John 12:9-11
New English Translation
9 Now a large crowd of Judeans[a] learned[b] that Jesus[c] was there, and so they came not only because of him[d] but also to see Lazarus whom he had raised from the dead. 10 So the chief priests planned to kill Lazarus too,[e] 11 for on account of him many of the Jewish people from Jerusalem[f] were going away and believing in Jesus.
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- John 12:9 tn Grk “of the Jews.” In NT usage the term ᾿Ιουδαῖοι (Ioudaioi) may refer to the entire Jewish people, the residents of Jerusalem and surrounding territory (“Judeans”; cf. BDAG 479 s.v. ᾿Ιουδαῖος 2.e), the authorities in Jerusalem, or merely those who were hostile to Jesus. (For further information see R. G. Bratcher, “‘The Jews’ in the Gospel of John,” BT 26 [1975]: 401-9.) Here the phrase refers to the residents of Jerusalem and the surrounding area who by this time had heard about the resurrection of Lazarus and were curious to see him.
- John 12:9 tn Grk “knew.”
- John 12:9 tn Grk “he”; normal English clause structure specifies the referent first and substitutes the pronoun in subsequent references to the same individual, so the referent (Jesus) has been specified here.
- John 12:9 tn Grk “Jesus”; normal English clause structure specifies the referent first and substitutes the pronoun in subsequent references to the same individual, so the pronoun (“him”) has been substituted here.
- John 12:10 sn According to John 11:53 the Jewish leadership had already planned to kill Jesus. This plot against Lazarus apparently never got beyond the planning stage, however, since no further mention is made of it by the author.
- John 12:11 tn Grk “the Jews.” Here the phrase refers to the residents of Jerusalem who had heard about the resurrection of Lazarus and as a result were embracing Jesus as Messiah. See also the note on the phrase “Judeans” in v. 9.
John 12:9-11
Legacy Standard Bible
9 Then the (A)large crowd from the Jews learned that He was there. And they came, not because of Jesus only, but that they might also see Lazarus, (B)whom He raised from the dead. 10 But the chief priests planned to put Lazarus to death also; 11 because (C)on account of him (D)many of the Jews were going away and were believing in Jesus.
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