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href="/bsb/john/12.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/john/12.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Many people, because they had heard that he had performed this sign, went out to meet him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/john/12.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />That was the reason so many went out to meet him—because they had heard about this miraculous sign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/john/12.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The reason why the crowd went to meet him was that they heard he had done this sign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/john/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />That is also why the crowd went out to meet Him, because they heard that He had performed this sign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/12.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />On account of this also the crowd met Him, because they heard of His having done this sign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/john/12.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he had done this miracle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/john/12.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For this reason the people also met Him, because they heard that He had done this sign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/john/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For this reason also the people went to meet Him, because they heard that He had performed this sign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/john/12.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For this reason also the people went and met Him, because they heard that He had performed this sign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/john/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For this cause also the multitude went and met Him, because they heard that He had performed this sign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/john/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For this reason also the crowd went and met Him, because they heard that He had done this sign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/john/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For this reason the crowd went to meet Him, because they heard that He had performed this [miraculous] sign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/john/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is also why the crowd met him, because they heard he had done this sign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/john/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is also why the crowd met Him, because they heard He had done this sign. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/john/12.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For this cause also the multitude went and met him, for that they heard that he had done this sign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/john/12.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For this cause also the multitude went and met him, for that they heard that he had done this sign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/john/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Because the crowd heard that Jesus had performed this miracle, they came to meet him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/john/12.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />That was why the crowd met him--because they heard that he had performed this miracle. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/john/12.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The crowd was going out to meet Jesus because they had heard that he had performed this sign. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/john/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />That is also why the crowd went out to meet Him, because they heard that He had performed this sign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/john/12.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Because they had heard that Jesus had performed this miraculous sign, the crowd went out to meet him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/john/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For this cause also the crowd went and met him, because they heard that he had done this sign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/john/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he had done this miracle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/12.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />This was also why the crowd came to meet Him, because they had heard of His having performed that miracle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/john/12.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For this cause also the multitude went and met him, because they heard that he had done this sign. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/john/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />because of this the multitude also met Him, because they heard of His having done this sign,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/12.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />On account of this also the crowd met Him, because they heard of His having done this sign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/john/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> because of this also did the multitude meet him, because they heard of his having done this sign,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/john/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And for this the crowd met him, for they heard he had done this sign.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/john/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For which reason also the people came to meet him, because they heard that he had done this miracle. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/john/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Because of this, too, the crowd went out to meet him. For they heard that he had accomplished this sign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/john/12.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />This was [also] why the crowd went to meet him, because they heard that he had done this sign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/john/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />It was also because they heard that he had performed this sign that the crowd went to meet him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/john/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />It was on this account that large crowds went out to meet him, for they heard that he had performed this miracle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/12.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And because of this, great crowds went in front of him who heard that he had done this miracle.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/john/12.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />For this reason, also, the multitude met him, be cause they had heard that he had done this sign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/john/12.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />Therefore the multitude also went to meet Him, because they heard that He had wrought this miracle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/john/12.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Therefore also the multitude met him, because they had heard that he had done this miracle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/john/12.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />and it was upon the rumour of this miracle, that the people crowded to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/12.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />This was also why the crowd came to meet Him, because they had heard of His having performed that miracle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/john/12.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />On this account also, the multitude met Him, because they heard that He had done this sign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/john/12.