Gjoni 12:1

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Jezusi, pra, gjashtë ditë përpara Pashkës, erdhii në Betani, ku banonte Llazari, ai që kishte vdekur dhe Jezusi e kishte ringjallur prej së vdekurish.

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six: John 11:55

Bethany: John 11:1, John 11:44, Matthew 21:17, Mark 11:11, Luke 24:50

Reciprocal: Exodus 12:3 - in the tenth Matthew 8:15 - and ministered Matthew 26:2 - the feast Matthew 26:6 - in Bethany Mark 14:3 - being Luke 10:38 - a certain Luke 21:37 - the day time John 6:4 - General

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then Jesus, six days before the passover,.... Or "before the six days of the passover"; not as designing the days of that feast, for they were seven; but as reckoning so many days back from it, that is, before the sixth day from the ensuing passover: if there were six complete days between this and the passover, as this way of speaking seems to imply; then this must be the day before the Jewish sabbath, and this is more likely, than that Christ should travel on the sabbath day: but if this was the sixth day before it, it was their sabbath day, and so at the going out of it in the evening, a supper was made for him, which with the Jews on that night, was a plentiful one; for they remembered the sabbath in its going out, as well as in its coming in e, and this was to prevent grief at the going out of it: so some days before the passover, the lamb was separated from the flock, and kept up till the fourteenth day, Exodus 12:3 particularly it may be observed, that seven days before the day of atonement, the high priest was separated from his own house, and had to the chamber Palhedrin f; and much such a space of time there was, between the day of the great atonement by Christ, and his unction by Mary; which is said to be against the day of his burial, which being the same day with his sufferings, was the great day of atonement: at this time Jesus

came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, which had been dead; the last clause is left out in the Syriac, Persic, and Ethiopic versions:

whom he raised from the dead; that is, "Jesus", as the Alexandrian copy, the Vulgate Latin, and all the Oriental versions express; and the Ethiopic version adds, "in Bethany". This was the town of Lazarus; here he lived, and here he died, and here he was raised from the dead; and here he continued and dwelt, after his resurrection; and hither Christ came to see him, and the rest of the family, though he knew he exposed himself to danger in so doing.

e Maimon. Hilchot Sabbat. c. 29. sect. 1. 11, 12, 29. f Misn. Yoma, c. 1. sect. 1.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Then Jesus came to Bethany - This was near to Jerusalem, and it was from this place that he made his triumphant entry into the city. See the notes at Matthew 21:1.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER XII.

Jesus sups at the house of Lazarus, and Mary anoints his feet,

1-3.

Judas Iscariot finds fault, and reproves her, 4-6.

Jesus vindicates Mary and reproves Judas, 7, 8.

The chief priests consult to put Lazarus to death, because that

through him many believed on Jesus, 9-11.

He enters Jerusalem in triumph; the people meet him, and the

Pharisees are troubled, 12-19.

Greeks inquire after Jesus, 20-22.

Our Lord's discourse on the subject, 23-26.

Speaks of his passion, and is answered by a voice from heaven,

27, 28.

The people are astonished at the voice, and Jesus explains it

to them, and foretells his death, 29-33.

They question him concerning the perpetuity of the Messiah, and

he instructs them, 34-36.

Many believe not; and in them the saying of Isaiah is fulfilled,

37-41.

Some of the chief rulers believe, but are afraid to confess him,

42, 43.

He proclaims himself the light of the world, and shows the

danger of rejecting his words, 44-50.

NOTES ON CHAP. XII.

Verse John 12:1. Six days before the Passover — Reckoning the day of the Passover to be the last of the six. Our Lord came on our Sabbath, the first day of the Jewish week, to Bethany, where he supped; and on the next day he made his public entry into Jerusalem: John 12:12. Calmet thinks that this was about two months after the resurrection of Lazarus, on the 9th of Nisan, (March 29), in the thirty-sixth year of our Lord's age. It has been observed before-that Calmet adds three years to the common account.