John 12:2

Literal Standard Version

they made, therefore, a dinner to Him there, and Martha was ministering, and Lazarus was one of those reclining together with Him;

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
So they gave a dinner for him there; Martha was serving them, and Lazarus was one of those reclining at the table with him.

King James Version (1611)
There they made him a supper, and Martha serued: but Lazarus was one of them that sate at the table with him.

King James Version
There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.

English Standard Version
So they gave a dinner for him there. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those reclining with him at table.

New American Standard Bible
So they made Him a dinner there, and Martha was serving; and Lazarus was one of those reclining at the table with Him.

New Century Version
There they had a dinner for Jesus. Martha served the food, and Lazarus was one of the people eating with Jesus.

Amplified Bible
So they gave a supper for Him there. Martha was serving, and Lazarus was one of those reclining at the table with Him.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
So they made Him a supper there, and Martha was serving; but Lazarus was one of those reclining at the table with Him.

Legacy Standard Bible
So they made Him a supper there, and Martha was serving; and Lazarus was one of those reclining at the table with Him.

Berean Standard Bible
So they hosted a dinner for Jesus there. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with Him.

Contemporary English Version
A meal had been prepared for Jesus. Martha was doing the serving, and Lazarus himself was there.

Complete Jewish Bible
so they gave a dinner there in his honor. Marta served the meal, and El‘azar was among those at the table with him.

Darby Translation
There therefore they made him a supper, and Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those at table with him.

Easy-to-Read Version
There they had a dinner for Jesus. Martha served the food, and Lazarus was one of the people eating with Jesus.

Geneva Bible (1587)
There they made him a supper, and Martha serued: but Lazarus was one of them that sate at the table with him.

George Lamsa Translation
And they gave him a banquet there; Martha served; but Lazarus was one of the guests who were with him.

Good News Translation
They prepared a dinner for him there, which Martha helped serve; Lazarus was one of those who were sitting at the table with Jesus.

Lexham English Bible
So they made him a dinner there, and Martha was serving, but Lazarus was one of the ones reclining at table with him.

Literal Translation
Then they made Him a supper there, and Martha served. But Lazarus was one of those reclining with Him.

American Standard Version
So they made him a supper there: and Martha served; but Lazarus was one of them that sat at meat with him.

Bible in Basic English
So they made him a meal there, and he was waited on by Martha, and Lazarus was among those who were seated with him at table.

Hebrew Names Version
So they made him a supper there. Marta served, but El'azar was one of those who sat at the table with him.

International Standard Version
There they gave a dinner for him. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those at the table with him.Matthew 26:6; Mark 14:3;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
And they made him there a supper and Martha served, and Loozar was one of those who reclined with him.

Murdock Translation
And they made a supper for him there: and Martha served, and Lazarus was one of the guests with him.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
There they made hym a supper, and Martha serued: but Lazarus was one of them that sate at the table with hym.

English Revised Version
So they made him a supper there: and Martha served; but Lazarus was one of them that sat at meat with him.

World English Bible
So they made him a supper there. Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with him.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
There they made him a supper, and Martha served; but Lazarus was one of them who sat at table with him.

Weymouth's New Testament
So they gave a dinner there in honour of Jesus, at which Martha waited at table, but Lazarus was one of the guests who were with Him.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei maden to hym a soopere there, and Martha mynystride to hym; and Lazarus was oon of men that saten at the mete with hym.

Update Bible Version
So they made him a supper there: and Martha served; but Lazarus was one of those that sat to eat with him.

Webster's Bible Translation
There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.

New English Translation
So they prepared a dinner for Jesus there. Martha was serving, and Lazarus was among those present at the table with him.

New King James Version
There they made Him a supper; and Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with Him.

New Living Translation
A dinner was prepared in Jesus' honor. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those who ate with him.

New Life Bible
They made supper for Him. Martha put the food on the table. Lazarus was at the table with Him.

New Revised Standard
There they gave a dinner for him. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those at the table with him.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So they made for him a supper, there; and, Martha, was ministering, but, Lazarus, was one of them who were reclining with him.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And they made him a supper there: and Martha served. But Lazarus was one of them that were at table with him.

Revised Standard Version
There they made him a supper; Martha served, and Laz'arus was one of those at table with him.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
There they made him a supper and Martha served: But Lazarus was one of them that sate at the table with him.

Young's Literal Translation
they made, therefore, to him a supper there, and Martha was ministering, and Lazarus was one of those reclining together (at meat) with him;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
There they made him a supper, and Martha serued. But Lazarus was one of them, that sat at the table with him.

Mace New Testament (1729)
there a supper was provided for him; Martha was in waiting: but Lazarus was one of the guests that sat at table with him.

Simplified Cowboy Version
A meal was prepared in Jesus's honor.

