John 12:17
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The multitude therefore gave testimony, which was with him, when he called Lazarus out of the grave and raised him from the dead.

people.

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 11:31,45,46 The Jews therefore, who were with her in the house and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up speedily and went out, followed her, saying: She goeth to the grave to weep there. . . .

Psalm 145:6,7 And they shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and shall declare thy greatness. . . .

bare.

John 1:19,32,34 And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and Levites to him, to ask him: Who art thou? . . .

John 5:35-39 He was a burning and a shining light: and you were willing for a time to rejoice in his light. . . .

John 8:13,14 The Pharisees therefore said to him: Thou givest testimony of thyself. Thy testimony is not true. . . .

John 15:26,27 But when the Paraclete cometh, whom I will send you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceedeth from the Father, he shall give testimony of me. . . .

John 19:35 And he that saw it hath given testimony: and his testimony is true. And he knoweth that he saith true: that you also may believe.

John 21:24 This is that disciple who giveth testimony of these things and hath written these things: and we know that his testimony is true.

Acts 1:22 Beginning from the baptism of John, until the day wherein he was taken up from us, one of these must be made a witness with us of his resurrection.

Acts 5:32 And we are witnesses of these things: and the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to all that obey him.

1 John 5:9-12 If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater. For this is the testimony of God, which is greater, because he hath testified of his Son. . . .

Revelation 1:2 Who hath given testimony to the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ, what things soever he hath seen.

Context
The Triumphal Entry
16These things his disciples did not know at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written of him and that they had done these things to him. 17The multitude therefore gave testimony, which was with him, when he called Lazarus out of the grave and raised him from the dead. 18For which reason also the people came to meet him, because they heard that he had done this miracle.…
Cross References
John 11:42
And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people who stand about have I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.

John 11:45
Many therefore of the Jews, who were come to Mary and Martha and had seen the things that Jesus did, believed in him.

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.

Lexicon
Meanwhile,
οὖν (oun)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3767: Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.

many people
ὄχλος (ochlos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3793: From a derivative of echo; a throng; by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot.

continued to testify
Ἐμαρτύρει (Emartyrei)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3140: To witness, bear witness, give evidence, testify, give a good report. From martus; to be a witness, i.e. Testify.

that
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine 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.

they had been
ὢν (ōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

with
μετ’ (met’)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 3326: (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.

[Jesus]
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

when
ὅτε (hote)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3753: When, at which time. From hos and te; at which too, i.e. When.

He called
ἐφώνησεν (ephōnēsen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 5455: From phone; to emit a sound; by implication, to address in words or by name, also in imitation.

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

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
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.

tomb
μνημείου (mnēmeiou)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3419: A tomb, sepulcher, monument. From mneme; a remembrance, i.e. Cenotaph.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

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.

him
αὐτὸν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

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

Therefore the crowd being with Him when He called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him out from the dead, continued to bear witness.

The people therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bore record.

The multitude therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb, and raised him from the dead, bare witness.

The crowd therefore that was with him bore witness because he had called Lazarus out of the tomb, and raised him from among [the] dead.

The multitude therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb, and raised him from the dead, bare witness.

The people therefore that were with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bore testimony.

The large number of people, however, who had been present when He called Lazarus out of the tomb and brought him back to life, related what they had witnessed.

The multitude therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb, and raised him from the dead, was testifying about it.

The multitude, therefore, who are with him, were testifying that he called Lazarus out of the tomb, and did raise him out of the dead;
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