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,” the disciples told him, “just now the Jews tried to stone you, and you’re going there again?” 9“Aren’t there twelve hours in a day?” Jesus answered. “If anyone walks during the day, he doesn’t stumble, because he sees the light of this world. But if anyone walks during the night, he does stumble, because the light is not in him.” 11He said this, and then he told them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I’m on my way to wake him up.” 12Then the disciples said to him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will get well.”

John 11:10 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• ifἐάνean · ifG1437
• a manτιςtis · oneG5100
• walkπεριπατέωperipateō · to walkG4043
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the nightὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the nightνύξnux · nightG3571
• he stumblethπροσκόπτωproskoptō · to strikeG4350
• becauseὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• there isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• noοὐou · noG3756
• lightφῶςphōs · lightG5457
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for John 11:10

• Psalms 27:2When evildoers came against me to devour my flesh, my foes and my enemies stumbled and fell.
• Proverbs 4:18The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
• Ecclesiastes 2:14The wise person has eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also knew that one fate comes to them both.
• Jeremiah 13:16Give glory to the Lord your God before he brings darkness, before your feet stumble on the mountains at dusk. You wait for light, but he brings darkest gloom and makes total darkness.
• Jeremiah 20:11But the Lord is with me like a violent warrior. Therefore, my persecutors will stumble and not prevail. Since they have not succeeded, they will be utterly shamed, an everlasting humiliation that will never be forgotten.
• 1 John 2:10The one who loves his brother or sister remains in the light, and there is no cause for 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