John 12

Treated in 37 passages across the library.

  • 12:24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a grain of wheat fall into the earth and die, it abideth by itself alone; but if it die, it beareth much fruit. 12
  • 12:31 Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out. 3
  • 12:4 But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples, that should betray him, saith, 2
  • 12:6 Now this he said, not because he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and having the bag took away what was put therein. 2
  • 12:25 He that loveth his life loseth it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal. 2
  • 12:40 He hath blinded their eyes, and he hardened their heart; Lest they should see with their eyes, and perceive with their heart, And should turn, And I should heal them. 2
  • 12:41 These things said Isaiah, because he saw his glory; and he spake of him. 2
  • 12:2 So they made him a supper there: and Martha served; but Lazarus was one of them that sat at meat with him. 1
  • 12:13 took the branches of the palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried out, Hosanna: Blessed [is] he that cometh in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel. 1
  • 12:18 For this cause also the multitude went and met him, for that they heard that he had done this sign. 1
  • 12:21 these therefore came to Philip, who was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus. 1
  • 12:26 If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will the Father honor. 1
  • 12:32 And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto myself. 1
  • 12:35 Jesus therefore said unto them, Yet a little while is the light among you. Walk while ye have the light, that darkness overtake you not: and he that walketh in the darkness knoweth not whither he goeth. 1
  • 12:39 For this cause they could not believe, for that Isaiah said again, 1
  • 12:42 Nevertheless even of the rulers many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess [it], lest they should be put out of the synagogue: 1
  • 12:44 And Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me. 1
  • 12:45 And he that beholdeth me beholdeth him that sent me. 1
  • 12:46 I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me may not abide in the darkness. 1
  • 12:48 He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my sayings, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I spake, the same shall judge him in the last day. 1
  • 12:49 For I spake not from myself; but the Father that sent me, he hath given me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak. 1

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  1. Talks to the Farmer · Charles H. Spurgeon

    The Corn of Wheat Dying to Bring Forth Fruit cites John 12:24

    …at falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit” (John 12:24, ESV). Jesus must die to give life to others. Many people misunderstand death, confusing …

  2. Men and Women Who Gave Everything · Ochorus Originals

    C.T. Studd — The Cricket Star Who Gave His Fortune Away cites John 12:24

    …gy of the grain of wheat was the controlling image of his missionary career. He had heard John 12:24 so many times that it had become not a familiar verse but a personal vocation: “Very trul…

  3. Men and Women Who Gave Everything · Ochorus Originals

    Jim Elliot — The Martyr Who Gained What He Could Not Lose cites John 12:24

    …de it good.” Jesus’ promise had been fulfilled: “But if it dies, it produces many seeds” (John 12:24, NIV). It had produced many seeds. It is still producing them. Elliot’s journal — publish…

  4. Men and Women Who Gave Everything · Ochorus Originals

    Scripture Appendix: God’s Word on the Missional Life cites John 12:24

    …ssions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” John 12:24 — “Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remai…

  5. The Pilgrim's Progress · John Bunyan

    The First Stage cites John 12:25

    …s, eaten of beasts, drowned in the seas, for the love they bare to the Lord of the place, John 12:25; all well, and clothed with immortality as with a garment. 2 Cor. 5:2. Pliable: The heari…

  6. Evening by Evening · Charles H. Spurgeon

    November cites John 12:2

    …fe from every foe. November 21 “Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.” (John 12:2) He is to be envied. It was well to be Martha and serve, but better to be Lazarus and com…

  7. He Holds My Tomorrows · Gareth Evans

    Cain and Abel cites John 12:4

    …, and no revelation. 3. In Matthew 26:6-10 the disciples (especially Judas) are offended (John 12:4 and Matthew 26:8). As a result, there was no confidence, and Judas goes out to betray his…

  8. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour · Dwight L. Moody

    July cites John xii. 4

    … July 6 Judas Iscariot . . . was a thief, and had the bag, and bore what was put therein. John xii. 4, 6. Freely ye have received, freely give. Matt. x. 8. Ah, but if we should go thoroughly …

