John 12:1

Good News Translation

Six days before the Passover, Jesus went to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, the man he had raised from death.

Cross References

Matthew 21:17

Jesus left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where he spent the night.

Mark 11:11

Jesus entered Jerusalem, went into the Temple, and looked around at everything. But since it was already late in the day, he went out to Bethany with the twelve disciples.

Luke 24:50

Then he led them out of the city as far as Bethany, where he raised his hands and blessed them.

Luke 7:37

In that town was a woman who lived a sinful life. She heard that Jesus was eating in the Pharisee's house, so she brought an alabaster jar full of perfume

John 11:1

A man named Lazarus, who lived in Bethany, became sick. Bethany was the town where Mary and her sister Martha lived. (

John 11:43

After he had said this, he called out in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”

John 11:44

He came out, his hands and feet wrapped in grave cloths, and with a cloth around his face. “Untie him,” Jesus told them, “and let him go.”

John 11:55

The time for the Passover Festival was near, and many people went up from the country to Jerusalem to perform the ritual of purification before the festival.

John 12:12

The next day the large crowd that had come to the Passover Festival heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem.

John 12:20

Some Greeks were among those who had gone to Jerusalem to worship during the festival.

John 12:9

A large number of people heard that Jesus was in Bethany, so they went there, not only because of Jesus but also to see Lazarus, whom Jesus had raised from death.