John 11:9-10 NASB

The Pulpit Commentary - John 11:1-57

7. Christ the Antagonist of death—a victory of love and power . The narrative of this chapter is a further advance in the proof that the unbelief of the Jews was aggravated by the greatness of the revelation. The issue of his sublime and culminating act of power, of his supreme and self-revealing work of transcendent tenderness and beauty, was a deeper and wilder passion of hatred. The evangelist completes his series of seven great miracles with one that in true and believing minds,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 11:10

But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him. He shuts himself off from the light of God-given opportunity, and carries no lamp in his soul. There is no necessity to suppose, in John 9:4 , that the day was drawing to a close, or that in this place a natural day was dawning; but there is some probability from this phraseology that John adopted the Babylonian rather than the Roman method of computing the hours of the day. This has decided bearing on several... 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

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 11:10

there is no light in him = the light is not (Greek. ou. App-105 ) in him . The clauses in verses: John 11:9 , John 11:10 are strictly antithetical. Illustration Walking by day in the light of the sun, a man stumbles not. (exoteric). Walking by night without that light, he stumbles. Application He that hath the Son is. walking in the light. (esoteric) He that hath not the Son walks in darkness. Compare John 8:12 ; John 12:36 , John 12:36 , John 12:46 . 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