Berean Standard Bible
John 11
1At this timeδέdeG1161aτιςtisG5100man namedLazarusΛάζαροςLazarosG2976wasἮνĒnG1510sickἀσθενῶν,asthenōnG770. He lived inἀπὸapoG575BethanyΒηθανίαςBēthaniasG963ἐκekG1537,theτῆςtēsG3588villageκώμηςkōmēsG2968of MaryΜαρίαςMariasG3137andκαὶkaiG2532herαὐτῆς·autēsG846τῆςtēsG3588sisterἀδελφῆςadelphēsG79MarthaΜάρθαςMarthasG3136.
2δὲdeG1161(MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137,whoseἧςhēsG3739ἡhēG3588brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80LazarusΛάζαροςLazarosG2976was sickἠσθένει.ēstheneiG770,wasἦνēnG1510τὸνtonG3588to anointἀλείψασαaleipsasaG218theτοὺςtousG3588LordκύριονkurionG2962with perfumeμύρῳmurōG3464andκαὶkaiG2532wipeἐκμάξασαekmaxasaG1591HisαὐτοῦautouG846ταῖςtaisG3588feetπόδαςpodasG4228withὁhoG3588herαὐτῆς,autēsG846hairθριξὶνthrixinG2359.)
4WhenδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424heardἈκούσαςAkousasG191this,He saidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “ThisαὕτηhautēG3778ἡhēG3588sicknessἀσθένειαastheneiaG769willἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756end inπρὸςprosG4314deathθάνατονthanatonG2288.Noἀλλ᾽all᾽G235, it isforὑπὲρhuperG5228theτῆςtēsG3588gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,so thatἵναinaG2443theὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316may be glorifiedδοξασθῇdoxasthēaG1392throughδι᾽di᾽G1223itαὐτῆς.¶autēsG846.”
8“Rabbiῥαββί,rhabbiG4461οἱhoiG3588,” theyμαθηταί·mathētaiG3101repliedλέγουσινlegousinG3004αὐτῷautōG846, “theοἱhoiG3588JewsἸουδαῖοι,IoudaioiG2453justνῦνnunG3568triedἐζήτουνezētounG2212to stoneλιθάσαιlithasaiG3034YouσεseG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532You are goingὑπάγειςhupageisG5217backπάλινpalinG3825thereἐκεῖ;¶ekeiG1563?”
9JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611, “Are thereεἰσινeisinG1510notοὐχὶouchiG3780twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427hoursὧραίhōraiG5610ofτῆςtēsG3588daylightἡμέρας;hēmerasG2250?IfἐάνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100walksπεριπατῇperipatēaG4043inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588daytimeἡμέρᾳ,hēmeraG2250,he will not stumbleοὐ προσκόπτει,ou proskopteiG3756G4350,becauseὅτιhotiG3754he seesβλέπει.blepeiG991by theτὸtoG3588lightφῶςphōsG5457of thisτούτουtoutouG3778τοῦtouG3588worldκόσμουkosmouG2889.
11καὶkaiG2532AfterμετὰmetaG3326ταῦταtautaG3778He had saidεἶπενeipenG2036thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778,He toldλέγειlegeiG3004themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846, “OurG1473ὁhoG3588friendφίλοςphilosG5384LazarusΛάζαροςLazarosG2976has fallen asleepκεκοίμηται·kekoimētaiG2837,butἀλλὰallaG235I am goingπορεύομαιporeuomaiG4198theretoἵναinaG2443wake him upἐξυπνίσω αὐτόν.¶exupnisō autonG1852G846.”
13δὲdeG1161TheyἐκεῖνοιekeinoiG1565thoughtἔδοξανedoxanG1380thatὅτιhotiG3754Jesuswas talkingλέγει.¶legeiG3004aboutπερὶperiG4012ὁhoG3588actual sleepτοῦ κοιμήσεως ὕπνουtou koimēseōs hupnouG2838G3588G5258,butδὲdeG1161τῆςtēsG3588HeἸησοῦςIēsousG2424was speakingG2046aboutπερὶperiG4012theτοῦtouG3588deathθανάτουthanatouG2288ofαὐτοῦ·autouG846Lazarus.
