John 11:45 BSB — MannaFest

John 11:45

Therefore many of the Jews who had come to Mary, and had seen what Jesus did, believed in Him.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Many therefore of the Jews, who came to Mary and beheld that which he did, believed on him.

KJV

Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him.

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Commentary

1 voice

Origen of Alexandria

COMMENTARY ON THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 28.77-78 (253)

The text has a certain ambiguity. Were those who went to the Pharisees and told them the things Jesus had done—were they from those many Jews who saw the things that he had done and believed in him and wished to win over those who were hostile to him by the announcement about Lazarus? Or were they the others not among the many who believed who, since what had happened did not bring about faith in Jesus, intended as much as possible to stir up the wicked jealousy in the Pharisees against him by the announcement about Lazarus?

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

Then many of the Jews which came to Mary,.... To her house, to comfort her, and that came along with her to the grave: and had seen the things which Jesus did; in raising the dead body of Lazarus, and causing him to walk, though bound in grave clothes: believed on him; that he was the true Messiah: such an effect the miracle had on them; so that it was a happy day for them, that they came from Jerusalem to Bethany to pay this visit.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Many of the Jews - believed on him - They saw that the miracle was incontestable; and they were determined to resist the truth no longer. Their friendly visit to these distressed sisters became the means of their conversion. How true is the saying of the wise man, It is better to go to the house of mourning than to the house of feasting! Ecc 7:2. God never permits men to do any thing, through a principle of kindness to others, without making it instrumental of good to themselves. He that watereth shall be watered also himself, Pro 11:

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

(1869)

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Πολλοὶ	Polloi	Many	G4183 →
οὖν	oun	therefore	G3767 →
ἐκ	ek	of	G1537 →
τῶν	tōn	the	G3588 →
Ἰουδαίων	Ioudaiōn	Jews	G2453 →
οἱ	hoi	<the>	G3588 →
ἐλθόντες	elthontes	having come	G2064 →
πρὸς	pros	to	G4314 →
τὴν	tēn	<the>	G3588 →
Μαριὰμ	Mariam	Mary	G3137 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
θεασάμενοι	theasamenoi	having seen	G2300 →
ἃ	ha	what things	G3739 →
ἐποίησεν	epoiēsen	He did	G4160 →
ἐπίστευσαν	episteusan	believed	G4100 →
εἰς	eis	in	G1519 →
αὐτόν.	auton	Him.	G846 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
John 12:42
Nevertheless, many of the leaders believed in Him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue.
leads to
- Isaiah 51:7
  Listen to Me, you who know what is right, you people with My law in your hearts: Do not fear the scorn of men; do not be broken by their insults.
- John 7:13
  Yet no one would speak publicly about Him for fear of the Jews.
- John 9:22
  His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews. For the Jews had already determined that anyone who confessed Jesus as the Christ would be put out of the synagogue.
- Matthew 10:32
  Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father in heaven.
- Proverbs 29:25
  The fear of man is a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is set securely on high.
Through
John 11:19
and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them in the loss of their brother.
leads to
- Job 2:11
  Now when Job’s three friends—Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite—heard about all this adversity that had come upon him, each of them came from his home, and they met together…
- John 11:31
  When the Jews who were in the house consoling Mary saw how quickly she got up and went out, they followed her, supposing she was going to the tomb to mourn there.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:11
  Therefore encourage and build one another up, just as you are already doing.