John 12:11

because on account of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

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

In Context

10But the chief priests consulted that they might kill Lazarus also,

12On the next day, a great multitude that had come to the feast, having heard that Jesus was coming into Jerusalem,

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Cross References

John 7:31And many of the multitude believed on him, and said: When the Christ comes, will he do more signs than these which this man has done?

John 11:48If we thus let him alone, all will believe on him, and the Romans will come and take away our place and our nation.

John 15:18If the world hates you, you know that it hated me before it hated you.

James 3:14But if you have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.

Matthew Henry on John 12:2-12

Mary Anoints Christ's Feet; Hypocrisy of Judas; Indignation of the Chief Priests. 1 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 one of them that sat at the table with him. 3 Then took Mary 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. 4 Then… Read the whole commentary →

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