Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 11:44
John 11:44. And he that was dead Greek, ο τεθνη κως , he that had been dead; came forth “The dead man heard the voice of the Son of God, and came forth immediately. For he did not revive slowly, and by degrees, as the dead child did which was raised by the Prophet Elisha; but the effect instantly following the command, plainly showed whose the power was that reanimated the breathless clay.” As the people present were not so much as thinking of a resurrection, they must have been greatly... read more
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 11:44
He that was dead - The same man, body and soul.Bound hand and foot - It is not certain whether the whole body and limbs were bound together, or each limb separately. When they embalmed a person, the whole body and limbs were swathed or bound together by strips of linen, involved around it to keep together the aromatics with which the body was embalmed. This is the condition of Egyptian mummies. See Acts 5:6. But it is not certain that this was always the mode. Perhaps the body was simply... read more