KJV King James Version
Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, the hometown of Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.
WEB World English Bible
Then six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, who had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.
ASV American Standard Version
Jesus therefore six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus raised from the dead.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Jesus, therefore, six days before the passover, came to Bethany, where was Lazarus, who had died, whom he raised out of the dead;
Surrounding context — 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.
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 saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon’s [son], which should betray him,
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὉG3588 · hothe/this/whoοὖνG3767 · ountherefore/thenἸησοῦςG2424 · IēsousJesusπρὸG4253 · probeforeἓξG1803 · hexsixἡμερῶνG2250 · hēmeradayτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoπάσχαG3957 · paschaPassover lambἦλθενG2064 · erchomaito come/goεἰςG1519 · eistowardΒηθανίαν,G963 · BēthaniaBethanyὅπουG3699 · hopouwhere(-ever)ἦνG1510 · eimito beΛάζαροςG2976 · LazarosLazarusὃνG3739 · hos, hēwhichἤγειρενG1453 · egeirōto ariseἐκG1537 · ekout fromνεκρῶνG3498 · nekrosdeadἸησοῦς.G2424 · IēsousJesus
Cross-references
Mark 14:3-8And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured [it] on his head.Luke 24:50And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them.John 11:1Now a certain [man] was sick, [named] Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.Matthew 21:17And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there.John 11:55And the Jews’ passover was nigh at hand: and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves.John 12:20And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast:Mark 11:11And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when he had looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide was come, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve.John 11:44And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.Matthew 26:6-11Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,
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