John chapter 12

[Debra R]

We are continuing on with chapter 12.

For those who don't know we have been going through the book of John.
Feel free to join in at any time. I am posting a few verses and then we can talk about them.


I am going to start out with the New American Standard Bible this time. Momof5 usually uses the NKJ. If anyone wishes to post with other translations that is fine too. I like to read them all and compare.



(NASB) John 12:1) Jesus, therefore, six days before the Passover, came to Bethany where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead.

2) So they made Him a supper there, and Martha was serving; but Lazarus was one of those reclining at the table with Him.

3) Mary then took a pound of very costly perfume of pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped His feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

4) But Judas Iscariot, one of His disciples, who was intending to betray Him, said,

5) "Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred denarii and given to poor people?"

6) Now he said this, not because he was concerned about the poor, but because he was a thief, and as he had the money box, he used to pilfer what was put into it.

7) Therefore Jesus said, "Let her alone, so that she may keep it for the day of My burial.

8) "For you always have the poor with you, but you do not always have Me."

Blessings

[Ninna]

Good morning!

Momof5 usually uses the NKJ

I just bought a new parallel Bible so in addition to NKJ and the occasional Living Bible Paraphrase I like to use, I will use KJV, Amplified, NASB, and NIV as well - lots of word and thought comparison!

Now I am going to study a bit and gather my scattered thoughts so I can post on the first verses.

I hope many of you will join us!

[Ninna]

I am also going to post this passage from the Living Bible paraphrase:

John 12

1) Six days before the Passover ceremonies began, Jesus arrived in Bethany where Lazarus was-the man He had brought back to life.

2) A banquet was prepared in Jesus' honor. Martha served, and Lazarus sat at the table with him.

3) Then Mary took a jar of costly perfume made from essence of nard, and anointed Jesus' feet with it and wiped them with her hair. And the house was filled with fragrance.

4) But Judas Iscariot, one of His disciples-the one who would betray him-said

5) "That perfume was worth a fortune. It should have been sold and the money given to the poor."

6) Not that he cared for the poor, but he was in charge of the disciples' funds and often dipped into them for his own use.

7) Jesus replied, "Let her alone. She did it in preparation for my burial.

8) You can always help the poor, but I won't be with you very long.

I posted that for comparison.

(NASB) John 12:1) Jesus, therefore, six days before the Passover, came to Bethany where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead.

2) So they made Him a supper there, and Martha was serving; but Lazarus was one of those reclining at the table with Him.

Bethany was about two miles from Jerusalem. The supper was in Jesus' honor but it sounds like Lazarus was the guest of honor!

3) Mary then took a pound of very costly perfume of pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped His feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

NKJ Mark 14 - 3) And being in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper, as He sat at the table, a woman came having an alabaster flask of very costly oil of spikenard. Then she broke the flask and poured it on His head. 4) But there were some who were indignant amoung themselves, and said, "Why was this fragrant oil wasted? 5) For it might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor." And they criticized her sharply. 6) But Jesus said, "Let her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a good work for Me. 7) For you have the poor with you always, and whenever you wish you may do them good; but Me you do not have always. 8) She has done what she could. She has come beforehand to anoint My body for burial.

Mary anointed Jesus head and feet. The annotation in my study Bible states that the custom of the time was to anoint the heads of guests and that anointing Jesus' head was an act of honor but anointing His feet was an act of devotion!

4) But Judas Iscariot, one of His disciples, who was intending to betray Him, said,

5) "Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred denarii and given to poor people?"

6) Now he said this, not because he was concerned about the poor, but because he was a thief, and as he had the money box, he used to pilfer what was put into it.

7) Therefore Jesus said, "Let her alone, so that she may keep it for the day of My burial.

Mary was preparing Jesus' body for the burial that would occur within the week

8) "For you always have the poor with you, but you do not always have Me."

NKJ Deuteronomy 15:11 - For the poor will never cease from the land........

Jesus told them there would always be the poor and to do good for them, but He was not always going to be with them. Mary seemed to understand that He would die.

Oops, this is kind of long...hope it makes sense.

[Debra R]

Good morning!

Good morning!



I just bought a new parallel Bible so in addition to NKJ and the occasional Living Bible Paraphrase I like to use, I will use KJV, Amplified, NASB, and NIV as well - lots of word and thought comparison!

Now I am going to study a bit and gather my scattered thoughts so I can post on the first verses.

