Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, the hometown of Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.
1. Jesus came to Bethany. We see that they judged too rashly who thought that Christ would not come to the feast, “Ne viendroit point a la feste.” (John 11:56;) and this, reminds us that we ought not to be so hasty as not to wait patiently and quietly, till the season arrive, which is unknown to us.
In these verses we have, I. The kind visit our Lord Jesus paid to his friends at Bethany, Joh 12:1. He came up out of the country, six days before the passover, and took up at Bethany, a town which, according to the computation of our metropolis, lay so near Jerusalem as to be within the bills of mortality.
Commenting on John 12:1-11
Verse 1. Then Jesus came to Bethany. This was near to Jerusalem, and it was from this place that he made his triumphant entry into the city. and following. (a) "Lazarus"