Yohanes 12:17-18

12:17 So the crowd who had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead were continuing to testify about it. ¹  12:18 Because they had heard that Jesus ²  had performed this miraculous sign, the crowd went out to meet him.

Yohanes 11:45

The Response of the Jewish Leaders

11:45 Then many of the people, ³  who had come with Mary and had seen the things Jesus ⁴  did, believed in him.

[12:17]  ¹ tn The word “it” is not included in the Greek text. Direct objects in Greek were often omitted when clear from the context.

[12:18]  ² tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[11:45]  ³ tn Or “the Judeans”; Grk “the Jews.” Here the phrase refers to the friends, acquaintances, and relatives of Lazarus or his sisters who had come to mourn, since the Jewish religious authorities are specifically mentioned as a separate group in John 11:46-47. See also the notes on the phrase “the Jewish leaders” in v. 8 and “the Jewish people of the region” in v. 19, as well as the notes on the word “people” in vv. 31, 33 and the phrase “people who had come to mourn” in v. 36.

[11:45]  ⁴ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.