John 11:37
And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?
John 11:37 in other translations
| BSB | But some of them asked, “Could not this man who opened the eyes of the blind also have kept Lazarus from dying?” |
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| WEB | Some of them said, “Couldn’t this man, who opened the eyes of him who was blind, have also kept this man from dying?” |
| ASV | But some of them said, Could not this man, who opened the eyes of him that was blind, have caused that this man also should not die? |
| YLT | and certain of them said, ‘Was not this one, who did open the eyes of the blind man, able to cause that also this one might not have died?' |
| DARBY | And some of them said, Could not this man, who has opened the eyes of the blind man, have caused that this man also should not have died? |
| BBE | But some of them said, This man, who made open the eyes of the blind man, was he not able to keep his friend from death? |
| Webster | And some of them said, Could not this man, who opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died? |
What does John 11:37 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…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · 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…
John 11:37 in the original Greek
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Cross references for John 11:37
- John 9:6-7
When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay, And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.
- Psalms 78:19-20
Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness? Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people?
- John 11:32
Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
- Luke 23:35
And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.
- Matthew 27:40-42
And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross. Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said, He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.
- Luke 23:39
And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.
- Mark 15:32
Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him.
- John 11:21
Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
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Context
- John 11:36
Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him!
- John 11:37
And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?
- John 11:38
Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.
John 11:37 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y algunos de ellos dijeron: ¿No podía éste que abrió los ojos al ciego, hacer que éste no muriera? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Mais quelques-uns d’entre eux dirent: Celui-ci, qui a ouvert les yeux de l’aveugle, n’aurait-il pas pu faire aussi que cet homme ne meure pas? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Etliche aber von ihnen sagten: Konnte dieser, der die Augen des Blinden auftat, nicht machen, daß auch dieser nicht gestorben wäre? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Quidam autem ex ipsis dixerunt: Non poterat hic, qui aperuit oculos cæci nati, facere ut hic non moreretur? |