John 12:1-2 ESV

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:1-8

A good work wrought in season. When Jesus lay, a helpless Infant, in the manger at Bethlehem, there came strangers from the East and poured rich offerings at his feet—gold and frankincense and myrrh; and now that he was about to leave the world, an unexpected act of homage was done to him, not indeed by a stranger, but by a gentle and unobtrusive disciple. The occasion was this. Our Lord, weary with his journey from the country beyond Jordan, his last long earthly journey, was resting the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:1-11

The supper at Bethany. While the hostility of the Jews grows day by day, the devotion of our Lord's friends visibly increases. I. THE TIME OF THE SUPPER . "Six days before the Passover." 1. The most probable opinion is that it took place on the day after the Jewish sabbath . 2. The edict of the authorities at Jerusalem respecting Jesus had no deterrent effect upon his friends at Bethany . This feast is their answer to it. II. THE PLACE OF THE SUPPER... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:1-50

III. CONSUMMATION OF THE PUBLIC MINISTRY . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:2

There, therefore, they made him a supper, and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him . John does not tell us in whose house "they made the dinner" or supper, and unless Simon the leper is a member of the family, we cannot suppose that it was in the quiet home of Bethany that this feast in honor of Jesus was held, but that it took place, as the synoptists positively declare, "in the house of Simon the leper." Simon may easily have been one of the many lepers... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 12:1

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 the notes at Matthew 21:1. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 12:2-8

See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 26:3-16.John 12:2A 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... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 12:1-2

John 12:1-2. Six days before the passover Namely, on the sabbath; that which was called by the Jews, The great sabbath. This whole week was anciently termed, The great and holy week; Jesus came From Ephraim, whither he had retired with his disciples, to preserve his life for a time from the murderous designs of the Jewish rulers; to Bethany The village where he had lately (Calmet thinks about two months before) raised Lazarus from the dead. There they made him a supper In testimony... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 12:1-11

118. Jesus returns to Bethany (John 12:1-11)Before going on to Jerusalem, Jesus returned to Bethany, where Mary, Martha and Lazarus lived. Mary, believing this was probably the last time Jesus would be with them, showed her devotion by washing his feet with expensive perfume (John 12:1-4). Judas objected that the use of expensive perfume in this way was a waste of money. In answer Jesus told his disciples that he would be with them only a little longer, then would be crucified. He saw Mary’s... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 12:1

Then = Therefore. Jesus. App-98 . six days , &c.: i.e. on the ninth day of Nisan; our Thursday sunset to Friday sunset. See App-156 . before . Greek pro. App-104 . to = unto. Greek. eis. App-104 . Lazarus . See note on John 11:1 . which had been dead. [L Tr. A] T WI R and Syriac omit these words. raised . Greek. egeiro. App-178 . from = out of. Greek ek. App-104 . the dead . There is no article. See App-139 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 12:2

a supper . The first of the three suppers. It was on Saturday evening, at the close of the Sabbath, on the tenth day of Nisan. See App-157 . Martha . Aramaic. See App-94 . served = was serving. Greek diakoneo. Occurs twenty- two times in the Gospels: thirteen times translated "minister" (Matthew 4:11 to Luke 8:3 ); nine times "serve" (Luke 10:40 to John 12:26 ). Compare Luke 10:40 . Same word as in Luke 22:27 . read more

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:1-11

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:1-50

The Pulpit Commentary - John 12:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 12:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 12:2-8

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 12:1-2

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 12:1-11

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 12:1

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 12:2

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