Focused Passage

John 12:9-19

The Anointed King, the Lifted-Up Son of Man, and the Hour of Glory

Jesus is honored at Bethany, enters Jerusalem as king, announces that his hour has come, interprets his death as fruitful glorification, warns against darkness and unbelief, and gives a final public summary of his sent mission and judging word.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

9 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.

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

11 for on account of him many of the Jews were deserting them and believing in Jesus.

12 The next day the great crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem.

13 They took palm branches and went out to meet Him, shouting: “Hosanna!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel!”

14 Finding a young donkey, Jesus sat on it, as it is written:

15 “Do not be afraid, O Daughter of Zion. See, your King is coming, seated on the colt of a donkey.”

16 At first His disciples did not understand these things, but after Jesus was glorified they remembered what had been done to Him, and they realized that these very things had also been written about Him.

17 Meanwhile, many people who had been with Jesus when He called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to testify.

18 That is also why the crowd went out to meet Him, because they heard that He had performed this sign.

19 Then the Pharisees said to one another, “You can see that this is doing you no good. Look how the whole world has gone after Him!”

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References and Original Words

Verse 9

Original words

Meanwhile οὖν G3767 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular a large πολὺς G4183 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular crowd ὄχλος G3793 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular of ἐκ G1537 Preposition - τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural Jews Ἰουδαίων G2453 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural learned Ἔγνω G1097 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular that ὅτι G3754 Conjunction [Jesus] was ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular there ἐκεῖ G1563 Adverb And καὶ G2532 Conjunction they came ἦλθον G2064 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural not οὐ G3756 Adverb only μόνον G3440 Adverb because of διὰ G1223 Preposition - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular [Him] Ἰησοῦν G2424 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular but ἀλλ’ G235 Conjunction also καὶ G2532 Conjunction to ἵνα G2443 Conjunction see ἴδωσιν G3708 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular Lazarus Λάζαρον G2976 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular whom ὃν G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular He had raised ἤγειρεν G1453 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular from ἐκ G1537 Preposition [the] dead νεκρῶν G3498 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural
Verse 10

Original words

[So] δὲ G1161 Conjunction the οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural chief priests ἀρχιερεῖς G749 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural made plans ἐβουλεύσαντο G1011 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural to ἵνα G2443 Conjunction kill ἀποκτείνωσιν G615 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular Lazarus Λάζαρον G2976 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular as well καὶ G2532 Conjunction
Verse 11

Original words

for ὅτι G3754 Conjunction on account of δι’ G1223 Preposition him αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular many πολλοὶ G4183 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural of the τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural Jews Ἰουδαίων G2453 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural were deserting [them] ὑπῆγον G5217 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction believing ἐπίστευον G4100 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural in εἰς G1519 Preposition - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦν G2424 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 12

Original words

The Τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular next day ἐπαύριον G1887 Adverb the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular great πολὺς G4183 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular crowd ὄχλος G3793 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular that G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular had come ἐλθὼν G2064 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular to εἰς G1519 Preposition the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular feast ἑορτήν G1859 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular heard ἀκούσαντες G191 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural that ὅτι G3754 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular was coming ἔρχεται G2064 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular to εἰς G1519 Preposition Jerusalem Ἱεροσόλυμα G2414 Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Verse 13

Original words

They took ἔλαβον G2983 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural - τὰ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural - τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural palm φοινίκων G5404 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural branches βαΐα G902 Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction went out ἐξῆλθον G1831 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural to εἰς G1519 Preposition meet ὑπάντησιν G5222 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Him αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction shouting ἐκραύγαζον G2905 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Hosanna Ὡσαννά G5614 Hebrew Word Blessed is Εὐλογημένος G2127 Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular He who G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular comes ἐρχόμενος G2064 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition [the] name ὀνόματι G3686 Noun - Dative Neuter Singular of [the] Lord Κυρίου G2962 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular [ Blessed is ] Καὶ G2532 Conjunction the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular King Βασιλεὺς G935 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of Israel Ἰσραήλ G2474 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • Hosanna is a transliteration of the Hebrew Hosia-na, meaning Save, we pray or Save now, which became a shout of praise; see Psalm 118:25.
  • Psalm 118:26
Verse 14

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Finding Εὑρὼν G2147 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular a young donkey ὀνάριον G3678 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular sat ἐκάθισεν G2523 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular on ἐπ’ G1909 Preposition it αὐτό G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Singular as καθώς G2531 Adverb it is ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular written γεγραμμένον G1125 Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular
Verse 15

Original words

Do not be afraid φοβοῦ G5399 Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular . . . Μὴ G3361 Adverb O Daughter θυγάτηρ G2364 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular of Zion Σιών G4622 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular See ἰδοὺ G2400 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular your σου G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular King Βασιλεύς G935 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular is coming ἔρχεται G2064 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular seated καθήμενος G2521 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular on ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition the colt πῶλον G4454 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular of a donkey ὄνου G3688 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular

BSB notes

  • Zechariah 9:9
Verse 16

Original words

vvv τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular At first πρῶτον G4413 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural disciples μαθηταὶ G3101 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural {did} not οὐκ G3756 Adverb understand ἔγνωσαν G1097 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural these things Ταῦτα G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural but ἀλλ’ G235 Conjunction after ὅτε G3753 Adverb Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular was glorified ἐδοξάσθη G1392 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular - τότε G5119 Adverb they remembered ἐμνήσθησαν G3403 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural what had been done ἐποίησαν G4160 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural - ταῦτα G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural to Him αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular [ and they realized] that ὅτι G3754 Conjunction these very things ταῦτα G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Plural had ἦν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular also καὶ G2532 Conjunction {been} written γεγραμμένα G1125 Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Plural about ἐπ’ G1909 Preposition Him αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 17

Original words

Meanwhile οὖν G3767 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular many people ὄχλος G3793 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular who G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular had been ὢν G1510 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular with μετ’ G3326 Preposition [Jesus] αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular when ὅτε G3753 Adverb He called ἐφώνησεν G5455 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular Lazarus Λάζαρον G2976 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular from ἐκ G1537 Preposition the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Singular tomb μνημείου G3419 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction raised ἤγειρεν G1453 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular him αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular from ἐκ G1537 Preposition [the] dead νεκρῶν G3498 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural continued to testify Ἐμαρτύρει G3140 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 18

Original words

That is also why διὰ G1223 Preposition . . . τοῦτο G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular . . . καὶ G2532 Conjunction the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular crowd ὄχλος G3793 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular went out to meet ὑπήντησεν G5221 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Him αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular because ὅτι G3754 Conjunction they heard that ἤκουσαν G191 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural He αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular had performed πεποιηκέναι G4160 Verb - Perfect Infinitive Active this τοῦτο G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular - τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular sign σημεῖον G4592 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Verse 19

Original words

Then οὖν G3767 Conjunction the Οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural Pharisees Φαρισαῖοι G5330 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural said εἶπαν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural to πρὸς G4314 Preposition one another ἑαυτούς G1438 Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural You can see Θεωρεῖτε G2334 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural that ὅτι G3754 Conjunction this is doing you no good ὠφελεῖτε G5623 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural . . . οὐκ G3756 Adverb . . . οὐδέν G3762 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular Look [how] ἴδε G2400 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular whole world κόσμος G2889 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular has gone ἀπῆλθεν G565 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular after ὀπίσω G3694 Preposition Him αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular

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