John 11:21 KJV

The Pulpit Commentary - John 11:17-32

(2) Human affection drawing from Christ the assertion and promise , "I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE ." read more

The Pulpit Commentary - John 11:21

Martha therefore (having met her Lord) said unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here— the εἰ ἦς ὦδε expresses no complaint: "If thou hadst been here," a simple condition of what is now an impossible event— my brother had not died. Meyer says, "If thou weft making thy residence in Bethany rather than in Peraea." This is somewhat unnatural, and would have been a complaint. Her faith had at least ground enough for this assurance, but she mounts above it. The two sisters, with their... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 11:21

The absence of Jesus. Among our Lord's friends none were more affectionate or more faithful than the favored family of Bethany. That, in the hours of their anxiety and of their mourning, Mary and Martha should have lamented the absence of the Master, is not surprising, nor does it call for any blame. But they did not simply regret that Jesus was not with them; they went further than this, and believed and said that, had he been present, the calamity which befell them would have been... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 11:21-27

Martha's faith. We have here— I. HER FAITH MANIFESTED . 1. In its strength . In her conversation with Jesus there axe proofs of a genuine and strong faith in him. 2. In its weakness . Though genuine, and strong in some of its features, it is still weak and incomplete. In her faith: 3. In its private struggles . In the language of Martha there are indications of the private struggles of her faith. II. HER FAITH STRENGTHENED . 1. By its own... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 11:20-22

John 11:20-22. Then Martha, &c. Jesus was no sooner come into the neighbourhood, but presently the news of his approach was brought to the afflicted family, that had so long impatiently desired to see him. Martha, therefore, immediately went out; and, being told what way he was coming, soon met him: but Mary sat still in the house Probably not hearing of his coming: for Martha, overjoyed at the news of his approach, did not take time to tell her sister of it, but went out in all... 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

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 11:21

Martha therefore said unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here my brother had not died. And even now I know that, whatsoever thou shalt ask of God, God will give thee.As noted above, Martha shines here. "Even now I know, etc...." meant that she had not ruled out the possibility of a resurrection; although, from some of the things she later said, it seems that she did not really expect Jesus to raise Lazarus. Still, had not the messenger brought back the word that "this sickness is not unto... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 11:21-22

John 11:21-22. Then said Martha unto Jesus,— Martha's intention, no doubt, was to welcome Jesus; but being in an excess of grief, the first thing she uttered was a complaint, that he had not come sooner. Imagining that he could not cure her brother while at a distance from him, she thought that, by delaying to come, he had neglected to save her brother's life: Lord, if thou hadst been here, &c. Thus Martha, in one respect, betrayed a mean notion of our Lord's power; though, in another, her... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 11:21

21. Then said Martha . . . Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died—As Mary afterwards said the same thing ( :-), it is plain they had made this very natural remark to each other, perhaps many times during these four sad days, and not without having their confidence in His love at times overclouded. Such trials of faith, however, are not peculiar to them. 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 11:17-32

The Pulpit Commentary - John 11:21

The Pulpit Commentary - John 11:21

The Pulpit Commentary - John 11:21-27

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 11:20-22

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 11:1-44

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 11:21

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 11:21-22

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 11:21

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

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