John 12:22

Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Philip	Φίλιππος Philippos	G5376	fond of horses · noun — nominative singular masculine, a proper name
cometh	ἔρχεται erchetai	G2064	to come or go (in a great variety of applications · verb — present middle or passive deponent indicative, 3rd person singular
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
telleth	λέγει legei	G3004	properly · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person singular
Andrew	Ἀνδρέᾳ, Andrea	G406	manly · noun — dative singular masculine, a proper name
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
again	πάλιν pálin	G3825	(adverbially) anew
Andrew	Ἀνδρέας Andreas	G406	manly · noun — nominative singular masculine, a proper name
and	καί kaí	G2532	and
Philip	Φίλιππος Philippos	G5376	fond of horses · noun — nominative singular masculine, a proper name
tell	λέγουσιν legousin	G3004	properly · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person plural
Jesus	Ἰησοῦ. Iēsou	G2424	Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua) · noun — dative singular masculine, a proper name

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Mark 10:13-14 And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.
Luke 9:49-50 And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name; and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us.
John 1:40-41 One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.
John 6:8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, saith unto him,
Matthew 10:5 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 12:20-26

Honour is here paid to Christ by certain Greeks that enquired or him with respect. We are not told what day of Christ's last week this was, probably not the same day he rode into Jerusalem (for that day was taken up in public work), but a day or two after. I. We are told who they were that paid this honour to our Lord Jesus: Certain Greeks among the people who came up to worship at the feast, Joh 12:20. Some think they were Jews of the dispersion, some of the twelve tribes that were scattered among the Gentiles, and were called Greeks, Hellenist Jews; but others think they were Gentiles, those whom they called proselytes of the gate, such as the eunuch and Cornelius. Pure natural religion me…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 12:22

Philip . . . telleth Andrew--As follow townsmen of Bethsaida (Joh 1:44), these two seem to have drawn to each other. Andrew and Philip tell Jesus--The minuteness of these details, while they add to the graphic force of the narrative, serves to prepare us for something important to come out of this introduction.

Adam Clarke on John 12:22

Andrew and Philip tell Jesus - How pleasing to God is this union, when the ministers of his Gospel agree and unite together to bring souls to Christ. But where self-love prevails, and the honor that comes from God is not sought, this union never exists. Bigotry often ruins every generous sentiment among the different denominations of the people of God.

John Gill on John 12:22

Philip cometh and telleth Andrew,.... The request the Greeks made to him, and this he did, that he might have his advice in this matter; and that not only because he might be a senior man as well as apostle, but because he was of the same town, and might know these men as well as Philip: and again, Andrew and Philip told Jesus; after they had consulted together, whether it was proper or not, to move this thing to their master; since he had forbid them going in the way of the Gentiles, they agreed to acquaint him with it, that he might do his pleasure.

The Church Fathers

(Hom. lxvii. 2) As being the elder disciple. He had heard our Saviour say, Go not into the way of the Gentiles; (Matt. 10:5) and therefore he communicates with his fellow-disciple, and they refer the matter to their Lord: And again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus.
— John Chrysostom ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

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Dictionary and topics

Andrew — Manliness, a Greek name; one of the apostles of our Lord. He was of Bethsaida in Galilee (John 1:44), and was the brother of Simon Peter (Matt. 4:18; 10:2). On one occasion John the Baptist, whose…
Philip — Lover of horses. (1.) One of the twelve apostles; a native of Bethsaida, “the city of Andrew and Peter” (John 1:44). He readily responded to the call of Jesus when first addressed to him (43), and…
Greece · . — .
Philip · .Brings certain Greeks to Jesus who — .Brings certain Greeks to Jesus who

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

John 12:22

Word by word — the Greek

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 12:20-26

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 12:22

Adam Clarke on John 12:22

John Gill on John 12:22

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John 12:22

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 12:20-26

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 12:22

Adam Clarke on John 12:22

John Gill on John 12:22

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on John 12:20-26

Tyndale Open Study Notes on John 12:21