Focused Passage

John 11:28-37

The Resurrection and the Life, the Raising of Lazarus, and the Plot to Kill Jesus

Jesus delays for God's glory, goes to Bethany in the face of danger, reveals himself as the resurrection and the life, raises Lazarus from the tomb, and thereby provokes the leadership decision that he must die for the nation and gather God's scattered children.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

28 After Martha had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary aside to tell her, “The Teacher is here and is asking for you.”

29 And when Mary heard this, she got up quickly and went to Him.

30 Now Jesus had not yet entered the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met Him.

31 When the Jews who were in the house consoling Mary saw how quickly she got up and went out, they followed her, supposing she was going to the tomb to mourn there.

32 When Mary came to Jesus and saw Him, she fell at His feet and said, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.”

33 When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and troubled.

34 “Where have you put him?” He asked. “Come and see, Lord,” they answered.

35 Jesus wept.

36 Then the Jews said, “See how He loved him!”

37 But some of them asked, “Could not this man who opened the eyes of the blind also have kept Lazarus from dying?”

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References and Original Words

Verse 28

Original words

[After] Καὶ G2532 Conjunction [Martha] had said εἰποῦσα G2036 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular this τοῦτο G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular she went back ἀπῆλθεν G565 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction called ἐφώνησεν G5455 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular her αὐτῆς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular sister ἀδελφὴν G79 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Mary Μαριὰμ G3137 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular aside λάθρᾳ G2977 Adverb to tell her εἰποῦσα G2036 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular The G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Teacher Διδάσκαλος G1320 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular is here πάρεστιν G3918 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction is asking for φωνεῖ G5455 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular you σε G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular
Verse 29

Original words

And δὲ G1161 Conjunction when ὡς G5613 Adverb [Mary] heard this ἤκουσεν G191 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular she ἐκείνη G1565 Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular got up ἠγέρθη* G1453 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular quickly ταχὺ G5035 Adverb and καὶ G2532 Conjunction went ἤρχετο G2064 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular to πρὸς G4314 Preposition Him αὐτόν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 30

Original words

Now δὲ G1161 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular {had} not yet Οὔπω G3768 Adverb entered ἐληλύθει G2064 Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular . . . εἰς G1519 Preposition the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular village κώμην G2968 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular but ἀλλ’ G235 Conjunction was ἦν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular still ἔτι G2089 Adverb at ἐν G1722 Preposition the τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular place τόπῳ G5117 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular where ὅπου G3699 Adverb - G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular Martha Μάρθα G3136 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular had met ὑπήντησεν G5221 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Him αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 31

Original words

[When] οὖν G3767 Conjunction the οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural Jews Ἰουδαῖοι G2453 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural who οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural were ὄντες G1510 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural in ἐν G1722 Preposition the τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular house οἰκίᾳ G3614 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction consoling παραμυθούμενοι G3888 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural - αὐτήν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular - μετ’ G3326 Preposition [Mary] αὐτῆς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular saw ἰδόντες G3708 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural how quickly ταχέως G5030 Adverb - ὅτι G3754 Conjunction - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular [she] Μαριὰμ G3137 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular got up ἀνέστη G450 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction went out ἐξῆλθεν G1831 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular they followed ἠκολούθησαν G190 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural her αὐτῇ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person Singular supposing δόξαντες G1380 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural - ὅτι G3754 Conjunction she was going ὑπάγει G5217 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular to εἰς G1519 Preposition the τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular tomb μνημεῖον G3419 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular to ἵνα G2443 Conjunction mourn κλαύσῃ G2799 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular there ἐκεῖ G1563 Adverb
Verse 32

Original words

- οὖν G3767 Conjunction When ὡς G5613 Adverb - G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular Mary Μαριὰμ G3137 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular came to ἦλθεν G2064 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - ὅπου G3699 Adverb Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular - ἦν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular [and] saw ἰδοῦσα G3708 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular Him αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular she fell ἔπεσεν G4098 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular at πρὸς G4314 Preposition His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural feet πόδας G4228 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural [and] said λέγουσα G3004 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular - αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Lord Κύριε G2962 Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular if εἰ G1487 Conjunction You had been ἦς G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular here ὧδε G5602 Adverb my μου G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular brother ἀδελφός G80 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular {would} ἄν G302 Particle not οὐκ G3756 Adverb have died ἀπέθανεν G599 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 33

Original words

- οὖν G3767 Conjunction When ὡς G5613 Adverb Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular saw εἶδεν G3708 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular her αὐτὴν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular weeping κλαίουσαν G2799 Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction the τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural Jews Ἰουδαίους G2453 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural who had come with συνελθόντας G4905 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural her αὐτῇ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person Singular {also} weeping κλαίοντας G2799 Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural He was deeply moved ἐνεβριμήσατο G1690 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular - τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Singular in spirit πνεύματι G4151 Noun - Dative Neuter Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction - ἑαυτόν G1438 Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular troubled ἐτάραξεν G5015 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular

BSB notes

  • Or He was indignant in spirit; similarly in verse 38
Verse 34

Original words

Where Ποῦ G4226 Adverb have you put τεθείκατε G5087 Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural him αὐτόν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction He asked εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Come ἔρχου G2064 Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction see ἴδε G2400 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular Lord Κύριε G2962 Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular they answered Λέγουσιν G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural . . . αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 35

Original words

- G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular wept Ἐδάκρυσεν G1145 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 36

Original words

Then οὖν G3767 Conjunction the οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural Jews Ἰουδαῖοι G2453 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural said Ἔλεγον G2036 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural See Ἴδε G2400 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular how πῶς G4459 Adverb He loved ἐφίλει G5368 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular him αὐτόν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 37

Original words

But δὲ G1161 Conjunction some Τινὲς G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural of ἐξ G1537 Preposition them αὐτῶν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural asked εἶπαν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Could ἐδύνατο G1410 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular not Οὐκ G3756 Adverb this [man] οὗτος G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular who G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular opened ἀνοίξας G455 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular the τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural eyes ὀφθαλμοὺς G3788 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural of the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular blind τυφλοῦ G5185 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular also καὶ G2532 Conjunction have kept ποιῆσαι G4160 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active . . . μὴ G3361 Adverb - ἵνα G2443 Conjunction [Lazarus] οὗτος G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular from dying ἀποθάνῃ G599 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular

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