Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes
John 12:9
knew. got to know. Greek ginosko. App-132. for.
sake. on account of. Greek. dia. App-104.John 12:2.
that. in order that. Greek. hina.
see. Greek. eidon. App-133.
knew. got to know. Greek ginosko. App-132. for.
sake. on account of. Greek. dia. App-104.John 12:2.
that. in order that. Greek. hina.
see. Greek. eidon. App-133.
JOHN 12:9 :Egnw ou=n @o`# o;cloj polu.j evk tw/n VIoudai,wn {C} It is natural to regard o;cloj polu,j (î66*, 75 A B3 K X D Q P Y...
Verse John 12:9. _MUCH PEOPLE OF THE JEWS_] John, who was a _Galilean_, often gives the title of _Jews_ to those who were inhabitants of Jerusalem....
CHAPTER 12 1. The Feast at Bethany. (John 12:1 .) 2. The Entrance into Jerusalem. (John 12:9 .) 3. The Inquiring Greeks and His Answer. (John 12:20 .) 4. His Final Words. ...
THE TRIUMPHAL ENTRY. If the story of Lazarus is historical it is quite probable that people in Jerusalem should come out to Bethany, to satisfy themselves as to what would happen at the Feast, and tha...
MUCH PEOPLE OF THE JEWS THEREFORE KNOW THAT HE WAS THERE. The language indicates that he tarried there for several days, from Friday till Sunday, and throngs came to see him. He was not seeking priva...
LOVE'S EXTRAVAGANCE (John 12:1-8)...
The mob of the Jews knew that Jesus was there; and they came, not only because of Jesus, but to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. The chief priests plotted to kill Lazarus too, because ma...
The Hostility of the Priests 9. _Much people_ Large caravans would be coming up for the Passover, and the news would spread quickly through the shifting crowds, who were already on the alert (John 11:...
The Judgment of Men Note the dramatic contrast between the different sections of this division; the devotion of Mary and the enmity of the hierarchy, Christ's triumph and the Pharisees" discomfiture,...
THE HOSTILITY OF THE PRIESTS...
Ὁ ὌΧΛΟΣ ΠΟΛΎΣ. Large caravans would be coming up for the Passover, and the news would spread quickly through the shifting crowds, who were already on the alert (John 11:55) about Jesus, and were now a...
THE JUDGMENT OF MEN Note the dramatic contrast between the different sections of this division; the devotion of Mary and the enmity of the priests, Christ’s triumph and the Pharisees’ discomfiture, t...
Ver 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...
_JESUS WAS ANOINTED AT BETHANY -- JOHN 12:1-11:_ Jesus often visited Bethany, the home of His friends Lazarus, Martha and Mary. This visit was special because Jesus had just raised Lazarus from the gr...
ΈΓΝΩ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΓΙΝΏΣΚΩ (G1097) знать, ΉΛΘΟΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΈΡΧΟΜΑΙ (G2064) приходить, идти, ΪΔΩΣΙΝ _aor. conj. act. от_ ΌΡΆΩ (G3708) видеть. _Conj._ с ΪΝ (G2443) выражает цель их прих...
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7 While facing the terrible ordeal of death our Lord found no fellowship with His disciples in the sorrows before Him. Like Peter, they could not entertain such a thought. But it seems that Mary alone...
12:9 was (a-11) Lit. 'is.'...
THE TRIUMPHAL ENTRY. CLOSE OF THE PUBLIC MINISTRY 1-11. Supper at Bethany (see on Matthew 26:6 and Mark 14:3, which record the same incident). The event in Luke 7:36. is different. The supper was at t...
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Ἔγνω οὖν ὄχλος πολὺς ἐκ τῶν Ἰουδαίων. A great crowd of the Jews”; ὄχλος is generally used by John in contrast to the Jewish authorities, and R.V [83] renders “the common people”. When they knew that J...
LOVE'S FRAGRANT GIFT John 12:1-11 Martha's service reminds us of Luke 10:41. The earlier Gospels (Matthew 26:1-75; Mark 14:1-72) do not mention Mary's name, probably because the whole family might ha...
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(3) 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. (3) When the light of the...
ARRIVAL AT BETHANY John 11:55-57; John 12:1; John 12:9-11. Jesus, having spent Saturday night at the house of Zaccheus, the following day travels to Bethany, twenty miles, all the way ascending the gr...
“ _A great multitude therefore of the Jews learned that he was there; and they came, not because of Jesus only, but that they might see Lazarus also whom he had raised from the dead._ 10. _But the chi...
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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. (2) There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one...
The point at which we have arrived gives me an opportunity of saying a little on the beginning of this chapter, and the end of the last; for it is well known that many men, and, I am sorry to add, not...
9._Then a great multitude of the Jews knew that he was there. _The more nearly the time of the death of Christ approached, it became the more necessary that his name should be universally celebrated,...
