John 11:9

Jeremiah 31:9; John 12:35; John 9:4; Luke 13:31-33; Proverbs 3:23

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Twelve hours - The Jews divided the day from sunrise to sunset into twelve equal parts. A similar illustration our Saviour uses in John 9:4-5 ....
Arno Geneva Study Bible

Jesus answered, Are there not (c) twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world. (...
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

twelve hours . reckoning from sunrise to sunset, 6am to 6pm. If. App-118. any man. App-123. seeth. App-133. the light, &c., i.e. the su...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

9. Are there not twelve hours in the day? This passage has been explained in various ways. Some have thought the meaning of these words to b...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world. Are th...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Jesus answered, &c.— In answer to the fears and remonstrances of his disciples, Jesus replies, That as the hours of the day are appointed for t...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world....
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

The light ] i.e. the sun.
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Are there not twelve hours in the day? — Or more exactly, Are not the hours of the day twelve? They had expressed their fears that danger and dea...
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

LIFE AND WORK ‘Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Jesus answered, are there not twelve hours in the day ?.... So the Jews reckoned, and so they commonly say a, שעות הוי היום שתים עשרה, "twelve hour...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world. Ver...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Then after that Namely, on the third day; he saith, Let us go into Judea again When the proper time for setting out for Bethany was come, Jesus d...
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

Look as in the day there are twelve hours, in which the sun shineth, and by giving its light directs men in their courses; so as they know how to gui...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world. But...
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 11:9 I. The first and most obvious thought which the text presents to us is that of the predestination of life. God has marked out beforehand...
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

Are there not twelve hours in the day? --What does this sentence mean here, following John 11:7-8 ? Why was it introduced? I do not know that we...
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...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The return to Judea:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.
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

Are there not twelve hours in the day? — The Jews always divided the space from sunrise to sunset, were the days longer or shorter, into twelve par...

⁹ Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.

Related Commentaries of John 11:9

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

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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