John 12:9

And a great company of Jihudoyee who were there heard Jeshu. And they had come not on Jeshu's account only, but also to see Loozar, he whom he had raised from among the dead.

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

In The King James Version

Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they came not for Jesus’ sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.

In Context

8In all time the poor you have with you; but me you have not at all time.

10But the chief priests were minded to slay Loozar also,

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Cross References

John 11:43And when he had said these (words), he cried with a high voice, Loozar, come without!

Acts 4:14And they saw that the lame man who had been healed was standing with them, and they could not say any thing against them.

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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