John 12:2

There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 . Laza...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

John 12. The Final Scenes in the Public Manifestation. John 12:1-8 . The Anointing. The scene is the same as that recorded by Mt. and Mk. Luke...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

a supper . The first of the three suppers. It was on Saturday evening, at the close of the Sabbath, on the tenth day of Nisan. See App-157. Martha...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

2. There therefore they made him a banquet. Matthew ( Matthew 26:7 ) and Mark, ( Mark 14:3 ) say that he then supped at the house of Simon th...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

There they made him a supper,— It was customary for the Jews to entertain their friends in a more noble manner than usual, about six or seven days...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead. For the expositi...
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)....
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

There they made him a supper. — Comp. Notes on Matthew 26:6 et seq., and Mark 14:3 et seq., which are clearly accounts of the same supper....
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. S...
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 m...
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 ar...
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 h...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

There they made him a supper ,.... At Bethany, in the house of Lazarus, Martha, and Mary; by whose order, and at whose charge it was prepared for hi...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him. Ver. 2. That sat at table ] Being in...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Six days before the passover Namely, on the sabbath; that which was called by the Jews, The great sabbath. This whole week was anciently termed,...
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 u...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Mary Anoints Christ's Feet; Hypocrisy of Judas; Indignation of the Chief Priests. ...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

That this supper was made in Bethany is no question; but at whose house there it is questioned. Some think that it was at the house of Simon the lepe...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jesus Is Anointed ( John 12:1-8 ). This incident is significant in that it is unintentionally prophetic. By her action in anointing Jesus, Mary is...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘So there they made him a supper and Martha served, while Lazarus was one of those at the table with him'. He was welcome here in Bethany, as He alw...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES John 12:1 . See Homiletic Note, p. 341. John 12:2 . The Synoptists inform us that it was in the house of Simon t...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

John 12:1-2 . Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead. There t...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

John 12:1-2 . Then Jesus, six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead. There...
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 day...
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 indulge...
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 ....
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 signifi...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Anointing of Jesus. John 12:1-11 Jesus at supper:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

There they made Him a supper, and Martha served; but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with Him.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

John 11:43 ; John 11:44 ; John 12:10 ; John 12:9 ; Luke 10:38-42 ; Luke 12:37 ; Luke 14:12 ; Luke 22:27 ; Luke 5:29 ; Mark 14:3 ; Matthew...
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...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

It seems Martha was a person of some figure, from the great respect which was paid to her and her sister, in visits and condolences on Lazarus's de...

² There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.

Related Commentaries of John 12:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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