Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.

because on account of him many of the Jews were going away, and were believing in Jesus.

for because of him many of the Jews left them and became believers in Jesus.

For because of him a great number of the Jews went away and had belief in Jesus.

because on account of him many of the Jewish people went away and believed in Jesus.

For many of the Jews, because of him, were going away and were believing in Jesus.

because it was owing to him that many of the people had left them, and were becoming believers in Jesus.

Because that by reason of him,.... Of the miracle which was wrought upon him, in raising him from the dead, of which he was a living and an abiding witness:
many of the Jews went away; not from Jerusalem only, but from the chief priests and Pharisees, and the rest of the Jews, that combined against Christ; they withdrew themselves from their party, and deserted them:
and believed on Jesus; as the Messiah; so that they found their interest was decreasing and weakening every day, and that those on the side of Christ were increasing; and this they could not bear, and therefore consulted to take away the life of Lazarus, as well as Jesus; who they imagined, as long as he lived, would be a means of inducing persons to believe in Jesus as the Messiah: whereas if he was dead, the fact would be forgotten, or be more easily denied.