16ThenοὖνounG3767ThomasΘωμᾶςThōmasG2381ὁhoG3588calledλεγόμενοςlegomenosG3004DidymusΔίδυμοςDidumosG1324saidΕἶπενEipenG2036toτοῖςtoisG3588hisfellow disciplesσυμμαθηταῖς·summathētaisG4827, “Let usG1473alsoκαὶkaiG2532goἄγωμενagōmenG71,so thatἵναinaG2443we may dieἀποθάνωμενapothanōmenG599withμετ᾽met᾽G3326Himαὐτοῦ.autouG846.”
Jesus Comforts Martha and Mary
19andδὲdeG1161manyΠολλοὶPolloiG4183ofἐκekG1537theτῶνtōnG3588JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453had comeἐληλύθεισανelēlutheisanG2064toπρὸςprosG4314τὴνtēnG3588MarthaΜάρθανMarthanG3136andκαὶkaiG2532MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137toἵναinaG2443consoleπαραμυθήσωνταιparamuthēsōntaiG3888themαὐτὰςautasG846in the loss ofπερὶperiG4012theirτοῦtouG3588brotherἀδελφοῦadelphouG80.
20SoοὖνounG3767whenὡςhōsG5613ἩHēG3588MarthaΜάρθα,MarthaG3136heardἤκουσενēkousenG191thatὅτιhotiG3754JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424was comingἔρχεται,erchetaiG2064,she went out to meetὑπήντησενhupēntēsenG5221Himαὐτῷ·autōG846,butδὲdeG1161MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137stayedἐκαθέζετο.ekathezetoG2516atἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588homeοἴκῳoikōG3624.
25ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidΕἶπενEipenG2036to herαὐτῇautēaG846, “IἐγώegōG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510theἡhēG3588resurrectionἀνάστασιςanastasisG386andG2532theἡhēG3588lifeζωή·zōēG2222.WhoeverὁhoG3588believesπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100inεἰςeisG1519MeἐμὲemeG1473will liveζήσεται,zēsetaiG2198,even thoughG2579he diesἀποθάνῃapothanēG599.
27“YesναὶnaiG3483,Lordκύριε·kurieG2962,”she answeredλέγει αὐτῷ·legei autōG3004G846, “IἐγὼegōG1473believeπεπίστευκαpepisteukaG4100thatὅτιhotiG3754YouσὺsuG4771areεἶeiG1510theὁhoG3588ChristχριστὸςchristosG5547,theὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,whoὁhoG3588was to comeἐρχόμενος.¶erchomenosG2064intoεἰςeisG1519theτὸνtonG3588worldκόσμονkosmonG2889.”
28AfterΚαὶKaiG2532Marthahad saidεἰποῦσαeipousaG2036thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778,she went backἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565andκαὶkaiG2532calledἐφώνησενephōnēsenG5455herαὐτῆςautēsG846τὴνtēnG3588sisterἀδελφὴνadelphēnG79MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137asideλάθρᾳlathraG2977to tell herεἰποῦσα·eipousaG2036, “TheὁhoG3588TeacherδιδάσκαλοςdidaskalosG1320is hereπάρεστινparestinG3918andκαὶkaiG2532is asking forφωνεῖphōneiG5455youσε.seG4771.”
30NowδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424had not yetοὔπωoupōG3768enteredἐληλύθει εἰςelēluthei eisG2064G1519theτὴνtēnG3588villageκώμην,kōmēnG2968,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235wasἦνēnG1510stillἔτιetiG2089atἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588placeτόπῳtopōG5117whereὅπουhopouG3699ἡhēG3588MarthaΜάρθα.¶MarthaG3136had metὑπήντησενhupēntēsenG5221HimαὐτῷautōG846.
