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John 11:44
44The dead man came out. There were pieces of cloth round his hands and round his feet. Another piece of cloth was round his face. Jesus said to them, ‘Undo the cloths and let him go.’
John 11:44 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.
- New International Version (NIV)The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen, and a cloth around his face. Jesus said to them, “Take off the grave clothes and let him go.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)The man who had died came out, his hands and feet bound with linen strips, and his face wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, "Unbind him, and let him go."
- New King James Version (NKJV)And he who had died came out bound hand and foot with graveclothes, and his face was wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Loose him, and let him go.”
Context of John 11:44
42I know that you listen to me always. But I said this to help all the people who are standing here. I want them to believe that you sent me.’ 43When Jesus had said this, he shouted with a loud voice, ‘Lazarus, come out!’ The dead man came out. There were pieces of cloth round his hands and round his feet. Another piece of cloth was round his face. Jesus said to them, ‘Undo the cloths and let him go.’ 45The Jews who had come to visit Mary saw this. They saw what Jesus did. So many of them believed in him. 46But some of them went to the Pharisees. They told the Pharisees what Jesus had done.
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ἐξῆλθεν ὁ τεθνηκὼς δεδεμένος τοὺς πόδας καὶ τὰς χεῖρας κειρίαις, καὶ ἡ ὄψις αὐτοῦ σουδαρίῳ περιεδέδετο. λέγει αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς· λύσατε αὐτὸν καὶ ἄφετε αὐτὸν ὑπάγειν.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- he that was deadθνῄσκωthnēskō · to die/be deadG2348
- came forthἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
- boundδέωdeō · to bindG1210
- handὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- handχείρcheir · handG5495
- footπούςpous · footG4228
- graveclothesκειρίαkeiria · graveclothesG2750
- hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- faceὄψιςopsis · faceG3799
- was bound about withπεριδέωperideō · to wrap aroundG4019
- a napkinσουδάριονsoudarion · handkerchiefG4676
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- saithλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- Looseλύωluō · to looseG3089
- let himἀφίημιaphiēmi · to release: permitG863
- goὑπάγωhupagō · to goG5217
Cross-references for John 11:44
- John 11:25Jesus said to her, ‘I have authority over death. I raise dead people, and I give people true life. Anyone who believes in me will live. Even if that person dies, he will continue to live.
- John 5:21The Father raises dead people to make them alive again. In the same way, the Son gives life to whoever he chooses.
- John 10:30My Father and I are one.’
- Genesis 1:3God said, ‘There will be light!’ And there was light.
- 1 Samuel 2:6The Lord gives both life and death. He sends some people to their graves, and he raises other people up.
- Psalms 33:9The Lord spoke, and the world began! He spoke his command, and everything became fixed in its place.
- Ezekiel 37:3He asked me, ‘Son of man, can these bones become alive again?’ I said, ‘Almighty Lord, only you know the answer.’
- Hosea 13:14Will I save these people from the power of death? Will I rescue them from their graves? Death, what diseases can you bring? What can you do to hurt my people? I will not be kind to my people and forgive them.’
- Acts 20:9A young man called Eutychus was at the meeting. He was sitting on the edge of a window. When Paul had talked for a long time, Eutychus started to sleep. When he was really sleeping, he fell out of the window. He dropped down a long way to the ground. Some of the believers lifted him up, but he was dead.
- Philippians 3:21He will change these weak bodies that we have now on this earth. He will make them become strong and beautiful, like his own body that he has in heaven. Christ will use his great power to do this. That is the power that he uses to rule over everything.
- Revelation 1:18I am the one who always lives. I died once. But look! Now I am alive and I will be alive for ever. I have authority over death and over Hades, the place for dead people.
- John 20:5He bent himself down and he looked inside the hole. He saw the pieces of linen cloth that were lying there. But he did not go in.
- John 11:39He 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!’
- Mark 5:43Jesus said to them, ‘You must not tell anyone what has happened here. Now give the girl something to eat.’
- Luke 7:15Immediately, the dead man sat up and he began to talk. Jesus then gave him back to his mother.
Commentaries on John 11:44
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 44Bound hand and foot with grave-clothes - Swathed about with rollers - , from , I cut. These were long slips of linen a few inches in breadth, with which the body and limbs of the dead were swathed, and especially those who were embalmed, that the aromatics might be kept in contact with the flesh. But as it is evident that Lazarus had not been embalmed, it is probable that his limbs were not swathed together, as is the constant case with those who are…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 44He that was dead - The same man, body and soul. Bound hand and foot - It is not certain whether the whole body and limbs were bound together, or each limb separately. When they embalmed a person, the whole body and limbs were swathed or bound together by strips of linen, involved around it to keep together the aromatics with which the body was embalmed. This is the condition of Egyptian mummies. See Acts 5:6. But it is not certain that this was always the…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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