John 12:1

Then six days before the Passover, Jesus went to Bethania, where Lazarus had died, whom Jesus raised up.

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In The King James Version

Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.

In Context

2And they made a dinner for him there. And Martha was ministering. And truly, Lazarus was one of those who were sitting at table with him.

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Cross References

Matthew 21:17And leaving them behind, he went out, beyond the city, into Bethania, and he lodged here.

Mark 11:11And he entered into Jerusalem, into the temple. And having looked around at everything, since it was now the evening hour, he went out to Bethania with the twelve.

Luke 24:50Then he led them out as far as Bethania. And lifting up his hands, he blessed them.

John 11:44And immediately, he who had been dead went forth, bound at the feet and hands with winding bands. And his face was bound with a separate cloth. Jesus said to them, “Release him and let him go.”

John 12:20Now there were certain Gentiles among those who went up so that they might worship on the feast day.

Matthew Henry on John 12:1

It was a melancholy account which we had in the close of the foregoing chapter of the dishonour done to our Lord Jesus, when the scribes and Pharisees proclaimed him a traitor to their church, and put upon him all the marks of ignominy they could: but the story of this chapter balances that, by giving us an account of the honour done to the Redeemer, notwithstanding all that reproach thrown upon him. Thus the one was set over against the other. Let us see what honours were heaped on the head of the Lord Jesus,… Read the whole commentary →

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