The Hour Has Come
Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, the hometown of Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead. John 12:1 · Berean Standard Bible
Six days before Passover, Jesus comes to Bethany—the hometown of Lazarus, the man He raised from the dead.
Jesus returns to the place of His greatest miracle as the countdown to His own death begins. The man He saved from death is alive and well.
The narrator sets the scene for the final days before Jesus' crucifixion.
The clock is ticking. Six days until Passover. And Jesus goes back to the place where He showed His power over death—because He's about to face death Himself.
John marks the temporal setting: six days before Passover, Jesus arrives in Bethany—the village of Lazarus, whom He raised from the dead—establishing the connection between resurrection and the approaching passion.
The six-day marker begins John's passion chronology. Returning to Bethany, the site of His greatest miracle, creates a narrative bridge between the sign of Lazarus' raising and Jesus' own death and resurrection.
The narrator provides the temporal and geographical setting for the anointing narrative.
Jesus returns to Bethany—where He raised Lazarus—six days before the Passover that will claim His own life. The man He raised from the dead becomes a living reminder of the power about to be unleashed through the cross.
1Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, the hometown of Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.
2So they hosted a dinner for Jesus there. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with Him.
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.
Read all of John 12 — Mary anoints Jesus' feet with costly perfume, the crowds wave palm branches, and Jesus announces that his hour has finally arrived.
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