• Part Third. Events from the Last Arrival of Jesus in Jerusalem to His Resurrection.
John 12:1-21:25.

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JOHN.

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PART THIRD.

EVENTS FROM THE LAST ARRIVAL OF JESUS IN
JERUSALEM TO HIS RESURRECTION.

xii. 1-xxi. 25.

§ I. HIS ARRIVAL, AND SPEECHES PREVIOUS TO THE
PASSOVER. xii. 1-50.

1. He is Anointed at a Supper in Bethany. xii. 1-8.

• Why so soon? 1.
• Who made the supper? 2; Matt. xxvi. 6, 7.
• What is spikenard? 3.
• Value of the ointment? 5.
• What bag? 6.
• When did John learn that Judas was a thief?

2. Curiosity about Lazarus and Its Effect. 9-11.

• What became of Lazarus? [120]

3. His Public Welcome by the People. 12-19.

• What people were they? 1-7; xi. 55.
• Whence the palm branches? 12, 13.
• One cause of this welcome? 17, 18.

4. The Request of Certain Greeks. 20-26.

• Why no response to the request?
• Glorified how? 23.

5. The Hour of His Trouble. 27-30.

• Why the trouble? 27.
• Meaning of his soliloquy? 27. See margin.
• Why did some think it thundered? 29.

6. Jesus Predicts His Crucifixion. 31-36.

• What judgment? 31.
• How draw all men? 32.
• Did the people understand his allusion to the cross? 34.

7. Jesus Retires, and John Comments on the Unbelief of the
Jews. 37-43.

• Nature of their inability?
• Why the rulers afraid of the Pharisees? 42.
• Evil in the love of human praise? 43.

8. Other Words of Jesus about Belief. 44-50.

• When these remarks? 44, cf. 37. [Note: Probably quotations by John from former speeches? All are repetitions.]

§ II. CONVERSATIONS AND INCIDENTS AT THE PASCHAL
SUPPER. xiii. 1-xiv. 31.

1. He Washes the Disciples' Feet. xiii. 1-11.

• What was, "before the passover"? 1.
• In what sense did Peter not know what Jesus was doing? 7.
• What washing so necessary? 7-11.
• What bathing referred to? 10, cf. xi. 55. [121]

2. He Comments on the Washing. 12-20.

• How were they to wash one another's feet? 14, 15.
• Is this a precedent for us?

3. The Betrayal Announced. 21-30.

• What the sop? 26.
• In what sense did Satan then enter Judas? 27, cf. 2.
• Why not know what Jesus meant? 28.
• What could they need for the feast? 29.
• What habit in regard to the poor? 29.

4. Jesus Announces His Speedy Departure, and Simon's Denial.
31-38.

• What glorifying meant? 31.
• Test of true discipleship? 35.

5. He Announces His Final Return. xiv. 1-6.

• What the "house," the "mansions," and the "place"? 2, 3.
• How he the way, the truth and the life? 6.

6. His Identity with the Father. 7-14.

• In what sense seeing him seeing the Father? 9.
• How was the believer to do greater works than his? 12.
• Extent of the promise to do what they ask? 14.

7. The Promise of the Holy Spirit. 15-24.

• In what sense the Spirit a Comforter? 16. See margin.
• Why cannot the world receive him? 17.
• What learned by the answer to Judas' question? 23, cf. 16.

8. Other Works of the Spirit, and Words of Comfort. 25-31.

• What two things to be done by the Spirit? 26.
• What the [122] peace promised? 27.
• How would these announcements afterward help their faith? 29.
• Who, "the prince of the world"?
• "So I do" what? 31.

§ III. REMARKS OF JESUS BETWEEN THE SUPPER AND
THE ARREST. xv. 1-xvii. 26.

1. Parable of the Vine and Its Branches. xv. 1-8.

• What the taking away, and what the cleansing? 2, 3.
• What is it to abide in Christ? 4, 5, cf. 7.
• How is God glorified by much fruit? 8.

