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John 12:34
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32 And I, aif I am lifted up from the earth, will draw ball peoples to Myself.”  
33 aThis He said, signifying by what death He would die.  
34 The people answered Him, a“We have heard from the law that the Christ remains forever; and how can You say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted up’? Who is this Son of Man?”  
35 Then Jesus said to them, “A little while longer athe light is with you. bWalk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you; che who walks in darkness does not know where he is going.  
36 While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become asons of light.” These things Jesus spoke, and departed, and bwas hidden from them.  

Who Has Believed Our Report?

37 But although He had done so many asigns before them, they did not believe in Him,  
38 that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke:
a“Lord, who has believed our report?
And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”  
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Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
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John 12:34

Out of the law (ek tou nomou). That is, "out of the Scriptures" (John 10:34; John 15:25).

The Christ abideth forever (o Xristov menei eiv ton aiwna). Timeless present active indicative of menw, to abide, remain. Perhaps from Psalms 89:4; Psalms 110:4; Isaiah 9:7; Ezekiel 37:25; Daniel 7:14.

How sayest thou? (pwv legeiv su). In opposition to the law (Scripture).

The Son of man (ton uion tou anqrwpou). Accusative case of general reference with the infinitive uywqhnai (first aorist passive of uyow and taken in the sense of death by the cross as Jesus used it in verse John 12:32). Clearly the crowd understand Jesus to be "the Son of man" and take the phrase to be equivalent to "the Christ." This is the obvious way to understand the two terms in their reply, and not, as Bernard suggests, that they saw no connexion between "the Christ" (the Messiah) and "the Son of man." The use of "this" (outov) in the question that follows is in contrast to verse John 12:32. The Messiah (the Son of man) abides forever and is not to be crucified as you say he "must" (dei) be.




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing John 12:34:

John 1:29
John 3:14
John 8:28
John 10:34
John 12:2
John 15:25
John 20:9
2 Peter 3:18

 

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