31WhenοὖνounG3767theΟἱHoiG3588JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453whoοἱhoiG3588wereὄντεςontesG1510inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588houseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614καὶkaiG2532consolingπαραμυθούμενοιparamuthoumenoiG3888αὐτῆςautēsG846μετ᾽met᾽G3326Maryαὐτήν,autēnG846sawG3708how quicklyταχέωςtacheōsG5030ὅτιhotiG3754τὴνtēnG3588sheΜαριὰμMariamG3137got upἀνέστηanestēG450andκαὶkaiG2532went outἐξῆλθεν,exēlthenG1831,they followedἠκολούθησανēkolouthēsanG190herαὐτῇ,autēaG846,supposingδόξαντεςdoxantesG1380ὅτιhotiG3754she was goingὑπάγειhupageiG5217toεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588tombμνημεῖονmnēmeionG3419toἵναinaG2443mournκλαύσῃklausēG2799thereἐκεῖ.ekeiG1563.
32οὖνounG3767WhenὡςhōsG5613ἡhēG3588MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137came toἦλθενēlthenG2064ὅπουhopouG3699JesusἸησοῦς,IēsousG2424ἦνēnG1510andsawG3708HimαὐτὸνautonG846,she fellἔπεσενepesenG4098atπρὸςprosG4314HisαὐτοῦautouG846τοὺςtousG3588feetπόδαςpodasG4228andsaidλέγουσαlegousaG3004αὐτῷ·autōG846, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,ifεἰeiG1487You had beenἦςēsG1510hereὧδε,hōdeG5602,myG1473ὁhoG3588brotherἀδελφός.adelphosG80wouldἄνanG302notοὐκoukG3756have diedἀπέθανενapethanenG599.”
33οὖνounG3767WhenὡςhōsG5613JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424sawG3708herαὐτὴνautēnG846weepingκλαίουσανklaiousanG2799,andκαὶkaiG2532theτοὺςtousG3588JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453who had come withσυνελθόνταςsunelthontasG4905herαὐτῇautēaG846also weepingκλαίοντας,klaiontasG2799,He was deeply movedἐνεβριμήσατοenebrimēsatoG1690τῷtōG3588in spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151andκαὶkaiG2532ἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438troubledἐτάραξενetaraxenG5015.
37ButδὲdeG1161someτινὲςtinesG5100ofἐξexG1537themαὐτῶνautōnG846askedεἶπαν·eipanG2036, “CouldἐδύνατοedunatoG1410notοὐκoukG3756thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778manwhoὁhoG3588openedἀνοίξαςanoixasG455theτοὺςtousG3588eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788of theτοῦtouG3588blindτυφλοῦtuphlouG5185alsoκαὶkaiG2532have keptποιῆσαι μὴpoiēsai mēG4160G3361ἵναinaG2443LazarusοὗτοςhoutosG3778from dyingἀποθάνῃ;¶apothanēG599?”
Jesus Raises Lazarus
(Acts 9:36–43)
38οὖνounG3767JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,once againπάλινpalinG3825deeply movedἐμβριμώμενος ἐν ἑαυτῷembrimōmenos en he'autōG1690G1722G1438,cameἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064toεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588tombμνημεῖον·mnēmeionG3419δὲdeG1161.It wasἦνēnG1510a caveσπήλαιον,spēlaionG4693withκαὶkaiG2532a stoneλίθοςlithosG3037laidἐπέκειτοepekeitoG1945acrossἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909the entranceαὐτῷ.autōG846.
39“Take awayἄρατεarateG142theὁhoG3588stoneλίθον.lithonG3037τὸνtonG3588,”JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidλέγειlegeiG3004. “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,by nowἤδηēdēG2235he stinksὄζει·ozeiG3605,”saidλέγειlegeiG3004αὐτῷautōG846MarthaΜάρθα·MarthaG3136,theἡhēG3588sisterἀδελφὴadelphēG79of theτοῦtouG3588deadτετελευτηκότοςteteleutēkotosG5053manγάρgarG1063. “It has already beenἐστιν.estinG1510four daysτεταρταῖοςtetartaiosG5066.”
41SoοὖνounG3767they took awayἦρανēranG142theτὸνtonG3588stoneλίθονlithonG3037.ThenδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424liftedἦρενērenG142HisτοὺςtousG3588eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788upwardἄνωanōG507andκαὶkaiG2532saidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “Fatherπάτερ,paterG3962,I thankεὐχαριστῶeucharistōG2168YouσοιsoiG4771thatὅτιhotiG3754You have heardἤκουσάςēkousasG191MeG1473.
