John 11
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John 11

The Death and Resurrection of Lazarus

1NowδέdeG1161a certainτιςtisG5100manG5100was sickἀσθενῶν,asthenōnG770,LazarusΛάζαροςLazarosG2976ofBethanyΒηθανίαςBēthaniasG963,the villageκώμηςkōmēsG2968of MaryΜαρίαςMariasG3137and her sisterἀδελφῆςadelphēsG79MarthaΜάρθαςMarthasG3136.
2It was the MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137whoanointedἀλείψασαaleipsasaG218the LordκύριονkurionG2962with ointmentμύρῳmurōG3464,and wipedἐκμάξασαekmaxasaG1591His feetπόδαςpodasG4228with her hairθριξὶνthrixinG2359,whoseἧςhēsG3739brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80LazarusΛάζαροςLazarosG2976was sickἠσθένει.ēstheneiG770.
3SoοὖνounG3767the sistersἀδελφαὶadelphaiG79sentἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649wordto Him, sayingλέγουσαι·legousaiG3004, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,beholdἴδεideG2396,he whomὃνhonG3739You loveφιλεῖςphileisG5368is sickἀσθενεῖ.¶astheneiG770.”
4But when JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424heardἈκούσαςAkousasG191this,He saidG3004,“ThisαὕτηhautēG3778sicknessἀσθένειαastheneiaG769is not to endπρὸςprosG4314in deathθάνατονthanatonG2288, but forthe gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,soἵναinaG2443that the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of GodθεοῦtheouG2316may be glorifiedδοξασθῇdoxasthēaG1392by it.”
5NowδὲdeG1161JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424lovedἨγάπαĒgapaG25MarthaΜάρθανMarthanG3136and her sisterἀδελφὴνadelphēnG79and LazarusΛάζαρον.LazaronG2976.
6SoοὖνounG3767whenὡςhōsG5613He heardἤκουσενēkousenG191that he was sickἀσθενεῖ,astheneiG770,He thenτότεtoteG5119stayedἔμεινενemeinenG3306twoδύοduoG1417daysἡμέρας.hēmerasG2250longerin the placeτόπῳtopōG5117whereᾧhōG3739He was.
7ThenἔπειταepeitaG1899afterμετὰmetaG3326thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to the disciplesμαθηταῖς·mathētaisG3101, “Let us goἄγωμενagōmenG71to JudeaG2453againπάλιν.palinG3825.”
8The disciplesμαθηταί·mathētaiG3101saidλέγουσινlegousinG3004to Him, “Rabbiῥαββί,rhabbiG4461,the JewsἸουδαῖοι,IoudaioiG2453were justG3568nowνῦνnunG3568seekingἐζήτουνezētounG2212to stoneλιθάσαιlithasaiG3034You, and are You goingὑπάγειςhupageisG5217thereἐκεῖ;¶ekeiG1563againπάλινpalinG3825?”
9JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611, “Are thereG1563not twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427hoursὧραίhōraiG5610in the dayἡμέρας;hēmerasG2250?IfἐάνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100walksπεριπατῇperipatēaG4043in the dayἡμέρᾳ,hēmeraG2250,he does not stumbleπροσκόπτει,proskopteiG4350,becauseὅτιhotiG3754he seesβλέπει.blepeiG991the lightφῶςphōsG5457of thisτούτουtoutouG3778worldκόσμουkosmouG2889.
10But ifἐὰνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100walksπεριπατῇperipatēaG4043in the nightνυκτί,nuktiG3571,he stumblesπροσκόπτει,proskopteiG4350,becauseὅτιhotiG3754the lightφῶςphōsG5457is not in him.”
11ThisG3778He saidλέγειlegeiG3004,and afterμετὰmetaG3326that He saidG3004to them, “OurfriendφίλοςphilosG5384LazarusΛάζαροςLazarosG2976has fallenG2837asleepκεκοίμηται·kekoimētaiG2837;but I goπορεύομαιporeuomaiG4198,soἵναinaG2443that I may awakenG1852him out of sleepG1852.”
