Then Jesus left that place and went out of the city to Bethany. Jesus stayed there that night.
John 12:1 - Easy To Read Version Six days before the Passover {\cf2\super [189]} festival, Jesus went to Bethany. Bethany is the town where Lazarus lived. (Lazarus is the man Jesus raised from death.) Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition SO SIX days before the Passover Feast, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, who had died and whom He had raised from the dead. American Standard Version (1901) Jesus therefore six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus raised from the dead. Common English Bible Six days before Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, home of Lazarus, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. Catholic Public Domain Version Then six days before the Passover, Jesus went to Bethania, where Lazarus had died, whom Jesus raised up. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version JESUS therefore, six days before the pasch, came to Bethania, where Lazarus had been dead, whom Jesus raised to life. |
Then Jesus left that place and went out of the city to Bethany. Jesus stayed there that night.
Jesus went into Jerusalem and went to the temple. {\cf2\super [142]} Jesus looked at everything in the temple area. But it was already late. So Jesus went to Bethany with the twelve apostles. {\cf2\super [143]}
Jesus led his followers out of Jerusalem almost to Bethany. Jesus raised his hands and blessed his followers.
There was a sinful woman in that town. She knew that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee’s house. So the woman brought some perfume in an alabaster {\cf2\super [142]} jar.
There was a man named Lazarus who was sick. He lived in the town of Bethany. This is the town where Mary and her sister Martha lived.
After Jesus said this he called in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”
The dead man (Lazarus) came out. His hands and feet were wrapped with pieces of cloth. He had a handkerchief covering his face.
It was almost time for the Jewish Passover {\cf2\super [186]} festival. Many people from the country went to Jerusalem before the Passover. They went to do the special things to make themselves pure \{for the Passover\}.
The next day the people in Jerusalem heard that Jesus was coming there. These were the many people that had come to the Passover {\cf2\super [192]} festival.
There were some Greek people there too. These were some of the people that went to Jerusalem to worship at the Passover {\cf2\super [199]} festival.
Many of the Jews heard that Jesus was in Bethany. So they went there to see Jesus. They also went there to see Lazarus. Lazarus was the one Jesus raised from death.