I hope many of you will join us!

Thats great!!

I love the Amplified bible too!
Those are the main ones I read, the NASB, the NKJ, and Amplified. Sometimes I read the KJ . I have a small collection of bibles, seven different translations I think, I would like to someday have all the translations.

There are lots of word and thought comparison. Sometimes you can grasp more or see things in a different light when you compare the versions.

[miepie]

John 12:1
Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was who had been dead, whom He had raised from the dead.

JFB Commentary:
John 12:1-11. THE ANOINTING AT BETHANY. (See on Matthew 26:6-13).

1-8. six days before the passover—that is, on the sixth day before it; probably after sunset on Friday evening, or the commencement of the Jewish sabbath preceding the passover.

Matthew 26:6-13
And when Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper, [7] a woman came to Him having an alabaster flask of very costly fragrant oil, and she poured it on His head as He sat at the table. [8] But when His disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, "Why this waste? [9] For this fragrant oil might have been sold for much and given to the poor." [10] But when Jesus was aware of it, He said to them, "Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a good work for Me. [11] For you have the poor with you always, but Me you do not have always. [12] For in pouring this fragrant oil on My body, she did it for My burial. [13] Assuredly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told as a memorial to her."

Bible Knowledge Commentary:
G. The conclusion of Jesus’ public ministry (12:1-36)
1. THE ANOINTING (12:1-8)
John in chapter 12 concluded his record of Jesus’ public ministry with (a) the account of Mary’s anointing of Jesus (which set the stage for His coming sacrifice), (b) His Triumphal Entry, and (c) the prediction of His death.

12:1-2. The time schedule now was more definite and critical: It was six days before the Passover. Jesus went back from Ephraim (11:54) to Bethany, where Lazarus lived, and attended a dinner in His honor. Mark wrote that the place was Simon the Leper’s home (Mark 14:1-11). The dinner must have been a joyous occasion with Mary, Martha, and Lazarus there. The relationship of this family to Simon is not known, but it must have been close since Martha served.

John 11:54
Therefore Jesus no longer walked openly among the Jews, but went from there into the country near the wilderness, to a city called Ephraim, and there remained with His disciples.

Mark 14:1-11
After two days it was the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take Him by trickery and put Him to death. [2] But they said, "Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar of the people." [3] And being in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper, as He sat at the table, a woman came having an alabaster flask of very costly oil of spikenard. Then she broke the flask and poured it on His head. [4] But there were some who were indignant among themselves, and said, "Why was this fragrant oil wasted? [5] For it might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor." And they criticized her sharply. [6] But Jesus said, "Let her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a good work for Me. [7] For you have the poor with you always, and whenever you wish you may do them good; but Me you do not have always. [8] She has done what she could. She has come beforehand to anoint My body for burial. [9] Assuredly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told as a memorial to her." [10] Then Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Him to them. [11] And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. So he sought how he might conveniently betray Him.



John 12:2
There they made Him a supper; and Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with Him.

JFB Commentary:
2. Martha served—This, with what is afterwards said of Mary's way of honoring her Lord, is so true to the character in which those two women appear in Luke 10:38-42, as to constitute one of the strongest and most delightful confirmations of the truth of both narratives. (See also on John 11:20).
Lazarus . . . sat at the table—"Between the raised Lazarus and the healed leper (Simon, Mark 14:3), the Lord probably sits as between two trophies of His glory" [STIER].

b]Luke 10:38-42[/b]
Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. [39] And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus' feet and heard His word. [40] But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, "Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me." [41] And Jesus answered and said to her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. [42] But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her."

John 11:20
Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met Him, but Mary was sitting in the house.

Mark 14:3
And being in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper, as He sat at the table, a woman came having an alabaster flask of very costly oil of spikenard. Then she broke the flask and poured it on His head.



John 12:3
Then Mary took a pound of very costly oil of spikenard, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil.

JFB Commentary:
3. spikenard—or pure nard, a celebrated aromatic (Song 1:12).
anointed the feet of Jesus—and "poured it on His head" (Matthew 26:7; Mark 14:3). The only use of this was to refresh and exhilarate—a grateful compliment in the East, amidst the closeness of a heated atmosphere, with many guests at a feast. Such was the form in which Mary's love to Christ, at so much cost to herself, poured itself out.

Song 1:12
The Shulamite
While the king is at his table,
My spikenard sends forth its fragrance.

