I know that you always hear me, but I said this for the sake of the crowd standing here, so they would believe that you sent me.”
John 12:11 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) for because of him [i.e., his miraculous resurrection], many of the Jews rejected the priests’ leadership and believed in Jesus. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Because on account of him many of the Jews were going away [were withdrawing from and leaving the Judeans] and believing in and adhering to Jesus. American Standard Version (1901) because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus. Common English Bible It was because of Lazarus that many of the Jews had deserted them and come to believe in Jesus. Catholic Public Domain Version For many of the Jews, because of him, were going away and were believing in Jesus. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Because many of the Jews, by reason of him, went away, and believed in Jesus. |
I know that you always hear me, but I said this for the sake of the crowd standing here, so they would believe that you sent me.”
When many of Mary’s Jewish friends, who had come to console her, saw what Jesus had done, they believed in Him.
If we allow him to go on [doing this], everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and destroy our Temple and our nation [i.e., its people].”
But the crowd that went out to meet Jesus [i.e., as He entered Jerusalem] did so because they had heard about Him performing this [miraculous] sign [i.e., of raising Lazarus].
However, even many [Jewish] leaders believed in Him, but did not admit it, for fear of being expelled from the synagogue.
But many people in the crowd believed in Him, saying, “When the Messiah does come, will he perform more [miraculous] signs than this man has done?”
But when the Jews saw the large crowds [gathered to hear the Gospel] they became very jealous and took sharp issue with the things Paul said, and [even] spoke against them.