John 12:18 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

¹⁸ 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].

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁸ For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he had done this miracle.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ It was for this reason that the crowd went out to meet Him, because they had heard that He had performed this sign (proof, miracle).

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁸ For this cause also the multitude went and met him, for that they heard that he had done this sign.

Common English Bible

¹⁸ That’s why the crowd came to meet him, because they had heard about this miraculous sign that he had done.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁸ Because of this, too, the crowd went out to meet him. For they heard that he had accomplished this sign.

John 12:18 Cross References

Luke 19:37

Then, as He descended the Mount of Olives and got close to the city [i.e., Jerusalem], the entire crowd of disciples began joyfully praising God in loud voices because of all the powerful miracles they had seen [Him perform].

John 12:11

for because of him [i.e., his miraculous resurrection], many of the Jews rejected the priests’ leadership and believed in Jesus.

John 12:12

On the next day a large crowd that had come [to Jerusalem] for the Passover Festival heard that Jesus [also] was coming to Jerusalem.

John 12:19

So, the Pharisees were saying among themselves, “Look, you men are getting nowhere [in this situation]. See, the [whole] world has gone after him.”

John 2:11

This was the beginning of Jesus’ [miraculous] signs, which He performed in Cana in Galilee. [In doing this] He demonstrated His glorious power and His disciples believed in Him.

John 6:2

And a large crowd followed Him because they had seen the [miraculous] signs He had performed on sick people.