John 12:19

John 12:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him.
• New International Version (NIV)So the Pharisees said to one another, “See, this is getting us nowhere. Look how the whole world has gone after him!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)So the Pharisees said to one another, "You see that you are gaining nothing. Look, the world has gone after him."
• New King James Version (NKJV)The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, “You see that you are accomplishing nothing. Look, the world has gone after Him!”

Context of John 12:19

17So the people, who were with Him when He called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead, continued to tell others about Him. 18For this reason the crowd went to meet Him, because they heard that He had performed this [miraculous] sign. Then the Pharisees [argued and] said to one another, “You see that your efforts are futile. Look! The whole world has gone [running] after Him!” 20Now there were some Greeks (Gentiles) among those who were going up to worship at the feast; 21these came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, with a request, saying, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.”

John 12:19 word by word

Οἱ οὖν Φαρισαῖοι εἶπαν πρὸς ἑαυτούς· θεωρεῖτε ὅτι οὐκ ὠφελεῖτε οὐδέν; ἴδε ὁ κόσμος ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ ἀπῆλθεν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The Phariseesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• The PhariseesΦαρισαῖοςPharisaios · PhariseeG5330
• thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• amongπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• themselvesἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• Perceive yeθεωρέωtheōreō · to see/experienceG2334
• howὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• ye prevailὠφελέωōpheleō · to helpG5623
• nothingοὐou · noG3756
• nothingοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• the worldκόσμοςkosmos · worldG2889
• is goneἀπέρχομαιaperchomai · to go awayG565
• afterὀπίσωopisō · afterG3694
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for John 12:19

• John 11:47So the chief priests and Pharisees convened a council [of the leaders in Israel], and said, “What are we doing? For this man performs many signs (attesting miracles).
• Matthew 21:15But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful and miraculous things that Jesus had done, and heard the boys who were shouting in [the porticoes and courts of] the temple [in praise and adoration], “Hosanna to the Son of David (the Messiah),” they became indignant
• Luke 19:47He was teaching day after day in the temple [porches and courts]; but the chief priests and scribes and the leading men among the people were seeking [a way] to put Him to death,
• Acts 4:16saying, “What are we to do with these men? For the fact that an extraordinary miracle has taken place through them is public knowledge and clearly evident to all the residents of Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.
• Acts 5:27So they brought them and presented them before the Council (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court). The high priest questioned them,
• John 3:26So they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi (Teacher), the Man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan [at the Jordan River crossing]—and to whom you have testified—look, He is baptizing too, and everyone is going to Him!”
• John 17:21that they all may be one; just as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be one in Us, so that the world may believe [without any doubt] that You sent Me.
• Psalms 22:27All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord, And all the families of the nations will bow down and worship before You,
• Psalms 49:1Hear this, all peoples; Listen carefully, all inhabitants of the world,
• Isaiah 27:6In the generations to come Jacob will take root; Israel will blossom and sprout, And they will fill the surface of the world with fruit.
• Acts 17:6But when they failed to find them, they dragged Jason and some brothers before the city authorities, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have come here too;
• 1 John 2:2And He [that same Jesus] is the propitiation for our sins [the atoning sacrifice that holds back the wrath of God that would otherwise be directed at us because of our sinful nature—our worldliness, our lifestyle]; and not for ours alone, but also for [the sins of all believers throughout] the whole world.

Commentaries on John 12:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19Ye 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 ̔, the Whole world. As our Lord's converts were rapidly increasing, the Pharisees thought it necessary…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12-19Verses 12-19 See this passage explained in the notes at Mark 11:1-11; 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…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-19Verses 12-19 Christ's riding in triumph to Jerusalem is recorded by all the evangelists. Many excellent things, both in the word and providence of God, disciples do not understand at their first acquaintance with the things of God. The right understanding of spiritual nature of Christ's kingdom, prevents our misapplying the Scriptures which speak of it.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19the whole world (literally the world): The Pharisees' words were more meaningful than they realized. Jesus came to reach the world (3:17), and the Pharisees said that Jesus had accomplished his task.Read the comment

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Commentaries on John 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings