John 12:20
Among those who were going up to worship at the Festival were some Greeks,
Twentieth Century New Testament
In The King James Version
And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast:
In Context
21who went to Philip of Bethsaida in Galilee, and said: “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.”
Cross References
Mark 7:26the woman was a foreigner, a native of Syrian Phoenicia — and she begged him to drive the demon out of her daughter.
Acts 8:27So Philip set out on a journey; and on his way he came upon an official of high rank, in the service of Candace, Queen of the Abyssinians. He was her treasurer, and had been to Jerusalem to worship,
Acts 16:1Among other places Paul went to Derbe and Lystra. At the latter place they found a disciple, named Timothy, whose mother was a Jewess who had become a believer in Christ, while his father was a Greek,
Acts 20:21I earnestly pointed both Jews and Greeks to the repentance that leads to God, and to faith in Jesus, our Lord.
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 →