John 12:17
The people therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record.
John 12:17 in other translations
| 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. |
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| 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. |
| YLT | The multitude, therefore, who are with him, were testifying that he called Lazarus out of the tomb, and did raise him out of the dead; |
| 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. |
| BBE | Now the people who were with him when his voice came to Lazarus in the place of the dead, and gave him life again, had been talking about it. |
| Webster | The people therefore that were with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bore testimony. |
What does John 12:17 mean?
Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 12:12-19
Christ's riding in triumph to Jerusalem is recorded by all the evangelists. Many excellent things, both in the word and providence of God, disciples do not understand at their first acquaintance with the things of God. The right understanding of spiritual nature of Christ's kingdom, prevents our misapplying the Scriptures which speak of it.
John 12:17 in the original Greek
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Cross references for John 12:17
- 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. He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son. And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- John 11:45-46
Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him. But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done.
- John 11:42
And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.
- John 8:13-14
The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true. Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go.
- John 21:24
This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is true.
- John 5:35-39
He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light. But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me. And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape. And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not. …
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Context
- John 12:16
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.
- John 12:17
The people therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record.
- John 12:18
For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he had done this miracle.
John 12:17 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y la gente que estaba con él, daba testimonio de cuando llamó á Lázaro del sepulcro, y le resucitó de los muertos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | La foule donc qui était avec lui, lui rendait témoignage, parce qu’il avait appelé Lazare hors du sépulcre, et qu’il l’avait ressuscité d’entre les morts. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Es bezeugte nun die Volksmenge, die bei ihm war, daß er Lazarus aus dem Grabe gerufen und ihn aus den Toten auferweckt habe. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Testimonium ergo perhibebat turba, quæ erat cum eo quando Lazarum vocavit de monumento, et suscitavit eum a mortuis. |