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John 12:2–23

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John 12:2

2There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.

John 12:3

3Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.

John 12:4

4Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, which should betray him,

John 12:5

5Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?

John 12:6

6This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein.

John 12:7

7Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of my burying hath she kept this.

John 12:8

8For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always.

John 12:9

9Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they came not for Jesus’ sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.

John 12:10

10¶ But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death;

John 12:11

11Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.

John 12:12

12¶ On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,

John 12:13

13Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.

John 12:14

14And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written,

John 12:15

15Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass’s colt.

John 12:16

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.

John 12:17

17The people therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record.

John 12:18

18For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he had done this miracle.

John 12:19

19The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him.

John 12:20

20¶ And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast:

John 12:21

21The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.

John 12:22

22Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus.

John 12:23

23¶ And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.

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DEFINED WORDS

John 12:2

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

served

Worked for, attended, obeyed, worshipped, supplied, or fulfilled a purpose.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

one

The number one; a single person or thing; the same or united as a whole.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

table

A flat surface or board; a place for food; a written tablet or list, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage

DEFINED WORDS

John 12:3

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

hair

A filament growing from the skin, or the collective covering formed by such filaments; sometimes something extremely fine or small.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 · KJV usage

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

house

A building or dwelling; the people of a household or family; a lineage or family line; as a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage

DEFINED WORDS

John 12:4

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

one

The number one; a single person or thing; the same or united as a whole.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

betray

To deliver the person named into enemies' hands by treachery, in breach of trust.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage

DEFINED WORDS

John 12:5

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

pence

The plural of penny, denoting sums of the monetary unit called pence in the KJV.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

poor

Lacking material means; needy, afflicted, lowly, or humble, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

John 12:6

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

said

Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

cared

Felt concern, gave attention, or took responsibility for someone or something.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

poor

Lacking material means; needy, afflicted, lowly, or humble, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 · Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

put

To place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

John 12:7

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

said

Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

against

Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

day

The period of light between morning and evening; a complete daily cycle; or a specified time, age, or season, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage

DEFINED WORDS

John 12:8

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

poor

Lacking material means; needy, afflicted, lowly, or humble, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 · Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

always

Always; continually, regularly, or throughout the time stated.

Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 · KJV usage

DEFINED WORDS

John 12:9

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Much

A great quantity or degree; abundant in amount.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 · Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Jews

Members of the Jewish people; Hebrews or Israelites identified as Jews.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

sake

Cause, account, purpose, interest, or benefit; used in phrases meaning because of or for the benefit of someone or something.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

see

To perceive with the eyes; to behold, observe, understand, consider, experience, or take heed, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 · Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

raised

Lifted or set upright; exalted; built or produced; called forth; or restored to life, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

dead

Without life; deprived of life; also lifeless, inactive, insensible, or separated from a former state by figure.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

DEFINED WORDS

John 12:10

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

chief

Principal, foremost, highest in rank or importance; also a leader.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

priests

Persons who officiate in sacred service, especially by offering sacrifices or ministering in worship; KJV contexts distinguish Mosaic priests, priests of other gods, chief priests, and persons made priests unto God.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 · Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

put

To place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

John 12:11

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Jews

Members of the Jewish people; Hebrews or Israelites identified as Jews.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

DEFINED WORDS

John 12:12

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

day

The period of light between morning and evening; a complete daily cycle; or a specified time, age, or season, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

much

A great quantity or degree; abundant in amount.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 · Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

feast

A large or special meal, often connected with an appointed celebration; as a verb, to eat or entertain at such a meal.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 · KJV usage

DEFINED WORDS

John 12:13

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Blessed

Favored by God; happy or spiritually prosperous; or praised, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 · Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Israel

The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called in Scripture.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

name

A word or appellation by which a person or thing is known; also reputation, character, authority, remembrance, or the person represented, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

Lord

A title of authority applied here to God, Christ, or a male master or ruler, according to the verse.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

John 12:14

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

found

Discovered, obtained, or encountered; or established upon a foundation, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 · Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

young

Early in life or growth; not mature; also offspring, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 · Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

written

To write: to set down, record, or communicate in letters or writing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

John 12:15

DEFINED WORDS

John 12:16

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

first

Before all others in time, place, order, rank, or importance; the beginning or earliest.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

written

To write: to set down, record, or communicate in letters or writing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 · Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

done

Performed; executed; finished; a word by which agreement to a proposal is expressed.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

John 12:17

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

called

Named, summoned, invited, proclaimed, or addressed, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

out

Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

raised

Lifted or set upright; exalted; built or produced; called forth; or restored to life, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

dead

Without life; deprived of life; also lifeless, inactive, insensible, or separated from a former state by figure.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

record

A written or remembered account; testimony; also to set down or bear witness.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

DEFINED WORDS

John 12:18

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

cause

A reason, ground, matter in dispute, or judicial case; as a verb, to make something happen.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

done

Performed; executed; finished; a word by which agreement to a proposal is expressed.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

John 12:19

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Pharisees

Members of a Jewish sect known for strict observance of its religious traditions.

Meaning drawn from: Bullokar 1616 · KJV usage

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

said

Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

gone

Departed, went away, passed, or advanced to another place or condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

after

Later than, behind, following, or in pursuit of, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

DEFINED WORDS

John 12:20

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

certain

Sure, definite, established, or particular though not specifically named, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 · Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

feast

A large or special meal, often connected with an appointed celebration; as a verb, to eat or entertain at such a meal.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 · KJV usage

DEFINED WORDS

John 12:21

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

see

To perceive with the eyes; to behold, observe, understand, consider, experience, or take heed, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

John 12:22

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

telleth

To speak, relate, count, declare, inform, or make known.

Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 · KJV usage

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

again

Another time; once more; back to a former place or condition; or in return.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

tell

To speak, relate, count, declare, inform, or make known.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

John 12:23

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

man

A human being; an adult male; a person, husband, servant, or representative, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

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From verse 2

  1. Luke 22:27
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  2. Revelation 3:20
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  3. Luke 10:38–42
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  4. John 12:9–10
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  5. Mark 14:3
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  1. Mark 14:3–9
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  2. John 11:2
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  3. Luke 10:38–39
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  1. Matthew 10:4
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  2. 1 Samuel 17:28–29
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  3. John 13:2
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  1. Luke 12:33
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  2. Luke 18:22
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  3. Mark 14:4–5
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  1. John 13:29
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  2. Psalms 50:16–20
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  3. James 2:6
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  4. James 2:2
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  5. 2 Kings 5:20–27
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  1. Matthew 26:12
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  3. Matthew 26:10
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  4. Matthew 27:57–60
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  1. Deuteronomy 15:11
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  3. John 12:35
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  4. Matthew 26:11
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From verse 9

  1. Acts 4:14
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  1. Luke 16:31
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  2. Genesis 4:4–10
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  3. John 11:47–53
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  4. Matthew 2:16
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  1. John 11:45
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  2. John 12:18
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  5. John 11:48
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  1. Mark 11:7–10
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  1. Psalms 118:25–26
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  2. Revelation 15:3
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  1. Zechariah 9:9
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  2. Isaiah 62:11
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  3. Zephaniah 3:16–17
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  4. Isaiah 35:4–5
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  2. John 14:26
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  3. John 7:39
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  1. 1 John 5:9–12
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  1. John 12:11
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  1. Acts 17:6
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  2. Acts 4:16–17
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  3. Psalms 22:27
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  1. John 7:35
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  1. Matthew 2:2
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  1. John 1:40–41
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  4. 1 Peter 2:9–10
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