If any man serve me (εαν εμο τις διακονη). Condition of third class again (εαν with present active subjunctive of διακονεω, keep o…

Serve me. This means to be my disciple, or to be a Christian. Perhaps this was said to inform the Greeks (John 12:20) of the n…

If any man serve me, let him follow me.—The close connection of John 12:23-25 makes it certain that the spiritual law of …

And he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal. If any man serve me, let him follow me;

The best service …

The Venerable Bede: The temple at Jerusalem was so famous that on feast days, not only the local people but also many Gentiles …

In this verse, Jesus explained what hating one’s life means. The impending Cross would involve the disciples in the same way it would involve Jesus…

If any man serve me. So that death may not be excessively bitter and unpleasant to us, Christ invites us by His example to submit to it ch…

If any man serve, me
Or is willing to be a servant of Christ, and to be esteemed as such;

let him…

When participating in holy ordinances, particularly the gospel passover, the great desire of our souls should be to see Jesus; to see him as ours, …

1. Having described the glory Christ received from the help of his friends and the devotion of the crowd, the Evangelist now describes the g…