John 12:1

John 12:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.
• New International Version (NIV)Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Six days before the Passover, Jesus therefore came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was who had been dead, whom He had raised from the dead.

Context of John 12:1

Six days before Passover, Jesus arrived in Bethany. Lazarus, whom Jesus had brought back to life, lived there. 2Dinner was prepared for Jesus in Bethany. Martha served the dinner, and Lazarus was one of the people eating with Jesus. 3Mary took a bottle of very expensive perfume made from pure nard and poured it on Jesus’ feet. Then she dried his feet with her hair. The fragrance of the perfume filled the house.

John 12:1 word by word

Ὁ οὖν Ἰησοῦς πρὸ ἓξ ἡμερῶν τοῦ πάσχα ἦλθεν εἰς Βηθανίαν, ὅπου ἦν Λάζαρος ὃν ἤγειρεν ἐκ νεκρῶν Ἰησοῦς.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thenοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• sixἕξhex · sixG1803
• daysἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• beforeπρόpro · beforeG4253
• the passoverπάσχαpascha · Passover lambG3957
• cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• BethanyΒηθανίαBēthania · BethanyG963
• whereὅπουhopou · where(-ever)G3699
• LazarusΛάζαροςLazaros · LazarusG2976
• wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• which had been deadθνῄσκωthnēskō · to die/be deadG2348
• whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• he raisedἐγείρωegeirō · to ariseG1453
• fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the deadνεκρόςnekros · deadG3498
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588

Cross-references for John 12:1

• John 11:55The Jewish Passover was near. Many people came from the countryside to Jerusalem to purify themselves before the Passover.
• John 11:1Lazarus, who lived in Bethany, the village where Mary and her sister Martha lived, was sick.
• Matthew 21:17He left them and went out of the city to Bethany and spent the night there.
• Mark 11:11Jesus came into Jerusalem and went into the temple courtyard, where he looked around at everything. Since it was already late, he went out with the twelve apostles to Bethany.
• Luke 24:50Then Jesus took them to a place near Bethany. There he raised his hands and blessed them.

Commentaries on John 12:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Six days before the Passover - Reckoning the day of the Passover to be the last of the six. Our Lord came on our Sabbath, the first day of the Jewish week, to Bethany, where he supped; and on the next day he made his public entry into Jerusalem: John 12:12. Calmet thinks that this was about two months after the resurrection of Lazarus, on the 9th of Nisan, (March 29), in the thirty-sixth year of our Lord's age. It has been observed before - that Calmet…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Then Jesus came to Bethany - This was near to Jerusalem, and it was from this place that he made his triumphant entry into the city. See the notes at Matthew 21:1.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Christ anointed by Mary. (1-11) He enters Jerusalem. (12-19) Greeks apply to see Jesus. (20-26) A voice from heaven bears testimony to Christ. (27-33) His discourse with the people. (34-36) Unbelief of the Jews. (37-43) Christ's address to them. (44-50) Verses 1-11 Christ had formerly blamed Martha for being troubled with much serving. But she did not leave off serving, as some, who when found fault with for going too far in one way, peevishly run too far…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Pilgrims from throughout Israel began arriving in Jerusalem the week before the Passover. The festival was on Thursday that year. Jesus arrived in the area late on the previous Friday, just before the Sabbath.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-11(See on Mt 26:6-13). 1-8. six days before the passover--that is, on the sixth day before it; probably after sunset on Friday evening, or the commencement of the Jewish sabbath preceding the passover.Read the comment

Topics related to John 12:1

• Bethany
• Hospitality
• Jesus, the Christ
• Lazarus

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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