John 12:2

John · New Testament · Chapter 12

“There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.”John 12:2

What Does John 12:2 Mean?

John 12:2 is found in the book of John, chapter 12, verse 2 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 16 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (16)

These passages are connected to John 12:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Matthew 26:7“There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.”Luke 22:27“For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth.”Revelation 3:20“Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.”Luke 10:38“Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.”Mark 14:3“And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head.”Luke 7:34“The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!”John 12:9“Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they came not for Jesus’ sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.”Matthew 26:6“Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,”Luke 12:37“Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.”John 11:43“And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.”Genesis 18:8“And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.”Genesis 19:3“And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.”Luke 5:29“And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them.”Luke 14:12“Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.”Matthew 11:19“The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.”Song of Solomon 4:16“Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.”

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