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.

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28After 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.”

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

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

31When 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.

32When 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.”

33When 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.

35Jesus wept.

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

37But 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]ΚαὶG2532Conjunction[Martha] had saidεἰποῦσαG2036Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine SingularthisτοῦτοG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singularshe went backἀπῆλθενG565Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctioncalledἐφώνησενG5455Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularherαὐτῆςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularsisterἀδελφὴνG79Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularMaryΜαριὰμG3137Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularasideλάθρᾳG2977Adverbto tell herεἰποῦσαG2036Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine SingularTheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularTeacherΔιδάσκαλοςG1320Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularis hereπάρεστινG3918Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionis asking forφωνεῖG5455Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularyouσεG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular
Verse 29

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AndδὲG1161ConjunctionwhenὡςG5613Adverb[Mary] heard thisἤκουσενG191Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularsheἐκείνηG1565Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singulargot upἠγέρθη*G1453Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularquicklyταχὺG5035AdverbandκαὶG2532ConjunctionwentἤρχετοG2064Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingulartoπρὸςG4314PrepositionHimαὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 30

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NowδὲG1161Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular{had} not yetΟὔπωG3768AdverbenteredἐληλύθειG2064Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .εἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularvillageκώμηνG2968Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularbutἀλλ’G235ConjunctionwasἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularstillἔτιG2089AdverbatἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularplaceτόπῳG5117Noun - Dative Masculine SingularwhereὅπουG3699Adverb-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularMarthaΜάρθαG3136Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularhad metὑπήντησενG5221Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularHimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 31

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[When]οὖνG3767ConjunctiontheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralJewsἸουδαῖοιG2453Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralwhoοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralwereὄντεςG1510Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralinἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularhouseοἰκίᾳG3614Noun - Dative Feminine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionconsolingπαραμυθούμενοιG3888Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural-αὐτήνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular-μετ’G3326Preposition[Mary]αὐτῆςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person SingularsawἰδόντεςG3708Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Pluralhow quicklyταχέωςG5030Adverb-ὅτιG3754Conjunction-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singular[she]ΜαριὰμG3137Noun - Accusative Feminine Singulargot upἀνέστηG450Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionwent outἐξῆλθενG1831Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularthey followedἠκολούθησανG190Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralherαὐτῇG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person SingularsupposingδόξαντεςG1380Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural-ὅτιG3754Conjunctionshe was goingὑπάγειG5217Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartoεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingulartombμνημεῖονG3419Noun - Accusative Neuter SingulartoἵναG2443ConjunctionmournκλαύσῃG2799Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularthereἐκεῖG1563Adverb
Verse 32

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-οὖνG3767ConjunctionWhenὡςG5613Adverb-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularMaryΜαριὰμG3137Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularcame toἦλθενG2064Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-ὅπουG3699AdverbJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-ἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[and] sawἰδοῦσαG3708Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine SingularHimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singularshe fellἔπεσενG4098Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularatπρὸςG4314PrepositionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralfeetπόδαςG4228Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural[and] saidλέγουσαG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular-αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularLordΚύριεG2962Noun - Vocative Masculine SingularifεἰG1487ConjunctionYou had beenἦςG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularhereὧδεG5602AdverbmyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularbrotherἀδελφόςG80Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular{would}ἄνG302ParticlenotοὐκG3756Adverbhave diedἀπέθανενG599Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 33

Original words

-οὖνG3767ConjunctionWhenὡςG5613AdverbJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularsawεἶδενG3708Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularherαὐτὴνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person SingularweepingκλαίουσανG2799Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralJewsἸουδαίουςG2453Adjective - Accusative Masculine Pluralwho had come withσυνελθόνταςG4905Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Accusative Masculine PluralherαὐτῇG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person Singular{also} weepingκλαίονταςG2799Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine PluralHe was deeply movedἐνεβριμήσατοG1690Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular-τῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter Singularin spiritπνεύματιG4151Noun - Dative Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction-ἑαυτόνG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingulartroubledἐτάραξενG5015Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular

BSB notes

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

Original words

WhereΠοῦG4226Adverbhave you putτεθείκατεG5087Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralhimαὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionHe askedεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularComeἔρχουG2064Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionseeἴδεG2400Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularLordΚύριεG2962Noun - Vocative Masculine Singularthey answeredΛέγουσινG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural. . .αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 35

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-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularweptἘδάκρυσενG1145Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 36

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ThenοὖνG3767ConjunctiontheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralJewsἸουδαῖοιG2453Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralsaidἜλεγονG2036Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralSeeἼδεG2400Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularhowπῶςG4459AdverbHe lovedἐφίλειG5368Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularhimαὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 37

Original words

ButδὲG1161ConjunctionsomeΤινὲςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine PluralofἐξG1537PrepositionthemαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person PluralaskedεἶπανG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralCouldἐδύνατοG1410Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularnotΟὐκG3756Adverbthis [man]οὗτοςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularwhoG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularopenedἀνοίξαςG455Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingulartheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluraleyesὀφθαλμοὺςG3788Noun - Accusative Masculine Pluralof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularblindτυφλοῦG5185Adjective - Genitive Masculine SingularalsoκαὶG2532Conjunctionhave keptποιῆσαιG4160Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active. . .μὴG3361Adverb-ἵναG2443Conjunction[Lazarus]οὗτοςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singularfrom dyingἀποθάνῃG599Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular

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