12The disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101thenοὖνounG3767saidG3004to Him, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,ifεἰeiG1487he has fallenG2837asleepκεκοίμηται,kekoimētaiG2837, he willrecoverσωθήσεται.sōthēsetaiG4982.”
13NowG1161JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424had spokenG3004of his deathθανάτουthanatouG2288,but they thoughtἔδοξανedoxanG1380that He was speakingG3004ofliteralκοιμήσεωςkoimēseōsG2838sleepὕπνουhupnouG5258.
14SoG3767JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424thenG3767saidG3004to them plainlyπαρρησίᾳ·parrēsiaG3954,“LazarusΛάζαροςLazarosG2976is deadἀπέθανεν.apethanenG599,
15and I amG5463gladG5463for your sakesδι᾽di᾽G1223that I was not thereἐκεῖ·ekeiG1563,soἵναinaG2443that you may believeπιστεύσητε,pisteusēteG4100;but let us goἄγωμενagōmenG71to him.”
16ThereforeοὖνounG3767ThomasΘωμᾶςThōmasG2381,who is calledG3004DidymusΔίδυμοςDidumosG1324,saidG3004to hisfellowG4827disciplesG4827, “Let us alsoκαὶkaiG2532goἄγωμενagōmenG71,soG3767that we may dieἀποθάνωμενapothanōmenG599with Him.”
17SoοὖνounG3767when JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424cameἐλθὼνelthōnG2064,He foundεὗρενheurenG2147that he had alreadyἤδηēdēG2235beenἔχονταechontaG2192in the tombμνημείῳ.mnēmeiōG3419fourτέσσαραςtessarasG5064daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250.
18NowδὲdeG1161BethanyΒηθανίαBēthaniaG963was nearἐγγὺςengusG1451JerusalemἹεροσολύμωνHi'erosolumōnG2414,aboutὡςhōsG5613twoδεκαπέντε.¶dekapenteG1178milesσταδίωνstadiōnG4712offἀπὸapoG575;
19and manyΠολλοὶPolloiG4183ofthe JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453had comeἐληλύθεισανelēlutheisanG2064toMarthaΜάρθανMarthanG3136and MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137,to consoleπαραμυθήσωνταιparamuthēsōntaiG3888them concerningπερὶperiG4012theirbrotherἀδελφοῦadelphouG80.
20MarthaΜάρθα,MarthaG3136thereforeοὖνounG3767,whenὡςhōsG5613she heardἤκουσενēkousenG191that JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424was comingἔρχεται,erchetaiG2064,wentG5221to meetG5221Him, butMaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137stayedἐκαθέζετο.ekathezetoG2516at the houseοἴκῳoikōG3624.
21MarthaΜάρθαMarthaG3136thenοὖνounG3767saidG3004to JesusἸησοῦν·IēsounG2424, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,ifεἰeiG1487You had beenἦςēsG1510hereὧδε,hōdeG5602,my brotherἀδελφόςadelphosG80would not have diedἀπέθανενapethanenG599.
22EvenκαὶkaiG2532nowνῦνnunG3568I knowG3609thatwhateverὅσα ἂνhosa anG3745G302You askαἰτήσῃaitēsēG154of GodθεὸνtheonG2316,Godθεός.¶theosG2316will giveδώσειdōseiG1325You.”
23JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidΛέγειLegeiG3004to her,“Your brotherἀδελφόςadelphosG80will riseἀναστήσεταιanastēsetaiG450againG450.”
24MarthaΜάρθα·MarthaG3136saidλέγειlegeiG3004to Him, “I knowG3609that he will riseἀναστήσεταιanastēsetaiG450againG450in the resurrectionἀναστάσειanastaseiG386on the lastἐσχάτῃeschatēG2078dayἡμέρᾳ.¶hēmeraG2250.”
25JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidG3004to her, “I amεἰμιeimiG1510the resurrectionἀνάστασιςanastasisG386and the lifeζωή·zōēG2222;he who believesπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100in Me will liveζήσεται,zēsetaiG2198evenG2579ifG2579he diesἀποθάνῃapothanēG599,
26and everyoneπᾶςpasG3956who livesζῶνzōnG2198and believesπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100in Mewill neverοὐ μὴou mēG3756G3361dieἀποθάνῃapothanēG599.Do you believeπιστεύειςpisteueisG4100thisτοῦτο;toutoG3778?”
27She saidλέγειlegeiG3004to Him, “YesναὶnaiG3483,Lordκύριε·kurieG2962;I have believedπεπίστευκαpepisteukaG4100that You arethe ChristχριστὸςchristosG5547,the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of GodθεοῦtheouG2316, evenHe who comesἐρχόμενος.¶erchomenosG2064into the worldκόσμονkosmonG2889.”
28When she had saidG3004thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778, shewentG565awayἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565and calledἐφώνησενephōnēsenG5455MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137her sisterἀδελφὴνadelphēnG79,sayingG3004secretlyλάθρᾳlathraG2977, “The TeacherδιδάσκαλοςdidaskalosG1320is hereπάρεστινparestinG3918and is callingφωνεῖphōneiG5455for you.”
29And whenὡςhōsG5613she heardἤκουσενēkousenG191it, she gotἠγέρθηēgerthēG1453up quicklyταχὺtachuG5035and was comingἤρχετοērchetoG2064to Him.
30NowδὲdeG1161JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424had not yetοὔπωoupōG3768comeἐληλύθειelēlutheiG2064into the villageκώμην,kōmēnG2968, butwas stillἔτιetiG2089in the placeτόπῳtopōG5117whereὅπουhopouG3699MarthaΜάρθα.¶MarthaG3136metὑπήντησενhupēntēsenG5221Him.
31ThenοὖνounG3767the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453who were with her in the houseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614, andconsolingπαραμυθούμενοιparamuthoumenoiG3888her, when they sawG3708that MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137gotἀνέστηanestēG450up quicklyταχέωςtacheōsG5030and wentἐξῆλθεν,exēlthenG1831out, they followedἠκολούθησανēkolouthēsanG190her, supposingδόξαντεςdoxantesG1380that she was goingὑπάγειhupageiG5217to the tombμνημεῖονmnēmeionG3419to weepκλαύσῃklausēG2799thereἐκεῖ.ekeiG1563.
32ThereforeοὖνounG3767,whenὡςhōsG5613MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137cameἦλθενēlthenG2064whereὅπουhopouG3699JesusἸησοῦς,IēsousG2424was, she sawG3708Him, and fellἔπεσενepesenG4098at His feetπόδαςpodasG4228,sayingλέγουσαlegousaG3004to Him, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,ifεἰeiG1487You had beenG1510hereὧδε,hōdeG5602,my brotherἀδελφός.adelphosG80would not have diedἀπέθανενapethanenG599.”
33WhenὡςhōsG5613JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424thereforeοὖνounG3767sawG3708her weepingκλαίουσανklaiousanG2799, andthe JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453who cameσυνελθόνταςsunelthontasG4905with her alsoweepingκλαίοντας,klaiontasG2799, Hewas deeplyG1690movedG1690in spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151andwas troubledἐτάραξενetaraxenG5015,
34and saidλέγουσινlegousinG3004,“WhereποῦpouG4226have you laidτεθείκατεtetheikateG5087him?”They saidG3004to Him, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,comeἔρχουerchouG2064and seeG3708.”
35JesusἸησοῦς.IēsousG2424weptἐδάκρυσενedakrusenG1145.
36SoοὖνounG3767the JewsἸουδαῖοι·IoudaioiG2453were sayingἔλεγονelegonG3004, “SeeἴδεideG2396howπῶςpōsG4459HelovedἐφίλειephileiG5368him!”