2. The Disciples Exhorted to Abide in the Love of Christ.
9-17.

• Does he mean his love to them, 9, 10, or theirs to him?
• Connection of his joy and his love? 11.
• What choosing meant in 16?
• Why love so important? 17.

3. Remarks on the World's Hatred. 18-27.

• In what sense not of the world? 19.
• Real cause of the world's hatred to them? 21.
• Evidential value of his works? 24.
• Where written in the law? 25; Ps. xxxv. 19; lxiv. 4.
• Another work of the Spirit? 26, 27.

4. Persecution Predicted, and Other Work of the Spirit
Stated. xvi. 1-15.

• Design of these sad predictions? 4.
• Why expedient for them? 7.
• Work of the Spirit as respects the world? 8-11.
• Explain each item of it.
• What, as respects the disciples, and how? 13. [123]

5. His Departure and Return. 16-24.

• Why not understand him? 17.
• How their sorrow turned into joy? 20.
• What change in prayer? 24.

6. An End of Speaking in Parables. 25-33.

• Does Jesus now pray to the Father for us? 26.
• When were they scattered? 32.
• How had he overcome the world? 33.

7. Jesus Prays for Himself and His Disciples. xvii. 1-26.

(1). For himself. xvii. 1-8.

• What the mutual glorifying? 1, cf. 5.
• How is knowledge of God and Christ eternal life? 3.
• How can we glorify God on earth? 4.
• What the glory before the world was? 5; i. 1.
• In what sense were the disciples given to Jesus? 7.

(2). For the twelve. 9-19.

• How, "glorified in them"? 10-19.
• What his petitions for them? 11, 15, 17.
• How had he sanctified himself? 19.

(3). For all other disciples. 20-26.

• Means of faith indicated? 20.
• Meaning of, "be in us"? 21.
• Why this needed for the world's conviction?
• What his petitions for these? 21, 24.

§ IV. THE ARREST AND CONDEMNATION OF JESUS.
xviii. 1-xix. 16.

1. He is Arrested and Taken before Annas. xviii. 1-14.

• At what times has Jesus resorted to this garden? 2.
• What soldiers and officers? 3.
• Why fall to the ground? 6.
• How know [124] the servant's name? 10, 15.
• Why to Annas? 13, cf. Josephus, Ant., B. XVIII. C. ii. 2.
• How does this differ from the other accounts?

2. Peter's First Denial. 15-18.

• How could John be known to the high priest? 15.
• Why cold enough for fire? 18.
• What kind of coals? 18.
• Why did Peter join the group?

3. Jesus Questioned and Smitten. 19-24.

• Why not give the information asked for? 19-21.
• Why did Annas send him to Caiaphas? and when?
• How far away was Caiaphas?

4. Peter's Second and Third Denials. 25-27.

• Why not accuse Peter for cutting off the ear? 26. See Luke xxii. 50, 51.

5. Proceedings before Pilate. xviii. 28-xix. 16.

(1). Their first attempt. xviii. 28-32.

• What omitted by John before this?
• Eat the passover in what sense? 28.
• On what ground sentence demanded? 30.

(2). Pilate questions Jesus about being a king. 33-38.

• Meaning of Jesus' question? 34.
• Why would his servants fight? 36.
• Meaning of, "What is truth?" 38.

(3). Pilate proposes a choice between Jesus and Barabbas. 39, 40.

• Why no crime when claiming to be a king? 38.
• His purpose in the alternative? 39, 40. [125]

(4). Pilate scourges Jesus and again proclaims him innocent. xix. 1-7.

• Why the scourging and mocking?
• Why say, "Take him yourselves," etc.? 6.
• Why the real charge made at last? 7.

(5). Pilate is alarmed and makes a final effort. 8-16.

