1Six days before the Passover celebration began, Jesus arrived in Bethany, the home of Lazarus—the man he had raised from the dead.
4But Judas Iscariot, the disciple who would soon betray him, said,
7Jesus replied, “Leave her alone. She did this in preparation for my burial.
9When all the people*12:9 Greek Jewish people; also in 12:11. heard of Jesus’ arrival, they flocked to see him and also to see Lazarus, the man Jesus had raised from the dead.