37But someτινὲςtinesG5100of them saidG3004, “CouldἐδύνατοedunatoG1410not thisG3778manG3778, whoopenedἀνοίξαςanoixasG455the eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788of the blindτυφλοῦtuphlouG5185manG3778,haveG4160keptG4160thisG3778manG3778alsoκαὶkaiG2532from dyingἀποθάνῃ;¶apothanēG599?”
38SoοὖνounG3767JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,againπάλινpalinG3825being deeplyG1690movedG1690withinἐν ἑαυτῷen he'autōG1722G1438,cameἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064to the tombμνημεῖον·mnēmeionG3419.NowδὲdeG1161it was acaveσπήλαιον,spēlaionG4693,and a stoneλίθοςlithosG3037was lyingἐπέκειτοepekeitoG1945againstἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909it.
39JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidλέγειlegeiG3004,“RemoveἄρατεarateG142the stoneλίθον.lithonG3037.”MarthaΜάρθα·MarthaG3136,the sisterἀδελφὴadelphēG79of the deceasedτετελευτηκότοςteteleutēkotosG5053,saidλέγειlegeiG3004to Him, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,by thisG2235timeG2235there will be a stenchὄζει·ozeiG3605,for he has beenἐστιν.estinG1510deadfourG5066daysG5066.”
40JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidλέγειlegeiG3004to her, “Did I not sayG3004to you that ifἐὰνeanG1437you believeπιστεύσῃςpisteusēsG4100,you will seeὄψῃopsēG3708the gloryδόξανdoxanG1391of Godθεοῦ;theouG2316?”
41SoοὖνounG3767they removedἦρανēranG142thestoneλίθονlithonG3037.ThenδὲdeG1161JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424raisedἦρενērenG142His eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788,and saidG3004, “Fatherπάτερ,paterG3962,I thankεὐχαριστῶeucharistōG2168You that You have heardἤκουσάςēkousasG191Me.
42I knewG3609that You alwaysπάντοτέpantoteG3842hearἀκούεις·akoueisG191Me; butbecauseδιὰdiaG1223of thepeopleὄχλονochlonG3793standingG4026aroundG4026I saidG3004it, soἵναinaG2443that they may believeπιστεύσωσινpisteusōsinG4100thatYou sentἀπέστειλας.apesteilasG649Me.”
43When He had saidG3004theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778,He criedἐκραύγασεν·ekraugasenG2905out with a loudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456,“LazarusΛάζαρε,LazareG2976,comeδεῦροdeuroG1204forthἔξω.exōG1854.”
44The man who had diedτεθνηκὼςtethnēkōsG2348cameG1831forthἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831,boundδεδεμένοςdedemenosG1210handχεῖραςcheirasG5495and footπόδαςpodasG4228with wrappingsκειρίαις,keiriaisG2750, andhis faceὄψιςopsisG3799was wrappedG4019aroundG4019with a clothσουδαρίῳsoudariōG4676.JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them,“UnbindλύσατεlusateG3089him, and letἄφετεapheteG863him goὑπάγειν.¶hupageinG5217.”
45ThereforeοὖνounG3767manyΠολλοὶPolloiG4183of the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453who cameἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064to MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137, andsawθεασάμενοιtheasamenoiG2300whatἃhaG3739He had doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160,believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100in Him.
46But someτινὲςtinesG5100of them wentἀπῆλθονapēlthonG565to thePhariseesΦαρισαίουςPharisaiousG5330and toldG3004them the things whichἃhaG3739JesusἸησοῦς.¶IēsousG2424had doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160.

Conspiracy to Kill Jesus

47ThereforeοὖνounG3767the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749and the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330convenedΣυνήγαγονSunēgagonG4863acouncilσυνέδριονsunedrionG4892,and were sayingἔλεγον·elegonG3004, “WhatτίtiG5101are we doingποιοῦμεν,poioumenG4160?For thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444is performingποιεῖpoieiG4160manyπολλὰpollaG4183signsσημεῖα;sēmeiaG4592.
