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John 12:9

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7 “Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “She has kept this perfume in preparation for the day of My burial.

8 The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have Me.”

Meanwhile a large crowd of Jews learned that Jesus was there. And they came not only because of Him, but also to see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.

10 So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well,

11 for on account of him many of the Jews were deserting them and believing in Jesus.

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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 a large crowd of Jews learned that Jesus was there. And they came not only because of Him, but also to see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.
KJV
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.
WEB
A large crowd therefore of the Jews 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.
ASV
The common people therefore of the Jews 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.
DARBY
A great crowd therefore of the Jews knew that he was there; and they came, not because of Jesus only, but also that they might see Lazarus whom he raised from among [the] dead.
BLB
Therefore the great crowd of the Jews knew that He is there; and they came, not because of Jesus only, but so that they might see Lazarus also, whom He raised out from the dead.
ÅB
En stor mengde av jødene fikk da vite at han var der, og de kom, ikke bare for Jesu skyld, men også for å se Lasarus, som han hadde oppvakt fra de døde.
OTB
En stor mengde jøder fikk vite at Jesus var der, og de kom ikke bare på grunn av ham, men også for å se Lasarus, som han hadde oppreist fra de døde.
B1930
En stor mengde av jødene fikk da vite at han var der, og de kom, ikke bare for Jesu skyld, men også for å se Lasarus, som han hadde opvakt fra de døde.

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Cross references

  • Acts 4:14

    And seeing the man who had been healed standing there with them, they had nothing to say in response.

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  • John 11:43–45

    After Jesus had said this, He called out in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”

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  • Acts 3:10–11

    they recognized him as the man who used to sit begging at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

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