John 12:1
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Jesus therefore, six days before the pasch, came to Bethania, where Lazarus had been dead, whom Jesus raised to life.

six.

John 11:55 And the pasch of the Jews was at hand: and many from the country went up to Jerusalem, before the pasch, to purify themselves.

Bethany.

John 11:1,44 Now there was a certain man sick, named Lazarus, of Bethania, of the town of Mary and of Martha her sister. . . .

Matthew 21:17 And leaving them, he went out of the city into Bethania and remained here.

Mark 11:11 And he entered into Jerusalem, into the temple: and having viewed all things round about, when now the eventide was come, he went out to Bethania with the twelve.

Luke 24:50 And he led them out as far as Bethania: and lifting up his hands, he blessed them.

Context
Mary Anoints Jesus
1Jesus therefore, six days before the pasch, came to Bethania, where Lazarus had been dead, whom Jesus raised to life. 2And they made him a supper there: and Martha served. But Lazarus was one of them that were at table with him.…
Cross References
Matthew 21:17
And leaving them, he went out of the city into Bethania and remained here.

Matthew 26:6
And when Jesus was in Bethania, in the house of Simon the leper,

Mark 14:3
And when he was in Bethania, in the house of Simon the leper, and was at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of precious spikenard. And breaking the alabaster box, she poured it out upon his head.

Luke 7:37
And behold a woman that was in the city, a sinner, when she knew that he sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment.

John 11:43
When he had said these things, he cried with a loud voice: Lazarus, come forth.

John 11:55
And the pasch of the Jews was at hand: and many from the country went up to Jerusalem, before the pasch, to purify themselves.

John 12:9
A great multitude therefore of the Jews knew that he was there; and they came, not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead.

John 12:12
And on the next day, a great multitude that was come to the festival day, when they had heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,

John 12:20
Now there were certain Gentiles among them, who came up to adore on the festival day.

Lexicon
Six
ἓξ (hex)
Adjective - Genitive Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 1803: Six. A primary numeral; six.

days
ἡμερῶν (hēmerōn)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 2250: A day, the period from sunrise to sunset.

before
πρὸ (pro)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 4253: A primary preposition; 'fore', i.e. In front of, prior to.

the
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Passover,
πάσχα (pascha)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3957: The feast of Passover, the Passover lamb. Of Chaldee origin; the Passover.

Jesus
Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.

came
ἦλθεν (ēlthen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2064: To come, go.

to
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

Bethany,
Βηθανίαν (Bēthanian)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 963: Of Chaldee origin; date-house; Beth-any, a place in Palestine.

[the hometown of]
ὅπου (hopou)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3699: Where, whither, in what place. From hos and pou; what(-ever) where, i.e. At whichever spot.

Lazarus,
Λάζαρος (Lazaros)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2976: Probably of Hebrew origin; Lazarus, the name of two Israelites.

whom
ὃν (hon)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3739: Who, which, what, that.

[He]
Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.

had raised
ἤγειρεν (ēgeiren)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1453: (a) I wake, arouse, (b) I raise up. Probably akin to the base of agora; to waken, i.e. Rouse.

from
ἐκ (ek)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

[the] dead.
νεκρῶν (nekrōn)
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3498: (a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse. From an apparently primary nekus; dead.


Additional Translations
Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, the hometown of Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.

Therefore six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised out from the dead.

Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.

Jesus therefore six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus raised from the dead.

Jesus therefore, six days before the passover, came to Bethany, where was the dead [man] Lazarus, whom Jesus raised from among [the] dead.

Jesus therefore six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus raised from the dead.

Then Jesus, six days before the passover, came to Bethany, where Lazarus was who had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.

Jesus, however, six days before the Passover, came to Bethany, where Lazarus was whom He had raised from the dead.

Then six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, who had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.

Jesus, therefore, six days before the passover, came to Bethany, where was Lazarus, who had died, whom he raised out of the dead;
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