John 12:20
And there were certain Greeks out of those coming up that they may worship in the celebration,
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast:
In Context
Cross References
1 Kings 8:41And also, to the stranger who is not of Your people Israel, and has come from a far-off land for Your Name’s sake—
Isaiah 60:2For behold, the darkness covers the earth, || And thick darkness the peoples, || And YHWH rises on you, || And His glory is seen on you.
Mark 7:26and the woman was a Greek, a Syro-Phoenician by nation—and was asking Him that He may cast forth the demon out of her daughter.
Acts 8:27And having arisen, he went on, and behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch, a man of rank, of Candace the queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship;
Acts 16:1And he came to Derbe and Lystra, and behold, a certain disciple was there, by name Timotheus, son of a certain woman, a believing Jewess, but of a father, a Greek,
Acts 20:21testifying fully both to Jews and Greeks, conversion toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
Matthew Henry on John 12:13-20
Christ's Entrance into Jerusalem 12 On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, 13 Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord. 14 And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written, 15 Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt. 16 These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when… Read the whole commentary →