Bible Knowledge Commentary:
12:3. The pure nard was a fragrant oil prepared from the roots and stems of an aromatic herb from northern India. It was an expensive perfume, imported in sealed alabaster boxes or flasks which were opened only on special occasions. Mary’s lavish gift (a pint) expressed her love and thanks to Jesus for Himself and for His restoring Lazarus to life. The house was filled with the fragrance. This is one of John’s many side comments which indicate that he was an eyewitness of much of Jesus’ ministry.



John 12:4
Then one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, who would betray Him, said,

JFB Commentary:
4. Judas . . . who should betray him—For the reason why this is here mentioned, see on Mark 14:11.

Mark 14:11
And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. So he sought how he might conveniently betray Him.

Bible Knowledge Commentary:
12:4-5. Judas Iscariot objected to this lavish waste (in his viewpoint). His objection—that money from the sale of the perfume should have been given to the poor—was not honest (cf. v. 6). According to Mark (14:4-5) the other disciples picked up his criticism and rebuked her harshly. Evil quickly spreads, and even leaders can be carried along by Satan’s tools. The value of the perfume was a year’s wages (lit., “300 denarii”) perhaps a lifetime of savings.

Mark 14:4-5
But there were some who were indignant among themselves, and said, "Why was this fragrant oil wasted? [5] For it might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor." And they criticized her sharply.



John 12:5
"Why was this fragrant oil not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?"

JFB Commentary:
5. three hundred pence—between nine and ten pounds sterling.

Bible Knowledge Commentary:
14:6-8. Jesus rebuked Mary’s critics and defended her action, calling it a beautiful thing (lit., “a good [kalon, ‘noble, beautiful, good’] work”). Unlike them, He saw it as an expression of love and devotion to Him in light of His approaching death as well as a messianic acclamation.?The contrast in verse 7 is not between Jesus and the poor but between the words always and not always. Opportunities to help the poor will always be present and the disciples should take advantage of them. But Jesus would not be in their midst much longer and opportunities to show Him love were diminishing rapidly. In a sense she had anointed His body beforehand in preparation for its burial.?



John 12:6
This he said, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the money box; and he used to take what was put in it.

JFB Commentary:
6. had the bag—the purse.
bare what was put therein—not, bare it off by theft, though that he did; but simply, had charge of its contents, was treasurer to Jesus and the Twelve. How worthy of notice is this arrangement, by which an avaricious and dishonest person was not only taken into the number of the Twelve, but entrusted with the custody of their little property! The purposes which this served are obvious enough; but it is further noticeable, that the remotest hint was never given to the eleven of His true character, nor did the disciples most favored with the intimacy of Jesus ever suspect him, till a few minutes before he voluntarily separated himself from their company—for ever!



John 12:7
But Jesus said, "Let her alone; she has kept this for the day of My burial.

JFB Commentary:
7. said Jesus, Let her alone, against the day of my burying hath she done this—not that she thought of His burial, much less reserved any of her nard to anoint her dead Lord. But as the time was so near at hand when that office would have to be performed, and she was not to have that privilege even alter the spices were brought for the purpose (Mark 16:1), He lovingly regards it as done now.

Mark 16:1
Now when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, that they might come and anoint Him.



John 12:8
For the poor you have with you always, but Me you do not have always."

