John 11:21 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. ”

• John 11:21 - 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 11:21 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  21. Lord, if thou hadst been here. She begins with a complaint, though in doing so she modestly expresses her wish. Her meaning may be expressed thus — “By thy presence thou mightst have del...

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• John 11:21 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. If thou hadst been here, my brother had not died - Mary said the same words to him a little after, John 11:32 , w...

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• John 11:21 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  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. Imaginin...

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

  Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. Since Mary afterward s...

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• John 11:21 - 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 11:21 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. — We have exactly the same words spoken by Mary in John 11:32 . They are the utterance of the thought which had already been expressed in th...

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• John 11:21 - 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 11:21 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Jesus the Resurrection and the Life John 11:17-27 His step may linger, but Jesus comes at length. While He seems to tarry, He knows each sigh, pang, and tear that escapes from the sufferer and...

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• John 11:21 - 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 11:21 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already. (18) Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off. (19) And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary...

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• John 11:21 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  When said Martha unto Jesus ,.... When she was come to him, Lord, if thou hadst been here my brother had not died : which expresses much faith, but with a mixture of weakness, as if the presence o...

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• John 11:21 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. Ver. 21. Lord, if thou hadst been here, &c. ] Was she sure of that? but why was he dead, if Christ would n...

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• John 11:21 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  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. Ma...

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• John 11:21 - 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 11:21 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Christ at Bethany.       17 Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already.   18 Now Bethany was nigh u...

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• John 11:21 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Mary saith the same, 1 Thessalonians 11:32 . They were both in an error, for Lazarus's death was appointed and determined by an eternal counsel; and he was both sick and died for a wise end, that...

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• John 11:21 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  ‘Martha therefore said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here my brother had not died. And even now I know that whatever you will ask God he will give it to you.” It is noteworthy that Martha still r...

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• John 11:21 - 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 11:21 - 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 11:21 - 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 11:21 - 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 11:21 - The Biblical Illustrator

  When Jesus came Christ’s help is sure, if delayed He usually reserves His hand for a dead lift. When our faith begins to flag, and hang the wing when our strength is gone, and we have given up...

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• John 11:21 - 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 11:21 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The faith of Martha:

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• John 11:21 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Kings 17:18 ; John 11:32 ; John 11:37 ; John 4:47-49 ; Luke 7:13-15 ; Luke 7:6-10 ; Luke 8:49-55 ; Matthew 9:18 ; Psalms 78:19 ; Psalms 78:41

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• John 11:21 - 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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