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Joh_12:19. Contrast to the triumph; the despairing self-confession of the Pharasaic adversaries, not as Chrysostom, in spite of the article in οἱ Φαρισ ., explained of the quiet friends of Jesus among the Pharisees.
πρὸς ἑαυτούς ] to one another; but ἀλλήλ . is not employed, because the utterance is to appear as limited to the particular circle. Comp. on Joh_7:35.
θεωρεῖτε , κ . τ . λ .] You perceive that we profit nothing, namely, by our previous cautious, expectant, feeble procedure. “Approbant Caiaphae consilium,” Bengel.
ὁ κόσμος ] designation, indicative of their despair, of the great multitude. Comp. òåìí in the Rabbins. See Wetstein.
In ἀπῆλθεν (is gone from thence) is contained, by means of the pragmatic connection with ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ , the representation of the falling away from the legitimate hierarchical power. Comp. ὕπηγον , Joh_12:11.