JFB Commentary:
8. the poor always . . . with you—referring to Deut. 15:11.
but me . . . not always—a gentle hint of His approaching departure. He adds (Mark 14:8), "She hath done what she could," a noble testimony, embodying a principle of immense importance. "Verily, I say unto you, Wheresoever this Gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her" (Matthew 26:13; Mark 14:9). "In the act of love done to Him she had erected to herself an eternal monument, as lasting as the Gospel, the eternal word of God. From generation to generation this remarkable prophecy of the Lord has been fulfilled; and even we, in explaining this saying of the Redeemer, of necessity contribute to its accomplishment" [OLSHAUSEN]. "Who but Himself had the power to ensure to any work of man, even if resounding in his own time through the whole earth, an imperishable remembrance in the stream of history? Behold once more here, the majesty of His royal judicial supremacy in the government of the world, in this, Verily I say unto you" [STIER]. Beautiful are the lessons here: (1) Love to Christ transfigures the humblest services. All, indeed, who have themselves a heart value its least outgoings beyond the most costly mechanical performances; but how does it endear the Saviour to us to find Him endorsing the principle as His own standard in judging of character and deeds!
What though in poor and humble guise
Thou here didst sojourn, cottage-born,
Yet from Thy glory in the skies
Our earthly gold Thou didst not scorn.
For Love delights to bring her best,
And where Love is, that offering evermore is blest.
Love on the Saviour's dying head
Her spikenard drops unblam'd may pour,
May mount His cross, and wrap Him dead
In spices from the golden shore.
—KEBLE.
(2) Works of utility should never be set in opposition to the promptings of self-sacrificing love, and the sincerity of those who do so is to be suspected. Under the mask of concern for the poor at home, how many excuse themselves from all care of the perishing heathen abroad. (3) Amidst conflicting duties, that which our "hand (presently) findeth to do" is to be preferred, and even a less duty only to be done now to a greater that can be done at any time. (4) "If there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not" (2 Cor. 8:12). —"She hath done what she could" (Mark 14:8). (5) As Jesus beheld in spirit the universal diffusion of His Gospel, while His lowest depth of humiliation was only approaching, so He regards the facts of His earthly history as constituting the substance of this Gospel, and the relation of them as just the "preaching of this Gospel." Not that preachers are to confine themselves to a bare narration of these facts, but that they are to make their whole preaching turn upon them as its grand center, and derive from them its proper vitality; all that goes before this in the Bible being but the preparation for them, and all that follows but the sequel.

Deut. 15:11
For the poor will never cease from the land; therefore I command you, saying, 'You shall open your hand wide to your brother, to your poor and your needy, in your land.'

Mark 14:8
She has done what she could. She has come beforehand to anoint My body for burial.

Matthew 26:13
Assuredly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told as a memorial to her."

Mark 14:9
Assuredly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told as a memorial to her."

2 Cor. 8:12
For if there is first a willing mind, it is accepted according to what one has, and not according to what he does not have.

[Ninna]

I am going to post the next few verses...

NKJ John 12

9) Now a great many of the Jews knew that He was there; and they came, not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might also see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.

10) But the chief priests plotted to put Lazarus to death also,

11) because on account of him many of the Jews went away and believed in Jesus.

[Ninna]

10) But the chief priests plotted to put Lazarus to death also,

I read that most of the chief priests were Sadducees (did not believe in resurrection), so I can see that they would want Lazarus dead since he was proof that Jesus could raise the dead!

[Hude]

I read from the King James Version. It is God who gives the increase ( understanding ) of His words and He teached everyone the same way, so the type of Bible being read from is of no importance. The thing to keep in mind, is at all times, we must show love, for God is love. God is also a spirit, so we must worship Him in spirit and in truth. You have the carnal mind, which is looking at something naturally, then you have the spiritual way, which is the increase. When you read the scriptures, have ye not read where the trees clap their hands? Consider this for a moment. I pray that God open your understanding. When looking at commentaries, they are written by men, not God, so it is best to stick with the scriptures so that when we speak to the people, they hear God's words and not our own. Take care and God bless.

[Ninna]

I read from the King James Version. It is God who gives the increase ( understanding ) of His words and He teached everyone the same way, so the type of Bible being read from is of no importance. The thing to keep in mind, is at all times, we must show love, for God is love. God is also a spirit, so we must worship Him in spirit and in truth. You have the carnal mind, which is looking at something naturally, then you have the spiritual way, which is the increase. When you read the scriptures, have ye not read where the trees clap their hands? Consider this for a moment. I pray that God open your understanding. When looking at commentaries, they are written by men, not God, so it is best to stick with the scriptures so that when we speak to the people, they hear God's words and not our own. Take care and God bless.

Welcome to the board, Hude. I think I know what you are trying to say, but I am not sure....would you please clarify?

[Debra R]

I read from the King James Version. It is God who gives the increase ( understanding ) of His words and He teached everyone the same way, so the type of Bible being read from is of no importance. The thing to keep in mind, is at all times, we must show love, for God is love. God is also a spirit, so we must worship Him in spirit and in truth. You have the carnal mind, which is looking at something naturally, then you have the spiritual way, which is the increase. When you read the scriptures, have ye not read where the trees clap their hands? Consider this for a moment. I pray that God open your understanding. When looking at commentaries, they are written by men, not God, so it is best to stick with the scriptures so that when we speak to the people, they hear God's words and not our own. Take care and God bless.