48IfἐὰνeanG1437we letἀφῶμενaphōmenG863Him go onlikeG3779thisG3779,allG3956menG3956will believeπιστεύσουσινpisteusousinG4100in Him, and the RomansῬωμαῖοιRhōmaioiG4514will comeἐλεύσονταιeleusontaiG2064and takeἀροῦσινarousinG142awayG142bothG2532ourplaceτόπονtoponG5117and our nationἔθνος.¶ethnosG1484.”
49But oneΕἷςHeisG1520of them,CaiaphasΚαϊάφας,KaiaphasG2533,who was highG749priestἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749that yearἐνιαυτοῦeniautouG1763,saidG3004to them, “You knowG3609nothingG3762at allG3762,
50norοὐδὲoudeG3761do you takeG3049into accountG3049thatit is expedientσυμφέρειsumphereiG4851for you that oneεἷςheisG1520manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444dieἀποθάνῃapothanēG599for the peopleλαοῦ,laouG2992,and that the wholeὅλονholonG3650nationἔθνοςethnosG1484not perishἀπόληται.apolētaiG622.”
51NowδὲdeG1161he did not sayG3004thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778on his ownG1438initiativeG1438, butbeingὢνōnG1510highἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749priestG749that yearἐνιαυτοῦeniautouG1763,he prophesiedἐπροφήτευσενeprophēteusenG4395that JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424was goingἔμελλενemellenG3195to dieἀποθνῄσκεινapothnēskeinG599for the nationἔθνους,ethnousG1484,
52and not for the nationἔθνουςethnousG1484onlyG3440,but in orderἵναinaG2443that He might alsoG2532gatherσυναγάγῃsunagagēG4863togetherG4863into oneἕν.¶henG1520the childrenτέκναteknaG5043of GodθεοῦtheouG2316who are scatteredδιεσκορπισμέναdieskorpismenaG1287abroadG1287.
53SoοὖνounG3767from that dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250on theyplannedG1011togetherG1011to killἀποκτείνωσινapokteinōsinG615Him.
54ThereforeοὖνounG3767JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424noG3765longerG3765continued to walkπεριεπάτειperiepateiG4043publiclyπαρρησίᾳparrēsiaG3954amongἐνenG1722the JewsἸουδαίοις,IoudaioisG2453,but wentG565awayἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565from thereἐκεῖθενekeithenG1564to the countryχώρανchōranG5561nearἐγγὺςengusG1451the wildernessἐρήμουerēmouG2048,into a cityπόλιν,polinG4172calledλεγομένηνlegomenēnG3004EphraimἘφραὶμEphraimG2187;and thereG2546He stayedἔμεινενemeinenG3306with the disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101.
55NowδὲdeG1161the PassoverπάσχαpaschaG3957of the JewsἸουδαίων,IoudaiōnG2453was nearἐγγὺςengusG1451,and manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183wentἀνέβησανanebēsanG305up to JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414out of the countryχώραςchōrasG5561beforeπρὸproG4253the PassoverπάσχαpaschaG3957to purifyἁγνίσωσινhagnisōsinG48themselvesἑαυτούς.he'autousG1438.
56SoοὖνounG3767theywere seekingἐζήτουνezētounG2212for JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,and were sayingἔλεγονelegonG3004to oneἀλλήλωνallēlōnG240anotherG240as they stoodἑστηκότες·hestēkotesG2476in the templeG2413, “WhatτίtiG5101do you thinkδοκεῖdokeiG1380;that He will not comeἔλθῃelthēG2064to the feastἑορτήν;he'ortēnG1859at allοὐ μὴou mēG3756G3361?”
57NowδὲdeG1161the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749and the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330had givenδεδώκεισανdedōkeisanG1325ordersἐντολὰςentolasG1785that ifἐάνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100knewγνῷgnōG1097whereποῦpouG4226He was, he was to reportμηνύσῃ,mēnusēG3377it, soὅπωςhopōsG3704that they might seizeπιάσωσινpiasōsinG4084Him.

Commentaries on John 11

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