John 11:37
35 Jesus wept.
36 Then the Jews said, “See how He loved him!”
But some of them asked, “Could not this man who opened the eyes of the blind also have kept Lazarus from dying?”
38 Jesus, once again deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance.
39 “Take away the stone,” Jesus said. “Lord, by now he stinks,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man. “It has already been four days.”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- But some of them asked, “Could not this man who opened the eyes of the blind also have kept Lazarus from dying?”
- KJV
- And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?
- WEB
- Some of them said, “Couldn’t this man, who opened the eyes of him who was blind, have also kept this man from dying?”
- ASV
- But some of them said, Could not this man, who opened the eyes of him that was blind, have caused that this man also should not die?
- DARBY
- And some of them said, Could not this [man], who has opened the eyes of the blind [man], have caused that this [man] also should not have died?
- BLB
- But some of them said, “Was not this [man], the One having opened the eyes of the blind able to have caused also that this one should not have died?”
- ÅB
- Men noen av dem sa: kunne ikke han som har åpnet den blindes øyne, også ha gjort at denne ikke var død?
- OTB
- Men andre spurte: "Kunne ikke Han som ga den blinde synet ha forhindret denne mannens død?"
- B1930
- Men nogen av dem sa: kunde ikke han som har åpnet den blindes øine, også ha gjort at denne ikke var død?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 9:6–7
When Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes.
Read in contextPsalms 78:19–20
They spoke against God, saying, “Can God really prepare a table in the wilderness?
Read in contextJohn 11:32
When Mary came to Jesus and saw Him, she fell at His feet and said, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.”
Read in contextLuke 23:35
The people stood watching, and the rulers sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.”
Read in contextMatthew 27:40–42
and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”
Read in contextLuke 23:39
One of the criminals who hung there heaped abuse on Him. “Are You not the Christ?” he said. “Save Yourself and us!”
Read in contextMark 15:32
Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe!” And even those who were crucified with Him berated Him.
Read in contextJohn 11:21
Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.
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