John 12:11

in that because of him many of the Jews were defecting and believing into Jesus.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

10So the chief priests decided to kill Lazarus as well,

12The next day a large crowd that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming into Jerusalem,

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Cross References

John 7:31Now many of the crowd were believing into Him, and they were saying, “Whenever the Christ comes He won't perform more signs than these which this man has done, will He?”

John 11:48if we let him go on like this everybody will believe into him; and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation!”

John 15:18“When the world hates you, you can be sure that it has hated me first.

James 3:14But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your heart, 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 →

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