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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38Jesus, 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.”

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

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

42I 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.”

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

44The 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

-οὖνG3767ConjunctionJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularonce againπάλινG3825Adverbdeeply movedἐμβριμώμενοςG1690Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .ἐνG1722Preposition. . .ἑαυτῷG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularcameἔρχεταιG2064Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingulartoεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingulartombμνημεῖονG3419Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular-δὲG1161ConjunctionIt wasἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singulara caveσπήλαιονG4693Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular[with]καὶG2532Conjunctiona stoneλίθοςG3037Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularlaidἐπέκειτοG1945Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singularacrossἐπ’G1909Preposition[the entrance]αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Neuter 3rd Person Singular
Verse 39

Original words

Take awayἌρατεG142Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluraltheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularstoneλίθονG3037Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularsaidλέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularLordΚύριεG2962Noun - Vocative Masculine Singularby nowἤδηG2235Adverbhe stinksὄζειG3605Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularsaidΛέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularMarthaΜάρθαG3136Noun - Nominative Feminine SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularsisterἀδελφὴG79Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singulardead [man]τετελευτηκότοςG5053Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular-γάρG1063ConjunctionIt has already beenἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularfour daysτεταρταῖοςG5066Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Verse 40

Original words

-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularrepliedΛέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .αὐτῇG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person SingularvvvΟὐκG3756AdverbDid I not tellεἶπόνG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouσοιG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person SingularthatὅτιG3754ConjunctionifἐὰνG1437Conjunctionyou believedπιστεύσῃςG4100Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singularyou would seeὄψῃG3708Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person SingulartheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingulargloryδόξανG1391Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 41

Original words

SoοὖνG3767Conjunctionthey took awayἮρανG142Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluraltheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularstoneλίθονG3037Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularThenδὲG1161Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularliftedἦρενG142Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularHisτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluraleyesὀφθαλμοὺςG3788Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralupwardἄνωG507AdverbandκαὶG2532ConjunctionsaidεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularFatherΠάτερG3962Noun - Vocative Masculine SingularI thankεὐχαριστῶG2168Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularYouσοιG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person SingularthatὅτιG3754ConjunctionYou have heardἤκουσάςG191Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularMeμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular
Verse 42

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionIἐγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingularknewᾔδεινG1492Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularthatὅτιG3754ConjunctionvvvπάντοτέG3842AdverbYou always hearἀκούειςG191Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularMeμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person SingularbutἀλλὰG235ConjunctionI say [this]εἶπονG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singularfor the benefit ofδιὰG1223PrepositiontheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularpeopleὄχλονG3793Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Singularstanding [here]περιεστῶταG4026Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Accusative Masculine SingularsoἵναG2443Conjunctionthey may believeπιστεύσωσινG4100Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person PluralthatὅτιG3754ConjunctionYouσύG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person SingularsentἀπέστειλαςG649Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularMeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular
Verse 43

Original words

-ΚαὶG2532Conjunction[After Jesus] had saidεἰπὼνG2036Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularthisταῦταG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter PluralHe called outἐκραύγασενG2905Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularvvvμεγάλῃG3173Adjective - Dative Feminine Singularin a loud voiceφωνῇG5456Noun - Dative Feminine SingularLazarusΛάζαρεG2976Noun - Vocative Masculine SingularcomeδεῦροG1204Verb - Imperative - 2nd Person SingularoutἔξωG1854Adverb
Verse 44

Original words

The [man who]G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singularhad been deadτεθνηκὼςG2348Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singularcame outἐξῆλθενG1831Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[with his]τοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Plural-τὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine PluralhandsχεῖραςG5495Noun - Accusative Feminine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionfeetπόδαςG4228Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralboundδεδεμένοςG1210Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singularin strips of linenκειρίαιςG2750Noun - Dative Feminine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularfaceὄψιςG3799Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularwrappedπεριεδέδετοG4019Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singularin a clothσουδαρίῳG4676Noun - Dative Neuter SingularUnwrapΛύσατεG3089Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralhimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionletἄφετεG863Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralhimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingulargoὑπάγεινG5217Verb - Present Infinitive ActiveJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingulartoldΛέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularthemαὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • Greek soudariō

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