# John 11.38-44

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**Book:** [John](/codex/john/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 36. The Jews therefore said, Behold how he loved him! 37. But some of them said, Could not this man, who opened the eyes of him that was blind, have caused that this man also should not die?
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> **38. Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone lay against it. 39. Jesus saith, <span class="rl-speech">Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time the body decayeth; for he hath been dead four days.</span> 40. Jesus saith unto her, <span class="rl-speech">Said I not unto thee, that, if thou believedst, thou shouldest see the glory of God?</span> 41. So they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, <span class="rl-speech">Father, I thank thee that thou heardest me.</span> 42. <span class="rl-speech">And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the multitude that standeth around I said it, that they may believe that thou didst send me.</span> 43. And when he had thus spoken, he cried with a loud voice, <span class="rl-speech">Lazarus, come forth.</span> 44. He that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with grave-clothes; and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Loose him, and let him go.</span>**
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> 45. Many therefore of the Jews, who came to Mary and beheld that which he did, believed on him. 46. But some of them went away to the Pharisees, and told them the things which Jesus had done. (John 11:36-46, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 36. The Jews therefore said, “See how much affection he had for him!” 37. Some of them said, “Couldn’t this man, who opened the eyes of him who was blind, have also kept this man from dying?”
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> **38. Jesus therefore, again groaning in himself, came to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone lay against it. 39. Jesus said, <span class="rl-speech">“Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of him who was dead, said to him, “Lord, by this time there is a stench, for he has been dead four days.”</span> 40. Jesus said to her, <span class="rl-speech">“Didn’t I tell you that if you believed, you would see God’s glory?”</span> 41. So they took away the stone from the place where the dead man was lying. Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, <span class="rl-speech">“Father, I thank you that you listened to me.</span> 42. <span class="rl-speech">I know that you always listen to me, but because of the multitude that stands around I said this, that they may believe that you sent me.”</span> 43. When he had said this, he cried with a loud voice, <span class="rl-speech">“Lazarus, come out!”</span> 44. He who was dead came out, bound hand and foot with wrappings, and his face was wrapped around with a cloth. Jesus said to them, <span class="rl-speech">“Free him, and let him go.”</span>**
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> 45. Therefore many of the Jews, who came to Mary and saw what Jesus did, believed in him. 46. But some of them went away to the Pharisees, and told them the things which Jesus had done. (John 11:36-46, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 36. Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him! 37. And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?
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> **38. Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it. 39. Jesus said, <span class="rl-speech">Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days.</span> 40. Jesus saith unto her, <span class="rl-speech">Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?</span> 41. Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, <span class="rl-speech">Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.</span> 42. <span class="rl-speech">And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.</span> 43. And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, <span class="rl-speech">Lazarus, come forth.</span> 44. And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Loose him, and let him go.</span>**
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> 45. Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him. 46. But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done. (John 11:36-46, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 36. The Jews, therefore, said, 'Lo, how he was loving him!' 37. and certain of them said, 'Was not this one, who did open the eyes of the blind man, able to cause that also this one might not have died?'
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> **38. Jesus, therefore, again groaning in himself, cometh to the tomb, and it was a cave, and a stone was lying upon it, 39. Jesus saith, <span class="rl-speech">'Take ye away the stone;' the sister of him who hath died, Martha, saith to him, 'Sir, already he stinketh, for he is four days dead;'</span> 40. Jesus saith to her, <span class="rl-speech">'Said I not to thee, that if thou mayest believe, thou shalt see the glory of God?'</span> 41. They took away, therefore, the stone where the dead was laid, and Jesus lifted his eyes upwards, and said, <span class="rl-speech">'Father, I thank Thee, that Thou didst hear me;</span> 42. <span class="rl-speech">and I knew that Thou always dost hear me, but, because of the multitude that is standing by, I said [it], that they may believe that Thou didst send me.'</span> 43. And these things saying, with a loud voice he cried out, <span class="rl-speech">'Lazarus, come forth;'</span> 44. and he who died came forth, being bound feet and hands with grave-clothes, and his visage with a napkin was bound about; Jesus saith to them, <span class="rl-speech">'Loose him, and suffer to go.'</span>**
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> 45. Many, therefore, of the Jews who came unto Mary, and beheld what Jesus did, believed in him; 46. but certain of them went away unto the Pharisees, and told them what Jesus did; (John 11:36-46, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

- [G0863 - aphiemi](/codex/g0863-aphiemi/), *aphiemi*, Strong's G0863
- [G1391 - doxa](/codex/g1391-doxa/), *doxa*, Strong's G1391
- [G4100 - pisteuo](/codex/g4100-pisteuo/), *pisteuo*, Strong's G4100
- [G3962 - pater](/codex/g3962-pater/), *pater*, Strong's G3962
- [G1492 - oida](/codex/g1492-oida/), *oida*, Strong's G1492
- [G2962 - kyrios](/codex/g2962-kyrios/), *kyrios*, Strong's G2962

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Argument from the Addressee of Gratitude](/codex/argument-from-the-addressee-of-gratitude/), via [John 11.41](/codex/john-11-41/)
- [Why Doesn't God Heal Amputees Objection Defeater](/codex/why-doesnt-god-heal-amputees-objection-defeater/), via [John 11.39-40](/codex/john-11-39-40/)

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [John 11](/codex/john-11/)
- [Lesson 2.4, Christology in One Lesson](/codex/lesson-2-4-christology-in-one-lesson/), via [John 11.43-44](/codex/john-11-43-44/)
- [Why Doesn't God Heal Amputees Objection](/codex/why-doesnt-god-heal-amputees-objection/), via [John 11.39-40](/codex/john-11-39-40/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G1391 - doxa](/codex/g1391-doxa/), via [John 11.40](/codex/john-11-40/)
- [G1453 - egeiro](/codex/g1453-egeiro/), via [John 11.43-44](/codex/john-11-43-44/)
- [G3498 - nekros](/codex/g3498-nekros/), via [John 11.43-44](/codex/john-11-43-44/)

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## Notes

_Your annotations._

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.