John 12:21 Cross References - WNT

²¹ They came to Philip, of Bethsaida in Galilee, with the request, "Sir, we wish to see Jesus."

² inquiring, "Where is the newly born king of the Jews? For we have seen his Star in the east, and have come here to do him homage."

⁹ For I myself am also under authority, and have soldiers under me. To one I say 'Go,' and he goes, to another 'Come,' and he comes, and to my slave 'Do this or that,' and he does it." ¹⁰ Jesus listened to this reply, and was astonished, and said to the people following Him, "I solemnly tell you that in no Israelite have I found faith as great as this. ¹¹ And I tell you that many will come from the east and from the west and will recline at table with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the Kingdom of the Heavens, ¹² while the natural heirs of the Kingdom will be driven out into the darkness outside: there will be the weeping aloud and the gnashing of teeth."

²¹ "Alas for thee, Chorazin!" He cried. "Alas for thee, Bethsaida! For had the mighty works been done in Tyre and Sidon which have been done in both of you, they would long ere now have repented, covered with sackcloth and ashes.

¹⁹ HE WILL NOT WRANGLE OR RAISE HIS VOICE, NOR WILL HIS VOICE BE HEARD IN THE BROADWAYS. ²⁰ A CRUSHED REED HE WILL NOT UTTERLY BREAK, NOR WILL HE QUENCH THE STILL SMOULDERING WICK, UNTIL HE HAS LED ON JUSTICE TO VICTORY. ²¹ AND ON HIS NAME SHALL THE NATIONS REST THEIR HOPES."

²² Here a Canaanitish woman of the district came out and persistently cried out, "Sir, Son of David, pity me; my daughter is cruelly harassed by a demon." ²³ But He answered her not a word. Then the disciples interposed, and begged Him, saying, "Send her away because she keeps crying behind us." ²⁴ "I have only been sent to the lost sheep of the house of Israel," He replied. ²⁵ Then she came and threw herself at His feet and entreated Him. "O Sir, help me," she said. ²⁶ "It is not right," He said, "to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs." ²⁷ "Be it so, Sir," she said, "for even the dogs eat the scraps which fall from their masters' tables." ²⁸ "O woman," replied Jesus, "great is your faith: be it done to you as you desire." And from that moment her daughter was restored to health.

² There was a man there called Zacchaeus, who was the local surveyor of taxes, and was wealthy. ³ He was anxious to see what sort of man Jesus was; but he could not because of the crowd, for he was short in stature. ⁴ So he ran on in front and climbed up a mulberry tree to see Him; for He was about to pass that way.

³⁶ when he saw Jesus passing by, and said, "Look! that is the Lamb of God!" ³⁷ The two disciples heard his exclamation, and they followed Jesus. ³⁸ Then Jesus turned round, and seeing them following He asked them, "What is your wish?" "Rabbi," they replied-- 'Rabbi' means 'Teacher'-- "where are you staying?" ³⁹ "Come and you shall see," He said. So they went and saw where He was staying, and they remained and spent that day with Him. It was then about ten o'clock in the morning.

⁴³ The next day, having decided to leave Bethany and go into Galilee, Jesus found Philip, and invited him to follow Him. ⁴⁴ (Now Philip came from Bethsaida, the same town as Andrew and Peter.) ⁴⁵ Then Philip found Nathanael, and said to him, "We have found him about whom Moses in the Law wrote, as well as the Prophets--Jesus, the son of Joseph, a man of Nazareth." ⁴⁶ "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" replied Nathanael. "Come and see," said Philip. ⁴⁷ Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, and said of him, "Look! here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceitfulness!"

⁵ And when He looked round and saw an immense crowd coming towards Him, He said to Philip, "Where shall we buy bread for all these people to eat?" ⁶ He said this to put Philip to the test, for He Himself knew what He was going to do. ⁷ "Seven pounds' worth of bread," replied Philip, "is not enough for them all to get even a scanty meal."

⁴⁰ For this is my Father's will, that every one who fixes his gaze on the Son of God and believes in Him should have the Life of the Ages, and I will raise him to life on the last day."

⁸ "Master," said Philip, "cause us to see the Father: that is all we need." ⁹ "Have I been so long among you," Jesus answered, "and yet you, Philip, do not know me? He who has seen me has seen the Father. How can *you* ask me, 'Cause us to see the Father'?

⁸ My meaning is that Christ has become a servant to the people of Israel in vindication of God's truthfulness-- in showing how sure are the promises made to our forefathers-- ⁹ and that the Gentiles also have glorified God in acknowledgment of His mercy. So it is written, "FOR THIS REASON I WILL PRAISE THEE AMONG THE GENTILES, AND SING PSALMS IN HONOUR OF THY NAME." ¹⁰ And again the Psalmist says, "BE GLAD, YE GENTILES, IN COMPANY WITH HIS PEOPLE." ¹¹ And again, "PRAISE THE LORD, ALL YE GENTILES, AND LET ALL THE PEOPLE EXTOL HIM." ¹² And again Isaiah says, "THERE SHALL BE THE ROOT OF JESSE AND ONE WHO RISES UP TO RULE THE GENTILES. ON HIM SHALL THE GENTILES BUILD THEIR HOPES."