約翰福音 12:20

20 那 時 ， 上 來 過 節 禮 拜 的 人 中 ， 有 幾 個 希 利 尼 人 。

約翰福音 12:20 Meaning and Commentary

John 12:20

And there were certain Greeks
"Hellenes", so called, from Hellen, a king of that name, as Pliny says ^F18 These were not Graecizing Jews, or Jews that dwelt in Greece, and spoke the Greek language; for they were called not Hellenes, but Hellenists; but these were, as the Vulgate Latin and Syriac versions render it, Gentiles; and were either mere Gentiles, and yet devout and religious men, who were allowed to offer sacrifice, and to worship, in the court of the Gentiles; or they were proselytes, either of righteousness, and so were circumcised, and had a right to eat of the passover, as well as to worship at it; or of the gate, and so being uncircumcised, might not eat of the passover, yet might worship at it; which latter seems to be the case, by what follows: for these were

among them, that came up to worship at the feast;
of the passover, which was near at hand: these were among those, that went forth to meet Jesus, and that attended him to Jerusalem, who were come up out of the country to this feast; and these came along with them to worship at it, to offer their sacrifices, and join in prayer, though they might not eat of the passover.

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FOOTNOTES:

F18 Nat. His. l. 4. c. 7.

約翰福音 12:20 In-Context

18 眾 人 因 聽 見 耶 穌 行 了 這 神 蹟 ， 就 去 迎 接 他 。

19 法 利 賽 人 彼 此 說 ： 看 哪 ， 你 們 是 徒 勞 無 益 ， 世 人 都 隨 從 他 去 了 。

20 那 時 ， 上 來 過 節 禮 拜 的 人 中 ， 有 幾 個 希 利 尼 人 。

21 他 們 來 見 加 利 利 伯 賽 大 的 腓 力 ， 求 他 說 ： 先 生 ， 我 們 願 意 見 耶 穌 。

22 腓 力 去 告 訴 安 得 烈 ， 安 得 烈 同 腓 力 去 告 訴 耶 穌 。