John 12:2

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo John 12:2 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Song of Solomon 4:16Awake, 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.
  2. Matthew 26:6While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper,
  3. Mark 14:3While 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.
  4. Luke 5:29Then 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.
  5. Luke 10:38As they traveled along, Jesus entered a village where a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home.
  6. Luke 12:37Blessed 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.
  7. Luke 14:12Then 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 repaid.
  8. Luke 22:27For 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.
  9. John 11:43After Jesus had said this, He called out in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”
  10. John 12:9Meanwhile 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.
  11. Revelation 3:20Behold, 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.

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