YHN 12:19 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) So the Pharisees discussed this together, “We’re getting nowhere with this. Look, it seems like the whole world wants to follow him.”

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT Therefore, the Pharisees said among themselves, “You see that you are accomplishing nothing! Behold, the world has gone after him!”

UST So the Pharisees said to each other, “See! We are failing to stop him. Look! Everyone is becoming his disciples!”

BSB Then the Pharisees said to one another, “You can see that this is doing you no good. Look [how] the whole world has gone after Him!”

MSB Then the Pharisees said to one another, “You can see that this is doing you no good. Look [how] the whole world has gone after Him!”

BLB Therefore the Pharisees said among themselves, "You see that you gain nothing. Behold, the world has gone after Him."

AICNT The Pharisees then said to one another, “You see that you are gaining nothing. Look, the world has gone after him.”

OEB So the Pharisees said to one another, ‘You see that you are gaining nothing! Why, all the world has run after him!’

WEBBE The Pharisees therefore said amongst themselves, “See how you accomplish nothing. Behold, the world has gone after him.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Thus the Pharisees said to one another, “You see that you can do nothing. Look, the world has run off after him!”

LSV therefore the Pharisees said among themselves, “You see that you do not gain anything, behold, the world went after Him.”

FBV The Pharisees said to one other, “Look, we're getting nowhere. Everyone's running after him.”

TCNT So the Pharisees said to one another, “You see that you are achieving nothing. Behold, the world has gone after him.”

T4T So the Pharisees said to each other, “It is obvious that we are making no progress in trying to stop him! It looks like [HYP] everyone [MTY] is becoming his disciple!”

LEB So the Pharisees said to one another, “You see that you are accomplishing nothing! Behold, the world has gone after him.”

BBE Then the Pharisees said one to another, You see, you are unable to do anything: the world has gone after him.

Moff Then said the Pharisees to one another, "You see, you can do nothing! Look, the world has gone after him."

Wymth The result was that the Pharisees said among themselves, "Observe how idle all your efforts are! The world is gone after him!"

ASV The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Behold how ye prevail nothing; lo, the world is gone after him.

DRA The Pharisees therefore said among themselves: Do you see that we prevail nothing? behold, the whole world is gone after him.

YLT the Pharisees, therefore, said among themselves, 'Ye see that ye do not gain anything, lo, the world did go after him.'

Drby The Pharisees therefore said to one another, Ye see that ye profit nothing: behold, the world is gone after him.

RV The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Behold how ye prevail nothing: lo, the world is gone after him.
(The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Behold how ye/you_all prevail nothing: lo, the world is gone after him. )

SLT Then said the Pharisees among themselves, Ye see that ye aid nothing; behold, the world has departed after him.

Wbstr The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him.

KJB-1769 The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him.
(The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye/you_all how ye/you_all prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him. )

KJB-1611 The Pharisees therefore saide among themselues, Perceiue ye how yee preuaile nothing? Behold, the world is gone after him.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation)

Bshps The pharisees therfore sayde among them selues: perceaue ye, howe ye preuayle nothyng? Beholde, all the whole worlde goeth after hym.
(The Pharisees therefore said among themselves: perceive ye/you_all, how ye/you_all prevail nothing? Behold, all the whole world goeth/goes after him.)

Gnva And the Pharises said among themselues, Perceiue ye howe ye preuaile nothing? Beholde, the worlde goeth after him.
(And the Pharisees said among themselves, Perceive ye/you_all how ye/you_all prevail nothing? Behold, the world goeth/goes after him. )

Cvdl But the pharises sayde amonge them selues: Ye se, that we preuayle nothinge, beholde, all ye worlde runneth after him.
(But the Pharisees said among themselves: Ye/You_all see, that we prevail nothing, behold, all ye/you_all world runneth/runs after him.)

