John 12:2 BSB — MannaFest

John 12:2

So they hosted a dinner for Jesus there. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with Him.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

So they made him a supper there: and Martha served; but Lazarus was one of them that sat at meat with him.

KJV

There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.

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Commentary

6 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 Church Fathers1 voice

Athanasius of Alexandria

296–373

HOMILY ON THE RESURRECTION OF LAZARUS (373)

Martha herself was taking great care with the service and was ministering to Christ with all her heart. Mary herself was seated at the feet of Jesus and kissing them.… Christ beholds them both with his divine eyes and is cheered and rejoices over the purity of their mode of life and the offering to him of their undefiled service.

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

There they made him a supper,.... At Bethany, in the house of Lazarus, Martha, and Mary; by whose order, and at whose charge it was prepared for him; and not in the house of Simon the leper, which was four days after this, Mat 26:

The Nineteenth Century3 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

See this passage explained in the notes at Mat 26:3-16. Joh 12:2 A supper - At the house of Simon the leper, Mat 26:6. Lazarus was ... - The names of Martha and Lazarus are mentioned because it was not in their own house, but in that of Simon.

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
ἐποίησαν	epoiēsan	They made	G4160 →
οὖν	oun	therefore	G3767 →
αὐτῷ	autō	for Him	G846 →
δεῖπνον	deipnon	a supper	G1173 →
ἐκεῖ,	ekei	there,	G1563 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἡ	hē	<the>	G3588 →
Μάρθα	Martha	Martha	G3136 →
διηκόνει·	diēkonei	was serving;	G1247 →
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
δὲ	de	and	G1161 →
Λάζαρος	Lazaros	Lazarus	G2976 →
εἷς	heis	one	G1520 →
ἦν	ēn	was	G1510 →
ἐκ	ek	of	G1537 →
τῶν	tōn	those	G3588 →
ἀνακειμένων	anakeimenōn	reclining	G345 →
σὺν	sun	with	G4862 →
αὐτῷ.	autō	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
Revelation 3:20
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.
leads to
- Luke 12:36–37
  Then you will be like servants waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks, they can open the door for him at once.
- Revelation 19:9
  Then the angel told me to write, “Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”
- John 14:21–23
  Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”
- Matthew 24:33
  So also, when you see all these things, you will know that He is near, right at the door.
- Song of Solomon 5:2–4
  I sleep, but my heart is awake. A sound! My beloved is knocking: “Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my flawless one. My head is drenched with dew, my hair with…
Through
Mark 14:3
While Jesus was in Bethany reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke open the…
leads to
- Luke 7:37–39
  When a sinful woman from that town learned that Jesus was dining there, she brought an alabaster jar of perfume.
- John 12:1–8
  Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, the hometown of Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.
Through
Luke 22:27
For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines? But I am among you as one who serves.
leads to
- Matthew 20:28
  just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”

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