John 11:38 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it. ”

• John 11:38 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  It was a cave - This was a common mode of burial. See the notes at Matthew 8:28 . A stone lay upon it - Over the mouth of the cave. See Matthew 27:60 .

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• John 11:38 - 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 11:38 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  to . unto. Greek eis, as John 11:31 . cave . Natural or artificial. Compare Isaiah 22:16 . upon . against. Greek. epi. App-104.

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• John 11:38 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  38. Jesus therefore again groaning within himself. Christ does not approach the sepulcher as an idle spectator, but as a champion who prepares for a contest; and therefore we need not wonder...

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• John 11:38 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it. It was a cave, etc. - It is likely that several of the Jewish burying-places were made in the si...

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• John 11:38 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Then said the Jews, Behold, &c.— Our Lord's tears had also another use; they caused those who saw them to wonder the more at the death of Lazarus, and consequently to doubt of his divine power,...

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• John 11:38 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it. Jesus therefore, again groaning in himself - in the sense explained at John 11:33 . But...

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• John 11:38 - 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 11:38 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Jesus therefore again groaning in himself. — See Note on John 11:33 . Their evil thoughts, expressed in John 11:37 , are the cause of this new emotion of anger. Cometh to the grave. — Comp. J...

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• John 11:38 - 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 11:38 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Victory over Death John 11:36-44 1. The Lord had been praying about this matter before He came to the grave: “ Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me. ”Notice that past tense. Perhaps...

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• John 11:38 - 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 11:38 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  Jesus therefore again groaning in himself, cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it. (39) Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto hi...

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• John 11:38 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  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 th...

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• John 11:38 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it. Ver. 38. Groaning in himself ] To consider, belike, the woeful effects of sin that brought d...

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• John 11:38 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it Or, as Dr. Campbell reads, shut up with a stone. The graves of the common people probably were digged like ours, but persons of distinction were, as with us...

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• John 11:38 - 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 11:38 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Christ at the Grave of Lazarus; The Resurrection of Lazarus.       33 When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping whi...

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• John 11:38 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Groaning in himself as before, 1 Thessalonians 11:33 , so showing himself yet further to be truly man, and not without human affections. He cometh to the place where Lazarus's dead body was laid...

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• John 11:38 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  ‘Jesus therefore again, groaning in himself, comes to the tomb.' Jesus was still ‘deeply angry and troubled'. Note how it is emphasised a second time. This is a reminder that He was facing up to som...

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• John 11:38 - 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 11:38 - 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 11:38 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  John 11:1 . Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. To many people, it may have seemed an event of no particular importance that «a certain...

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• John 11:38 - 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 11:38 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Jesus therefore again groaning in Himself cometh to the grave The burial of Lazarus “It was a cave,” such as that rocky neighbourhood abounds with, “and a stone lay upon it. ” Among some natio...

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• John 11:38 - 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 11:38 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Jesus, therefore, again groaning in Himself, cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.

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• John 11:38 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Ezekiel 21:6 ; Ezekiel 9:4 ; Genesis 23:19 ; Genesis 49:29-31 ; Isaiah 22:16 ; John 11:33 ; Mark 8:12 ; Matthew 27:60 ; Matthew 27:66

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• John 11:38 - 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 11:38 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  It was a cave — So Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and their wives, except Rachel, were buried in the cave of Machpelah, Genesis 49:29-31 . These caves were commonly in rocks, which abounded in that co...

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