So, six days before the Passover Festival [began], Jesus went to Bethany, where Lazarus lived. He was the man Jesus [had] raised from the dead.
John 12:12 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) On the next day a large crowd that had come [to Jerusalem] for the Passover Festival heard that Jesus [also] was coming to Jerusalem. More versionsKing 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, |
So, six days before the Passover Festival [began], Jesus went to Bethany, where Lazarus lived. He was the man Jesus [had] raised from the dead.
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].
When a large crowd of Jews learned that Jesus was there [in Bethany], they came not only because of Him, but also to see Lazarus whom He had raised from the dead.