TNT The Pharises therfore sayde amonge them selves: perceave ye how we prevayle no thinge? beholde the worlde goth awaye after him.
(The Pharisees therefore said among themselves: perceive ye/you_all how we prevayle no thing? behold the world goth away after him. )

Wycl Therfor the Farisees seiden to hem silf, Ye seen, that we profiten no thing; lo! al the world wente aftir hym.
(Therefore the Pharisees said to himself, Ye/You_all seen, that we profiten no thing; lo! all the world went after him.)

Luth Die Pharisäer aber sprachen untereinander: Ihr sehet, daß ihr nichts ausrichtet; siehe, alle Welt läuft ihm nach.
(The Pharisees but said each_other: You(pl) see, that you(pl)/their/her nothing ausrichtet; see/look, all world running him after.)

ClVg Pharisæi ergo dixerunt ad semetipsos: Videtis quia nihil proficimus? ecce mundus totus post eum abiit.[fn]
(Pharisees therefore they_said to themselves: He_seesis because nothing proficimus? behold world the_whole after him he_went/is_gone. )

12.19 Ecce totus. Per passionem et resurrectionem totum mundum redemit, et secutus est eum. Et quid mirum si mundus post eum vadit per quem factus est mundus?

12.19 Behold the_whole. Per passion and resurrection whole the_world redeemed, and followed it_is him. And what strange when/but_if world after him goes through which became it_is world?

UGNT οἱ οὖν Φαρισαῖοι εἶπαν πρὸς ἑαυτούς, θεωρεῖτε ὅτι οὐκ ὠφελεῖτε οὐδέν; ἴδε, ὁ κόσμος ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ ἀπῆλθεν.
(hoi oun Farisaioi eipan pros heautous, theōreite hoti ouk ōfeleite ouden; ide, ho kosmos opisō autou apaʸlthen.)

SBL-GNT οἱ οὖν Φαρισαῖοι εἶπαν πρὸς ἑαυτούς· Θεωρεῖτε ὅτι οὐκ ὠφελεῖτε οὐδέν· ἴδε ὁ ⸀κόσμος ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ ἀπῆλθεν.
(hoi oun Farisaioi eipan pros heautous; Theōreite hoti ouk ōfeleite ouden; ide ho ⸀kosmos opisō autou apaʸlthen.)

RP-GNT Οἱ οὖν Φαρισαῖοι εἶπον πρὸς ἑαυτούς, Θεωρεῖτε ὅτι οὐκ ὠφελεῖτε οὐδέν· ἴδε ὁ κόσμος ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ ἀπῆλθεν.
(Hoi oun Farisaioi eipon pros heautous, Theōreite hoti ouk ōfeleite ouden; ide ho kosmos opisō autou apaʸlthen.)

TC-GNT Οἱ οὖν Φαρισαῖοι [fn]εἶπον πρὸς ἑαυτούς, Θεωρεῖτε ὅτι οὐκ ὠφελεῖτε οὐδέν· ἴδε ὁ κόσμος ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ ἀπῆλθεν.
(Hoi oun Farisaioi eipon pros heautous, Theōreite hoti ouk ōfeleite ouden; ide ho kosmos opisō autou apaʸlthen. )

12:19 ειπον ¦ ειπαν CT

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 12:12–19: Jesus entered Jerusalem as a king

This section tells about Jesus entering Jerusalem while riding a donkey. The people honored him by shouting praises and waving palm branches. This fulfilled the prophecy about the Messiah in Zechariah 9:9 and showed that he came as a peaceful king. Jesus’ disciples did not understand what was happening at that time. The people went out to welcome him because they heard that he raised Lazarus from the dead.

Here are some other possible titles for this section:

A crowd welcomed Jesus to Jerusalem

Jesus arrived in Jerusalem with honor

Palm Sunday

12:19a

Then the Pharisees said to one another, “You can see that this is doing you no good.

So the Pharisees said to one another, “You^(plur) can see you^(plur)/we^(incl) are not having any success against Jesus.
At this the Jewish leaders complained to each other, “You^(plur) can see that things are not going well for us^(incl).
Then the Pharisees said among themselves, “It is clear that we^(incl) are failing to stop/silence Jesus.

