John 12:9 - Forerunner Commentary

John 12:9

7 But Jesus said, “Let her alone;¹ she has kept this for the day of My burial.

8 For ^athe poor you have with you always, but Me you do not have always.”

The Plot to Kill Lazarus

9 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, ^awhom He had raised from the dead.

10 ^aBut the chief priests plotted to put Lazarus to death also,

11 ^abecause on account of him many of the Jews went away and believed in Jesus.

The Triumphal Entry

12 ^aThe next day a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,

13 took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, and cried out:
“Hosanna!
^a‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’
The King of Israel!”

14 ^aThen Jesus, when He had found a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written:

15 “Fear^a not, daughter of Zion;
Behold, your King is coming,
Sitting on a donkey’s colt.”

16 ^aHis disciples did not understand these things at first; ^bbut when Jesus was glorified, ^cthen they remembered that these things were written about Him and that they had done these things to Him.

17 Therefore the people, who were with Him when He called Lazarus out of his tomb and raised him from the dead, bore witness.

18 ^aFor this reason the people also met Him, because they heard that He had done this sign.

19 The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, ^a“You see that you are accomplishing nothing. Look, the world has gone after Him!”

The Fruitful Grain of Wheat

20 Now there ^awere certain Greeks among those ^bwho came up to worship at the feast.

21 Then they came to Philip, ^awho was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.”

Verse Comparison: John 12:9

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American Standard Version
The common people therefore of the Jews learned 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.

Amplified® Bible
Now a great crowd of the Jews heard that He was at Bethany, and they came there, not only because of Jesus but that they also might see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.

Contemporary English Version
A lot of people came when they heard that Jesus was there. They also wanted to see Lazarus, because Jesus had raised him from death.

Darby English Version
A great crowd therefore of the Jews knew that he was there; and they came, not because of Jesus only, but also that they might see Lazarus whom he raised from among [the] dead.

Good News Bible
A large number of people heard that Jesus was in Bethany, so they went there, not only because of Jesus but also to see Lazarus, whom Jesus had raised from death.

International Standard Version
When the large crowd of Jews realized that he was there, they came not only because of Jesus but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead.

King James Version
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 American Standard Bible
The large crowd of the Jews then learned that He was there; and they came, not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might also see Lazarus, whom He raised from the dead.

New International Version
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.

New King James Version
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.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The large crowd of the Jews then learned that He had arrived there; and they came, not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might also see Lazarus, whom He raised from the dead.

Young's Literal Translation
A great multitude, therefore, of the Jews knew that he is there, and they came, not because of Jesus only, but that Lazarus also they may see, whom he raised out of the dead;

New English Translation
Now a large crowd of Judeans¹ learned² that Jesus³ was there, and so they came not only because of him⁴ but also to see Lazarus whom he had raised from the dead.

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