American Standard Version
John 12:19
19The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Behold how ye prevail nothing; lo, the world is gone after him.
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
17The multitude therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb, and raised him from the dead, bare witness. 18For this cause also the multitude went and met him, for that they heard that he had done this sign. The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Behold how ye prevail nothing; lo, the world is gone after him. 20Now there were certain Greeks among those that went up to worship at the feast: 21these therefore came to Philip, who was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.
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Οἱ οὖν Φαρισαῖοι εἶπαν πρὸς ἑαυτούς· θεωρεῖτε ὅτι οὐκ ὠφελεῖτε οὐδέν; ἴδε ὁ κόσμος ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ ἀπῆλθεν.¶Read the interlinear
Cross-references for John 12:19
- John 11:47The chief priests therefore and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many signs.
- Matthew 21:15But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children that were crying in the temple and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; they were moved with indignation,
- Luke 19:47And he was teaching daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the principal men of the people sought to destroy him:
- Acts 4:16saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been wrought through them, is manifest to all that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it.
- Acts 5:27And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest asked them,
- John 3:26And they came unto John, and said to him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou hast borne witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.
- John 17:21that they may all be one; even as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be in us: that the world may believe that thou didst send me.
- Psalms 22:27All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn unto Jehovah; And all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
- Psalms 49:1Hear this, all ye peoples; Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world,
- Isaiah 27:6In days to come shall Jacob take root; Israel shall blossom and bud; and they shall fill the face of the world with fruit.
- Acts 17:6And when they found them not, they dragged Jason and certain brethren before the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;
- 1 John 2:2and he is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for 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
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