John 12:16

Syriac Peshitta (NT Only)

ܗܳܠܶܝܢ ܕ݁ܶܝܢ ܠܳܐ ܝܺܕ݂ܰܥܘ ܬ݁ܰܠܡܺܝܕ݂ܰܘܗ݈ܝ ܒ݁ܗܰܘ ܙܰܒ݂ܢܳܐ ܐܶܠܳܐ ܟ݁ܰܕ݂ ܐܶܫܬ݁ܰܒ݁ܰܚ ܝܶܫܽܘܥ ܐܶܬ݁ܕ݁ܟ݂ܰܪܘ ܬ݁ܰܠܡܺܝܕ݂ܰܘܗ݈ܝ ܕ݁ܗܳܠܶܝܢ ܟ݁ܬ݂ܺܝܒ݂ܳܢ ܗ݈ܘܰܝ ܥܠܰܘܗ݈ܝ ܘܗܳܠܶܝܢ ܥܒ݂ܰܕ݂ܘ ܠܶܗ ܀

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understood: Luke 9:45, Luke 18:34, Luke 24:25, Luke 24:45

when: John 12:23, John 7:39, John 13:31, John 13:32, John 17:5, Mark 16:19, Acts 2:33, Acts 2:36, Acts 3:13, Hebrews 8:1, Hebrews 12:2

then: John 2:22, John 14:26, John 16:4, Luke 24:6-8

Reciprocal: Daniel 12:8 - but Matthew 21:10 - all Mark 9:10 - what Luke 19:34 - General Luke 24:8 - General John 13:7 - What John 16:17 - said

Gill's Notes on the Bible

These things understood not his disciples at the first,.... Or "at that time", as the Syriac and Persic versions render it; or "on that day", as the Ethiopic version; they did not then know the sense of that prophecy, nor that the things which were now doing were a fulfilling of it:

but when Jesus was glorified; was raised front the dead, and ascended to heaven, and was set down at the right hand of God, crowned with glory and honour; and when having received the promise of the Father, the Holy Ghost, and his gifts, he poured them forth in a very plenteous and extraordinary manner upon them; whereby their minds were greatly illuminated, and they had a very distinct knowledge of the Scriptures of the Old Testament; and saw clearly how they severally had their accomplishment in Christ:

then remembered they that these things were written of him; in the prophecies of the Old Testament;

and [that] they had done these things unto him; both the disciples and the multitude, or that these things were done to him; such as bringing the ass to him, laying their clothes on it, and setting him upon it, attending him with shoutings and hosannas to the city of Jerusalem, &c.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 21:1-16. Also Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:29-44.

John 12:16

Was glorified - Was raised from the dead, and had ascended to heaven.

John 12:17

Bare record - Testified that he had raised him, and, as was natural, spread the report through the city. This excited much attention, and the people came out in multitudes to meet one who had power to work such miracles.

John 12:19

Prevail nothing - All your efforts are ineffectual to stop the progress of his opinions, and to prevent the people from believing on him.

The world - As we should say, “Everybody - all the city has gone out.” The fact that he met with such success induced them to hasten their design of putting him to death, John 11:53.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse John 12:16. Then remembered they, &c.] After the ascension of Christ, the disciples saw the meaning of many prophecies which referred to Christ, and applied them to him, which they had not fully comprehended before. Indeed it is only in the light of the new covenant, that the old is to be fully understood.