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John 12:17
17The crowd that had been with Jesus before at Bethany continued to tell people about Lazarus. They said, ‘Jesus told Lazarus that he should come out of the hole in the rock. He made Lazarus alive again after he had died and his body had been put in there.’
John 12:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The people therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record.
- New International Version (NIV)Now the crowd that was with him when he called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to spread the word.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The crowd that had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to bear witness.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore the people, who were with Him when He called Lazarus out of his tomb and raised him from the dead, bore witness.
Context of John 12:17
15‘Do not be afraid, you people in Zion. Look! Your king is coming. He is riding on a young donkey.’ 16Jesus' disciples did not understand all this at that time. They understood only after Jesus had returned to God in heaven. Then they remembered that someone had written these things about him in the Bible. And they remembered that these things had now really happened to him. The crowd that had been with Jesus before at Bethany continued to tell people about Lazarus. They said, ‘Jesus told Lazarus that he should come out of the hole in the rock. He made Lazarus alive again after he had died and his body had been put in there.’ 18That is why many people came to meet Jesus. They had heard that he had done this miracle. 19So the Pharisees said to each other, ‘This is not what we wanted. Look! All the people in the world have left us to go with him!’
Read all of John 12John 12:17 word by word
Ἐμαρτύρει οὖν ὁ ὄχλος ὁ ὢν μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ, ὅτε τὸν Λάζαρον ἐφώνησεν ἐκ τοῦ μνημείου καὶ ἤγειρεν αὐτὸν ἐκ νεκρῶν.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- The peopleὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- The peopleὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
- thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
- that wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
- himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- whenὅτεhote ho te hē te tō te · whenG3753
- he calledφωνέωphōneō · to callG5455
- LazarusΛάζαροςLazaros · LazarusG2976
- out ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
- his graveμνημεῖονmnēmeion · graveG3419
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- raisedἐγείρωegeirō · to ariseG1453
- the deadνεκρόςnekros · deadG3498
- bare recordμαρτυρέωmartureō · to testifyG3140
Cross-references for John 12:17
- John 12:9By 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.
- John 11:31There were still Jews in the house who were with Mary to help her. They saw her get up quickly and go out. So they followed her. They thought that she was going to the place where they had put Lazarus's dead body. They thought that she wanted to go there to weep.
- Psalms 145:6Famous are the powerful things that you have done. People will talk about them. I also will speak about the great things that you do.
- John 1:19The Jewish leaders sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask John, ‘Who are you?’
- John 5:35John was like a light that shone brightly. For a certain time, you enjoyed the light that he gave.
- John 8:13The Pharisees began to argue with him. They said, ‘You are saying things about yourself. But there is nobody else to agree that these things are true.’
- John 15:26When I return to my Father, I will send the Helper to you. The Helper is God's Spirit who speaks only true things. He comes to you from the Father. I will send him to you and he will speak true things about me.
- John 19:35The man who saw these things has spoken about them. What he says is true. He knows that it really happened. He is telling you the truth so that you can believe.
- John 21:24I am the disciple who saw these things. I am the one who wrote them down. We all know that what I have written about them is true.
- Acts 1:22That is, from the time when John was baptizing people until the time when Jesus went up to heaven. He must be someone who saw Jesus become alive again after he died, as we did.’
- Acts 5:32We tell people about what happened to Jesus. We ourselves saw these things. Now God has given his Holy Spirit to people who obey him. The Holy Spirit also shows that these things are true.’
- 1 John 5:9We believe people who tell us about things that they know. So we can believe even more what God says. He has told us what is true about his Son. So we should believe his message.
- Revelation 1:2I, John, have written about everything that God showed me. These things are a true message from God. They are the things that Jesus Christ says are true.
Commentaries on John 12:17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17When he called - It appears that these people, who had seen him raise Lazarus from the dead, were publishing abroad the miracle, which increased the popularity of Christ, and the envy of the Pharisees.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12-19Verses 12-19 See this passage explained in the notes at Mark 11:1-11; John 12:16 Was glorified - Was raised from the dead, and had ascended to heaven. John 12:17 Bare record - Testified that he had raised him, and, as was natural, spread the report through the city. This excited much attention, and the people came out in multitudes to meet one who had power to work such miracles. John 12:19 Prevail nothing - All your efforts are ineffectual to stop the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-19Verses 12-19 Christ's riding in triumph to Jerusalem is recorded by all the evangelists. Many excellent things, both in the word and providence of God, disciples do not understand at their first acquaintance with the things of God. The right understanding of spiritual nature of Christ's kingdom, prevents our misapplying the Scriptures which speak of it.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-19This scene describes the highest point of the popularity of Jesus. At this time, large crowds followed him. Many people were excited about his teaching and his miracles.Read the comment
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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
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