John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 11:28
And when she had so said ,.... Had expressed her faith in Christ in such terms, as the apostles themselves did, Matthew 16:16 John 1:49 . She went her way ; from Christ, being ordered by him to go to her sister Mary, and fetch her to him: and called Mary her sister secretly ; either beckoned her to come to her, or whispered her in the ear privately, as Nonnus paraphrases it, that the Jews, who were enemies to Christ, might not hear: saying, the master is come ; near the town;... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 11:27
She saith unto him, yea, Lord ,.... That is, she firmly believed all that he said concerning himself, and the happiness of those that believed in him: and for the confirmation of it adds, I believe : or "I have believed", as the Vulgate Latin version renders it; that is, long ago, ever since she knew him: that thou art the Christ the Son of God, which should come into the world ; that he was the true Messiah, and the proper and natural Son of God, of the same nature with God, equal... read more