John 11:10

John 11:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him.
• New International Version (NIV)It is when a person walks at night that they stumble, for they have no light.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)But if anyone walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him."
• New King James Version (NKJV)But if one walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.”

Context of John 11:10

8“Rabbi,” they replied, “the Jews just tried to stone You, and You are going back there?” 9Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours of daylight? If anyone walks in the daytime, he will not stumble, because he sees by the light of this world. But if anyone walks at night, he will stumble, because he has no light.” 11After He had said this, He told them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to wake him up.” 12His disciples replied, “Lord, if he is sleeping, he will get better.”

John 11:10 word by word

ἐὰν δέ τις περιπατῇ ἐν τῇ νυκτί, προσκόπτει, ὅτι τὸ φῶς οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν αὐτῷ.Read the interlinear

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• ifἐάνean · ifG1437
• anyoneτιςtis · oneG5100
• walksπεριπατέωperipateō · to walkG4043
• atἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• nightνύξnux · nightG3571
• he will stumbleπροσκόπτωproskoptō · to strikeG4350
• becauseὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• heαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• hasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• noοὐou · noG3756
• lightφῶςphōs · lightG5457

Cross-references for John 11:10

• Psalms 27:2When the wicked came upon me to devour my flesh, my enemies and foes stumbled and fell.
• Proverbs 4:18The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
• Ecclesiastes 2:14The wise man has eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also came to realize that one fate overcomes them both.
• Jeremiah 13:16Give glory to the LORD your God before He brings darkness, before your feet stumble on the dusky mountains. You wait for light, but He turns it into deep gloom and thick darkness.
• Jeremiah 20:11But the LORD is with me like a fearsome warrior. Therefore, my persecutors will stumble and will not prevail. Since they have not succeeded, they will be utterly put to shame, with an everlasting disgrace that will never be forgotten.
• 1 John 2:10Whoever loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no cause of stumbling in him.

Commentaries on John 11:10

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-10Verses 7-10 Christ never brings his people into any danger but he goes with them in it. We are apt to think ourselves zealous for the Lord, when really we are only zealous for our wealth, credit, ease, and safety; we have therefore need to try our principles. But our day shall be lengthened out, till our work is done, and our testimony finished. A man has comfort and satisfaction while in the way of his duty, as set forth by the word of God, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-57The resurrection of Lazarus points to the future death and resurrection of Jesus. The description of Lazarus’s tomb is similar to the description of the tomb Jesus was placed in after he died (11:38, 44; 20:1, 7). Both accounts mention a cave and burial cloths. These details connect the two events and help us see that Lazarus’s story is a sign. Soon after Lazarus was raised, a woman anointed Jesus for burial (12:3). This act prepared him for his coming…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-107-10. Let us go into Judea again--He was now in Perea, "beyond Jordan."Read the comment

Topics related to John 11:10

• Darkness
• Friendship
• Jesus, the Christ
• Lazarus
• Miracles

In the dictionaries

• Awake
• Lazarus
• Martha
• Mourn
• Bethany
• Jesus Christ
• John, Gospel of
• Light
• Night
• Olives, Mount of

Commentaries on John 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings