John 12:11
Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.
John 12:11 in other translations
| BSB | for on account of him many of the Jews were deserting them and believing in Jesus. |
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| WEB | because on account of him many of the Jews went away and believed in Jesus. |
| ASV | because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus. |
| YLT | because on account of him many of the Jews were going away, and were believing in Jesus. |
| DARBY | because many of the Jews went away on his account and believed on Jesus. |
| BBE | For because of him a great number of the Jews went away and had belief in Jesus. |
| Webster | Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus. |
What does John 12:11 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 12:9-11
9-11. Crowds of the Jerusalem Jews hastened to Bethany, not so much to see Jesus, whom they knew to be there, as to see dead Lazarus alive; and this, issuing in their accession to Christ, led to a plot against the life of Lazarus also, as the only means of arresting the triumphs of Jesus (see Joh 12:19)--to such a pitch had these chief priests come of diabolical determination to shut out the light from themselves…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 12:1-11
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 another way; she still served, but within hearing of Christ's gracious words. Mary gave a token of love to Christ, who had given real tokens of his love to her and her family. God's Anointed should be our Anointed. Has God…
John 12:11 in the original Greek
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Cross references for John 12:11
- John 11:45
Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him.
- Acts 13:45
But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.
- James 3:14-16
But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
- John 12:18
For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he had done this miracle.
- John 15:18-25
If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also. But all these things will they do unto you for my name’s sake, because they know not him that sent me. …
- John 7:31
And many of the people believed on him, and said, When Christ cometh, will he do more miracles than these which this man hath done?
- John 11:48
If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.
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Context
- John 12:10
But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death;
- John 12:11
Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.
- John 12:12
On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,
John 12:11 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Porque muchos de los Judíos iban y creían en Jesús por causa de él. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | car, à cause de lui, plusieurs des Juifs s’en allaient et croyaient en Jésus. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | weil viele von den Juden um seinetwillen hingingen und an Jesum glaubten. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | quia multi propter illum abibant ex Judæis, et credebant in Jesum. |