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Good News Translation

John 12:18

That was why the crowd met him—because they heard that he had performed this miracle.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Jesus, the Christ;   Jesus Continued;   Lazarus;   Scofield Reference Index - Inspiration;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Miracles;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Bethany;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Lazarus;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Judgment, Last;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Hosanna;   Lazarus;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Hour;   King, Christ as;   Knowledge;   Miracles, Signs, Wonders;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - John, Gospel of;   Lazarus;   Martha;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Attributes of Christ;   Consciousness;   Entry into Jerusalem;   Lazarus;   Mount of Olives ;   Temple (2);   Transfiguration (2);   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Bethany;   Martha;   Passover;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Lazarus;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for October 21;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
This is also why the crowd met him, because they heard he had done this sign.
King James Version (1611)
For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that hee had done this miracle.
King James Version
For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he had done this miracle.
English Standard Version
The reason why the crowd went to meet him was that they heard he had done this sign.
New American Standard Bible
For this reason also the people went to meet Him, because they heard that He had performed this sign.
New Century Version
Many people went out to meet Jesus, because they had heard about this miracle.
Amplified Bible
For this reason the crowd went to meet Him, because they heard that He had performed this [miraculous] sign.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
For this reason also the people went and met Him, because they heard that He had performed this sign.
Legacy Standard Bible
For this reason also the crowd went and met Him, because they heard that He had done this sign.
Berean Standard Bible
That is also why the crowd went out to meet Him, because they heard that He had performed this sign.
Complete Jewish Bible
It was because of this too that the crowd came out to meet him — they had heard that he had performed this miracle.
Darby Translation
Therefore also the crowd met him because they had heard that he had done this sign.
Easy-to-Read Version
That's why so many people went out to meet him—because they had heard about this miraculous sign he did.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Therefore mette him the people also, because they heard that he had done this miracle.
George Lamsa Translation
It was on this account that large crowds went out to meet him, for they heard that he had performed this miracle.
Lexham English Bible
Because of this also the crowd went to meet him, for they had heard that he had performed this sign.
Literal Translation
Because of this also the crowd met Him, because it heard of this miraculous sign He had done.
American Standard Version
For this cause also the multitude went and met him, for that they heard that he had done this sign.
Bible in Basic English
And that was the reason the people went out to him, because it had come to their ears that he had done this sign.
Hebrew Names Version
For this cause also the multitude went and met him, because they heard that he had done this sign.
International Standard Version
This accounts for the crowd going out to meet him, for they had heard that he had performed this sign.John 12:11;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
And on account of this, great multitudes went forth to receive him; for they had heard that this sign he had done.
Murdock Translation
And for this reason, great multitudes went out to meet him, as they had heard that he wrought this sign.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Therfore met hym the people also, because they hearde that he had done such a miracle.
English Revised Version
For this cause also the multitude went and met him, for that they heard that he had done this sign.
World English Bible
For this cause also the multitude went and met him, because they heard that he had done this sign.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
For this cause also the multitude went to meet him, because they heard, he had done this miracle.
Weymouth's New Testament
This was also why the crowd came to meet Him, because they had heard of His having performed that miracle.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And therfor the puple cam, and mette with hym, for thei herden that he hadde don this signe.
Update Bible Version
For this cause also the multitude went and met him, for that they heard that he had done this sign.
Webster's Bible Translation
For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he had done this miracle.
New English Translation
Because they had heard that Jesus had performed this miraculous sign, the crowd went out to meet him.
New King James Version
For this reason the people also met Him, because they heard that He had done this sign.
New Living Translation
That was the reason so many went out to meet him—because they had heard about this miraculous sign.
New Life Bible
Because of this the people went to meet Jesus. They had heard He had done this powerful work.
New Revised Standard
It was also because they heard that he had performed this sign that the crowd went to meet him.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
On this account, the multitude met him also, because they heard that he had done, this sign.
Douay-Rheims Bible
For which reason also the people came to meet him, because they heard that he had done this miracle.
Revised Standard Version
The reason why the crowd went to meet him was that they heard he had done this sign.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Therfore met him the people be cause they hearde yt he had done soche a myracle.
Young's Literal Translation
because of this also did the multitude meet him, because they heard of his having done this sign,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Therfore the people met him, because they herde, that he had done soch a miracle.
Mace New Testament (1729)
and it was upon the rumour of this miracle, that the people crowded to him.
Simplified Cowboy Version
More and more people were signing up to ride with him.

