John 11:43

John 11:43 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.
• New International Version (NIV)When he had said this, Jesus called in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)When he had said these things, he cried out with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now when He had said these things, He cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come forth!”

Context of John 11:43

41So the stone was moved away from the entrance of the tomb. Jesus looked up and said, “Father, I thank you for hearing me. 42I’ve known that you always hear me. However, I’ve said this so that the crowd standing around me will believe that you sent me.” After Jesus had said this, he shouted as loudly as he could, “Lazarus, come out!” 44The dead man came out. Strips of cloth were wound around his feet and hands, and his face was wrapped with a handkerchief. Jesus told them, “Free Lazarus, and let him go.” 45Many Jews who had visited Mary and had seen what Jesus had done believed in him.

John 11:43 word by word

καὶ ταῦτα εἰπὼν φωνῇ μεγάλῃ ἐκραύγασεν· Λάζαρε, δεῦρο ἔξω.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• when heλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• thusοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• he criedκραυγάζωkraugazō · to shoutG2905
• with aφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: voiceG5456
• loudμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• voiceφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: voiceG5456
• LazarusΛάζαροςLazaros · LazarusG2976
• comeδεῦροdeuro · comeG1204
• forthἔξωexō · out/outside(r)G1854

Cross-references for John 11:43

• 1 Kings 17:21Then Elijah stretched himself over the boy three times and called to the Lord, “Lord my God, please make this child’s life return to him.”
• 2 Kings 4:33He went into the room, closed the door, and prayed to the Lord.
• Mark 4:41They were overcome with fear and asked each other, “Who is this man? Even the wind and the sea obey him!”
• Luke 7:14He went up to the open coffin, took hold of it, and the men who were carrying it stopped. He said, “Young man, I’m telling you to come back to life!”
• Acts 3:6However, Peter said to him, “I don’t have any money, but I’ll give you what I do have. Through the power of Jesus Christ from Nazareth, walk!”
• Acts 9:34Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus Christ makes you well. Get up, and pick up your cot.” Aeneas immediately got up.

Commentaries on John 11:43

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 43He cried with a loud voice - In John 5:25, our Lord had said, that the time was coming, in which the dead should hear the voice of the Son of God, and live. He now fulfils that prediction, and cries aloud, that the people may take notice, and see that even death is subject to the sovereign command of Christ. Jesus Christ, says Quesnel, omitted nothing to save this dead person: he underwent the fatigue of a journey, he wept, he prayed, he groaned, he cried…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 43A loud voice - Greek, “A great voice.” Syriac: “A high voice.” This was distinctly asserting his power. He uttered a distinct, audible voice, that there might be no suspicion of charm or incantation. The ancient magicians and jugglers performed their wonders by whispering and muttering. See the notes at Isaiah 8:19. Jesus spake openly and audibly, and asserted thus his power. So, also, in the day of judgment he will call the dead with a great sound of a…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

Topics related to John 11:43

• Dead (People)
• Friendship
• Jesus, the Christ
• Lazarus
• Miracles
• Readings, Select

In the dictionaries

• Lazarus
• Awake
• Mourn
• Bethany
• Cry, Crying
• Jesus Christ
• John, Gospel of
• Martha
• 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