John Chapter 12 verse 19 Holy Bible
The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Behold how ye prevail nothing: lo, the world is gone after him.
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Then the Pharisees said one to another, You see, you are unable to do anything: the world has gone after him.
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The Pharisees therefore said to one another, Ye see that ye profit nothing: behold, the world is gone after him.
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The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him.
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The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, "See how you accomplish nothing. Behold, the world has gone after him."
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the Pharisees, therefore, said among themselves, `Ye see that ye do not gain anything, lo, the world did go after him.'
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 19. - The Pharisees therefore, at the sight of the popular enthusiasm, said to themselves; i.e. to their own inner circle. Hengstenberg thinks here is a hint of some medium of communication between John and the Pharisees, and imagines it to be found through Martha and Simon (her husband). Their language was, Perceive [ye] - or, ye perceive (either imperative or indicative) - that ye prevail nothing! The interrogative may also be a true translation. Do ye perceive that ye prevail nothing? On either hypothesis, it cannot be, as Chrysostom says, the language of the friends of Jesus among the Pharisees, but rather the cry of despair and rage. Behold, the (κόσμος) world has gone away after him. They are repenting that they had not followed out the coercive plans and murderous designs of Caiaphas, and had been content with half-measures.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(19) Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing?--The words may be also read, "Look how ye profit nothing" (imperative); or, Ye perceive how ye profit nothing (indicative). Upon the whole this last is to be preferred. They blame each other for the failure of all their plans (comp. John 11:47), and prepare themselves to accept the counsel of Caiaphas.Behold, the world is gone after him.--They use terms which express the bitterness of their despair. They who had asked in scorn, "Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him?" who called "cursed" "this people who knoweth not the law" who followed Him (John 7:48-49), have heard Jews of Jerusalem express their belief in Him; and now, see Him whom they are seeking to kill, borne as the Messiah at the head of a throng of pilgrims.The words rendered "gone after him" apply that they had gone away from themselves, and rejected their authority; and had then gone after Him. (Comp. Note on John 12:11.)