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />and for this reason the people went to meet Him, because they heard that He had done this miracle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/john/12-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=4476" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/john/12.htm">The Triumphal Entry</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">17</span>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. <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1223.htm" title="1223: dia (Prep) -- A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.">That is also why</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: touto (DPro-ANS) -- This; he, she, it. "></a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3793.htm" title="3793: ochlos (N-NMS) -- From a derivative of echo; a throng; by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot.">crowd</a> <a href="/greek/5221.htm" title="5221: hypēntēsen (V-AIA-3S) -- To meet, go to meet. From hupo and a derivative of anti; to go opposite under, i.e. To encounter, fall in with.">went out to meet</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">Him,</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">because</a> <a href="/greek/191.htm" title="191: ēkousan (V-AIA-3P) -- To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.">they heard that</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auton (PPro-AM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">He</a> <a href="/greek/4160.htm" title="4160: pepoiēkenai (V-RNA) -- (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.">had performed</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: touto (DPro-ANS) -- This; he, she, it. ">this</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4592.htm" title="4592: sēmeion (N-ANS) -- Neuter of a presumed derivative of the base of semaino; an indication, especially ceremonially or supernaturally.">sign.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">19</span>Then the Pharisees said to one another, “You can see that this is doing you no good. Look how the whole world has gone after Him!”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-13.htm">John 12:13</a></span><br />They took palm branches and went out to meet Him, shouting: “Hosanna!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-45.htm">John 11:45-48</a></span><br />Therefore many of the Jews who had come to Mary, and had seen what Jesus did, believed in Him. / But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. / Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-55.htm">John 11:55-57</a></span><br />Now the Jewish Passover was near, and many people went up from the country to Jerusalem to purify themselves before the Passover. / They kept looking for Jesus and asking one another as they stood in the temple courts, “What do you think? Will He come to the feast at all?” / But the chief priests and Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where He was must report it, so that they could arrest Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-14.htm">John 6:14-15</a></span><br />When the people saw the sign that Jesus had performed, they began to say, “Truly this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.” / Then Jesus, realizing that they were about to come and make Him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by Himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/2-23.htm">John 2:23</a></span><br />While He was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many people saw the signs He was doing and believed in His name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-31.htm">John 7:31</a></span><br />Many in the crowd, however, believed in Him and said, “When the Christ comes, will He perform more signs than this man?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-41.htm">John 10:41-42</a></span><br />Many came to Him and said, “Although John never performed a sign, everything he said about this man was true.” / And many in that place believed in Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-45.htm">John 4:45</a></span><br />Yet when He arrived, the Galileans welcomed Him. They had seen all the great things He had done in Jerusalem at the feast, for they had gone there as well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/3-2.htm">John 3:2</a></span><br />He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs You are doing if God were not with him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-8.htm">Matthew 21:8-9</a></span><br />A massive crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. / The crowds that went ahead of Him and those that followed were shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/11-9.htm">Mark 11:9-10</a></span><br />The ones who went ahead and those who followed were shouting: “Hosanna!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” / “Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!” “Hosanna in the highest!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-37.htm">Luke 19:37-38</a></span><br />And as He approached the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of disciples began to praise God joyfully in a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen: / “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/9-9.htm">Zechariah 9:9</a></span><br />Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/118-25.htm">Psalm 118:25-26</a></span><br />O LORD, save us, we pray. We beseech You, O LORD, cause us to prosper! / Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD. From the house of the LORD we bless you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-1.htm">Isaiah 53:1</a></span><br />Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he had done this miracle.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/11-37.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/john/12-17.htm">Crowd</a> <a href="/john/11-42.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/john/12-12.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/john/12-13.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/john/11-30.htm">Met</a> <a href="/john/10-41.htm">Miracle</a> <a href="/john/9-16.htm">Miraculous</a> <a href="/john/12-17.htm">Multitude</a> <a href="/john/10-41.htm">Performed</a> <a href="/john/12-11.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/john/10-41.htm">Sign</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/12-27.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/john/12-29.htm">Crowd</a> <a href="/john/19-8.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/john/12-29.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/john/18-4.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/john/18-2.htm">Met</a> <a href="/acts/4-16.htm">Miracle</a> <a href="/john/12-37.htm">Miraculous</a> <a href="/john/12-29.htm">Multitude</a> <a href="/john/12-37.htm">Performed</a> <a href="/john/12-27.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/john/13-24.htm">Sign</a><div class="vheading2">John 12</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/12-1.htm">Jesus excuses Mary anointing his feet.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/12-9.htm">The people flock to see Lazarus.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/12-10.htm">The chief priests consult to kill him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/12-12.htm">Jesus rides into Jerusalem.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/12-20.htm">Greeks desire to see Jesus.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/12-23.htm">He foretells his death.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">37. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/12-37.htm">The people are generally blinded;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">42. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/12-42.htm">yet many chief rulers believe, but do not confess him;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">44. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/12-44.htm">therefore Jesus calls earnestly for confession of faith.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/12.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/12.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>That is also why the crowd went out to meet Him</b><br>The crowd's motivation to meet Jesus is rooted in the recent resurrection of Lazarus, which had created a significant stir among the people. This event took place in Bethany, a village near Jerusalem, and news of it spread quickly. The crowd's eagerness to meet Jesus reflects the messianic expectations prevalent at the time, as many Jews were anticipating a political savior who would liberate them from Roman rule. The act of going out to meet Jesus also signifies a public acknowledgment of His growing influence and the hope that He might be the promised Messiah.