John 12:19
17 Meanwhile, many people continued to testify that they had been with Jesus when He called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead.
18 That is also why the crowd went out to meet Him, because they heard that He had performed this sign.
Then the Pharisees said to one another, “You can see that this is doing you no good. Look how the whole world has gone after Him!”
20 Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the feast.
21 They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and requested of him, “Sir, we want to see Jesus.”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then the Pharisees said to one another, “You can see that this is doing you no good. Look how the whole world has gone after Him!”
- KJV
- The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him.
- WEB
- The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, “See how you accomplish nothing. Behold, the world has gone after him.”
- ASV
- The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Behold how ye prevail nothing: lo, the world is gone after him.
- DARBY
- The Pharisees therefore said to one another, Ye see that ye profit nothing: behold, the world is gone after him.
- BLB
- Therefore the Pharisees said among themselves, “You⁺ see that you⁺ gain nothing. Behold, the world went away after Him!”
- ÅB
- Fariseerne sa da til hverandre: Dere ser at dere intet utretter; se, all verden løper etter ham!
- OTB
- Så sa fariseerne til hverandre: "Se, dette fører ingensteds hen. Se hvordan alle har gått etter ham!"
- B1930
- Fariseerne sa da til hverandre: I ser at I intet utretter; se, all verden løper efter ham!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 17:6
But when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city officials, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have now come here,
Read in contextPsalms 22:27
All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.
Read in contextActs 4:16–17
“What shall we do with these men?” they asked. “It is clear to everyone living in Jerusalem that a remarkable miracle has occurred through them, and we cannot deny it.
Read in context1 John 2:2
He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
Read in contextJohn 3:26
So John’s disciples came to him and said, “Look, Rabbi, the One who was with you beyond the Jordan, the One you testified about—He is baptizing, and everyone is going to Him.”
Read in contextActs 5:27–28
They brought them in and made them stand before the Sanhedrin, where the high priest interrogated them.
Read in contextJohn 17:21
that all of them may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I am in You. May they also be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me.
Read in contextIsaiah 27:6
In the days to come, Jacob will take root. Israel will bud and blossom and fill the whole world with fruit.
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