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John 12 — Sermon Preparation
Mary anoints Jesus, the triumphal entry into Jerusalem, Greeks seek Jesus, and he speaks of his glorification through death. Below is a research summary for John 12, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 50
- verses
- 890 / 248
- Greek words / lemmas
- 44
- classic sermon excerpts
- 7
- preachers & commentators
John 12 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| πιστεύω | pisteúō | G4100 | 9 | believe, commit, put in trust with |
| λαλέω | laléō | G2980 | 8 | preach, say, speak, talk |
| Λάζαρος | Lázaros | G2976 | 5 | Lazarus |
| κόσμος | kósmos | G2889 | 7 | adorning, world |
| φῶς | phōs | G5457 | 6 | fire, light |
| ὄχλος | óchlos | G3793 | 6 | company, multitude, number, people |
| δοξάζω | doxázō | G1392 | 5 | glorify, full of glory, honour, magnify |
How preachers through history handled this text
44 public-domain excerpts on John 12, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Christ had formerly blamed Martha for being troubled with much serving. But she did not leave off serving, as some, who when found fault with for going too far in one way, peevishly run too far another way; she still served, but within hearing of Christ's gracious words. Mary gave a token of love to Christ, who had given real tokens of his love to her and her family. God's Anointed should be our Anointed. Has God poured on him the oil of gladness above his fellows, let us pour on him the ointment of our best affections. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on John 12:1–11 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Bethany 1— John 12:1
- Jerusalem— John 12:11
- Zion— John 12:15
- Bethsaida 1— John 12:21
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