<p><b>because they heard that He had performed this sign</b><br>The "sign" refers to the miraculous raising of Lazarus from the dead, which is one of the most significant miracles recorded in the Gospel of John. This miracle serves as a powerful testament to Jesus' divine authority and foreshadows His own resurrection. In the context of John's Gospel, signs are not merely miracles but are meant to reveal deeper spiritual truths about Jesus' identity as the Son of God. The crowd's reaction underscores the impact of Jesus' miracles on His public ministry and the way they validated His claims. This event also fulfills Old Testament prophecies about the Messiah performing signs and wonders, as seen in passages like <a href="/isaiah/35-5.htm">Isaiah 35:5-6</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>Central figure in the passage, whose miraculous sign (raising Lazarus from the dead) drew the crowd.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_crowd.htm">The Crowd</a></b><br>The people who went out to meet Jesus, motivated by the news of His miraculous sign.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/l/lazarus.htm">Lazarus</a></b><br>The man whom Jesus raised from the dead, which is the sign that prompted the crowd's interest.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/bethany.htm">Bethany</a></b><br>The place where Lazarus was raised from the dead, located near Jerusalem.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where the events of <a href="/bsb/john/12.htm">John 12</a>, including the triumphal entry, take place.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_testimony.htm">The Power of Testimony</a></b><br>The crowd's motivation to meet Jesus was based on the testimony of His miraculous sign. Our testimonies of God's work in our lives can draw others to Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_jesus_for_the_right_reasons.htm">Seeking Jesus for the Right Reasons</a></b><br>While the crowd sought Jesus because of His miracles, we are called to seek Him for who He is, not just for what He can do for us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_signs.htm">The Significance of Signs</a></b><br>Miraculous signs in the Bible serve to reveal God's glory and point to Jesus as the Messiah. We should recognize and respond to God's work in our lives as a call to deeper faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prophecy_fulfilled.htm">Prophecy Fulfilled</a></b><br>Jesus' actions fulfilled Old Testament prophecies, affirming His identity as the promised Messiah. Understanding prophecy strengthens our faith in God's sovereign plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_witnesses.htm">The Role of Witnesses</a></b><br>Just as the crowd spread the news of Jesus' miracles, we are called to be witnesses of Christ's work in our lives, sharing the gospel with others.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_12.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 12</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_mary_show_devotion_to_jesus.htm">How did Mary of Bethany show devotion to Jesus?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_events_in_acts.htm">What are the key events in the Book of Acts?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_branhamism.htm">What defines Branhamism as a religious movement?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_'bread_of_life'_conflict_beliefs.htm">John 6:35: Does Jesus's claim to be the 'bread of life' conflict with other biblical teachings or Jewish beliefs about divine provision?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/12.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) <span class= "bld">For this cause the people</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e.</span> (see last verse), the multitude of <a href="/john/12-12.htm" title="On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,">John 12:12</a>.<p><span class= "bld">For that they heard . . . this miracle.</span>--The emphatic form of the sentence points out that the raising of Lazarus was the miracle which carried the entire conviction of the multitude. They had heard of and in some eases seen the miracles, but this stood by itself, as witness which could not be gainsaid.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 18.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For this cause also the</span> (<span class="greek">ὁ ὄχλος</span>) <span class="cmt_word">multitude</span> - which here seems to be the aggregate of the (<span class="greek">ὄχλος πολύς</span>) crowds made up of the <span class="accented">Judaean</span> and Galilaean pilgrims and "the Jews" who had believed on him - <span class="cmt_word">met him</span> (see especially vers. 12, 13) - went forth, and cut down the branches of the palm trees, and came in high jubilance to meet him - <span class="cmt_word">because they heard that he had wrought this sign</span>. The resurrection of Lazarus is the motive of the triumphal procession. The synoptists, who have omitted the whole episode of Bethany, are naturally silent concerning the impression produced by it on the Passover pilgrims and the Jerusalem crowd. John, more intimately acquainted with the currents of thought in the capital than the rest, drew here from his experience and memory, and has preserved historical features which they had ignored. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/john/12-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">That is also why</span><br /><span class="grk">διὰ</span> <span class="translit">(dia)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1223.htm">Strong's 1223: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">ὁ</span> <span class="translit">(ho)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">crowd</span><br /><span class="grk">ὄχλος</span> <span class="translit">(ochlos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3793.htm">Strong's 3793: </a> </span><span class="str2">From a derivative of echo; a throng; by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">went out to meet</span><br /><span class="grk">ὑπήντησεν</span> <span class="translit">(hypēntēsen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> </span><span class="str2">To meet, go to meet. From hupo and a derivative of anti; to go opposite under, i.e. To encounter, fall in with.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Him,</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτῷ</span> <span class="translit">(autō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because</span><br /><span class="grk">ὅτι</span> <span class="translit">(hoti)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> </span><span class="str2">Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they heard that</span><br /><span class="grk">ἤκουσαν</span> <span class="translit">(ēkousan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_191.htm">Strong's 191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτὸν</span> <span class="translit">(auton)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had performed</span><br /><span class="grk">πεποιηκέναι</span> <span class="translit">(pepoiēkenai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Perfect Infinitive Active<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4160.htm">Strong's 4160: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this</span><br /><span class="grk">τοῦτο</span> <span class="translit">(touto)</span><br /><span class="parse">Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> </span><span class="str2">This; he, she, it. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">sign.</span><br /><span class="grk">σημεῖον</span> <span class="translit">(sēmeion)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4592.htm">Strong's 4592: </a> </span><span class="str2">Neuter of a presumed derivative of the base of semaino; an indication, especially ceremonially or supernaturally.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/john/12-18.htm">John 12:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/john/12-18.htm">John 12:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/john/12-18.htm">John 12:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/john/12-18.htm">John 12:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/john/12-18.htm">John 12:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/john/12-18.htm">John 12:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/john/12-18.htm">John 12:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/john/12-18.htm">John 12:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/john/12-18.htm">John 12:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/john/12-18.htm">John 12:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/john/12-18.htm">NT Gospels: John 12:18 For this cause also the multitude went (Jhn Jo Jn) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/john/12-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="John 12:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="John 12:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/john/12-19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="John 12:19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="John 12:19" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>