John 11:37

John 11:37 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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?
• New International Version (NIV)But some of them said, “Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)But some of them said, "Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man also have kept this man from dying?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)And some of them said, “Could not this Man, who opened the eyes of the blind, also have kept this man from dying?”

Context of John 11:37

35Jesus wept. 36Then the Jews said to each other, ‘See how much he loved Lazarus!’ But some of them said, ‘He opened the eyes of the blind man. So surely he would have been able to stop the death of Lazarus.’ 38Jesus arrived at the grave where they had put Lazarus's dead body. It was a cave. A large stone covered the front of the hole. Again, Jesus felt very upset. 39He said, ‘Take the stone away.’ Martha, the dead man's sister, said to Jesus, ‘But Lord, by now his dead body will have a bad smell. He has been dead for four days!’

John 11:37 word by word

τινὲς δὲ ἐξ αὐτῶν εἶπαν· οὐκ ἐδύνατο οὗτος ὁ ἀνοίξας τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς τοῦ τυφλοῦ ποιῆσαι ἵνα καὶ οὗτος μὴ ἀποθάνῃ;¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• someτιςtis · oneG5100
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Couldδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
• notοὐou · noG3756
• this manοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• which openedἀνοίγωanoigō · to openG455
• the eyesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the eyesὀφθαλμόςophthalmos · eyeG3788
• of the blindτυφλόςtuphlos · blindG5185
• have causedποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• evenκαίkai · andG2532
• shouldἀποθνήσκωapothnēskō · to dieG599
• notμήmē · notG3361

Cross-references for John 11:37

• John 9:6When Jesus had finished speaking, he spat on the ground. He mixed it with dirt on the ground so that he made mud. Then he put some of the mud on the eyes of the blind man.
• Psalms 78:19They spoke against God, and they said, ‘Can God give us food to eat here in the wilderness?
• Matthew 27:40and they said, ‘You said that you could destroy the temple and then build it again in three days. If you really are the Son of God, save yourself. Come down from the cross.’
• Mark 15:32If he is the Messiah, the king of Israel, he should come down from the cross now. Then we would see it and we would believe in him.’ The two men who were on the crosses next to Jesus also insulted him.
• Luke 23:35The people stood there and they were watching. The Jewish leaders were laughing at Jesus. They said, ‘He saved other people, did he? Then he should save his own life! Then we will know that he is really the Messiah, the man that God has chosen.’

Commentaries on John 11:37

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 37Could not this man, which opened the eyes, etc. - Through the maliciousness of their hearts, these Jews considered the tears of Jesus as a proof of his weakness. We may suppose them to have spoken thus: "If he loved him so well, why did he not heal him? And if he could have healed him, why did he not do it, seeing he testifies so much sorrow at his death? Let none hereafter vaunt the miracle of the blind man's cure; if he had been capable of doing that…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. 33-3833-38. When Jesus ... saw her weeping, and the Jews ... weeping ... he groaned in the spirit--the tears of Mary and her friends acting sympathetically upon Jesus, and drawing forth His emotions. What a vivid and beautiful outcoming of His "real" humanity! The word here rendered "groaned" does not mean "sighed" or "grieved," but rather "powerfully checked his emotion"--made a visible effort to restrain those tears which were ready to gush from His eyes…Read the comment

Topics related to John 11:37

• Friendship
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Readings, Select
• Sorrow

In the dictionaries

• Awake
• Lazarus
• Martha
• Mourn
• Bethany
• Dead
• Jesus Christ
• John, Gospel of
• Olives, Mount of
• Thomas

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