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

9When all the people heard of Jesus’ arrival, they flocked to see him and also to see Lazarus, the man Jesus had raised from the dead. 10Then the leading priests decided to kill Lazarus, too, for it was because of him that many of the people had deserted them and believed in Jesus. 12The next day, the news that Jesus was on the way to Jerusalem swept through the city. A large crowd of Passover visitors 13took palm branches and went down the road to meet him. They shouted, “Praise God! Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hail to 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 was the reason so many went out to meet him—because they had heard about this miraculous sign.
• John 11:45Many of the people who were with Mary believed in Jesus when they saw this happen.
• John 15:18“If the world hates you, remember that it hated me first.
• Acts 13:45But when some of the Jews saw the crowds, they were jealous; so they slandered Paul and argued against whatever he said.
• James 3:14But if you are bitterly jealous and there is selfish ambition in your heart, don’t cover up the truth with boasting and lying.

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