God’s Word Translation
John 11:23
23Jesus told Martha, “Your brother will come back to life.”
John 11:23 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.
- New International Version (NIV)Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Jesus said to her, "Your brother will rise again."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.”
Context of John 11:23
21Martha told Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. 22But even now I know that God will give you whatever you ask him.” Jesus told Martha, “Your brother will come back to life.” 24Martha answered Jesus, “I know that he’ll come back to life on the last day, when everyone will come back to life.” 25Jesus said to her, “I am the one who brings people back to life, and I am life itself. Those who believe in me will live even if they die.
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Λέγει αὐτῇ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· ἀναστήσεται ὁ ἀδελφός σου.Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for John 11:23
Commentaries on John 11:23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23Thy brother shall rise again - That is, directly; for it was by raising him immediately from the dead that he intended to comfort her.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23Thy brother shall rise again - Martha had spoken of the power of Jesus. He said nothing of himself in reply. It was not customary for him to speak of himself, unless it was demanded by necessity. It cannot be doubted that by rising again, here, Jesus referred to the act which he was about to perform; but as Martha understood it, referring to the future resurrection, it was full of consolation. The idea that departed friends shall rise to glory is one that…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-32Verses 17-32 Here was a house where the fear of God was, and on which his blessing rested; yet it was made a house of mourning. Grace will keep sorrow from the heart, but not from the house. When God, by his grace and providence, is coming towards us in ways of mercy and comfort, we should, like Martha, go forth by faith, hope, and prayer, to meet him. When Martha went to meet Jesus, Mary sat still in the house; this temper formerly had been an advantage…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. 23-2723-27. Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again--purposely expressing Himself in general terms, to draw her out.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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