John 12:2

John 12:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.
• New International Version (NIV)Here a dinner was given in Jesus’ honor. Martha served, while Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So they gave a dinner for him there. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those reclining with him at table.
• New King James Version (NKJV)There they made Him a supper; and Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with Him.

Context of John 12:2

1Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was who had been dead, whom he raised from the dead. There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him. 3Then Mary took a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment. 4Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, who was to betray him,

John 12:2 word by word

ἐποίησαν οὖν αὐτῷ δεῖπνον ἐκεῖ, καὶ ἡ Μάρθα διηκόνει· ὁ δὲ Λάζαρος εἷς ἦν ἐκ τῶν ἀνακειμένων σὺν αὐτῷ.Read the interlinear

• Thereἐκεῖekei · thereG1563
• Thereοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• madeποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• supperδεῖπνονdeipnon · dinnerG1173
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• MarthaΜάρθαMartha · MarthaG3136
• servedδιακονέωdiakoneō · to serveG1247
• butδέde · thenG1161
• LazarusΛάζαροςLazaros · LazarusG2976
• wasἦνēn · wasG2258
• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• tableσυνανάκειμαιsunanakeimai · to dine withG4873

Cross-references for John 12:2

• Luke 5:29And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of tax collectors and of others that sat down with them.
• Luke 14:12Then said he also to him that invited him, When thou givest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.
• Revelation 3:20Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man shall hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
• Matthew 26:6Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,
• Mark 14:3And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat eating, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she broke the box, and poured it on his head.
• Luke 10:38Now it came to pass, as they were going, he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.
• Luke 12:37Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say to you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to eat, and will come forth and serve them.
• Luke 22:27For who is greater, he that eateth, or he that serveth? is not he that eateth? but I am among you as he that serveth.
• John 12:9Many 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.
• John 11:43And when he had thus spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.

Commentaries on John 12:2

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2-8Verses 2-8 See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 26:3-16. John 12:2 A supper - At the house of Simon the leper, Matthew 26:6. Lazarus was … - The names of Martha and Lazarus are mentioned because it was not in their own house, but in that of Simon. Lazarus is particularly mentioned, since it was so remarkable that one who had been once dead should be enjoying again the endearments of friendship. This shows, also, that his resurrection was no…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2those reclining: People usually sat or leaned back at a low table while eating.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 12:2

• Bethany
• Hospitality
• Jesus, the Christ
• Lazarus
• Martha

In the dictionaries

• Lazarus
• Martha
• Banquet
• Chief
• Consult
• Costly
• Mary
• Prince
• Supper
• Jesus Christ

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