Then the Pharisees said to one another: This expression introduces the response of the religious leaders to what the people were saying and doing in 12:17–18. They were unhappy to see the crowds welcoming and praising Jesus.

Then: The Greek word that the BSB translates as Then is more literally “therefore.” In this context it indicates the result of the crowd going to meet Jesus. The Pharisees were anxious and felt hopeless when they saw the crowd welcoming Jesus into Jerusalem. In some languages it may be natural to indicate this by saying, for example:

At this

Seeing this

When they saw the crowd praising Jesus

Pharisees: The Pharisees were a strict Jewish religious group or party. It was very important to them to obey all of the Jewish religious laws very carefully and exactly. See how you translated this word in 11:47, 57.

You can see that this is doing you no good: This sentence indicates that the Pharisees felt hopeless and upset because they had not succeeded in stopping Jesus. The authorities had not yet arrested him. They felt that they were failing and that he was defeating them. Translate this in a natural way in your language to express defeat, disappointment, and being upset. For example:

You can see that nothing is going right for us. (NCV)

You can see we are getting nowhere (REB)

we are not succeeding at all! (GNT)

Although the KJV translates this sentence as a question, it is the only English translation to do so. It is recommended that you follow most English translations and use a statement. However, the difference in meaning between a question and statement is small. So if translations in your area use a question, you may want to follow them.

You can see: This phrase does not refer to seeing something with your eyes but to understanding something. The Pharisees were trying to help each other realize what was happening. The Greek word here can either be a statement or a command. Translate this in a way that is natural in your language. For example:

See (NIV)

It is clear that

this is doing you no good: The Pharisees realized that they had not been able to stop Jesus. The speakers were themselves Pharisees, so in many languages it may be natural to use a first-person plural pronoun here. For example:

There’s nothing we can do. (NLT)

we are not succeeding at all! (GNT)

12:19b

Look how the whole world has gone after Him!”

Look at how everyone in the world is following him!”
Look at all the people following Jesus!”
See how many people have begun to follow him!”

Look: The Greek word that the BSB translates as Look is an exclamation calling on people to see something. It introduces what the Pharisees saw that made them upset and feeling hopeless.

the whole world has gone after Him: The phrase the whole world refers to the people in the world. This clause is an exaggeration because not everyone in the world followed Jesus. The clause just indicates that very many people had gone after Jesus. That means that they started believing in him and following him. Here are other ways to translate this clause:

The whole world is following him! (GW)

Everyone in the world is following Jesus. (CEV)

Look how many people have become his disciples!

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

θεωρεῖτε ὅτι οὐκ ὠφελεῖτε οὐδέν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: οἱ Οὖν Φαρισαῖοι εἶπαν πρός ἑαυτούς Θεωρεῖτε ὅτι οὐκ ὠφελεῖτε οὐδέν ἴδε ὁ κόσμος ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ ἀπῆλθεν)

The Pharisees imply here that it might be impossible to stop Jesus. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [It seems like we can do nothing to stop him]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

ἴδε, ὁ κόσμος ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ ἀπῆλθεν

behold the world after him went_away

The Pharisees use the world as an exaggeration to express their shock that so many people have come out to follow Jesus. If this would confuse your readers, you could use an equivalent expression from your language that shows shock. Alternate translation: [Behold, it seems like everyone has gone after him]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ὁ κόσμος

the world

Here, world refers to the people who lived in it. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [every person in the world]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ ἀπῆλθεν

after him went_away

Here, gone after means to follow Jesus and become his disciple. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [has become his disciple]

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Bethany and Bethphage

Matthew 21:1-17; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-48; John 12:1-19; see also Matthew 26:6-13; Mark 14:3-9

At the start of Passover one week before he was crucified, Jesus and his disciples traveled to Jerusalem, approaching the city from the east. When they arrived at the village of Bethphage, Jesus mounted a donkey and rode down the Mount of Olives as a humble king entering his capital city. Along the way, many people laid branches and cloaks in his path to welcome him. After Jesus entered the city, he immediately went up to the Temple and drove out the moneychangers and merchants there, and he healed the blind and the lame. Then he traveled nearly two miles outside the city to the village of Bethany to spend the night, which appears to have been where he typically lodged each night while visiting Jerusalem during the crowded Passover festival. Bethany is also where Jesus’ close friends Mary, Martha, and Lazarus lived. One evening while Jesus was there at a large dinner party given in his honor, Martha served the food, and Mary poured expensive perfume on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair.

