John 11:11

These things said He; and after that He saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go that I may awake him out of sleep.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Lazarus sleepeth - Is dead. The word “sleep” is applied to death, Because of the resemblance between them, as sleep is the “kinsman of death.”...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus (d) sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep. (d) The Jews...
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...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

friend. Greek. philos, noun of phileo, John 11:3 . sleepeth . has fallen asleep. Greek. koimaomai. App-171. go . Greek. poreuomai, to...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

11. Our friend Lazarus sleepeth. Having formerly asserted that the disease was not deadly, that his disciples may not be too much distressed...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep. Lazarus sleepeth -...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Our friend Lazarus sleepeth;— Our Lord might choose the expression Lazarus sleepeth, partly out of tenderness, as being least shocking, when he s...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep. These thin...
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 w...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Sleepeth ] because Lazarus was soon to be awakened as from sleep: cp. Mark 5:39 .
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Our friend Lazarus sleepeth. — Better, Our friend Lazarus is fallen asleep. They had probably understood the words of John 11:4 to express that...
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...
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...
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...
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 oin...
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

HE GIVETH HIS BELOVED SLEEP ‘After that He saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth.’ John 11:11 The death of true Christians is ‘sleep,...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

These things said he ,.... In answer to his disciples, and made a pause. And after that he saith unto them, our friend Lazarus sleepeth ; meaning,...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep. Ver. 11. Lazar...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

These things said he To silence their objections, and prepare their minds for what he yet concealed; and after that, as he perfectly knew what had...
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...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Death of Lazarus. 1 Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

There is such an analogy between death and sleep, that there is nothing more ordinary than to express death by sleep in Scripture, Deuteronomy 31:1...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘These things he spoke, and after this he says to them, “Our friend Lazarus is fallen asleep, but I am going so that I might awake him from sleep”.'...
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...
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 answere...
Sermon Bible Commentary

John 11:11 There seems to me to be contained in these few words one of the most powerful charms in the world to lull the bitterness of death, and...
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 remarkab...
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...
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 occu...
The Biblical Illustrator

Our friend Lazarus sleepeth Sweet sleep I. We have A SWEET RELATIONSHIP DECLARED. 1. “Our friend.” Behold here wondrous condescension. Our L...
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 ad...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 15:18 ; 1 Corinthians 15:34 ; 1 Corinthians 15:51 ; 1 Thessalonians 4:14 ; 1 Thessalonians 4:15 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:10 ; 2 Chron...
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...
Wells of Living Water Commentary

Sickness, Death, and Resurrection John 11:3-43 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The resurrection of Christ is the usual message of Easter. However, we must...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Our friend Lazarus sleepeth — This he spoke, just when he died. Sleepeth — Such is the death of good men in the language of heaven. But the discipl...

¹¹ These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.

Related Commentaries of John 11:11

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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