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John 12:26 KJV
John · chapter 12 · verse 26
If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.John 12:26 · King James Version
John 12:26 in context
24Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.
25He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
26If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.
27Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.
28Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.
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Key words (Strong's)
- servantdiakonosone who executes the commands of another, esp. of a master, a servant, attendant…G1249 →
- followakoloutheōto follow one who precedes, join him as his attendant, accompany him, to join one as a…G190 →
- Fatherpatērgenerator or male ancestor, either the nearest ancestor father of the corporeal nature…G3962 →
- servediakoneōto be a servant, attendant, domestic, to serve, wait upon, to minister to one, render…G1247 →
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Honour is here paid to Christ by certain Greeks that enquired or him with respect. We are not told what day of Christ's last week this was, probably not the same day he rode into Jerusalem (for that day was taken up in public work), but a day or two after. I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 20-26