  9. The Key in My Hand · Gareth Evans

    Unneeded Baggage cites John 12:6

    …ief, and having charge of the money bag he used to help himself to what was put into it” (John 12:6). I remember when a well-known international charity spent over one million dollars to ma…

  10. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.8 The Eighth Commandment cites John 12: 6

    …Joshua 7: 21. [2] The external cause of theft is Satan’s solicitation. Judas was a thief. John 12: 6. How came he to be a thief? ‘Satan entered into him’. John 13: 27. The devil is the great…

  11. The Key in My Hand · Gareth Evans

    Priorities cites John 12:13

    …ey cried out, “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord, even the king of Israel” (John 12:13). I can imagine him, head held high, chest out, as he led the donkey’s colt, upon which t…

  12. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · Jonathan Edwards

    I. It is no sign one way or the other, that religious affections are very great, or raised very high cites John 12:18

    …people made this ado, was because they were affected with the miracle of raising Lazarus, John 12:18. Here was a vast multitude crying Hosanna on this occasion, so that it gave occasion to t…

  13. Evening by Evening · Charles H. Spurgeon

    April cites John 12:21

    …r sun in the land where prayer is swallowed up in praise. April 17 “We would see Jesus.” (John 12:21) Evermore the worldling's cry is, “Who will show us any good?” He seeks satisfaction in e…

  14. The God of All Comfort · Hannah Whitall Smith

    The Lord is Good cites John 12:24

    …at falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.” John 12:24. The whole explanation of the apparent wreckage of the world at large, or of our own pers…

  15. Women Who Moved Heaven · Ochorus Originals

    Lottie Moon — The Woman Who Gave Everything to China cites John 12:24

    … ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds” (John 12:24, NIV). She was that grain of wheat. She understood that going into the ground was not the…

  16. Women Who Moved Heaven · Ochorus Originals

    Scripture Appendix: Prayers in God’s Word cites John 12:24

    …few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” John 12:24 — “Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remai…

  17. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    The Breaking of the Outer Man cites John 12:24

    …nto the earth and die, it abideth by itself alone; but if it die, it beareth much fruit” (John 12:24, ASV). In context, Jesus speaks first of His own death. The Son's path to fruitfulness pa…

  18. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    A Life Given to Christ cites John 12:24

    …nto the earth and die, it abideth by itself alone; but if it die, it beareth much fruit” (John 12:24, ASV). Fruitfulness, in this vision, comes through death. The grain does not fulfill its …

  19. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    Learning to Walk by Faith cites John 12:24

    …nto the earth and die, it abideth by itself alone; but if it die, it beareth much fruit” (John 12:24, ASV). Nee extended the principle to Christian service. The indwelling life of Christ is …

  20. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    Appendix a: Twenty-Five Core Teachings of Watchman Nee cites John 12:24

    …nto the earth and die, it abideth by itself alone; but if it die, it beareth much fruit” (John 12:24, ASV). Nee used the grain as an image of the cross releasing life. The outer shell protec…

  21. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites John 12:24

    …ue was whether Christ would become personally Lord. Scriptures to revisit Galatians 2:20; John 12:24; Colossians 3:3-4; 2 Corinthians 4:7; Matthew 16:24. Reflection 1. Which parts of your Ch…

  22. Selected Sermons of George Whitefield · George Whitefield

    A Preservative Against Unsettled Notions, and Want of Principles, in Regard to Righteousness and Christian Perfection Being a More Particular Answer to Doctor Trapp's Four Sermons Upon the Same Text cites John 12:25

    … “righteous over-much: why shouldst thou destroy thyself?” Jesus, you will say, tells us (John 12:25) “He that loveth his life shall lose it, and he that hateth his life in this world, shall…

