Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead.
John 12:12 - Revised Standard Version CI The next day a great crowd who had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The next day a vast crowd of those who had come to the Passover Feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. American Standard Version (1901) On the morrow a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, Common English Bible The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. Catholic Public Domain Version Then, on the next day, the great crowd that had come to the feast day, when they had heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And on the next day, a great multitude that was to come to the festival day, when they had heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, |
Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead.
The reason why the crowd went to meet him was that they heard he had done this sign.
When the great crowd of the Jews learned that he was there, they came, not only on account of Jesus but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead.