John 11:38-43

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - John 11:33-44

Here we have, I. Christ's tender sympathy with his afflicted friends, and the share he took to himself in their sorrows, which appeared three ways:? 1. By the inward groans and troubles of his spirit (John 11:33): Jesus saw Mary weeping for the loss of a loving brother, and the Jews that came with her weeping for the loss of a good neighbour and friend; when he saw what a place of weepers, a bochim, this was, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled. See here, (1.) The griefs of the sons of... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 11:1-44

We have tried to expound the raising of Lazarus simply as the story stands written. But we can not evade the fact that of all the miracles of Jesus this presents the greatest problem. Let us honestly face the difficulties. (i) In the other three gospels there are accounts of people being raised from the dead. There is the story of the raising of Jairus' daughter ( Matthew 9:18-26 ; Mark 5:21-43 ; Luke 8:40-56 ). There is the story of the raising of the widow's son at Nain ( Luke... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 11:34-44

11:34-44 Jesus said to them: "Where have you laid him?" "Lord," they said to him: "Come and see." Jesus wept. So the Jews said: "Look how he loved him!" Some of them said: "Could not this man who opened the eyes of the blind have so acted that Lazarus would not have died?" Again a groan was wrung from Jesus' inner being. He went to the tomb. It was a cave; and a stone had been laid upon it. Jesus said: "Take away the stone." Martha, the dead man's sister, said to him: "Lord, by this time the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 11:38

Jesus therefore groaning in himself ,.... Not only through grief, just coming up to the grave, where his dear friend lay, but through an holy anger and indignation at the malice and wickedness of the Jews; cometh to the grave of Lazarus, it was a cave ; either a natural one, such as were in rocks and mountains, of which sort there were many in Judea, and near Jerusalem being a rocky and mountainous country, of which Josephus F24 Antiqu. l. 14. c. 15. sect. 5. makes mention;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 11:39

Jesus said, take ye away the stone ,.... This was said either to the Jews, or rather to the servants that came along with Martha and Mary; and this he ordered, not to facilitate the resurrection, or merely in order to make way for Lazarus: he that could command him to come forth, could have commanded away the stone, but he chose to have it removed this way, that the corpse might be seen, and even smelt; and that it might be manifest, there was no fallacy, nor any intrigue between him, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 11:40

Jesus saith unto her, said I not unto thee ,.... Not in so many words, but what might be concluded from what he said; yea, the following express words might be delivered by Christ, in his conversation with Martha, though they are not before recorded by the evangelist: that if thou wouldst believe thou shouldest see the glory of God ; a glorious work of God, wherein the glory of his power and goodness would be displayed, and the Son of God be glorified, or should see such a miracle... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 11:41

Then they took away the stone ,.... "From the door of the sepulchre", as the Arabic version adds; from the place where the dead was laid : this clause is left out in the Alexandrian copy, and in the Vulgate Latin, and all the Oriental versions: and Jesus lift up his eyes ; to heaven; this is a praying gesture, as in John 17:1 , and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me ; which cannot refer to the resurrection of Lazarus from the dead, or to any assistance given him... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 11:42

And I knew that thou hearest me always ,.... Which was not only a support to the faith of Christ, as man, but is also to his people, whose advocate, intercessor, and mediator he is. But because of the people which stand by, I said it ; that he was heard, and always heard by God; and, therefore must have great interest in his affection, and knowledge of his will; yea, their wills must be the same: that they may believe that thou hast sent me : for if he had not sent him, he would... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 11:43

And when he had thus spoken ,.... To God his Father, in the presence and hearing of the people; he cried with a loud voice ; not on account of the dead, but for the sake of those around him, that all might hear and observe; and chiefly to show his majesty, power and authority, and that what he did was open and above board, and not done by any secret, superstitious, and magical whisper; and as an emblem of the voice and power of his Gospel in quickening dead sinners, and of the voice of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 11:38

It was a cave, etc. - It is likely that several of the Jewish burying-places were made in the sides of rocks; some were probably dug down like a well from the upper surface, and then hollowed under into niches, and a flat stone, laid down upon the top, would serve for a door. Yet, from what the evangelist says, there seems to have been something peculiar in the formation of this tomb. It might have been a natural grotto, or dug in the side of a rock or hill, and the lower part of the door... read more

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