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Therefore six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, who had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.
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Commentators note that the phrase "six days before the Passover" is a precise and deliberate marker. Jesus is not arriving by chance; He is intentionally positioning Himself near Jerusalem for the events of the final week. Scholars like John Calvin emphasize that Jesus willingly came forward to be sacrificed at the appointed time, while others see a parallel to the Old Testament, where the Passover lamb was set apart before the sacrifice.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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 Ba…
Jesus therefore (Ιησους ουν). Here ουν is not causal, but simply copulative and transitional, "and so" (Bernard), as often in John…
19th Century
Anglican
Then Jesus six days before the Passover came to Bethany.—The whole question of the arrangement of days during this last g…
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Baptist
Then Jesus, six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead. There they made …
At this point Jesus’ time schedule becomes more definite than previously in this gospel. Martha and Mary gave a dinner for Jesus. The notation that…
16th Century
Protestant
Jesus came to Bethany. We see that those who thought that Christ would not come to the feast (John 11:56) judged too …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then Jesus, six days before the passover Or "before the six days of the passover"; not as designing the days of that…
Christ had formerly blamed Martha for being troubled with much serving. But she did not stop serving, as some who, when criticized for going too fa…
13th Century
Catholic
Until now, the Evangelist has been showing the power of Christ’s divinity by what he did and taught during his public life. Now he begins…
