約翰福音 12:1

1 逾 越 節 前 六 日 ， 耶 穌 來 到 伯 大 尼 ， 就 是 他 叫 拉 撒 路 從 死 裡 復 活 之 處 。

約翰福音 12:1 Meaning and Commentary

John 12:1

Then Jesus, six days before the passover
Or "before the six days of the passover"; not as designing the days of that feast, for they were seven; but as reckoning so many days back from it, that is, before the sixth day from the ensuing passover: if there were six complete days between this and the passover, as this way of speaking seems to imply; then this must be the day before the Jewish sabbath, and this is more likely, than that Christ should travel on the sabbath day: but if this was the sixth day before it, it was their sabbath day, and so at the going out of it in the evening, a supper was made for him, which with the Jews on that night, was a plentiful one; for they remembered the sabbath in its going out, as well as in its coming in ^F5, and this was to prevent grief at the going out of it: so some days before the passover, the lamb was separated from the flock, and kept up till the fourteenth day, ( Exodus 12:3 Exodus 12:6 ) particularly it may be observed, that seven days before the day of atonement, the high priest was separated from his own house, and had to the chamber Palhedrin ^F6; and much such a space of time there was, between the day of the great atonement by Christ, and his unction by Mary; which is said to be against the day of his burial, which being the same day with his sufferings, was the great day of atonement: at this time Jesus

came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, which had been dead;
the last clause is left out in the Syriac, Persic, and Ethiopic versions:

whom he raised from the dead;
that is, "Jesus", as the Alexandrian copy, the Vulgate Latin, and all the Oriental versions express; and the Ethiopic version adds, "in Bethany". This was the town of Lazarus; here he lived, and here he died, and here he was raised from the dead; and here he continued and dwelt, after his resurrection; and hither Christ came to see him, and the rest of the family, though he knew he exposed himself to danger in so doing.

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FOOTNOTES:

F5 Maimon. Hilchot Sabbat. c. 29. sect. 1. 11, 12, 29.
F6 Misn. Yoma, c. 1. sect. 1.

約翰福音 12:1 In-Context

1 逾 越 節 前 六 日 ， 耶 穌 來 到 伯 大 尼 ， 就 是 他 叫 拉 撒 路 從 死 裡 復 活 之 處 。

2 有 人 在 那 裡 給 耶 穌 預 備 筵 席 ； 馬 大 伺 候 ， 拉 撒 路 也 在 那 同 耶 穌 坐 席 的 人 中 。

3 馬 利 亞 就 拿 著 一 斤 極 貴 的 真 哪 噠 香 膏 ， 抹 耶 穌 的 腳 ， 又 用 自 己 頭 髮 去 擦 ， 屋 裡 就 滿 了 膏 的 香 氣 。

4 有 一 個 門 徒 ， 就 是 那 將 要 賣 耶 穌 的 加 略 人 猶 大 ，

5 說 ： 這 香 膏 為 甚 麼 不 賣 三 十 兩 銀 子 賙 濟 窮 人 呢 ？