John 12:11
because many of the Jews went away on his account and believed on Jesus.
Darby Translation
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 took counsel that they might kill Lazarus also,
12On the morrow a great crowd who came to the feast, having heard that Jesus is coming into Jerusalem,
Cross References
John 7:31But many of the crowd believed on him, and said, Will the Christ, when he comes, do more signs than those which this [man] has done?
John 11:48If we let him thus alone, all will believe on him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.
John 15:18If the world hate you, know that it has hated me before you.
James 3:14but if ye have bitter emulation and strife in your hearts, do not boast and lie 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 →