John 11:40
Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?
John 11:40 in other translations
| BSB | Jesus replied, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?” |
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| WEB | Jesus said to her, “Didn’t I tell you that if you believed, you would see God’s glory?” |
| ASV | Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou believedst, thou shouldest see the glory of God? |
| YLT | Jesus saith to her, ‘Said I not to thee, that if thou mayest believe, thou shalt see the glory of God?' |
| DARBY | Jesus says to her, Did I not say to thee, that if thou shouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God? |
| BBE | Jesus said to her, Did I not say to you that if you had faith you would see the glory of God? |
| Webster | Jesus saith to her, Said I not to thee, that if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God? |
What does John 11:40 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 11:39-44
39-44. 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…
Barnes' Notes
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, when he directed them to take away the stone, she suggested that by that time the body was offensive.
(a) "Said I not unto thee" Jn 11:4,23
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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 11:40 in the original Greek
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Cross references for John 11:40
- John 11:4
When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.
- John 11:23-26
Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again. Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day. Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?
- Romans 4:17-25
(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were. Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations; according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be. And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara’s womb: He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; …
- Psalms 63:2
To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
- John 1:14
And 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.
- 2 Corinthians 3:18
But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
- Psalms 90:16
Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their children.
- 2 Chronicles 20:20
And 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.
- 2 Corinthians 4:6
For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
- John 9:3
Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.
- John 12:41
These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him.
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Context
- John 11:39
Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days.
- John 11:40
Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?
- John 11:41
Then 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.
John 11:40 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Jesús le dice: ¿No te he dicho que, si creyeres, verás la gloria de Dios? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Jésus lui dit: Ne t’ai-je pas dit que, si tu crois, tu verras la gloire de Dieu? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Jesus spricht zu ihr: Habe ich dir nicht gesagt, wenn du glauben würdest, so würdest du die Herrlichkeit Gottes sehen? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dicit ei Jesus: Nonne dixi tibi quoniam si credideris, videbis gloriam Dei? |