John 12:11

John 12:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.
• New International Version (NIV)for on account of him many of the Jews were going over to Jesus and believing in him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)because on account of him many of the Jews were going away and believing in Jesus.
• New King James Version (NKJV)because on account of him many of the Jews went away and believed in Jesus.

Context of John 12:11

9By this time, a large crowd of Jews had heard the news that Jesus was at Bethany. So they came there to see him. They came also to see Lazarus, because Jesus had made him alive again. 10So the leaders of the priests decided to kill not only Jesus, but Lazarus too. They wanted to do that because many Jews now refused to obey them. Instead, these Jews believed in Jesus because of what he had done for Lazarus. 12The next day, a large crowd of people were in Jerusalem for the festival. They heard the news that Jesus was on the way there. 13So they took branches from palm trees and they went out to meet Jesus. They were shouting, ‘We praise God! May the Lord God bless the king who comes with his authority. May he bless the king of Israel!’

John 12:11 word by word

ὅτι πολλοὶ δι᾽ αὐτὸν ὑπῆγον τῶν Ἰουδαίων καὶ ἐπίστευον εἰς τὸν Ἰησοῦν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Becauseὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• that by reason ofδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• of the JewsἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453
• went awayὑπάγωhupagō · to goG5217
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• believedπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
• onεἰςeis · towardG1519
• Jesusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424

Cross-references for John 12:11

• John 12:18That is why many people came to meet Jesus. They had heard that he had done this miracle.
• John 11:45The Jews who had come to visit Mary saw this. They saw what Jesus did. So many of them believed in him.
• John 15:18‘The people who belong to this world may hate you. But remember this: They hated me before they hated you.
• Acts 13:45But when some Jews saw the crowds of people, they became angry. They were very jealous because the people listened to Paul and Barnabas. They said that Paul was teaching wrong things. They also said bad things against him.
• James 3:14But if you live in a bad way, do not think that you are wise. Are you jealous of other people so that you hate them? Do you want to make yourself important? If you live like that, do not say that you are great and wise. You are not saying what is true.

Commentaries on John 12:11

• 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 12:11

• Faith
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Jesus Continued
• Lazarus

In the dictionaries

• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Chief
• Consult
• Costly
• Prince
• John, Gospel of
• King, Christ As
• Lazarus
• Philip

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