Bible Strands
John 12:1
Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, the hometown of Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records Jesus arriving in Bethany six days before the Passover, entering the hometown of Lazarus whom He had previously resurrected.
The words — οὖν (oun) = Therefore signals a narrative shift in the Gospel account, while πάσχα (pascha) = Passover establishes the precise chronological framework for the event.
The thread — John 11:1 introduces Lazarus and his sisters in Bethany, Mark 14:3 describes the dinner Jesus receives there, and Luke 24:50 records Jesus blessing the disciples from the same location before departing.
Why it lands — The text states Jesus deliberately returned to Bethany six days before Passover to be with Lazarus. It requires the reader to note the calculated timing of Jesus’ movements as He approaches the Passover festival.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.
Cross-references
- Mark 14:3 While Jesus was in Bethany reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke open the jar and poured it on Jesus’ head.
- Luke 24:50 When Jesus had led them out as far as Bethany, He lifted up His hands and blessed them.
- John 11:1 At this time a man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
- Matthew 21:17 Then He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where He spent the night.
- John 11:55 Now the Jewish Passover was near, and many people went up from the country to Jerusalem to purify themselves before the Passover.
- Matthew 26:6 While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper,
- Mark 11:11 Then Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the temple courts. He looked around at everything, but since it was already late, He went out to Bethany with the Twelve.
- John 11:44 The man who had been dead came out with his hands and feet bound in strips of linen, and his face wrapped in a cloth. “Unwrap him and let him go,” Jesus told them.
- John 12:20 Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the feast.