42 - Bible Commentary | Karuna Sadan

Chapter 12

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Now a great crowd of the Jews heard that He was at Bethany, and they came there, not only because of Jesus but that they also might see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead. 10 So the chief priests planned to put Lazarus to death also, (John 12:9)

You need to pray for all those giving their testimonies also. The enemy will always try to silence or weaken a good testimony. This is the reason we must also teach Christians how to protect and maintain their testimony.

The crowd of bystanders heard the sound and said that it had thundered; others said, An angel has spoken to Him! Jesus answered, This voice has not come for My sake, but for your sake. (John 12:29-30)

Lord Jesus heard a voice whereas the others heard a sound. Jesus’ ears were fine-tuned to the voice of the Father.

He who walks about in the dark does not know where he goes [he is drifting]. (John 12:35)

It's not that people in darkness are not walking – they are. It's just that they don't know where they are going. They are drifting.