42δὲdeG1161IG1473knewᾔδεινēdeinG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754You always hearπάντοτέ ἀκούεις·pantote akoueisG3842G191MeG1473,butἀλλὰallaG235I sayεἶπον,eiponG2036thisfor the benefit ofδιὰdiaG1223theτὸνtonG3588peopleὄχλονochlonG3793τὸνtonG3588standingπεριεστῶταperiestōtaG4026here,soἵναinaG2443they may believeπιστεύσωσινpisteusōsinG4100thatὅτιhotiG3754YouσύsuG4771sentἀπέστειλας.apesteilasG649MeG1473.”
44TheὁhoG3588man whohad been deadτεθνηκὼςtethnēkōsG2348came outἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831with hisτοὺςtousG3588τὰςtasG3588handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495andκαὶkaiG2532feetπόδαςpodasG4228boundδεδεμένοςdedemenosG1210in strips of linenκειρίαις,keiriaisG2750,andκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846ἡhēG3588faceὄψιςopsisG3799wrappedπεριεδέδετο.periededetoG4019in a clothσουδαρίῳsoudariōG4676. “UnwrapλύσατεlusateG3089himαὐτοῖςautoisG846andκαὶkaiG2532letἄφετεapheteG863himαὐτὸνautonG846goὑπάγειν.¶hupageinG5217,”JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424toldλέγειlegeiG3004themαὐτὸνautonG846ὁhoG3588.
The Plot to Kill Jesus
(Matthew 26:1–5; Mark 14:1–2; Luke 22:1–2)
45ThereforeοὖνounG3767manyΠολλοὶPolloiG4183ofἐκekG1537theτῶνtōnG3588JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453whoοἱhoiG3588had comeἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064toπρὸςprosG4314τὴνtēnG3588MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137,andκαὶkaiG2532had seenθεασάμενοιtheasamenoiG2300whatἃhaG3739JesusdidἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160,believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100inεἰςeisG1519Himαὐτόν.autonG846.
47ThenοὖνounG3767theοἱhoiG3588chief priestsἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749andκαὶkaiG2532οἱhoiG3588PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330convenedΣυνήγαγονSunēgagonG4863the SanhedrinσυνέδριονsunedrionG4892andκαὶkaiG2532saidG2036, “WhatτίtiG5101are we to doποιοῦμεν,poioumenG4160ὅτιhotiG3754?ThisοὗτοςhoutosG3778ὁhoG3588manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444is performingποιεῖpoieiG4160manyπολλὰpollaG4183signsσημεῖα;sēmeiaG4592.
48IfἐὰνeanG1437we letἀφῶμενaphōmenG863HimαὐτὸνautonG846go on like thisοὕτως,houtōsG3779,everyoneπάντεςpantesG3956will believeπιστεύσουσινpisteusousinG4100inεἰςeisG1519Himαὐτόν,autonG846,and thenκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588RomansῬωμαῖοιRhōmaioiG4514will comeἐλεύσονταιeleusontaiG2064andκαὶkaiG2532take awayἀροῦσινarousinG142bothκαὶkaiG2532ourG1473τὸνtonG3588placeτόπονtoponG5117andκαὶkaiG2532ourτὸtoG3588nationἔθνος.¶ethnosG1484.”
49ButδέdeG1161oneΕἷς τιςHeis tisG5100G1520ofἐξexG1537themαὐτῶνautōnG846, namedCaiaphasΚαϊάφας,KaiaphasG2533,who wasὢνōnG1510high priestἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749τοῦtouG3588thatἐκείνου,ekeinouG1565yearἐνιαυτοῦeniautouG1763,saidεἶπενeipenG2036to themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846, “YouὑμεῖςhumeisG4771knowG1492nothing at allοὐκ οὐδέν,ouk oudenG3756G3762!
