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!”
• 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!”
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then the Pharisees said to each other, “There’s nothing we can do. Look, everyone has gone after him!”

Context of John 12:19

17The crowd that had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to bear witness. 18The reason why the crowd went to meet him was that they heard he had done this sign. So the Pharisees said to one another, "You see that you are gaining nothing. Look, the world has gone after him." 20Now among those who went up to worship at the feast were some Greeks. 21So these came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, "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 the Pharisees gathered the council and said, "What are we to do? For this man performs many signs.
• Matthew 21:15But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying out in the temple, "Hosanna to the Son of David!" they were indignant,
• Luke 19:47And he was teaching daily in the temple. The chief priests and the scribes and the principal men of the people were seeking to destroy him,
• Acts 4:16saying, "What shall we do with these men? For that a notable sign has been performed through them is evident to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.
• Acts 5:27And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest questioned them,
• John 3:26And they came to John and said to him, "Rabbi, he who was with you across the Jordan, to whom you bore witness—look, he is baptizing, and all are going to him."
• John 17:21that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me.
• Psalms 22:27All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord, and all the families of the nations shall worship before you.
• Psalms 49:1Hear this, all peoples! Give ear, all inhabitants of the world,
• Isaiah 27:6In days to come Jacob shall take root, Israel shall blossom and put forth shoots and fill the whole world with fruit.
• Acts 17:6And when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some of the brothers before the city authorities, shouting, "These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also,
• 1 John 2:2He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of 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