John 12:17

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 Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him.

The people therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record.

18 For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he had done this miracle.

19 The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Meanwhile, many people continued to testify that they had been with Jesus when He called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead.
KJV
The people therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record.
WEB
The multitude therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead was testifying about it.
ASV
The multitude therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb, and raised him from the dead, bare witness.
DARBY
The crowd therefore that was with him bore witness because he had called Lazarus out of the tomb, and raised him from among [the] dead.
BLB
Therefore the crowd being with Him when He called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him out from the dead were testifying.
ÅB
Den hop som var i følge med ham, vitnet da at han hadde kalt Lasarus ut av graven og oppvakt ham fra de døde;
OTB
Mengden som var med ham da han kalte Lasarus ut av graven og oppreiste ham fra de døde, fortsatte å vitne.
B1930
Den hop som var i følge med ham, vidnet da at han hadde kalt Lasarus ut av graven og opvakt ham fra de døde;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 John 5:9–12

    If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.

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  • Revelation 1:2

    Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.

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  • Acts 1:22

    Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.

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  • John 12:9

    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.

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  • Acts 5:32

    And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.

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  • John 19:35

    And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.

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  • John 11:31

    The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep there.

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  • John 11:45–46

    Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him.

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