John 12:1 BSB — MannaFest

John 12:1

Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, the hometown of Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Jesus therefore six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus raised from the dead.

KJV

Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.

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Commentary

4 voices

Cyril of Alexandria

Commentary on the Gospel of John, Book 7 (444)

Disdaining the plot of the Jews, the Lord gives Himself up, willing to suffer when the time for suffering was come, going to Bethany; not actually into Jerusalem, lest, suddenly appearing to the Jews, He might kindle them to anger; but by the rumour of His being so near gradually softening the rage of their wrath. And He eats with Lazarus, thereby reminding those who saw them of His God-befitting power.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

Six days before the passover - Namely, on the Sabbath: that which was called by the Jews, "The Great Sabbath." This whole week was anciently termed "The great and holy week." Jesus came - From Ephraim, chap. xi, 54.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Bethany is here described to be the town where Lazarus was, whom he raised from the dead. The miracle wrought here put a new honour upon the place, and made it remarkable. Christ came hither to observe what improvement was made of this miracle; for where Christ works wonders, and shows signal favours, he looks after them, to see whether the intention of them be answered.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: John (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1869)

The chapter we have now begun finishes a most important division of John's Gospel. Our Lord's public addresses to the unbelieving Jews of Jerusalem are here brought to an end. After this chapter, John records nothing but what was said in private to the disciples. We see, for one thing, in this passage, what abounding proofs exist of the truth of our Lord's greatest miracles. We read of a supper at Bethany, where Lazarus "sat at the table" among the guests—Lazarus, who had been publicly raised from the dead, after lying four days in the grave.

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Ὁ	Ho	<the>	G3588 →
οὖν	oun	Therefore	G3767 →
Ἰησοῦς	Iēsous	Jesus	G2424 →
πρὸ	pro	before	G4253 →
ἓξ	hex	six	G1803 →
ἡμερῶν	hēmerōn	days	G2250 →
τοῦ	tou	the	G3588 →
πάσχα	pascha	Passover	G3957 →
ἦλθεν	ēlthen	came	G2064 →
εἰς	eis	to	G1519 →
Βηθανίαν,	Bēthanian	Bethany,	G963 →
ὅπου	hopou	where	G3699 →
ἦν	ēn	was	G1510 →
Λάζαρος	Lazaros	Lazarus	G2976 →
ὃν	hon	whom	G3739 →
ἤγειρεν	ēgeiren	raised	G1453 →
ἐκ	ek	out from	G1537 →
νεκρῶν	nekrōn	[the] dead	G3498 →
Ἰησοῦς.	Iēsous	Jesus.	G2424 →

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 11:1
At this time a man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
leads to
- Luke 10:38–42
  As they traveled along, Jesus entered a village where a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home.
- John 12:17
  Meanwhile, many people continued to testify that they had been with Jesus when He called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead.
- John 12:9
  Meanwhile a large crowd of Jews learned that Jesus was there. And they came not only because of Him, but also to see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.
- 2 Kings 20:1–12
  In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Put your house in order, for you are about to…
- John 11:11
  After He had said this, He told them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to wake him up.”
Through
John 11:55
Now the Jewish Passover was near, and many people went up from the country to Jerusalem to purify themselves before the Passover.
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 30:17–20
  Since there were many in the assembly who had not consecrated themselves, the Levites were in charge of slaughtering the Passover lambs for every unclean person to consecrate the lambs to the LORD.
Through
Matthew 21:17
Then He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where He spent the night.
leads to
- John 11:18
  Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, a little less than two miles away,
Through
Luke 24:50
When Jesus had led them out as far as Bethany, He lifted up His hands and blessed them.
leads to
- Acts 1:12
  Then they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is near the city, a Sabbath day’s journey away.

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