• Why the alarm? 8.
• Why no answer? 9.
• What the force of the last plea, and why so effective? 12, 13.
• How was it the Preparation of the passover? 14, cf. xiii. 1, 2; xix. 31, 42; Mark xv. 42.
• How was it, "about the sixth hour"? 14, cf. Mark xv. 25, 33.

§ V. THE DEATH, BURIAL AND RESURRECTION OF JESUS.
xix. 17-xxi. 25.

1. The Crucifixion. xix. 17-24.

• Who bore the cross? 17, cf. Matt. xxvii. 32.
• Why in the three tongues? 20.
• Significance of Pilate's answer? 22.
• Whence the scripture fulfilled? 24. See Ps. xxii. 18.
• On what did the fulfilment depend?

2. Jesus Commits His Mother to John. 25-27.

• Why not leave her to Joseph, or to one of her sons? Cf. vii. 5.
• Was this before the darkness?
• Was Mary of Clopas his mother's sister? 25.

3. His Last Sufferings. 28-30.

• Why did he now drink? 30, cf. Matt. xxvii. 34. [126]

4. The Bodies Prepared for Removal. 31-37.

• Why that sabbath a high day? 31.
• Why the legs broken?
• Why not those of Jesus? 33.
• What scriptures fulfilled? 36, 37. See Ex. xii. 46; Ps. xxii. 16, 17.
• On what did the fulfilment depend?
• Why John's reiteration? 35.

5. Jesus is Buried by Joseph and Nicodemus. 38-42.

• Why so much myrrh and aloes? 39, 40.
• Whose was the garden? 41.

6. Mary, John and Peter Find the Tomb Empty. xx. 1-10.

• Did Mary go with the other women into the tomb? 1, 2, cf. Mark xvi. 1-7.
• How know the Lord was gone?
• Why does John mention her alone? 2.
• Were Peter and John with the other disciples? Cf. Matt. xxviii. 7, 8.
• Why mention the particulars about the linen cloths, and the napkin? 6, 7.
• "Saw, and believed" what? 8, 9, cf. 2.

7. Jesus Appears to Mary. 11-18.

• Where the angels when Peter and John were there?
• Why was Mary so distressed? 13.
• How could she expect the gardener to give up the body? 15.
• Why not recognize Jesus at once?
• What ascension referred to? 17.
• Force of reason for not touching him?
• Did her report bear the semblance of truth? Cf. Mark xvi. 10, 11.

8. He Appears to the Eleven. 19-23.

• How did he enter the room? 19.
• How were they glad, and [127] yet frightened? 20, cf. Luke xxiv. 37.
• Did they then receive the Spirit? 22, cf. Luke xxiv. 49; Acts i. 8.
• How did they forgive and retain sins? 23.

9. The Incredulity of Thomas. 24-29.

• Why demand the evidence of the wounds? 25.
• On what day of the week, these appearances?

10. Other Signs, and the Purpose of the Record. 30, 31.

• Evidential value of the signs? 31.

11. Jesus Appears to Seven at the Lake of Tiberias. xxi. 1-14.

• Why called Tiberias? 1.
• Meaning of Didymus? 2.
• Where was Andrew?
• Was Nathanael one of the twelve? 2.
• Purpose in going a fishing? 3.
• Why on the right side of the boat? 6.
• In what sense was Simon naked? 7.
• Whence the bread and fish? 9.
• How was this, "the third time"? 14.

12. Remarks of Jesus to Peter. 15-23.

• More than what? 15, cf. 3.
• Meaning of, "Feed my lambs;" "Tend my sheep;" "Feed my sheep"? 15, 16, 17.
• With what are these duties contrasted? Cf. 15.
• Why reiterated?
• What manner of death signified? 18, 19.
• What the fulfilment of the remark about John? 23, cf. Rev. i. 12-18.

13. Conclusion of the Narrative. 24, 25.

• Who the "we" in 24?
• Who the disciple referred to? Cf. 20.
• Character of this narrative? 25.
• In what sense could not the world contain the books? [128]