The people therefore that were with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bore record.
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Theophylact of Ochrid
AD 1107
The Evangelist is saying that the people who saw the miracle which He worked for Lazarus were witnesses and heralds of His power. This is why He was met with glory by the people who had heard, that is, believed, that He had done this miracle. If they had not believed, they would not have congregated so swiftly.
