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Not for my sake, but for your sakes (ου δι' εμε, αλλα δι' υμας). These words seem to contradict verses 28,29. Bernard suggests an …
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
Came not because of me. Not to strengthen or confirm me; not that I had any doubts about my course, or any apprehension that God would
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes. More exactly, not for My sake did this voice come, but for your sakes. The…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
Saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again. The people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered: others …
Church Fathers
ChurchFathers
St. John Chrysostom: In response to our Lord’s exhortation to His disciples to endure, they might have replied that it was eas…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
(27–28a) Turning from how the crisis would affect the disciples, Jesus revealed how it affected him. His dilemma here corresponds to what happened …
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
This voice came not for my sake. Did Christ have no need of being strengthened, or did the Father care less for him than for us? But we mu…
John Gill
JohnGill
Jesus answered and said
To the people that stood by, and were disputing among themselves about what they heard, whet…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
The sin of our souls was the trouble of Christ's soul, when he undertook to redeem and save us, and to make his soul an offering for our sin. Chris…
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
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Previously, we saw the glory shown to Christ by various types of people; here the Evangelist considers the glory shown to Christ by God.<…
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson