Philip seems to shrink from the responsi...
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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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THE DESIRE OF THE GENTILES AND THE VOICE FROM HEAVEN...
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ΤΩ͂Ι ἈΝΔΡΈΑΙ] Another Apostle with a Greek name. They were
both of Bethsaida (John 1:44), and possibly these Greeks may have come
from the same district. S. Philip seems to shrink from the
responsibil...
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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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PHILIP COMETH AND TELLETH ANDREW, &C.— From Philip's not venturing
to introduce the men himself, it seems probable that there was some
difficulty in the case. Perhaps they were only "proselytes of the...
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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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Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip tell
Jesus.
PHILIP COMETH AND TELLETH ANDREW. As fellow-townsmen of Bethsaida,
these two seem to have drawn to each other.
AND AGAIN...
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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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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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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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PHILIP COMETH AND TELLETH ANDREW. — It is a striking coincidence,
and perhaps more than this, that the Greeks thus came into connection
with the only Apostles who bear Greek names; and may themselves...
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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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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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“ _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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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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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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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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Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip tell
Jesus.
Ver. 22. _Andrew and Philip tell Jesus_] Therefore we may desire the
saints departed to mediate for us to Christ, say the Pap...
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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 FIRST-FRUITS OF THE HEATHEN.
The Greeks apply to the disciples:...
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PHILIP COMETH AND TELLETH ANDREW; AND AGAIN ANDREW AND PHILIP TELL
JESUS.
Certain Greeks there were among the crowds that came up to worship at
the feast. They may have been men living in the Decapoli...
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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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The news of their coming, and their errand, is brought to Christ by
Philip and Andrew, who possibly might stumble at it, because they were
Gentiles, and Christ had forbidden them to go into the way of...
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John 12:22 Philip G5376 came G2064 (G5736) and G2532 told G3004
(G5719) Andrew G406 and G2532 turn...
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‘Philip went and told Andrew, and Andrew went with Philip and they
told Jesus'.
It is indicative of how uncertain the disciples were about things that
Philip felt that he needed help in broaching the...
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John 12:22. PHILIP COMETH AND TELLETH ANDREW: ANDREW COMETH, AND
PHILIP, AND THEY TELL JESUS. Why these Greeks should particularly
address themselves to Philip; why Philip should be here described as...
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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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ANDREW
(τω Ανδρεα). Another apostle with a Greek name and associated
with Philip again (John 6:7), the man who first brought his brother
Simon to Jesus (John 1:41). Andrew was clearly a man of wisd...
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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 12:1. _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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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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PHILIP WENT AND TOLD ANDREW. They were close friends....
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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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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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_Philip cometh and telleth Andrew (as the greater and elder Apostle),
and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus._ Andrew had the greater
authority with Jesus, as having been the first called, and as havi...
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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 1:40; John 1:41; John 6:8; Luke 9:49; Luke 9:50;...
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Philip - Andrew. They appear together in John 1:45; John 6:7; John
6:8. Compare Mark 3:18....
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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...