John 12:11

because many of the Jews, on his account, went and believed in Jesus.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

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

In Context

10And the chief priests deliberated about killing even Lazarus:

12And the next day, a great multitude who had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,

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Cross References

John 7:31And many of the multitude believed on him, and said: When the Messiah cometh, will he work greater signs than these which this man doeth?

John 11:48And if we thus let him alone, all the people will believe in him; and the Romans will come, and will take away our place and our nation.

John 15:18And if the world hate you, know ye, that it hated me before you.

James 3:14But if bitter envy be in you, or contention in your hearts, exalt not yourselves against the truth, and lie not.

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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