John 11:40 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Jesus saith unto her,Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God? ”

• John 11:40 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Said I not unto thee - This was implied in what he had said about the resurrection of her brother, John 11:23-25 . There would be a manifestation of the glory of God in raising him up which she...

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• John 11:40 - 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 11:40 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  see . App-133. the glory of God , i.e. the manifestation of the same glory by which Christ was raised. Compare Romans 6:4 .

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• John 11:40 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  40. Did not I tell thee? He reproves Martha’s distrust, in not forming a hope sufficiently vigorous from the promise which she had heard. It is evident from this passage, that something more...

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• John 11:40 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

  DISCOURSE: 1669 LAZARUS RAISED John 11:40 . Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God? SUCH is the state of God’s people upon earth, that they c...

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• John 11:40 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God? If thou wouldest believe, etc. - So it appears that it is faith alone that interests t...

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• John 11:40 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Said I not unto thee, &c.— Either Jesus had said more to Martha than is recorded, or possibly these words may be collected from the message which Jesus sent, John 11:4 and from what he said,...

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• John 11:40 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God? Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, tho...

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• John 11:40 - 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 11:40 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  If thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God. — He takes her back to the promise which she had heard from the messengers ( John 11:4 ), and which had led to her brightest hopes, an...

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• John 11:40 - 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 11:40 - 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 11:40 - 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 11:40 - 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 11:40 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  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 conversati...

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• John 11:40 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God? Ver. 40. Said I not unto thee, &c. ] A foul fault in her to be so incredulous;...

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• John 11:40 - 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 11:40 - 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 11:40 - 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 11:40 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Christ now begins to open to Martha and Mary, and the rest, his resolution to raise Lazarus from the dead by and by Christ saith that to us in his word, which he saith by a just consequence, though h...

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• John 11:40 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  ‘Now it was a cave, and a stone lay against it. Jesus says, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of him who was dead, says to him, “Lord, by this time he will smell dreadfully, for he has been d...

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• John 11:40 - 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 11:40 - 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 11:40 - 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 11:40 - 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 11:40 - The Biblical Illustrator

  If thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God. The soul’s organ of sight I. THE DUTY ENJOINED. Faith is 1. A transaction between God and the soul. 2. A voluntary process....

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• John 11:40 - 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 11:40 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The arrival at the grave:

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• John 11:40 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  2 Chronicles 20:20 ; 2 Corinthians 3:18 ; 2 Corinthians 4:6 ; John 1:14 ; John 11:23-26 ; John 11:4 ; John 12:41 ; John 9:3 ; Psalms 63:2 ; Psalms 90:16 ; Romans 4:17-25

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• John 11:40 - 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 11:40 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Said I not — It appears by this, that Christ had said more to Martha than is before recorded.

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