Giovanni 12:18

18 E per questo la folla gli andò incontro, perché aveano udito ch’egli avea fatto quel miracolo.

Giovanni 12:18 Meaning and Commentary

John 12:18

For this cause the people also met him
This was a principal reason, among others, which induced them to set out in the manner they did, with palm tree branches in their hands, and accost him as the king of Israel, when they met him, and hosanna'd him into the city:

for that they heard that he had done this miracle;
the witnesses were so many, and the proofs they gave so strong, that they firmly believed it: and this being a most amazing miracle, and which exceeded even any of the same kind; Jairus's daughter was but just dead, and the widow of Nain's son was not buried, when they were raised, but Lazarus had been dead and buried four days; it made a very strong impression upon the minds of the people, and engaged their attention to him, and belief in him.

Giovanni 12:18 In-Context

16 Or i suoi discepoli non intesero da prima queste cose; ma quando Gesù fu glorificato, allora si ricordarono che queste cose erano state scritte di lui, e che essi gliele aveano fatte.

17 La folla dunque che era con lui quando avea chiamato Lazzaro fuor dal sepolcro e l’avea risuscitato dai morti, ne rendea testimonianza.

18 E per questo la folla gli andò incontro, perché aveano udito ch’egli avea fatto quel miracolo.

19 Onde i Farisei dicevano fra loro: Vedete che non guadagnate nulla? Ecco, il mondo gli corre dietro!

20 Or fra quelli che salivano alla festa per adorare, v’erano certi Greci.