John 11:40

John 11:40 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?
• New International Version (NIV)Then Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Jesus said to her, "Did I not tell you that if you believed you would see the glory of God?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)Jesus said to her, “Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?”

Context of John 11:40

38Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it. 39Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith to him, Lord, by this time his body smelleth: for he hath been dead four days. Jesus saith to her, Said I not to thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God? 41Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me. 42And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people who stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.

John 11:40 word by word

λέγει αὐτῇ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· οὐκ εἶπόν σοι ὅτι ἐὰν πιστεύσῃς ὄψῃ τὴν δόξαν τοῦ θεοῦ;Read the interlinear

• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• saithλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• herαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Iεἶπονepō · to sayG2036
• notοὐou · noG3756
• theeσοίsoi · youG4671
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• ifἐάνean · ifG1437
• believeπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
• seeὀπτάνομαιoptanomai optomai · to appearG3700
• gloryδόξαdoxa · gloryG1391
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316

Cross-references for John 11:40

• John 11:23Jesus saith to her, Thy brother shall rise again.
• 2 Chronicles 20:20And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.
• Romans 4:17As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who giveth life to the dead, and calleth those things which are not as though they were.
• John 11:4When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not to death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified by it.
• John 1:14And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
• John 9:3Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be revealed in him.
• John 12:41These things said Isaiah, when he saw his glory, and spoke of him.
• Psalms 63:2To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
• Psalms 90:16Let thy work appear to thy servants, and thy glory to their children.
• 2 Corinthians 3:18But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
• 2 Corinthians 4:6For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shone into our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

Commentaries on John 11:40

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 40If thou wouldest believe, etc. - So it appears that it is faith alone that interests the miraculous and saving power of God in behalf of men. Instead of , the glory, one MS. reads , the miraculous power.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 40Said I not unto thee - This was implied in what he had said about the resurrection of her brother, John 11:23-25. There would be a manifestation of the glory of God in raising him up which she would be permitted, with all others, to behold. The glory of God - The power and goodness displayed in the resurrection. It is probable that Martha did not really expect that Jesus would raise him up, but supposed that he went there merely to see the corpse. Hence…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 11:40

• Faith
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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