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Selected Verse: John 12:19 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Joh 12:19 |
King James |
The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
world
Greek, "kosmos", means "mankind".
(See Scofield) - (Mat 4:8). |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Is gone after Him (ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ ἀπῆλθεν)
The phrase occurs only here. Literally, is gone away. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Ye 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 ὁλος, the Whole world. As our Lord's converts were rapidly increasing, the Pharisees thought it necessary to execute without delay what they had purposed at their first council. See Joh 11:53. |
8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
53 Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.