Contextual Overview

12 The next day the large crowd that had come to the Passover Festival heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. 13 So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, shouting, "Praise God! God bless him who comes in the name of the Lord! God bless the King of Israel!" 14 Jesus found a donkey and rode on it, just as the scripture says, 15 "Do not be afraid, city of Zion! Here comes your king, riding on a young donkey." 16 His disciples did not understand this at the time; but when Jesus had been raised to glory, they remembered that the scripture said this about him and that they had done this for him. 17 The people who had been with Jesus when he called Lazarus out of the grave and raised him from death had reported what had happened. 18 That was why the crowd met him—because they heard that he had performed this miracle. 19 The Pharisees then said to one another, "You see, we are not succeeding at all! Look, the whole world is following him!"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

John 12:9-11

Reciprocal: Luke 13:17 - and all John 12:11 - General Acts 4:16 - What Acts 4:21 - for all

Cross-References

Genesis 3:13
The Lord God asked the woman, "Why did you do this?" She replied, "The snake tricked me into eating it."
Genesis 4:10
Then the Lord said, "Why have you done this terrible thing? Your brother's blood is crying out to me from the ground, like a voice calling for revenge.
Genesis 12:9
Then he moved on from place to place, going toward the southern part of Canaan.
Genesis 12:10
But there was a famine in Canaan, and it was so bad that Abram went farther south to Egypt, to live there for a while.
Genesis 12:11
When he was about to cross the border into Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, "You are a beautiful woman.
Genesis 31:26
Laban said to Jacob, "Why did you deceive me and carry off my daughters like women captured in war?
Genesis 44:15
and Joseph said, "What have you done? Didn't you know that a man in my position could find you out by practicing divination?"
Exodus 32:21
He said to Aaron, "What did these people do to you, that you have made them commit such a terrible sin?"
Joshua 7:19
Joshua said to him, "My son, tell the truth here before the Lord , the God of Israel, and confess. Tell me now what you have done. Don't try to hide it from me."
1 Samuel 14:43
Then Saul asked Jonathan, "What have you done?" Jonathan answered, "I ate a little honey with the stick I was holding. Here I am—I am ready to die."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For this cause the people also met him,.... This was a principal reason, among others, which induced them to set out in the manner they did, with palm tree branches in their hands, and accost him as the king of Israel, when they met him, and hosanna'd him into the city:

for that they heard that he had done this miracle; the witnesses were so many, and the proofs they gave so strong, that they firmly believed it: and this being a most amazing miracle, and which exceeded even any of the same kind; Jairus's daughter was but just dead, and the widow of Nain's son was not buried, when they were raised, but Lazarus had been dead and buried four days; it made a very strong impression upon the minds of the people, and engaged their attention to him, and belief in him.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 21:1-16. Also Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:29-44.

John 12:16

Was glorified - Was raised from the dead, and had ascended to heaven.

John 12:17

Bare record - Testified that he had raised him, and, as was natural, spread the report through the city. This excited much attention, and the people came out in multitudes to meet one who had power to work such miracles.

John 12:19

Prevail nothing - All your efforts are ineffectual to stop the progress of his opinions, and to prevent the people from believing on him.

The world - As we should say, “Everybody - all the city has gone out.” The fact that he met with such success induced them to hasten their design of putting him to death, John 11:53.


 
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