His place (chapter 12) now is with the remnant, where His heart found rest the house of Bethany. We have, in this family, a sample of the true remnant of Israel, three different cases with regard to t...
MUCH OF THE PEOPLE OF THE JEWS THEREFORE KNEW THAT HE WAS THERE,.... That is, many of the Jews that dwelt at Jerusalem, knew that Jesus was at Bethany; for it being but two miles from Jerusalem, the r...
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. Ver. 9. _And they came, &c._]...
_Much people knew he was there, and came_ Bethany being within two miles of Jerusalem, the news of his arrival soon reached the city, and drew out great numbers of the people; for they wished to see t...
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....
People come for the sake of Lazarus:...
A SUPPER FOR HIM AT BETHANY (vs.1-8) Six days before the Passover He returned to the area of Jerusalem, coming by way of Jericho, as Luke shows us (Luke 19:1). These days He spent in ministering mai...
1-11 Christ had formerly blamed Martha for being troubled with much serving. But she did not leave off serving, as some, who when found fault with for going too far in one way, peevishly run too far...
Bethany was so near to Jerusalem, that many of the Jews came thither, as well to see Lazarus, raised from the dead, as to see Christ: nor was this without the special providence of God, that the name...
John 12:9 Now G3767 great G4183 many G3793 of G1537 Jews G2453 knew G1097 (G5627) that G3754 was...
MANY SHOW INTEREST IN JESUS AND LAZARUS (JOHN 12:9). ‘When the great crowd of the Judaisers learned that he was there, they came, not only because of Jesus, but also in order to see Lazarus whom he...
Jesus has been doomed to death (John 11:53; John 11:57), and the hour is at hand when He shall be seized, and the sentence executed. But the malice of man cannot interfere with the purposes of God. In...
John 12:9. THE COMMON PEOPLE OF THE JEWS THEREFORE LEARNED 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. Faith and...
THE COMMON PEOPLE (ο οχλος πολυς). This is the right reading with the article ο, literally, "the people much or in large numbers." One is reminded of the French idiom. Gildersleeve (_Syntax_, p. 284...
John 12:1. _Then Jesus six days before the Passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead._ The days Christ was to spend upon the earth were getting to...
CONTENTS: The supper at Bethany. The triumphal entry. Jesus' answer to Greeks. CHARACTERS: Jesus, Lazarus, Mary, Martha, disciples, Judas, Philip, Andrew, Isaiah, Pharisees. CONCLUSION: The most plen...
John 12:1. _Six days before the passover._ The Hebrew sabbath was kept from sunset to sunset. The worship of the day being closed, the jews indulged in a good supper after the light food of the day. T...
THEY PREPARED A DINNER FOR HIM. For notes on this dinner and the anointing, see Matthew 26:6-16. FOR THE DAY OF MY BURIAL. Before the week ended, he would be in the grave. It was the custom to anoint...
_Much people of the Jews therefore knew that He was there._ LEARN 1. Where Christ pleaseth to make Himself known, He will get respect and followers, were there never so much hazard and opposition in...
_Then Jesus six days before the Passover._ --The following calendar of the Passover week is taken from Lightfoot (2.586): NISAN IX;_ The Sabbath_. Six days before the Passover, Jesus sups with Lazar...
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 12:1 When Mary of Bethany anoints Jesus (compare Matthew 26:6; Mark 14:3), it anticipates Jesus’ arrest, cruc
1-50 CHAPTER 12 Ver. 1. _Then Jesus six days before the Passover_, &c. He came from Ephraim, as the Passover was drawing on when He was to die. And He came to Bethany to prepare Himself for it; nay m...
_EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES_ John 12:9. MUCH PEOPLE, ETC.—Not our Lord’s enemies, but members of the pilgrim bands and friendly neighbours from the city. John 12:10. BUT THE CHIEF PRIESTS, ETC.—T...
EXPOSITION The twelfth chapter neither belongs intrinsically to that which precedes nor to that which follows. It is a paragraph of high significance, as bearing on the construction of the Gospel. It...
Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he had raised from the dead. They made him a supper; and Martha served [typical of Martha]: but Laz...
Acts 3:10; Acts 3:11; Acts 4:14; John 11:43...
Much people [ο χ λ ο ς π ο λ υ ς]. The best texts insert the article, which converts the expression into the current phrase, the common people. So Rev. Knew [ε γ ν ω]. Rev., more correctly, learned....
MARY ANOINTING HER LORD John 12:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We are now coming to the close of the life of our Master presenting the third of three Bible scenes centering around Martha, Mary, and Lazarus....
Observe here, It was not zeal, but curiousity, which brought these persons at this time to Christ; they had an itching desire to see Lazarus, to inquire after the truth of his death, and possibly afte...