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John 12:1

Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “Jesus” (Ἰησοῦς.) after [the] dead here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “who having died” (ὁ τεθνηκώς) before whom here.

Ὁhowhichὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.whichοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.ἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.πρὸprobeforeπρόpreposition — “before”G4253(a) of place: before, in front of, (b) of time: before, earlier than.ἓξhexsixἕξadjective, genitive, plural, feminine — “six”, the of-formG1803six.ἡμερῶνhēmerōndayἡμέρα (hēmera)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “day”, the of-formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πάσχαpaschaPassoverπάσχαnoun, genitive, singular, neuter — “Passover”, the of-formG3957the feast of Passover, the Passover lamb.ἦλθενēlthento comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to come”, a single actionG2064I come, go.εἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.ΒηθανίανbēthanianBethanyΒηθανία (bēthania)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Bethany”, the object formG963(a) Bethany, the home of Lazarus, Martha, and Mary, near Jerusalem, (b) Bethany, beyond Jordan.ὅπουhopouwhereὅπουadverb — “where”G3699where, whither, in what place.This verse uses “where”.ἦνēnto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.ΛάζαροςlazarosLazarusΛάζαροςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Lazarus”, the subject formG2976Lazarus, Eliezer, (a) the beggar, (b) the brother of Martha and Mary, of Bethany.This verse uses “Lazarus”.ὃνhonwhomὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “whom”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.whomἤγειρενēgeirenhe raisedἐγείρω (egeirō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he raised”, a single actionG1453(a) I wake, arouse, (b) I raise up.he raisedἐκekfromἐκpreposition — “from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.fromνεκρῶνnekrōndeadνεκρός (nekros)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “dead”, the of-formG3498(a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse.This verse uses “dead”.the deadἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.

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ὁhowhichὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.τεθνηκώςtethnēkōshad been deadθνῄσκω (thnēskō)verb, perfect active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “had been dead”, a completed action with a present resultG2348I die, am dying, am dead.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Jesus, therefore, six days before the passover, came to Bethany, where was Lazarus, who had died, whom he raised out of the dead;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Jesus therefore six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus raised from the dead.

Young’s Literal Translation

Jesus, therefore, six days before the passover, came to Bethany, where was Lazarus, who had died, whom he raised out of the dead;

World English Bible

Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, who had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.

Darby Translation

Jesus therefore, six days before the passover, came to Bethany, where was the dead [man] Lazarus, whom Jesus raised from among [the] dead.

Douay-Rheims

Jesus therefore, six days before the pasch, came to Bethania, where Lazarus had been dead, whom Jesus raised to life.

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