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John 11:42
42but I knew that thou always hearest me; but on account of the crowd who stand around I have said [it], that they may believe that thou hast sent me.
John 11:42 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, that they may believe that you sent me.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)I knew that you always hear me, but I said this on account of the people standing around, that they may believe that you sent me."
- New King James Version (NKJV)And I know that You always hear Me, but because of the people who are standing by I said this, that they may believe that You sent Me.”
Context of John 11:42
40Jesus says to her, Did I not say to thee, that if thou shouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God? 41They took therefore the stone away. And Jesus lifted up his eyes on high and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me; but I knew that thou always hearest me; but on account of the crowd who stand around I have said [it], that they may believe that thou hast sent me. 43And having said this, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. 44And the dead came forth, bound feet and hands with graveclothes, and his face was bound round with a handkerchief. Jesus says to them, Loose him and let him go.
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ἐγὼ δὲ ᾔδειν ὅτι πάντοτέ μου ἀκούεις· ἀλλὰ διὰ τὸν ὄχλον τὸν περιεστῶτα εἶπον, ἵνα πιστεύσωσιν ὅτι σύ με ἀπέστειλας.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for John 11:42
- John 11:22but even now I know, that whatsoever thou shalt ask of God, God will give thee.
- John 8:29And he that has sent me is with me; he has not left me alone, because I do always the things that are pleasing to him.
- John 12:27Now is my soul troubled, and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour. But on account of this have I come to this hour.
- Matthew 26:53Or thinkest thou that I cannot now call upon my Father, and he will furnish me more than twelve legions of angels?
- Hebrews 5:7Who in the days of his flesh, having offered up both supplications and entreaties to him who was able to save him out of death, with strong crying and tears; (and having been heard because of his piety;)
- Hebrews 7:25Whence also he is able to save completely those who approach by him to God, always living to intercede for them.
- John 11:31The Jews therefore who were with her in the house and consoling her, seeing Mary that she rose up quickly and went out, followed her, saying, She goes to the tomb, that she may weep there.
- John 12:29The crowd therefore, which stood [there] and heard [it], said that it had thundered. Others said, An angel has spoken to him.
- John 11:45Many therefore of the Jews who came to Mary and saw what he had done, believed on him;
- John 9:24They called therefore a second time the man who had been blind, and said to him, Give glory to God: we know that this man is sinful.
- John 10:37If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not;
- John 20:31but these are written that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing ye might have life in his name.
- Matthew 12:22Then was brought to him one possessed by a demon, blind and dumb, and he healed him, so that the dumb [man] spake and saw.
- John 3:17For God has not sent his Son into the world that he may judge the world, but that the world may be saved through him.
- John 6:38For I am come down from heaven, not that I should do my will, but the will of him that has sent me.
- John 7:28Jesus therefore cried out in the temple, teaching and saying, Ye both know me and ye know whence I am; and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye do not know.
Commentaries on John 11:42
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 42And I knew - “As for me. So far as I am concerned. I had no anxiety, no doubt as to myself, that I should always be heard; but the particular ground of gratitude is the benefit that will result to those who are witnesses.” Jesus never prayed in vain. He never attempted to work a miracle in vain; and in all his miracles the ground of his joy was, not that he was to be praised or honored, but that others were to be benefited and God glorified.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 33-46Verses 33-46 Christ's tender sympathy with these afflicted friends, appeared by the troubles of his spirit. In all the afflictions of believers he is afflicted. His concern for them was shown by his kind inquiry after the remains of his deceased friend. Being found in fashion as a man, he acts in the way and manner of the sons of men. It was shown by his tears. He was a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief. Tears of compassion resemble those of…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. 39-4439-44. Jesus said, Take ye away the stone--spoken to the attendants of Martha and Mary; for it was a work of no little labor [Grotius]. According to the Talmudists, it was forbidden to open a grave after the stone was placed upon it. Besides other dangers, they were apprehensive of legal impurity by contact with the dead. Hence they avoided coming nearer a grave than four cubits [Maimonides in Lampe]. But He who touched the leper, and the bier of the…Read the comment
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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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