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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 11:11

These things said he ,.... In answer to his disciples, and made a pause. And after that he saith unto them, our friend Lazarus sleepeth ; meaning, that he was dead; in which sense the word is often used in the Old Testament, and in the common dialect of the Jews, and frequently in their writings; and especially it is so used of good men: and it is an observation of theirs F2 Gloss in T. Hieros. Celaim in En Yaacob, fol. 4. 4. , that "it is usual to say of the righteous, that... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 11:12

Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep ,.... Soundly, quietly, and comfortably, and takes rest in it: he shall do well ; or "be saved" from the disease; he will be delivered from it; he will recover out of it; it is a sign the distemper is leaving him, and he is growing better, and will be restored to his health again: the Ethiopic version renders it by many words, "he will be well", and "will awake", and "will live". Sound sleep is a sign of health. This they said to, put off their... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 11:13

Howbeit Jesus spake of his death ,.... Under the figurative phrase of sleeping: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep ; in a literal and natural sense. read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 11:14

Then said Jesus unto them plainly ,.... Without a figure, when he perceived they did not understand him, and yet it was a very easy and usual metaphor which he had made use of; but such was the present stupidity of their minds, that they did not take in his meaning: wherefore, without reproaching them with it, he said to them in so many words, Lazarus is dead . The Persic version reads, "Lazarus is dead indeed", as he really was. read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 11:15

And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there ,.... At Bethany, before he died, or when he died; because he might have been prevailed upon through the solicitations of his dear friends, Mary and Martha, and through tender affection to Lazarus, to have prevented his death, by rebuking the distemper, and restoring him to health, or to have raised him immediately as soon as he was dead; and in either case the miracle would not have been so illustrious, nor have been such a means of... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 11:16

Then said Thomas, who is called Didymous ,.... The former was his Hebrew name, and the latter his Greek name, and both signify a twin; and perhaps he may be so called because he was one: the same said unto his fellow disciples ; the other eleven; though the Ethiopic version reads, "to the next of the disciples"; as if he addressed himself only to one of them, to him that was nearest to him: let us also go, that we may die with him ; either with Lazarus, as some think, or rather with... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 11:17

Then when Jesus came ,.... The Alexandrian copy, and all the Oriental versions add, "to Bethany"; though it seems by what follows, that he was not come to the town itself, but near it; and it looks as if it was not far from Lazarus's grave; and it was usual to bury without the city; and here he had intelligence of his, Lazarus's, death, and how long he had been dead: for he found he had lain in the grave four days already ; it is very likely that he died the same day that Mary and Martha... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 11:18

Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem ,.... Which was a reason why them were so many of the Jews come there to condole the two sisters upon the death of their brother; and by this means the following miracle became more known there: it was about fifteen furlongs off ; that is, about two miles, for seven furlongs and a half made a Jewish mile, as appears from one of their canons F3 Misn. Bava Kama, c. 7. sect. 7. , which runs thus: "they do not spread nets for doves, except it be... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 11:19

And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary ,.... Or "to those that were about Martha and Mary"; in order to have access to them, they came to them, and to the rest of the family; though the phrase may design them only, as the Vulgate Latin, and all the Oriental versions read: these Jews, as appears from the context, John 11:18 , came from Jerusalem, and might be some of the principal inhabitants; and it may be concluded, that these persons, Lazarus, Martha, and Mary, were people of note... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 11:20

Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming ,.... Which she might hear of, either by a messenger sent by Christ to her, to acquaint her of it; or rather by some of the people of the town, who knew him, and ran and told her of it; and she being an active person, and stirring about house, might receive the report unknown to her sister, as it seems she did; and as soon as she had the hint, without staying to communicate it to her sister, went and met him ; either through her... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 11:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 11:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 11:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 11:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 11:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 11:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 11:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 11:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 11:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 11:20

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