The Hour Has Come
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 12:9 · Berean Standard Bible
A large crowd hears Jesus is in Bethany and comes to see not only Him but also Lazarus, the man raised from the dead.
Lazarus has become living proof of Jesus' power. People come from miles around just to see the man who was dead and is now alive.
The narrator describes the growing crowd drawn by both Jesus and the living Lazarus.
Lazarus doesn't have to say a word. His very existence is the sermon. People come just to see the man who death couldn't keep.
A large crowd learns of Jesus' presence in Bethany and comes not only for Him but to see Lazarus—the resurrected man has become a sign (sēmeion) in himself, attracting the curious and the seeking.
Lazarus' continued existence is a living, walking testimony to Jesus' power. His presence at the dinner table makes him an ongoing apologetic that the authorities cannot refute, only suppress.
The narrator reports the crowd's dual interest in both Jesus and the resurrected Lazarus.
Lazarus has become a celebrity—not for what he did but for what was done to him. His living presence is an irrefutable argument for Jesus' power, drawing crowds that the authorities find increasingly threatening.
7“Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “She has kept this perfume in preparation for the day of My burial.
8The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have Me.”
9Meanwhile 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.
10So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well,
11for on account of him many of the Jews were deserting them and believing in Jesus.
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