Focused Passage

John 11:38-44

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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38 Jesus, once again deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance.

39 “Take away the stone,” Jesus said. “Lord, by now he stinks,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man. “It has already been four days.”

40 Jesus replied, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?”

41 So they took away the stone. Then Jesus lifted His eyes upward and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.

42 I knew that You always hear Me, but I say this for the benefit of the people standing here, so they may believe that You sent Me.”

43 After Jesus had said this, He called out in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”

44 The man who had been dead came out with his hands and feet bound in strips of linen, and his face wrapped in a cloth. “Unwrap him and let him go,” Jesus told them.

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References and Original Words

Verse 38

Original words

- οὖν G3767 Conjunction Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular once again πάλιν G3825 Adverb deeply moved ἐμβριμώμενος G1690 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular . . . ἐν G1722 Preposition . . . ἑαυτῷ G1438 Reflexive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular came ἔρχεται G2064 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular to εἰς G1519 Preposition the τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular tomb μνημεῖον G3419 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular - δὲ G1161 Conjunction It was ἦν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular a cave σπήλαιον G4693 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular [with] καὶ G2532 Conjunction a stone λίθος G3037 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular laid ἐπέκειτο G1945 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular across ἐπ’ G1909 Preposition [the entrance] αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Neuter 3rd Person Singular
Verse 39

Original words

Take away Ἄρατε G142 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural the τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular stone λίθον G3037 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular said λέγει G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Lord Κύριε G2962 Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular by now ἤδη G2235 Adverb he stinks ὄζει G3605 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular said Λέγει G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Martha Μάρθα G3136 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular the G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular sister ἀδελφὴ G79 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular of the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular dead [man] τετελευτηκότος G5053 Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular - γάρ G1063 Conjunction It has already been ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular four days τεταρταῖος G5066 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Verse 40

Original words

- G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular replied Λέγει G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular . . . αὐτῇ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person Singular vvv Οὐκ G3756 Adverb Did I not tell εἶπόν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular you σοι G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular that ὅτι G3754 Conjunction if ἐὰν G1437 Conjunction you believed πιστεύσῃς G4100 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular you would see ὄψῃ G3708 Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Singular the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular glory δόξαν G1391 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 41

Original words

So οὖν G3767 Conjunction they took away Ἦραν G142 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural the τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular stone λίθον G3037 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Then δὲ G1161 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular lifted ἦρεν G142 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular His τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural eyes ὀφθαλμοὺς G3788 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural upward ἄνω G507 Adverb and καὶ G2532 Conjunction said εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Father Πάτερ G3962 Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular I thank εὐχαριστῶ G2168 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular You σοι G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular that ὅτι G3754 Conjunction You have heard ἤκουσάς G191 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular Me μου G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular
Verse 42

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction I ἐγὼ G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular knew ᾔδειν G1492 Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular that ὅτι G3754 Conjunction vvv πάντοτέ G3842 Adverb You always hear ἀκούεις G191 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular Me μου G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular but ἀλλὰ G235 Conjunction I say [this] εἶπον G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular for the benefit of διὰ G1223 Preposition the τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular people ὄχλον G3793 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular standing [here] περιεστῶτα G4026 Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular so ἵνα G2443 Conjunction they may believe πιστεύσωσιν G4100 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural that ὅτι G3754 Conjunction You σύ G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular sent ἀπέστειλας G649 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular Me με G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular
Verse 43

Original words

- Καὶ G2532 Conjunction [After Jesus] had said εἰπὼν G2036 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular this ταῦτα G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural He called out ἐκραύγασεν G2905 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular vvv μεγάλῃ G3173 Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular in a loud voice φωνῇ G5456 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Lazarus Λάζαρε G2976 Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular come δεῦρο G1204 Verb - Imperative - 2nd Person Singular out ἔξω G1854 Adverb
Verse 44

Original words

The [man who] G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular had been dead τεθνηκὼς G2348 Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular came out ἐξῆλθεν G1831 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular [with his] τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural - τὰς G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Plural hands χεῖρας G5495 Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction feet πόδας G4228 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural bound δεδεμένος G1210 Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular in strips of linen κειρίαις G2750 Noun - Dative Feminine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction his αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular face ὄψις G3799 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular wrapped περιεδέδετο G4019 Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular in a cloth σουδαρίῳ G4676 Noun - Dative Neuter Singular Unwrap Λύσατε G3089 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural him αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction let ἄφετε G863 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural him αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular go ὑπάγειν G5217 Verb - Present Infinitive Active Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular told Λέγει G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular them αὐτοῖς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • Greek soudariō

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