John 12:9

John 12:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they came not for Jesus’ sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.
• New International Version (NIV)Meanwhile a large crowd of Jews found out that Jesus was there and came, not only because of him but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When the large crowd of the Jews learned that Jesus was there, they came, not only on account of him but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now a great many of the Jews knew that He was there; and they came, not for Jesus’ sake only, but that they might also see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.

Context of John 12:9

7But Jesus said, ‘Do not stop her! She has kept this oil safe until now. She wanted it for the day when they will bury my dead body. 8You will always have poor people with you. But you will not always have me with you.’ By 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. 11They 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.

John 12:9 word by word

Ἔγνω οὖν ὁ ὄχλος πολὺς ἐκ τῶν Ἰουδαίων ὅτι ἐκεῖ ἐστιν, καὶ ἦλθον οὐ διὰ τὸν Ἰησοῦν μόνον ἀλλ᾽ ἵνα καὶ τὸν Λάζαρον ἴδωσιν ὃν ἤγειρεν ἐκ νεκρῶν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Muchπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• peopleὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the JewsἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453
• thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• knewγινώσκωginōskō · to knowG1097
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• he wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• thereἐκεῖekei · thereG1563
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• they cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• notοὐou · noG3756
• forδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• Jesus’ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Jesus’ἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• onlyμόνονmonon · onlyG3440
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• they might seeὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• LazarusΛάζαροςLazaros · LazarusG2976
• whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• he had raisedἐγείρωegeirō · to ariseG1453
• the deadνεκρόςnekros · deadG3498

Cross-references for John 12:9

• John 11:43When Jesus had said this, he shouted with a loud voice, ‘Lazarus, come out!’
• Acts 3:10‘Look!’ they said. ‘We know this man. He usually sits at the Beautiful Gate of the temple and he asks people for money. What has happened to him?’ They were all very surprised.
• Acts 4:14The man who was now well stood in front of the Jewish leaders. They could see that his legs had become strong again. So they could not say anything against Peter and John.

Commentaries on John 12:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Much people of the Jews - John, who was a Galilean, often gives the title of Jews to those who were inhabitants of Jerusalem.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 12:9

• Bethany
• Curiosity
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Lazarus

In the dictionaries

• Jesus
• Lazarus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
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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