Hi Hude! Welcome to the bible forums.

Of course it is God who gives the (increase) understanding of His word. He does that through the Holy Spirit who enlightens our hearts and minds to His truth. The natural (carnal man) can not understand the things of God, they are spirtually discerned.

have ye not read where the trees clapped their hands?

Are you speaking of this scripture?

Isaiah 55:12 " For you shall go out with joy,
And be led out with peace;
The mountains and the hills
Shall break forth into singing before you,
And all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

Thank you for your prayers for us.
God bless you.

[Debra R]

Thank you Brenda and Mieke, my beloved sisters!

A few more verses....

(NKJ) John 12:12) The next day a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,

13) took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, and cried out:
" Hosanna!
‘ Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!’
The King of Israel!"

14) Then Jesus, when He had found a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written:

15) " Fear not, daughter of Zion;
Behold, your King is coming,
Sitting on a donkey’s colt."

The other day I was thinking about Jesus always walking wherever He went. I think this is the only time I remember scripture speaking of Him not walking, except when He was on the boat. I was talking to a friend about it and she said she thought Jesus walked so He could interact with the people more. To be right there in the midst of them.

Blessings.

[Debra R]

Good morning my sisters!

I looked up some cross references to these verses this morning.

(NKJ) John 12:12) The next day a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,

13) took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, and cried out:
" Hosanna!
‘ Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!’
The King of Israel!"

14) Then Jesus, when He had found a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written:

15) " Fear not, daughter of Zion;
Behold, your King is coming,
Sitting on a donkey’s colt."

Psalm 118:26) Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD!
We have blessed you from the house of the LORD.

Matthew 21:4) All this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying:

5) " Tell the daughter of Zion,
‘ Behold, your King is coming to you,
Lowly, and sitting on a donkey,
A colt, the foal of a donkey."


Zechariah 9:9) " Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!
Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Behold, your King is coming to you;
He is just and having salvation,
Lowly and riding on a donkey,
A colt, the foal of a donkey.


John 1:49) Nathanael answered and said to Him, "Rabbi, You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!"

Isaiah 62:11) Indeed the LORD has proclaimed
To the end of the world:
" Say to the daughter of Zion,
‘ Surely your salvation is coming;
Behold, His reward is with Him,
And His work before Him.’"

Isaiah 40:10) Behold, the Lord GOD shall come with a strong hand,
And His arm shall rule for Him;
Behold, His reward is with Him,
And His work before Him.


Revelation 22:12) "And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work.

Have a blessed day!

[miepie]

John 12:9-11
Now a great many of the Jews knew that He was there; and they came, not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might also see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead. [10] But the chief priests plotted to put Lazarus to death also, [11] because on account of him many of the Jews went away and believed in Jesus.

JFB Commentary:
9-11. Crowds of the Jerusalem Jews hastened to Bethany, not so much to see Jesus, whom they knew to be there, as to see dead Lazarus alive; and this, issuing in their accession to Christ, led to a plot against the life of Lazarus also, as the only means of arresting the triumphs of Jesus (see John 12:19) —to such a pitch had these chief priests come of diabolical determination to shut out the light from themselves, and quench it from the earth!

John 12:19
The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, "You see that you are accomplishing nothing. Look, the world has gone after Him!"

Bible Knowledge Commentary:
12:9-11. Jesus was such a controversial Person that it was impossible for Him to be near Jerusalem and remain unnoticed. From all over the country, people came to the Passover feast. Many sought out Jesus (cf. 11:56) and also Lazarus. Because Lazarus had been restored, many Jews believed in Jesus. So the chief priests planned to kill two men—Jesus and Lazarus!

John 11:56
Then they sought Jesus, and spoke among themselves as they stood in the temple, "What do you think--that He will not come to the feast?"

[miepie]

John 12:12-13
The next day a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, [13] took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, and cried out:

"Hosanna!
'Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!'
The King of Israel!"

JFB Commentary:
12. On the next day—the Lord's day, or Sunday (see on John 12:1); the tenth day of the Jewish month Nisan, on which the paschal lamb was set apart to be "kept up until the fourteenth day of the same month, when the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel were to kill it in the evening" (Exodus 12:3, 6). Even so, from the day of this solemn entry into Jerusalem, "Christ our Passover" was virtually set apart to be "sacrificed for us" (1 Cor. 5:7).

John 12:1
Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was who had been dead, whom He had raised from the dead.

