UYohane 12:19

Izhibhalo Ezingcwele

19 Bathe ngoko abaFarisi phakathi kwabo, Niyabona na kodwa ukuba anincedi lutho? Yabonani, ulandelwa lilizwe lonke.

Bible Verse Review
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Perceive: John 11:47-50, Matthew 21:15, Luke 19:47, Luke 19:48, Acts 4:16, Acts 4:17, Acts 5:27, Acts 5:28

the world: John 3:26, John 17:21, Psalms 22:27, Psalms 49:1, Isaiah 27:6, Acts 17:6, 1 John 2:2

Reciprocal: Exodus 1:12 - grieved 1 Kings 12:26 - Now shall Matthew 20:16 - the last Mark 1:37 - All Mark 14:2 - lest Luke 16:16 - and every Luke 19:39 - rebuke John 7:32 - Pharisees heard John 9:13 - General Acts 4:21 - for all Acts 5:17 - the high Acts 5:24 - they Revelation 13:3 - all

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The Pharisees therefore said among themselves,.... Either when assembled in their own private houses, or in the sanhedrim; or as they stood together in the streets, seeing Jesus pass by in such pomp, and such a multitude with him:

perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? the Vulgate Latin and Arabic versions read, "we prevail nothing", so Nonnus; the sense is the same; suggesting, that all their wise schemes and crafty councils signified nothing; the commands they enjoined the people not to follow him, or to apprehend him, or to show them where he was, were disregarded; their threatenings to put out of the synagogue such as should confess him, were taken no notice of; their promises of reward were slighted; their examples were not followed; and all their artifice and cunning, backed with power and authority, did not succeed:

behold, the world is gone after him; the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions read, "the whole world", and so Nonnus; the Persic version, "all the people"; that is, a very great number of people; for they could not mean, that all the inhabitants of the world, or every individual of mankind were followers of him, and became his disciples, nor even all in their own land; they themselves, with multitudes more of the same complexion, were an exception to this: but they speak in the common dialect of that nation, of which take two or three instances;

"it happened to a certain high priest, that he went out of the sanctuary, והוו אזלי כולי עלמא בתריה, "and the whole world went after him"; and when they saw Shemaiah and Abtalion, they left him, and went after them o.''

And again p,

"R. Aba proclaimed, whoever seeks riches, and whoever seeks the way of life in the world to come, let him come and study in the law, and כולי עלמא, "the whole world" will gather together to him.''

Once more q,

"Jonathan said to David, 1 Samuel 23:17: "Thou shall be king over Israel, and I will be next to thee"; what is the meaning of this? perhaps Jonathan the son of Saul saw

עלמא, "the world" draw after David.''

This shows the sense of those phrases, "the world", and "the whole world", when used in the article of redemption by Jesus Christ;

1 Samuel 23:17- :.

o T. Bab. Yoma, fol. 71. 2. p Zohar in Gen. fol. 60. 4. q T. Bab. Bava Metzia, fol. 85. 1.

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 12:19. Ye prevail nothing — Either by your threatening or excommunications.

The world is gone after him. — The whole mass of the people are becoming his disciples. This is a very common form of expression among the Jews, and simply answers to the French, tout le monde, and to the English, every body - the bulk of the people. Many MSS., versions, and fathers, add ολος, the WHOLE world. As our Lord's converts were rapidly increasing, the Pharisees thought it necessary to execute without delay what they had purposed at their first council. See John 11:53.