Contextual Overview

¹Jesus, therefore, six days before the Passover, came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, who had died, whom He raised out of the dead; ²they made, therefore, a dinner to Him there, and Martha was ministering, and Lazarus was one of those reclining together with Him;³Mary, therefore, having taken a pound of ointment of spikenard, of great price, anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped His feet with her hair, and the house was filled from the fragrance of the ointment. ⁴Therefore one of His disciples—Judas Iscariot, of Simon, who is about to deliver Him up—says, ⁵"Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii, and given to the poor?" ⁶And he said this, not because he was caring for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and what things were put in he was carrying. ⁷Jesus, therefore, said, "Permit her; she has kept it for the day of My embalming, ⁸for you always have the poor with yourselves, and you do not always have Me." ⁹Therefore, a great multitude of the Jews knew that He is there, and they came, not only because of Jesus, but that they may also see Lazarus, whom He raised out of the dead; ¹⁰and the chief priests took counsel, that they may also kill Lazarus,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

they made: Song of Solomon 4:16, Song of Solomon 5:1, Luke 5:29, Luke 14:12, Revelation 3:20

Martha: Matthew 26:6, Mark 14:3, Luke 10:38-42, Luke 12:37, Luke 22:27

Lazarus: John 12:9, John 12:10, John 11:43, John 11:44

Reciprocal: Genesis 18:8 - stood Genesis 19:3 - a feast Matthew 11:19 - came Matthew 26:7 - came Luke 7:34 - eating Luke 7:37 - an John 11:1 - Lazarus

Cross-References

Genesis 12:3
And I bless those blessing you, and I curse him who is cursing you, and all families of the ground have been blessed in you."

Genesis 12:4
And Abram goes on, as YHWH has spoken to him, and Lot goes with him, and Abram [is] a son of seventy-five years in his going out from Haran.

Genesis 12:6
And Abram passes over into the land, to the place of Shechem, to the oak of Moreh; and the Canaanite [is] then in the land.

Genesis 12:8
And he removes from there toward a mountain at the east of Beth-El, and stretches out the tent (Beth-El at the west, and Hai at the east), and he builds an altar to YHWH there, and preaches in the Name of YHWH.

Genesis 12:9
And Abram journeys, going on and journeying toward the south.

Genesis 12:10
And there is a famine in the land, and Abram goes down toward Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine [is] grievous in the land;

Genesis 12:14
And it comes to pass, at the entering of Abram into Egypt, that the Egyptians see the woman that she [is] exceedingly beautiful;

Genesis 12:16
and to Abram he has done good because of her, and he has sheep and oxen, and male donkeys, and menservants, and handmaids, and female donkeys, and camels.

Genesis 12:17
And YHWH plagues Pharaoh and his house—great plagues—for the matter of Sarai, Abram's wife.

Genesis 12:18
And Pharaoh calls for Abram and says, "What [is] this you have done to me? Why have you not declared to me that she [is] your wife?

Gill's Notes on the Bible

There they made him a supper,.... At Bethany, in the house of Lazarus, Martha, and Mary; by whose order, and at whose charge it was prepared for him; and not in the house of Simon the leper, which was four days after this, Matthew 26:2.

And Martha served; who was always a busy, active, and stirring woman; and this she did, to testify her love to Christ, and great respect for him; otherwise, as she was a person of substance, she had servants enough to wait at table:

but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him; and ate, and drank, and conversed; by which it appeared, that he was really risen from the dead, and was in a good state of health.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 26:3-16.

John 12:2

A supper - At the house of Simon the leper, Matthew 26:6.

Lazarus was ... - The names of Martha and Lazarus are mentioned because it was not in their own house, but in that of Simon. Lazarus is particularly mentioned, since it was so remarkable that one who had been once dead should be enjoying again the endearments of friendship. This shows, also, that his resurrection was no illusion - that he was really restored to the blessings of life and friendship. Calmet thinks that this was about two months after his resurrection, and it is the last that we hear of him. How long he lived is unknown, nor is it recorded that he made any communication about the world of spirits. It is remarkable that none who have been restored to life from the dead have made any communications respecting that world. See Luke 16:31, and the notes at 2 Corinthians 12:4.

John 12:4

Which should betray him - Greek, “who was to betray him” - that is, who would do it.

John 12:5

Three hundred pence - About 40,00, or 8 British pounds, 10 shillings (circa 1880’s).

And given to the poor - The avails or value of it given to the poor.

John 12:6

Had the bag - The word translated “bag” is compounded of two words, meaning “tongue,” and “to keep or preserve.” It was used to denote the bag in which musicians used to keep the tongues or reeds of their pipes when traveling. Hence, it came to mean any bag or purse in which travelers put their money or their most precious articles. The disciples appear to have had such a bag or purse in common, in which they put whatever money they had, and which was designed especially for the poor, Luke 8:3; John 13:29; Acts 2:44. The keeping of this, it seems, was intrusted to Judas; and it is remarkable that the only one among them who appears to have been naturally avaricious should have received this appointment. It shows us that every man is tried according to his native propensity. This is the object of trial - to bring out man’s native character; and every man will find opportunity to do evil according to his native disposition, if he is inclined, to it.

And bare ... - The word translated “bare” means literally “to carry as a burden.” Then it means “to carry away,” as in John 20:15; “If thou hast borne him hence.” Hence, it means to carry away as a thief does, and this is evidently its meaning here. It has this sense often in classic writers. Judas was a thief and stole what was put into the bag. The money he desired to be entrusted to him, that he might secretly enrich himself. It is clear, however, that the disciples did not at this time know that this was his character, or they would have remonstrated against him. They learned it afterward. We may learn here:

1.That it is not a new thing for members of the church to be covetous. Judas was so before them.

2.That such members will be those who complain of the great waste in spreading the gospel.

3.That this deadly, mean, and grovelling passion will work all evil in a church. It brought down the curse of God on the children of Israel in the case of Achan Joshua 7:0, and it betrayed our Lord to death. It has often since brought blighting on the church; and many a time it has betrayed the cause of Christ, and drowned men in destruction and perdition, 1 Timothy 6:9.