Exodus 12:3
Speak to all the congregation of Israel, saying: 'On the tenth day of this month every man shall take for himself a lamb, according to the house of his father, a lamb for a household.

Exodus 12:6
Now you shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month. Then the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it at twilight.

1 Cor. 5:7
Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us.

Bible Knowledge Commentary:
12:12-13. A wild enthusiasm over Jesus broke out. Thousands of Galilean pilgrims had come to the Passover, and they had seen many of His mighty works. Previously He had rejected the role of a political Messiah (6:15) but, they thought, perhaps now was the right moment. Jerusalem was the city of the great King and He was coming to it. Waving their palm branches, symbols of victory, the people were shouting Hosanna! “Hosanna” in Hebrew means “Please save” or “Save now” (cf. Ps. 118:25). It came to be a shout of praise. Quoting Psalm 118:26, they ascribed messianic titles to Him: He who comes (lit., “the Coming One”; cf. John 11:27) and the King of Israel.

John 6:15
Therefore when Jesus perceived that they were about to come and take Him by force to make Him king, He departed again to the mountain by Himself alone.

Psalm 118:25
Save now, I pray, O Lord;
O Lord, I pray, send now prosperity.

Psalm 118:26
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!
We have blessed you from the house of the Lord.

John 11:27
She said to Him, "Yes, Lord, I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who is to come into the world."



John 12:14-15
Then Jesus, when He had found a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written:

[15] "Fear not, daughter of Zion;
Behold, your King is coming,
Sitting on a donkey's colt."

Bible Knowledge Commentary:
12:14-15. Jesus’ riding into the city on a young donkey was a sign of peace (cf. comments on Matt. 21:2, which speaks of Jesus riding on a donkey and a colt). He did not ride a war horse or carry a sword or wear a crown. Nor did He ride in a wheeled vehicle, as did many kings. His manner of entry fulfilled Zechariah’s prophecy which contrasted Jesus’ coming (Zech. 9:9) with the coming of Alexander the Great (Zech. 9:1-8). Daughter of Zion is a poetic way of referring to the people of Jerusalem, the city built on Mount Zion. Here, in quoting Zechariah 9:9, John called Jesus Israel’s King.

Matthew 21:2
saying to them, "Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Loose them and bring them to Me.

Bible Knowledge Commentary:
21:1-5. Jesus and the disciples were approaching Jerusalem from the east as they came up the road from Jericho. When they reached the town of Bethphage on the eastern slopes of the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples ahead to find a donkey and its colt. Though all four Gospel accounts include the Triumphal Entry, only Matthew mentioned a donkey along with the colt. A simple explanation of what some call a contradiction is that when Jesus rode the colt, the mother donkey naturally went along. Perhaps He rode each animal part of the distance (v. 7).
Jesus told the disciples to bring the animals to Him. If anyone questioned their actions, they were to say the Lord needed them. As Messiah He had the right to request whatever He needed. Matthew mentioned (vv. 4-5) that this act fulfilled a prophecy, namely, Zechariah 9:9 (cf. Isa. 62:11), which spoke to the nation of the coming of her King in a gentle manner riding on a colt, the foal (lit., son) of a donkey. This was not the normal manner in which kings arrived, for they usually came as conquerors riding on horses. A colt was a symbol of peace.

Zech. 9:9
"Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!
Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Behold, your King is coming to you;
He is just and having salvation,
Lowly and riding on a donkey,
A colt, the foal of a donkey.

Zech. 9:1
The burden of the word of the Lord
Against the land of Hadrach,
And Damascus its resting place
(For the eyes of men
And all the tribes of Israel
Are on the Lord);

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Good afternoon, my sisters! I am going to post the next few verses...

NKJ John 12

16) His disciples did not understand these things at first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written about Him and that they had done these things to Him.

Only afterwards, did the disciples realize that Old Testament prophecies were fulfilled in Jesus.

17) Therefore the people, who were with Him when He called Lazarus out of his tomb and raised him from the dead, bore witness.

18) For this reason the people also met Him, because they heard that He had done this sign.

The people who witnessed Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead continued to spread the news about what Jesus did and new crowds of people were following Him.

19) The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, "You see that you are accomplishing nothing. Look, the world has gone after Him!"

Verse 19 in the NIV reads "So the Pharisees said one to another, 'See, this is getting us nowhere. Look how the whole world has gone after him.'"