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E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 11:16

Thomas . App-94 and App-141 . Didymus = twin, a Greek word with the same meaning as Thomas. Occurs here, John 20:24 , and John 21:2 . fellow disciples. Greek. summathetes. Occurs only here. with (Greek. meta. App-104 . 1) Him, i.e. the Lord, not with Lazarus. Thomas realized that to return to the neighbourhood of Jerusalem meant certain death. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 11:16

Thomas therefore, who is called Didymus, said unto his fellow-disciples, Let us go, that we may die with him.Gaebelein wrote:When Thomas said this, he expressed fear that if the Lord returned to Judea he would be killed. While much has been said about "doubting Thomas," here we behold that his heart was greatly attached to the Lord Jesus Christ.[9]Well, it may be; but it appears also that Thomas had the gravest doubts of the Lord's power to raise Lazarus; and, indeed, if he believed any such... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 11:15

John 11:15. And I am glad for your sakes, &c.— "I am glad for your sakes, that I was not in Judea before he died; for had I been there and recovered him, your faith in me as the Messiah must have wanted that great confirmation, which it will receive by your beholding me raising him again from the dead. Nevertheless,—(rather therefore, αλλα, see Acts 10:20; Acts 26:16.) to confirm your faith, and to manifest the great designs of my Father and myself, let us go unto him." Thus Jesus, who... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 11:16

John 11:16. Then said Thomas,—Let us also go,— "When Jesus had declared his resolution to go into Judea, Thomas, who is called Didymus, conceiving nothing but destruction from such a journey, yetunwilling to forsake his blessed Master, said, Let us also go, that we may die with him." For he knew the inveteracy and malice of his countrymen to be so great, that nothing seemed more certain to them than such an event; and therefore he generously proposed that they should not forsake, but go, and... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 11:15

15. I am glad for your sakes I was not there—This certainly implies that if He had been present, Lazarus would not have died; not because He could not have resisted the importunities of the sisters, but because, in presence of the personal Life, death could not have reached His friend [LUTHARDT]. "It is beautifully congruous to the divine decorum that in presence of the Prince of Life no one is ever said to have died" [BENGEL]. that ye may believe—This is added to explain His "gladness" at not... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 11:16

16. Thomas, . . . called Didymus—or "the twin." Let us also go, that we may die with him—lovely spirit, though tinged with some sadness, such as reappears at John 14:5, showing the tendency of this disciple to take the dark view of things. On a memorable occasion this tendency opened the door to downright, though but momentary, unbelief (John 14:5- :). Here, however, though alleged by many interpreters there is nothing of the sort. He perceives clearly how this journey to Judea will end, as... 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

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 11:14-15

Apparently Jesus was glad that He had not been present when Lazarus died because the disciples would learn a strong lesson from his resurrection that would increase their faith. The sign that Lazarus’ death made possible would be the clearest demonstration of Jesus’ identity so far and would convince many people that He was God’s Son. read more

Thomas Constable

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

This is the first reference in the Gospels to Thomas saying something. John described this member of the Twelve (Matthew 10:3; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:15; Acts 1:13) further as the one called the twin. The name "Thomas" evidently comes from the Hebrew tom and the Aramaic toma both of which mean twin. "Didymus" is the Greek equivalent of "twin." We do not know for sure who Thomas’ twin brother or sister may have been. Usually Peter was the spokesman for the Twelve, but here, as later, John presented... read more

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