John 12:18

18 Because of this also the crowd went to meet him, for they had heard [that] he had performed this sign.

John 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.

John 12:18 In-Context

16 (His disciples did not understand these [things] at first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these [things] had been written about him and they did these [things] to him.)

17 So the crowd who was with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead were continuing to testify.

18 Because of this also the crowd went to meet him, for they had heard [that] he had performed this sign.

19 So the Pharisees said to one another, "You see that you are accomplishing nothing! Behold, the world has gone after him."

20 Now some Greeks were among those who had gone up in order to worship at the feast.