John 12:17

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“Fear not, Daughter of Zion! Look! Your King is coming, sitting on a donkey’s colt.” 16His disciples did not understand these things at first. But when Yeshua was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written about Him and that the crowd had done these things for Him. So the crowd, which had been with Yeshua when He called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead, kept on telling everyone about it. 18It was also for this reason that the crowd came out to meet Him, because they heard that He had performed this sign. 19So the Pharisees said to each other, “You see that you can’t do anything. Look, the whole world has taken off after Him!”

John 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 12:9Now a large crowd of Judeans knew He was there and came, not only for Yeshua but also to see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.
• John 11:31The Judeans, who were with Miriam in the house and comforting her, seeing how quickly she got up and went out, followed her. They thought she was going to the tomb to weep there.
• Psalms 145:6They will speak of the might of Your awesome deeds, and I will proclaim Your greatness.
• John 1:19This is John’s testimony, when the Judean leaders sent kohanim and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”
• John 5:35He was the lamp that was burning and shining, and you wanted to rejoice for a while in his light.
• John 8:13Then the Pharisees said to Him, “You are testifying about Yourself, so Your testimony is not valid.”
• John 15:26“When the Helper comes—whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father—He will testify about Me.
• John 19:35He who has seen it has testified, and his testimony is true. He knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also may believe.
• John 21:24This is the disciple who is an eyewitness of these things and wrote these things. We know that his testimony is true.
• Acts 1:22beginning with His immersion by John until the day He was taken up from us—must become a witness with us of His resurrection.”
• Acts 5:32And we are witnesses of these events—as is the Ruach ha-Kodesh, whom God has given to those who obey Him.”
• 1 John 5:9If we accept men’s testimony, God’s testimony is greater—for this it is the testimony that God has given about His Son.
• Revelation 1:2who testified to the word of God and to the testimony of Yeshua the Messiah—to everything he saw.

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