John 12:2 “So they hosted a dinner for Jesus there. Martha served, and Lazarus wa…”

John 12:2

So they hosted a dinner for Jesus there. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with Him.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

So they made him a supper there. Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with him.

American Standard Version

So they made him a supper there: and Martha served; but Lazarus was one of them that sat at meat with him.

Geneva Bible 1599

There they made him a supper, and Martha serued: but Lazarus was one of them that sate at the table with him.

Darby Translation

There therefore they made him a supper, and Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those at table with him.

Young's Literal Translation

they made, therefore, to him a supper there, and Martha was ministering, and Lazarus was one of those reclining together (at meat) with him;

Bible in Basic English

So they made him a meal there, and he was waited on by Martha, and Lazarus was among those who were seated with him at table.

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Cross references

“they made”

Revelation 3:20 Luke 5:29 Luke 14:12 Song of Solomon 4:16 Song of Solomon 5:1

Revelation 3:20 · BSB

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.

Luke 5:29 · BSB

Then Levi hosted a great banquet for Jesus at his house. A large crowd of tax collectors was there, along with others who were eating with them.

Luke 14:12 · BSB

Then Jesus said to the man who had invited Him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you in return, and you will be repai…

Song of Solomon 4:16 · BSB

Awake, O north wind, and come, O south wind. Breathe on my garden and spread the fragrance of its spices. Let my beloved come into his garden and taste its choicest fruits.

Song of Solomon 5:1 · BSB

I have come to my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice. I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. The Friends Eat, O friends, and drink; drink freely, O be…

“Martha”

Luke 22:27 Luke 10:38–42 Mark 14:3 Matthew 26:6 Luke 12:37

Luke 22:27 · BSB

For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines? But I am among you as one who serves.

Luke 10:38–42 · BSB

As they traveled along, Jesus entered a village where a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home.

Mark 14:3 · BSB

While Jesus was in Bethany reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke open the jar and poured it on Jesus’ head.

Matthew 26:6 · BSB

While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper,

Luke 12:37 · BSB

Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve and will have them recline at the table, and he himself will come and wait on them.

“Lazarus”

John 12:9 John 12:10 John 11:43 John 11:44

John 12:9 · BSB

Meanwhile a large crowd of Jews learned that Jesus was there. And they came not only because of Him, but also to see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.

John 12:10 · BSB

So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well,

John 11:43 · BSB

After Jesus had said this, He called out in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”

John 11:44 · BSB

The man who had been dead came out with his hands and feet bound in strips of linen, and his face wrapped in a cloth. “Unwrap him and let him go,” Jesus told them.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

1Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, the hometown of Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.

3Then Mary took about a pint of expensive perfume, made of pure nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet and wiped them with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

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