John 11 · Verse 34

John 11:34

And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see.
John 11:34, King James Version

John 11:34 in other translations

BSB“Where have you put him?” He asked. “Come and see, Lord,” they answered.
WEBand said, “Where have you laid him?” They told him, “Lord, come and see.”
ASVand said, Where have ye laid him? They say unto him, Lord, come and see.
YLT‘Where have ye laid him?' they say to him, ‘Sir, come and see;'
DARBYand said, Where have ye put him? They say to him, Lord, come and see.
BBEAnd said, Where have you put him? They said, Come and see, Lord.
WebsterAnd said, Where have ye laid him? They say to him, Lord, come and see.

What does John 11:34 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 11:33-38

33-38. When Jesus ... saw her weeping, and the Jews ... weeping ... he groaned in the spirit--the tears of Mary and her friends acting sympathetically upon Jesus, and drawing forth His emotions. What a vivid and beautiful outcoming of His "real" humanity! The word here rendered "groaned" does not mean "sighed" or "grieved," but rather "powerfully checked his emotion"--made a visible effort to restrain those tears…

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 34. Where have ye laid him? Jesus spoke as a man. In all this transaction he manifested the deep sympathies of a man; and though he who could raise the dead man up could also know where he was, yet he chose to lead them to the grave by inducing them to point the way, and hence he asked this question.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 11:33-46

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…

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John 11:34 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiAndG2532
εἶπεν·eipenHe said;G2036
ποῦpouWhereG4226
τεθείκατεtetheikatehave you laidG5087
αὐτόν;autonhim?G846
λέγουσινlegousinThey sayG3004
αὐτῷ·autōto Him;G846
κύριε,kurieLord,G2962
ἔρχουerchoudo comeG2064
καὶkaiandG2532
ἴδε.idedo see.G1492

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for John 11:34

  • Matthew 28:6

    He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.

  • John 20:2

    Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.

  • Mark 16:6

    And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him.

  • Mark 15:47

    And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid.

  • John 1:39

    He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1:39; 20:2; Mt 28:6; Mr 15:47; 16:6

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • John 11:33

    When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled,

  • John 11:34

    And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see.

  • John 11:35

    Jesus wept.

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John 11:34 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y dijo: ¿Dónde le pusisteis? Dícenle: Señor, ven, y ve.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et dit: Où l’avez-vous mis? Ils lui disent: Seigneur, viens et vois.
German
Elberfelder 1871
und sprach: Wo habt ihr ihn hingelegt? Sie sagen zu ihm: Herr, komm und sieh!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et dixit: Ubi posuistis eum? Dicunt ei: Domine, veni, et vide.