John 12:18
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New International Version (©1984)
Many people, because they had heard that he had given this miraculous sign, went out to meet him.

New Living Translation (©2007)
That was the reason so many went out to meet him--because they had heard about this miraculous sign.

English Standard Version (©2001)
The reason why the crowd went to meet him was that they heard he had done this sign.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
For this reason also the people went and met Him, because they heard that He had performed this sign.

International Standard Version (©2008)
The crowd was going out to meet Jesus because they had heard that he had performed this sign.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Because the crowd heard that Jesus had performed this miracle, they came to meet him.

King James Bible
For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he had done this miracle.

American King James Version
For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he had done this miracle.

American Standard Version
For this cause also the multitude went and met him, for that they heard that he had done this sign.

Bible in Basic English
And that was the reason the people went out to him, because it had come to their ears that he had done this sign.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For which reason also the people came to meet him, because they heard that he had done this miracle.

Darby Bible Translation
Therefore also the crowd met him because they had heard that he had done this sign.

English Revised Version
For this cause also the multitude went and met him, for that they heard that he had done this sign.

Webster's Bible Translation
For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he had done this miracle.

Weymouth New Testament
This was also why the crowd came to meet Him, because they had heard of His having performed that miracle.

World English Bible
For this cause also the multitude went and met him, because they heard that he had done this sign.

Young's Literal Translation
because of this also did the multitude meet him, because they heard of his having done this sign,

Geneva Study Bible

For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he had done this miracle.

People's New Testament

12:12-15 On the next day. Sunday. For notes on the entrance to Jerusalem, see Mt 21:1-11. Compare Mr 11:1-11 Lu 19:29-44.

Wesley's Notes

12:18 The multitude went to meet him, because they heard - From those who had seen the miracle. So in a little time both joined together, to go before and to follow him.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

12:12-19 Christ's riding in triumph to Jerusalem is recorded by all the evangelists. Many excellent things, both in the word and providence of God, disciples do not understand at their first acquaintance with the things of God. The right understanding of spiritual nature of Christ's kingdom, prevents our misapplying the Scriptures which speak of it.


Luke 19:37 As soon as He was approaching, near the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the miracles which they had seen,
John 12:11 because on account of him many of the Jews were going away and were believing in Jesus.
John 12:12 On the next day the large crowd who had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, (NASB ©1995)

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For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he had done this miracle.

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