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Jerusalem during the New Testament

By the time of the New Testament, the ancient city of Jerusalem had been transformed from the relatively small fortress of David’s day (2 Samuel 5:6-10; 1 Chronicles 11:4-9) into a major city with a Temple that rivaled the greatest temples in the Roman world. Just prior to Jesus’ birth, Herod the Great completely renovated and expanded the Temple of the Lord, and he also built a lavish palace for himself, various pools (where Jesus occasionally performed healings), public buildings, and military citadels, including the Antonia Fortress, which overlooked the Temple. Wealthy residents, including the high priest, occupied extravagant houses in the Upper City, while the poorer residents were relegated to less desirable areas like the Lower City. The Essene Quarter was so named because many of its residents belonged to the Essenes, a strict religious sect that was known for its careful attention to the law of Moses. Across the Kidron Valley lay the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus often met with his disciples (Matthew 26:36-46; Mark 14:32-53; John 18:1-14). Further east was the Mount of Olives, where Jesus began his triumphal entry one week before his crucifixion (Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-40; John 12:12-19), taught his disciples about the last days (Matthew 24-25; Mark 13), and eventually ascended to heaven after his resurrection (Luke 24:50-53; Acts 1:1-11).

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Jesus’ Final Journey to Jerusalem

Much like the difficulties of discerning the Israelites’ journey to the Promised Land (see here), the task of reconciling the four Gospel accounts of Jesus’ final journey to Jerusalem into one coherent itinerary has proven very challenging for Bible scholars. As with many other events during Jesus’ ministry, the accounts of Matthew, Mark, and Luke (often referred to as the Synoptic Gospels) present a noticeably similar account of Jesus’ final travels, while John’s Gospel presents an itinerary that is markedly different from the others. In general, the Synoptic Gospels present Jesus as making a single journey to Jerusalem, beginning in Capernaum (Luke 9:51), passing through Perea (Matthew 19:1-2; Mark 10:1) and Jericho (Matthew 20:29-34; Mark 10:46-52; Luke 18:35-19:10), and ending at Bethany and Bethphage, where he enters Jerusalem riding on a donkey (Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-44). John, on the other hand, mentions several trips to Jerusalem by Jesus (John 2:13-17; 5:1-15; 7:1-13; 10:22-23), followed by a trip to Perea across the Jordan River (John 10:40-42), a return to Bethany where he raises Lazarus from the dead (John 11), a withdrawal to the village of Ephraim for a few months (John 11:54), and a return trip to Bethany, where he then enters Jerusalem riding on a donkey (John 12:1-19). The differences between the Synoptics’ and John’s accounts are noteworthy, but they are not irreconcilable. The Synoptics, after noting that Jesus began his trip at Capernaum, likely condensed their accounts (as occurs elsewhere in the Gospels) to omit Jesus’ initial arrival in Jerusalem and appearance at the Festival of Dedication, thus picking up with Jesus in Perea (stage 2 of John’s itinerary). Then all the Gospels recount Jesus’ trip (back) to Bethany and Jerusalem, passing through Jericho along the way. Likewise, the Synoptics must have simply omitted the few months Jesus spent in Ephraim to escape the Jewish leaders (stage 4 of John’s itinerary) and rejoined John’s account where Jesus is preparing to enter Jerusalem on a donkey.

Parallel YHN 12:19

Section 12:12–19: Jesus entered Jerusalem as a king

12:19a

12:19b

Bethany and Bethphage

Jerusalem during the New Testament

Jesus’ Final Journey to Jerusalem