New American Standard Bible 2020
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 thatG2443 darknessG4653 will not overtakeG2638 you; alsoG2532, the one who 4walksG4043 in the darknessG4653 does not knowG3609 whereG4226 he is goingG5217. 36WhileG5613 you haveG2192 the LightG5457, 5believeG4100 in the LightG5457, soG2443 thatG2443 you may becomeG1096 6sonsG5207 of LightG5457.”
TheseG3778 thingsG3778 JesusG2424 proclaimedG2980, and He wentG565 awayG565 and 7hidG2928 Himself from them. 37But though He had performedG4160 soG5118 manyG5118 8signsG4592 inG1715 their sightG1715, they still were not believingG4100 in Him. 38This happened soG2443 thatG2443 the wordG3056 of IsaiahG2268 the prophetG4396 whichG3739 he spokeG3004 would be fulfilledG4137: “9LordG2962, 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“10He has blindedG5186 their eyesG3788 and He 11hardenedG4456 their heartG2588, soG2443 thatG2443 they will not seeG3708 with their eyesG3788 and understandG3539 with their heartG2588, and 12be convertedG4762, and so I will not healG2390 them.” 41TheseG3778 thingsG3778 IsaiahG2268 saidG3004 becauseG3754 13he sawG3708 His gloryG1391, and 14he spokeG2980 aboutG4012 Him. 42NeverthelessG3676G3305 15manyG4183, evenG2532 of 16the rulersG758, believedG4100 in Him, but 17becauseG1223 of the PhariseesG5330 they were not confessingG3670 Him, soG2443 thatG2443 they would not be 18excommunicatedG1096G656 fromG656 theG656 synagogueG656; 4319for they lovedG25 the 20approvalG1391 of peopleG444 ratherG3123 thanG2228 the 21approvalG1391 of GodG2316.
44NowG1161 JesusG2424 criedG2896 outG2896 and saidG3004, “22The one who believesG4100 in Me, does not believeG4100 only in Me, but also in Him who sentG3992 Me. 45And 23the one who seesG2334 Me seesG2334 Him who sentG3992 Me. 4624I have comeG2064 as LightG5457 into the worldG2889, soG2443 thatG2443 noG3361G3956 oneG3956 who believesG4100 in Me will remainG3306 in darknessG4653. 47IfG1437 anyoneG5100 hearsG191 My 25teachingsG4487 and does not keepG5442 them, I do not judgeG2919 him; for 26I did not comeG2064 to judgeG2919 the worldG2889, but to saveG4982 the worldG2889. 4827The one who rejectsG114 Me and does not 28acceptG2983 My 29teachingsG4487 hasG2192 one who judgesG2919 him: 30the wordG3056 whichG3739 I spokeG2980. That will judgeG2919 him on 31the lastG2078 dayG2250. 4932For I did not speakG2980 33on My ownG1683, but the FatherG3962 HimselfG846 who sentG3992 Me 34has givenG1325 Me a commandmentG1785 as to whatG5101 to sayG3004 and whatG5101 to speakG2980. 50And I knowG3609 that 35His commandmentG1785 is eternalG166 lifeG2222; thereforeG3767 the things I speakG2980, I speakG2980 36justG2531 asG2531 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 John 8:59 ↩
- 8. John 12:37 I.e., confirming miracles ↩
- 9. John 12:38 Is 53:1; Rom 10:16 ↩
- 10. John 12:40 Is 6:10; Matt 13:14f ↩
- 11. John 12:40 Mark 6:52 ↩
- 12. John 12:40 Lit be turned; i.e., turn about ↩
- 13. John 12:41 Is 6:1ff ↩
- 14. John 12:41 Luke 24:27 ↩
- 15. John 12:42 John 7:48; 12:11 ↩
- 16. John 12:42 Luke 23:13 ↩
- 17. John 12:42 John 7:13 ↩
- 18. John 12:42 John 9:22 ↩
- 19. John 12:43 John 5:41, 44 ↩
- 20. John 12:43 Or honor ↩
- 21. John 12:43 Or honor ↩
- 22. John 12:44 Matt 10:40; John 5:24 ↩
- 23. John 12:45 John 14:9 ↩
- 24. John 12:46 John 1:4; 3:19; 8:12; 9:5; 12:35f ↩
- 25. John 12:47 Lit words ↩
- 26. John 12:47 John 3:17; 8:15f ↩
- 27. John 12:48 Luke 10:16 ↩
- 28. John 12:48 Or receive ↩
- 29. John 12:48 Lit words ↩
- 30. John 12:48 Deut 18:18f; John 5:45ff; 8:47 ↩
- 31. John 12:48 Matt 10:15; John 6:39; Acts 17:31; 1 Pet 1:5; 2 Pet 3:3, 7; Heb 10:25 ↩
- 32. John 12:49 John 3:11; 7:16; 8:26, 28, 38; 14:10, 24 ↩
- 33. John 12:49 Lit from Myself ↩
- 34. John 12:49 John 14:31; 17:8 ↩
- 35. John 12:50 John 6:68 ↩
- 36. 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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