John 12:10

John 12:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death;
• New International Version (NIV)So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well,
• English Standard Version (ESV)So the chief priests made plans to put Lazarus to death as well,
• New King James Version (NKJV)But the chief priests plotted to put Lazarus to death also,

Context of John 12:10

8for ye have the poor always with you, but me ye have not always. 9A great crowd therefore of the Jews knew that he was there; and they came, not because of Jesus only, but also that they might see Lazarus whom he raised from among [the] dead. But the chief priests took counsel that they might kill Lazarus also, 11because many of the Jews went away on his account and believed on Jesus. 12On the morrow a great crowd who came to the feast, having heard that Jesus is coming into Jerusalem,

John 12:10 word by word

ἐβουλεύσαντο δὲ οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς ἵνα καὶ τὸν Λάζαρον ἀποκτείνωσιν,Read the interlinear

• chiefἀρχιερεύςarchiereus · high-priestG749
• killἀποκτείνωapokteinō · to killG615
• LazarusΛάζαροςLazaros · LazarusG2976
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532

Cross-references for John 12:10

• John 11:47The chief priests, therefore, and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, What do we? for this man does many signs.
• Genesis 4:4And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock, and of their fat. And Jehovah looked upon Abel, and on his offering;
• Exodus 10:3And Moses and Aaron came to Pharaoh, and said to him, Thus saith Jehovah the God of the Hebrews: How long dost thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.
• Job 15:25For he hath stretched out his hand against God, and strengthened himself against the Almighty:
• Job 40:8Wilt thou also annul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me that thou mayest be righteous?
• Ecclesiastes 9:3This is an evil among all that is done under the sun, that one thing befalleth all: yea, also the heart of the children of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live; and after that, [they have to go] to the dead.
• Daniel 5:21and he was driven from the sons of men, and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses; they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was bathed with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the Most High God ruleth over the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will.
• Matthew 2:3But Herod the king having heard [of it], was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;
• Luke 16:31And he said to him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, not even if one rise from among [the] dead will they be persuaded.

Commentaries on John 12:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death - As long as he lived they saw an incontestable proof of the Divine power of Christ; therefore they wished to put him to death, because many of the Jews, who came to see him through curiosity, became converts to Christ through his testimony. How blind were these men not to perceive that he who had raised him, after he had been dead four days, could raise him again though they had slain him a thousand…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10That they might put Lazarus also to death - When men are determined not to believe the gospel, there is no end to the crimes to which they are driven. Lazarus was alive, and the evidence of his resurrection was so clear that they could not resist it. They could neither deny it, nor prevent its effect on the people. As it was determined to kill Jesus, so they consulted about the propriety of removing Lazarus first, that the number of his followers might be…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-50In this part of John’s Gospel, two stories move forward at the same time. First, more and more people begin to praise Jesus. Their excitement reaches a high point when crowds welcome him into Jerusalem with shouts of joy (12:12–13). Second, the religious authorities become more determined to arrest Jesus and put him to death. As public support grows, their opposition grows as well. John's Gospel describes three events that happened only days before…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-119-11. Crowds of the Jerusalem Jews hastened to Bethany, not so much to see Jesus, whom they knew to be there, as to see dead Lazarus alive; and this, issuing in their accession to Christ, led to a plot against the life of Lazarus also, as the only means of arresting the triumphs of Jesus (see Joh 12:19)--to such a pitch had these chief priests come of diabolical determination to shut out the light from themselves, and quench it from the earth! (See on Mt…Read the comment

Topics related to John 12:10

• Lazarus
• Miracles
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Commentaries on John 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings