Bare witness (εμαρτυρε). Imperfect active of μαρτυρεω. This crowning triumph of Jesus gave an added sense of importance to the cro…

Bare record. Testified that he had raised him, and, as was natural, spread the report through the city. This excited much attention, and t…

When he called Lazarus … bore record.—Several manuscripts and some of the oldest versions read, “bore record that He called Lazaru…

The people therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record. For this cause the p…

St. John Chrysostom: The Law commanded that on the tenth day of the first month a lamb or a young goat should be kept in the h…

The second group in this account consists of those who were following Jesus, some of whom had witnessed the raising of Lazarus in Bethany. These pe…

The multitude gave their testimony. He again repeats what he had said, that many persons, aroused by the report of so great a miracle, cam…

The people therefore that was with him
The Jews, that came from Jerusalem to Bethany, to comfort the two sisters of …

Christ's riding in triumph to Jerusalem is recorded by all the evangelists. Many excellent things, both in the word and providence of God, disciple…

1. Here we see the fervor of the crowd that went to meet Christ.

   First, they go to meet Christ; second, we have the reaction of the P…