John 11:44

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 knew that you always listen to me, but I said this for the sake of the crowd standing around here, that they may believe that you sent me.” 43When he had said this, he shouted in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” The one who had died came out, his feet and hands tied up with strips of cloth, and a cloth wrapped around his face. Jesus said to them, “Unwrap him and let him go.” 45Then many of the people, who had come with Mary and had seen the things Jesus did, believed in him. 46But some of them went to the Pharisees and reported to them what Jesus had done.

John 11:44 word by word

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 am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live even if he dies,
• John 5:21For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whomever he wishes.
• John 10:30The Father and I are one.”
• Genesis 1:3God said, “Let there be light.” And there was light!
• 1 Samuel 2:6The Lord both kills and gives life; he brings down to the grave and raises up.
• Psalms 33:9For he spoke, and it came into existence, he issued the decree, and it stood firm.
• Ezekiel 37:3He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” I said to him, “Sovereign Lord, you know.”
• Hosea 13:14Will I deliver them from the power of Sheol? No, I will not! Will I redeem them from death? No, I will not! O Death, bring on your plagues! O Sheol, bring on your destruction! My eyes will not show any compassion!
• Acts 20:9A young man named Eutychus, who was sitting in the window, was sinking into a deep sleep while Paul continued to speak for a long time. Fast asleep, he fell down from the third story and was picked up dead.
• Philippians 3:21who will transform these humble bodies of ours into the likeness of his glorious body by means of that power by which he is able to subject all things to himself.
• Revelation 1:18and the one who lives! I was dead, but look, now I am alive – forever and ever – and I hold the keys of death and of Hades!
• John 20:5He bent down and saw the strips of linen cloth lying there, but he did not go in.
• John 11:39Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the deceased, replied, “Lord, by this time the body will have a bad smell, because he has been buried four days.”
• Mark 5:43He strictly ordered that no one should know about this, and told them to give her something to eat.
• Luke 7:15So the dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus 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

Topics related to John 11:44

• Dead (People)
• Friendship
• Jesus, the Christ
• Lazarus
• Miracles
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In the dictionaries

• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Awake
• Handkerchief
• Lazarus
• Mourn
• Napkin
• Apron
• Bethany
• Burial

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