John 11:9 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - John 11:9

Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If a man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world. The answer of Jesus is a further deliverance concerning the human law and season ( καιρός ) of work—a parable drawn from earthly and human analogies, which will unquestionably have a direct bearing on the conditions of Divine service at all time, and is therefore applicable to the disciples with himself. It receives also special significance from... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 11:9-10

Twelve hours - The Jews divided the day from sunrise to sunset into twelve equal parts. A similar illustration our Saviour uses in John 9:4-5. See the notes at that place.If any man walk - If any man travels. The illustration here is taken from a traveler. The conversation was respecting a journey into Judea, and our Lord, as was his custom, took the illustration from the case before him.He stumbleth not - He is able, having light, to make his journey safely. He sees the obstacles or dangers... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 11:7-10

John 11:7-10. Then after that Namely, on the third day; he saith, Let us go into Judea again When the proper time for setting out for Bethany was come, Jesus desired his disciples to accompany him into Judea. But they expressed some unwillingness to undertake the journey; not imagining that it was proposed on Lazarus’s account, whom they supposed out of danger, because Jesus had said of his sickness, that it was not unto death. His disciples say, The Jews of late sought to stone thee, ... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 11:1-44

BACK TO JUDEA116. Resurrection of Lazarus (John 11:1-44)While Jesus was still in the region between the Jordan and Jerusalem, he heard that his friend Lazarus, who lived in Bethany, was seriously ill. Jesus did not hurry to Bethany, because he knew that Lazarus was already dead. By raising him to life, Jesus would give unmistakable evidence of his unity with the Father (John 11:1-6).After waiting two days, Jesus decided to set out for Bethany. The disciples tried to stop him, fearing that the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 11:9

twelve hours ; reckoning from sunrise to sunset, 6am to 6pm. If. App-118 . any man. App-123 . seeth. App-133 . the light, &c., i.e. the sun naturally, the Sun of righteousness metaphorically, light . Greek. phos. App-130 . world, Greek. kosmos. App-129 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 11:9

Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If a man walketh in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world. But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because the light is not in him.Twelve hours in a day... This means that the days of life will be continued sufficiently for life's work. Jesus' enemies could not murder him until the hour arrived for his death, an hour appointed by the Father.As Henry stated it:Man's life is a day ... The consideration of... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 11:9-10

John 11:9-10. Jesus answered, &c.— In answer to the fears and remonstrances of his disciples, Jesus replies, That as the hours of the day are appointed for the various works necessary to human life, and as he who travels in the daytime need not be afraid of stumbling, because he has the sun, the light of this world, to shew him the way; even so the manwho has a season allotted him for performing God's works, and at the same time the light of the divine call requiring him to engage in them,... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 11:9

9. Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day?—(See on :-). Our Lord's day had now reached its eleventh hour, and having till now "walked in the day," He would not mistime the remaining and more critical part of His work, which would be as fatal, He says, as omitting it altogether; for "if a man (so He speaks, putting Himself under the same great law of duty as all other men—if a man) walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him." read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 11:1-16

Lazarus’ death 11:1-16In this pericope John stressed Jesus’ deliberate purpose in allowing Lazarus to die and the reality of his death. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 11:1-44

1. The seventh sign: raising Lazarus 11:1-44Jesus had presented Himself as the Water of Life, the Bread of Life, and the Light of Life. Now He revealed Himself as the resurrection and the life. This was the seventh and last of Jesus’ miraculous signs that John recorded, and it was the most powerful revelation of His true identity. [Note: See Edersheim, 2:308.] It shows Jesus’ authority over humankind’s greatest and last enemy: death. Some scholars view Jesus’ resurrection as one of His signs.... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - John 11:9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 11:9-10

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 11:7-10

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 11:1-44

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 11:9

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 11:9

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 11:9-10

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 11:9

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 11:1-16

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 11:1-44

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