John 11:10

John 11:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him.
• New International Version (NIV)It is when a person walks at night that they stumble, for they have no light.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)But if anyone walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him."
• New King James Version (NKJV)But if one walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.”

Context of John 11:10

8The disciples said to Him, “Rabbi, the Jews were just now seeking to stone You, and are You going there again?” 9Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world. But if anyone walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.” 11This He said, and after that He said to them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I go, so that I may awaken him out of sleep.” 12The disciples then said to Him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover.”

John 11:10 word by word

ἐὰν δέ τις περιπατῇ ἐν τῇ νυκτί, προσκόπτει, ὅτι τὸ φῶς οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν αὐτῷ.Read the interlinear

• But ifἐάνean · ifG1437
• anyoneτιςtis · oneG5100
• walksπεριπατέωperipateō · to walkG4043
• in the nightνύξnux · nightG3571
• he stumblesπροσκόπτωproskoptō · to strikeG4350
• becauseὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• the lightφῶςphōs · lightG5457

Cross-references for John 11:10

• Psalms 27:2When evildoers came upon me to devour my flesh, My adversaries and my enemies, they stumbled and fell.
• Proverbs 4:18But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, That shines brighter and brighter until the full day.
• Ecclesiastes 2:14The wise man’s eyes are in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. And yet I know that one fate befalls them both.
• Jeremiah 13:16Give glory to the Lord your God, Before He brings darkness And before your feet stumble On the dusky mountains, And while you are hoping for light He makes it into deep darkness, And turns it into gloom.
• Jeremiah 20:11But the Lord is with me like a dread champion; Therefore my persecutors will stumble and not prevail. They will be utterly ashamed, because they have failed, With an everlasting disgrace that will not be forgotten.
• 1 John 2:10The one who loves his brother abides in the Light and there is no cause for stumbling in him.

Commentaries on John 11:10

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-10Verses 7-10 Christ never brings his people into any danger but he goes with them in it. We are apt to think ourselves zealous for the Lord, when really we are only zealous for our wealth, credit, ease, and safety; we have therefore need to try our principles. But our day shall be lengthened out, till our work is done, and our testimony finished. A man has comfort and satisfaction while in the way of his duty, as set forth by the word of God, and…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. 7-107-10. Let us go into Judea again--He was now in Perea, "beyond Jordan."Read the comment

Topics related to John 11:10

• Darkness
• Friendship
• Jesus, the Christ
• Lazarus
• Miracles

In the dictionaries

• Awake
• Lazarus
• Martha
• Mourn
• Bethany
• Jesus Christ
• John, Gospel of
• Light
• Night
• Olives, Mount of

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