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.
• 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.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)But at night there is danger of stumbling because they have no light.”

Context of John 11:10

8“But Rabbi,” they said, “a short while ago the Jews there tried to stone you, and yet you are going back?” 9Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours of daylight? Anyone who walks in the daytime will not stumble, for they see by this world’s light. It is when a person walks at night that they stumble, for they have no light.” 11After he had said this, he went on to tell them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I am going there to wake him up.” 12His disciples replied, “Lord, if he sleeps, he will get better.”

John 11:10 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• ifἐάνean · ifG1437
• a manτιςtis · oneG5100
• walkπεριπατέωperipateō · to walkG4043
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the nightὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the nightνύξnux · nightG3571
• he stumblethπροσκόπτωproskoptō · to strikeG4350
• becauseὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• there isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• noοὐou · noG3756
• lightφῶςphōs · lightG5457
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for John 11:10

• Psalms 27:2When the wicked advance against me to devour me, it is my enemies and my foes who will stumble and fall.
• Proverbs 4:18The path of the righteous is like the morning sun, shining ever brighter till the full light of day.
• Ecclesiastes 2:14The wise have eyes in their heads, while the fool walks in the darkness; but I came to realize that the same fate overtakes them both.
• Jeremiah 13:16Give glory to the Lord your God before he brings the darkness, before your feet stumble on the darkening hills. You hope for light, but he will turn it to utter darkness and change it to deep gloom.
• Jeremiah 20:11But the Lord is with me like a mighty warrior; so my persecutors will stumble and not prevail. They will fail and be thoroughly disgraced; their dishonor will never be forgotten.
• 1 John 2:10Anyone who loves their brother and sister lives in the light, and there is nothing in them to make them stumble.

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