John 12:1

Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus, whom Jesus had raised from the dead, was.

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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

2So they made him a dinner there, and Martha was serving, but Lazarus was one of those who was lying down at the table with Jesus.

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Cross References

Matthew 21:17Then Jesus left them and went out of the city to Bethany and spent the night there.

Mark 11:11Then Jesus entered into Jerusalem and went into the temple and looked around at everything. Now, the time being late, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.

Luke 24:50Then Jesus led them out until they were near Bethany. He lifted up his hands and blessed them.

John 11:44The dead man came out; his feet and hands were bound with cloths, and his face was bound about with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Untie him and let him go.”

John 12:20Now certain Greeks were among those who were going up to worship at the festival.

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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