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John 12:11

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does John 12:11 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.
John 12:11 — American Standard Version

Context — John 12

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
8For the poor ye have always with you; but me ye have not always.
9The common people therefore of the Jews learned 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.
10But the chief priests took counsel that they might put Lazarus also to death;
11because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.
12On the morrow a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,
13took the branches of the palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried out, Hosanna: Blessed [is] he that cometh in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel.
14And Jesus, having found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written,
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Because that by reason of him, etc.] Of the miracle which was wrought upon him, in raising him from the dead, of which he was a living and an abiding witness: many of the Jews went away; not from Jerusalem only, but from the chief priests and Pharisees, and the rest of the Jews, that combined against Christ; they withdrew themselves from their party, and deserted them: and believed on Jesus; as the Messiah; so that they found their interest was decreasing and weakening every day, and that those on the side of Christ were increasing; and this they could not bear, and therefore consulted to take away the life of Lazarus, as well as Jesus; who they imagined, as long as he lived, would be a…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Joh 12:18, Joh 11:45, Joh 11:48, Joh 15:18-25; Act 13:45; Jam 3:14-16 John 12:12”
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