John 11:16 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellowdisciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him. ”

• John 11:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Thomas, which is called Didymus - These names express the same thing. One is Hebrew and the other Greek. The name means a twin. Die with him - It has been much doubted by critics whether the...

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• John 11:16 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  John 11. The Raising of Lazaras. John 11:1-44 . The Miracle. The withdrawal to Peræ a is brought to a sudden end by the illness of Jesus-' friend Lazarus. Bethany, to distinguish it from the Beth...

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• John 11:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  Thomas . App-94 and App-141. Didymus . twin,. Greek word with the same meaning as Thomas. Occurs here, John 20:24 , and John 21:2 . fellow disciples. Greek. summathetes. Occurs only here. w...

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• John 11:16 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  16. Then Thomas. Hitherto the disciples had endeavored to hinder Christ from going. Thomas is now prepared to follow, but it is without confidence; or, at least, he does not fortify himse...

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• John 11:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellowdisciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him. Thomas, which is called Didymus - Thomas, or תאום Thaom, was his Hebrew name, and signif...

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• John 11:16 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  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...

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

  Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellowdisciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him. Then said Thomas, called Didymus - or 'the twin.' Let us also go, that we may...

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• John 11:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Christ the Resurrection and the Life 1-44. The raising of Lazarus. The last and greatest of the seven 'signs' recorded in this Gospel is related with such photographic minuteness of detail, that i...

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• John 11:16 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Then (or, better, therefore ) said Thomas, which is called Didymus. — The second of these names is the Greek translation of the first, which is Hebrew. Both mean “twin.” Both are found together...

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• John 11:16 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  Chapter 23 JESUS THE RESURRECTION AND LIFE. “Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister Martha. And it was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointme...

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• John 11:16 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Jesus Faces Death for His Friend John 11:1-16 Sickness enters homes even where God is honored and loved. It is permitted because it affords an opportunity and platform for His delivering help....

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• John 11:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  Here we have the account of the last sign wrought by Jesus as recorded by John, namely, the raising of Lazarus. Very beautiful in this connection is the depiction of the sorrow of the sisters, and ou...

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• John 11:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. (2) (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose bro...

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• John 11:16 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

  ‘THAT WE MAY DIE WITH HIM’ ‘Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellow=disciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.’ John 11:16 This was the devoted resolution of St....

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• John 11:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  Then said Thomas, who is called Didymous ,.... The former was his Hebrew name, and the latter his Greek name, and both signify a twin; and perhaps he may be so called because he was one: the same...

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• John 11:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellowdisciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him. Ver. 16. Let us also go that we may die with him ] A blunt speech, and (as some thin...

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• John 11:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Then said Jesus plainly That he might not hold them any longer in suspense, or permit them to remain under a mistake; Lazarus is indeed dead: and As I could not have permitted this to have happ...

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• John 11:16 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  THE DEATH OF LAZARUS (vs.1-27) The raising of Lazarus in this chapter is a striking witness to the fact that the plotting of the Jews to kill the Lord Jesus was vanity; for He Himself is superior...

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• John 11:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Death of Lazarus.       1 Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.   2 (It...

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• John 11:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Thomas and Didymus were names of the same signification, only Thomas was the Hebrew, and Didymus the Greek name. This is that Thomas who to the last showed a greater difficulty in believing than...

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• John 11:16 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  ‘Thomas therefore, who is called Didymus (the twin), said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go that we may die with him”.' The disciples were aware of the dangers threatening Jesus in Judea, and...

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• John 11:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES THE RAISING OF LAZARUS John 11:1-2 . The various theories as to the reason why this great miracle is not recorded by the other Evangelists need not be fully discus...

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• John 11:16 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  John 11 In selecting this word we are struck with the frequency of its occurrence in this chapter. There is: I. The "If" of wisdom. Jesus answered "If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not."...

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• John 11:16 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  John 11:1 . Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town or Mary and her sister Martha. In God's book, towns are most remarkable for saints that dwell in them. «The town of Mar...

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• John 11:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  John 11:2 . It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment. The allusion to this anointing is obscure. It could not be to the similar occurrence in Luke 7 ., for that was a woman of the c...

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• John 11:16 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Then said Thomas which is called Didymus Thomas A very few verses contain the sum of all we know about Thomas. They tell us nothing of his history. His travels, sufferings, missionary toils, d...

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• John 11:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION John 11:1-43 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 w...

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• John 11:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The announcement of the death of Lazarus:

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• John 11:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  John 11:8 ; John 13:37 ; John 20:24-29 ; John 21:2 ; Luke 22:33 ; Luke 6:15 ; Mark 3:18 ; Matthew 10:3 ; Matthew 26:35

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• John 11:16 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

  The Raising of Lazarus John 11:1-44 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. Some ideas concerning the cause of sickness. (1) The ancients thought that sickness was the result of sin. The Book of Job goes into...

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• John 11:16 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Thomas in Hebrew, as Didymus in Greek, signifies a twin. With him — With Jesus, whom he supposed the Jews would kill. It seems to be the language of despair.

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