New American Standard Bible 1995
John 12:35-50
35SoG3767 JesusG2424 saidG3004 to them, “1For a littleG3398 whileG5550 longerG2089 2the LightG5457 is amongG1722 you. 3WalkG4043 whileG5613 you haveG2192 the LightG5457, soG2443 that darknessG4653 will not overtakeG2638 you; he who 4walksG4043 in the darknessG4653 does not knowG3609 whereG4226 he goesG5217. 36WhileG5613 you haveG2192 the LightG5457, 5believeG4100 in the LightG5457, soG2443 that you may becomeG1096 6sonsG5207 of LightG5457.”
TheseG3778 thingsG3778 JesusG2424 spokeG2980, and He wentG565 awayG565 and 78hidG2928 Himself from them. 37But though He had performedG4160 soG5118 manyG5118 9signsG4592 beforeG1715 them, yet they were not believingG4100 in Him. 38This was to fulfillG4137 the wordG3056 of IsaiahG2268 the prophetG4396 whichG3739 he spokeG3004: “10LordG2962, whoG5101 has believedG4100 our reportG189? And to whomG5101 has the armG1023 of the LordG2962 been revealedG601?” 39For thisG3778 reasonG1223 they couldG1410 not believeG4100, for IsaiahG2268 saidG3004 againG3825, 40“11He has blindedG5186 their eyesG3788 and He 12hardenedG4456 their heartG2588, soG2443G3361 that they would not seeG3708 with their eyesG3788 and perceiveG3539 with their heartG2588, and 13be convertedG4762 and I healG2390 them.” 41TheseG3778 thingsG3778 IsaiahG2268 saidG3004 becauseG3754 14he sawG3708 His gloryG1391, and 15he spokeG2980 of Him. 42NeverthelessG3676G3305 16manyG4183 evenG2532 of 17the rulersG758 believedG4100 in Him, but 18becauseG1223 of the PhariseesG5330 they were not confessingG3670 Him, for fearG2443G3361 that they would be 1920putG656 out of the synagogueG656; 4321for they lovedG25 the 22approvalG1391 of menG444 ratherG3123 thanG2228 the 23approvalG1391 of GodG2316.
44And JesusG2424 criedG2896 out and saidG3004, “24He who believesG4100 in Me, does not believeG4100 in Me but in Him who sentG3992 Me. 4525He who seesG2334 Me seesG2334 the One who sentG3992 Me. 4626I have comeG2064 as LightG5457 into the worldG2889, soG2443 that everyoneG3956 who believesG4100 in Me will not remainG3306 in darknessG4653. 47IfG1437 anyoneG5100 hearsG191 My sayingsG4487 and does not keepG5442 them, I do not judgeG2919 him; for 27I did not comeG2064 to judgeG2919 the worldG2889, but to saveG4982 the worldG2889. 4828He who rejectsG114 Me and does not receiveG2983 My sayingsG4487, hasG2192 one who judgesG2919 him; 29the wordG3056 I spokeG2980 is whatG1565 will judgeG2919 him at 30the lastG2078 dayG2250. 4931For I did not speakG2980 32on My ownG1683 initiativeG1683, but the FatherG3962 HimselfG846 who sentG3992 Me 33has givenG1325 Me a commandmentG1785 as to whatG5101 to sayG3004 and whatG5101 to speakG2980. 50I knowG3609 that 34His commandmentG1785 is eternalG166 lifeG2222; thereforeG3767 the things I speakG2980, I speakG2980 35justG2531 as the FatherG3962 has toldG3004 Me.”
Notes
- 1. John 12:35 John 7:33; 9:4 ↩
- 2. John 12:35 John 12:46; 1 John 2:10 ↩
- 3. John 12:35 Gal 6:10; Eph 5:8 ↩
- 4. John 12:35 1 John 1:6; 2:11 ↩
- 5. John 12:36 John 12:46 ↩
- 6. John 12:36 Luke 16:8; John 8:12 ↩
- 7. John 12:36 Lit was hidden ↩
- 8. John 12:36 John 8:59 ↩
- 9. John 12:37 Or attesting signs ↩
- 10. John 12:38 Is 53:1; Rom 10:16 ↩
- 11. John 12:40 Is 6:10; Matt 13:14f ↩
- 12. John 12:40 Mark 6:52 ↩
- 13. John 12:40 Lit be turned; i.e. turn about ↩
- 14. John 12:41 Is 6:1ff ↩
- 15. John 12:41 Luke 24:27 ↩
- 16. John 12:42 John 7:48; 12:11 ↩
- 17. John 12:42 Luke 23:13 ↩
- 18. John 12:42 John 7:13 ↩
- 19. John 12:42 I.e. excommunicated ↩
- 20. John 12:42 John 9:22 ↩
- 21. John 12:43 John 5:41, 44 ↩
- 22. John 12:43 Or glory ↩
- 23. John 12:43 Or glory ↩
- 24. John 12:44 Matt 10:40; John 5:24 ↩
- 25. John 12:45 John 14:9 ↩
- 26. John 12:46 John 1:4; 3:19; 8:12; 9:5; 12:35f ↩
- 27. John 12:47 John 3:17; 8:15f ↩
- 28. John 12:48 Luke 10:16 ↩
- 29. John 12:48 Deut 18:18f; John 5:45ff; 8:47 ↩
- 30. John 12:48 Matt 10:15; John 6:39; Acts 17:31; 1 Pet 1:5; 2 Pet 3:3, 7; Heb 10:25 ↩
- 31. John 12:49 John 3:11; 7:16; 8:26, 28, 38; 14:10, 24 ↩
- 32. John 12:49 Lit of Myself ↩
- 33. John 12:49 John 14:31; 17:8 ↩
- 34. John 12:50 John 6:68 ↩
- 35. John 12:50 John 5:19; 8:28 ↩
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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