  23. The Cheque Book of the Bank of Faith · Charles H. Spurgeon

    The Month of December cites John 12:26

    …here I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honor" John 12:26 The highest service is imitation. If I would be Christ's servant I must be His follower. …

  24. The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith · R. A. Torrey

    The Devil cites John 12:31

    …t the Devil is "the prince of this world." Our Lord Jesus Himself taught this. He says in John 12:31: "Now is the judgment of this world; now shall the prince of this world be cast out." The…

  25. The Way Into the Holiest · Frederick Brotherton Meyer

    The Death of Death cites John xii. 31

    …sealed his doom. The prince of this world was judged and cast out from the seat of power (John xii. 31 ; xvi. ii). The serpent's head was bruised beyond remedy. Fear not the devil, child of Go…

  26. Our Daily Walk · Frederick Brotherton Meyer

    June cites John 12:31

    …the prince of this world has been judged, and cast out of the seat of power (Heb 2:14-15; John 12:31; John 16:11). Let us not be afraid of the mystery of death. Christ has shown us that it i…

  27. The Cheque Book of the Bank of Faith · Charles H. Spurgeon

    The Month of October cites John 12:32

    … 4 THE MIGHTY MAGNET "And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me" John 12:32 Come, ye workers, be encouraged. You fear that you cannot draw a congregation. Try the pr…

  28. Our Daily Walk · Frederick Brotherton Meyer

    September cites Jn 12:35

    …d she passed on the results of her experience to us all. “Walk while ye have the light,” (Jn 12:35) so you will know the Light, and become light in the Lord. (Eph 5:8) PRAYER My son, forsa…

  29. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · Jonathan Edwards

    Part I. Concerning the nature of the affections and their importance in religion cites John 12:40

    …:18, "Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth." John 12:40, "He hath blinded their minds, and hardened their hearts." And the apostle seems to speak…

  30. Our Daily Walk · Frederick Brotherton Meyer

    July cites Joh 12:41

    …eraphim that engirdled the sapphire throne. And above all, he beheld the glory of Christ (Joh 12:41). This led to The vision of his own heart: “Woe is me, for I am undone.” It is when a man…

  31. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.5 The Fifth Commandment cites John 12: 42

    … they honour God who are ashamed of him? ‘Many believed on him, but did not confess him.’ John 12: 42. They are bastard-sons who are ashamed to own their heavenly Father. Such as are born of …

  32. Selected Sermons of Jonathan Edwards · Jonathan Edwards

    A Divine and Supernatural Light cites John xii. 44

    … God, and that Christ himself was of him, proceeded from him, and was sent by him. Again, John xii. 44, 45, 46: “Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him …

  33. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · Jonathan Edwards

    IV. Gracious affections do arise from the mind's being enlightened, richly and spiritually to understand or apprehend divine things cites John 12:45

    …r knoweth any man the Father, but the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him." John 12:45, "He that seeth me, seeth him that sent me." Psal. 9:10, "They that know thy name, will p…

  34. The Cheque Book of the Bank of Faith · Charles H. Spurgeon

    The Month of March cites John 12:46

    …come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness" John 12:46 This world is dark as midnight; Jesus has come that by faith we may have light, and may n…

  35. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    4.3 The Word cites John 12: 48

    …ll be our judge. ‘The word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him at the last day.’ John 12: 48. We read of the opening of the books. Rev 20: 12. One book which God will open is the boo…

  36. The God of All Comfort · Hannah Whitall Smith

    What is His Name? cites John 12:49

    … (John 8:26) “I do nothing on my own authority, but speak just as the Father taught me.” (John 12:49) The apostle also declares most plainly that it pleased the Father that in Christ “all th…

  37. The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith · R. A. Torrey

    The Deity of the Holy Spirit and the Distinction Between the Father, Son and Holy Spirit cites John 12:39-41

    …ght. It is noticeable that this same passage in another place is applied to Jesus Christ (John 12:39-41). May it not be that in the threefold "Holy" in the seraphic cry recorded in this chapter…