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John 12:18 KJV
John · chapter 12 · verse 18
For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he had done this miracle.John 12:18 · King James Version
John 12:18 in context
16These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him.
17The people therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record.
18For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he had done this miracle.
19The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him.
20And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast:
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- peopleochlosa crowd, a casual collection of people, a multitude of men who have flocked together in…G3793 →
- causediathrough, of place, with, in, of time, throughout, during, of means, by, by the means of…G1223 →
- heardakouōto be endowed with the faculty of hearing, not deaf, to hear, to attend to, consider what…G191 →
- donepoieōto make, with the names of things made, to produce, construct, form, fashion, etc., to be…G4160 →
- methypantaōto go to meet, to meet, in military reference, of a hostile meetingG5221 →
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This story of Christ's riding in triumph to Jerusalem is recorded by all the evangelists, as worthy of special remark; and in it we may observe, I. The respect that was paid to our Lord Jesus by the common people, Joh 12:12, Joh 12:13, where we are told, 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 12-19