Verily, verily. The seventeenth occurance of this double amen. See note on Joh_1:51.
Except = If not. Greek. ean (App-118).
a corn of wheat = the seed-corn of the wheat. The Greek word kokkos occurs seven times: in Mat_13:31; Mat_17:20. Mar_4:31. Luk_13:19; Luk_17:6 (of mustard seed); here; and 1Co_15:37.
into. Greek. eis.App-104.
ground. Greek. ge.App-129.
abideth. Greek. meno, one of the characteristic words in this Gospel. See p. 1511.