John 12:11 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus. ”

• John 12:11 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  The Triumphal Entry. If the story of Lazarus is historical it is quite probable that people in Jerusalem should come out to Bethany, to satisfy themselves as to what would happen at the Feast, and...

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• John 12:11 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  by reason of . on account of. Greek. dia, as in John 12:8 . went away . withdrew: i.e. from the chief priests' faction. believed on . See App-150.

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• John 12:11 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.

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• John 12:11 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Much people of the Jews therefore— Bethany being within two miles of Jerusalem, the news of the arrival of Jesus soon reached the city, and drew out great numbers of the citizens; for they had a la...

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• John 12:11 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus. Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus. Crowds of the Jews of Jerusal...

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• John 12:11 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Triumphal Entry. Close of the Public Ministry 1-11. Supper at Bethany (see on Matthew 26:6 and Mark 14:3 , which record the same incident). The event in Luke 7:36 . is different. The suppe...

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• John 12:11 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus. — Better, were going away, and believing on Jesus. The tenses mark the continuance of the secession, and the two words mark the two acts by whic...

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• John 12:11 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  I. THE ANOINTING OF JESUS. "Jesus therefore six days before the Passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus raised from the dead. So they made Him a supper there: and Martha served;...

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• John 12:11 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Love's Fragrant Gift John 12:1-11 Martha's service reminds us of Luke 10:41 . The earlier Gospels ( Matthew 26:1-75 ; Mark 14:1-72 ) do not mention Mary's name, probably because the whole fam...

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• John 12:11 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  The shadows of the Passion were now falling across the path of the Christ. In what happened at the supper we have a vivid contrast. Mary and Judas arrest our attention. She, discovering the sorrows o...

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• John 12:11 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  Then Jesus, six days before the passover, came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead. (2) There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was on...

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• John 12:11 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  Because that by reason of him ,.... Of the miracle which was wrought upon him, in raising him from the dead, of which he was a living and an abiding witness: many of the Jews went away ; not from...

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• John 12:11 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus. Ver. 11. Because that by reason of him ] This was it that embittered the Pharisees, as it doth now their successor...

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• John 12:11 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Much people knew he was there, and came Bethany being within two miles of Jerusalem, the news of his arrival soon reached the city, and drew out great numbers of the people; for they wished to see...

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• John 12:11 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  A SUPPER FOR HIM AT BETHANY (vs.1-8) Six days before the Passover He returned to the area of Jerusalem, coming by way of Jericho, as Luke shows us ( Luke 19:1-28 ). These days He spent in ministe...

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• John 12:11 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Mary Anoints Christ's Feet; Hypocrisy of Judas; Indignation of the Chief Priests.       1 Then Jesus six days before the passover came...

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• John 12:11 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Being raised from death to life, he possibly spake of it to the honour and glory of God; for this they consult to put him to death also; and their only reason was, because that many of the Jews beli...

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• John 12:11 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  Many Show Interest in Jesus and Lazarus ( John 12:9-11 ).  ‘When the great crowd of the Judaisers learned that he was there, they came, not only because of Jesus, but also in order to see Lazarus...

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• John 12:11 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES John 12:9 . Much people, etc. —Not our Lord’s enemies, but members of the pilgrim bands and friendly neighbours from the city. John 12:10-11 . But the chief pri...

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• John 12:11 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  John 12:1 . Then Jesus six days before the Passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead. The days Christ was to spend upon the earth were getting...

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• John 12:11 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  John 12:1 . Six days before the passover. The Hebrew sabbath was kept from sunset to sunset. The worship of the day being closed, the jews indulged in a good supper after the light food of the day...

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• John 12:11 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Then Jesus six days before the Passover. --The following calendar of the Passover week is taken from Lightfoot (2.586): NISAN IX; The Sabbath . Six days before the Passover, Jesus sups with Laza...

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• John 12:11 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION The twelfth chapter neither belongs intrinsically to that which precedes nor to that which follows. It is a paragraph of high significance, as bearing on the construction of the Gospe...

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• John 12:11 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  People come for the sake of Lazarus:

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• John 12:11 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Acts 13:45 ; James 3:14-16 ; John 11:45 ; John 11:48 ; John 12:18 ; John 15:18-25

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• John 12:11 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

  Mary Anointing Her Lord John 12:1-11 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We are now coming to the close of the life of our Master presenting the third of three Bible scenes centering around Martha, Mary, and L...

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