There they made Him a supper; and Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with Him.
Parallel translations
- WEB So they made him a supper there. Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with him.
- KJV There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.
- BSB So they hosted a dinner for Jesus there. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with Him.
- NASB So they made Him a dinner there, and Martha was serving; and Lazarus was one of those reclining at the table with Him.
- NLT A dinner was prepared in Jesus’ honor. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those who ate with him.
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A supper is held in Jesus' honor, with Martha serving and Lazarus at the table. The raised man's presence testifies to Jesus' power.
Overview
The household honors Jesus with a meal, Martha serving as elsewhere and Lazarus dining as living proof of the miracle. The scene radiates gratitude and fellowship. Lazarus at the table is a standing witness that will soon provoke further hostility from the authorities.
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- Luke 22:27For who is greater, one who sits at the table, or one who serves? Isn’t it he who sits at the table? But I am among you as one who serves.
- Rev 3:20Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, then I will come in to him, and will dine with him, and he with me.
- Luke 10:38–42As they went on their way, he entered into a certain village, and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.
- John 12:9–10A large crowd therefore of the Jews learned that he was there, and they came, not for Jesus’ sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.
- Mark 14:3While he was at Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at the table, a woman came having an alabaster jar of ointment of pure nard — very costly. She broke the jar, and poured it over his head.
- Luke 12:37Blessed are those servants, whom the lord will find watching when he comes. Most certainly I tell you, that he will dress himself, and make them recline, and will come and serve them.
- Matt 26:6Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,
- John 11:43–44When he had said this, he cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”
- Luke 14:12He also said to the one who had invited him, “When you make a dinner or a supper, don’t call your friends, nor your brothers, nor your kinsmen, nor rich neighbors, or perhaps they might also return the favor, and pay you back.
- Luke 5:29Levi made a great feast for him in his house. There was a great crowd of tax collectors and others who were reclining with them.
- Song 4:16Awake, north wind; and come, you south! Blow on my garden, that its spices may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and taste his precious fruits.
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