John 12:11
because many of the Jews were deserting them and going to Jesus and believing in him because of Jesus causing Lazarus to be alive again.
Translation for Translators
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 also,
Cross References
John 7:31But many of the crowd believed that he had come from God. They said, “When the Messiah comes, he certainly will not do more miracles than this man has done, will he?”
John 11:48If we allow him to keep doing this, everyone will believe ◄in him/that he is the Messiah►, and they will make him their king. Then the Roman army will come and destroy our Temple and our whole nation of Israel!”
John 15:18“The people who are opposed to God will hate you. When that happens, remember that they hated me first.
James 3:14But if you are very [MET] jealous/unhappy when you see that someone else is succeeding, and always want to have what you want, regardless of what others want, you should not say that you are wise, for by boasting like that, you are saying that ◄ God’s message/what God says about you► is not true.
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 →