50You do not realizeοὐδὲ λογίζεσθεoude logizestheG3761G3049thatὅτιhotiG3754it is betterσυμφέρειsumphereiG4851for youὑμῖνhuminG4771thatἵναinaG2443oneεἷςheisG1520manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444dieἀποθάνῃapothanēG599forὑπὲρhuperG5228theτοῦtouG3588peopleλαοῦ,laouG2992than thatκαὶkaiG2532theτὸtoG3588wholeὅλονholonG3650nationἔθνοςethnosG1484perishμὴ ἀπόληται.mē apolētaiG3361G622.”
51δὲdeG1161Caiaphasdid not sayοὐκ εἶπεν,ouk eipenG3756G2036thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778onἀφ᾽aph᾽G575his ownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438.Insteadἀλλ᾽all᾽G235, asὢνōnG1510high priestἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749τοῦtouG3588thatἐκείνουekeinouG1565yearἐνιαυτοῦeniautouG1763,he was prophesyingἐπροφήτευσενeprophēteusenG4395thatὅτιhotiG3754JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424wouldἔμελλενemellenG3195dieἀποθνῄσκεινapothnēskeinG599forὑπὲρhuperG5228theτοῦtouG3588nationἔθνους,ethnousG1484,
52andκαὶkaiG2532notοὐχouchG3756onlyG3440forὑπὲρhuperG5228theτοῦtouG3588nationἔθνουςethnousG1484,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235alsoκαὶkaiG2532forἵναinaG2443theτὰtaG3588τοῦtouG3588scatteredδιεσκορπισμέναdieskorpismenaG1287childrenτέκναteknaG5043τὰtaG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,to gather them togetherσυναγάγῃsunagagēG4863intoεἰςeisG1519oneἕν.¶henG1520.
54As a resultοὖνounG3767ὉHoG3588,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424no longerG3765went aboutπεριεπάτειperiepateiG4043publiclyπαρρησίᾳparrēsiaG3954amongἐνenG1722theτοῖςtoisG3588JewsἸουδαίοις,IoudaioisG2453,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235He withdrewἀπῆλθεν ἐκεῖθενapēlthen ekeithenG565G1564toεἰςeisG1519a townπόλιν,polinG4172calledλεγομένηνlegomenēnG3004EphraimἘφραὶμEphraimG2187inεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588an areaχώρανchōranG5561nearἐγγὺςengusG1451theτῆςtēsG3588wildernessἐρήμουerēmouG2048. AndHe stayedἔμεινενemeinenG3306thereG2546withμετὰmetaG3326theτῶνtōnG3588disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101.
55NowδὲdeG1161theτὸtoG3588Jewishτῶν Ἰουδαίων,tōn IoudaiōnG3588G2453PassoverπάσχαpaschaG3957wasἮνĒnG1510nearἐγγὺςengusG1451,andκαὶkaiG2532manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183peoplewent upἀνέβησανanebēsanG305fromἐκekG1537theτῆςtēsG3588countryχώραςchōrasG5561toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414toἵναinaG2443purifyἁγνίσωσινhagnisōsinG48themselvesἑαυτούς.he'autousG1438beforeπρὸproG4253theτοῦtouG3588PassoverπάσχαpaschaG3957.
56οὖνounG3767They kept looking forἐζήτουνezētounG2212τὸνtonG3588JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424andκαὶkaiG2532askingG2036one anotherμετ᾽ ἀλλήλωνmet᾽ allēlōnG3326G240asthey stoodἑστηκότες·hestēkotesG2476inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588templeἱερῷhi'erōG2411courts, “WhatτίtiG5101do you thinkδοκεῖ ὑμῖν,dokei huminG1380G4771ὅτιhotiG3754?Will He comeμὴ ἔλθῃmē elthēG3361G2064toεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588feastἑορτήν;he'ortēnG1859at allοὐouG3756?”
57ButδὲdeG1161theοἱhoiG3588chief priestsἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749andκαὶkaiG2532οἱhoiG3588PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330had givenδεδώκεισανdedōkeisanG1325ordersἐντολὰςentolasG1785thatἵναinaG2443ἐάνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100whoknewγνῷgnōG1097whereποῦpouG4226He wasἐστινestinG1510must reportμηνύσῃ,mēnusēG3377it,so thatὅπωςhopōsG3704they could arrestπιάσωσινpiasōsinG4084Himαὐτόν.¶autonG846.
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
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