Verse 37
John 11:37
New Living Translation
37
But some said, “This man healed a blind man. Couldn’t he have kept Lazarus from dying?”
Original Language Text
greek
τινὲς δὲ ἐξ αὐτῶν εἶπαν· Οὐκ ἐδύνατο οὗτος ὁ ἀνοίξας τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς τοῦ τυφλοῦ ποιῆσαι ἵνα καὶ οὗτος μὴ ἀποθάνῃ;
English Translation
But some of them said, "Could not this man who opened the eyes of the blind also have kept this man from dying?"
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Chapter 11 Context
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A man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany with his sisters, Mary and Martha.
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This is the Mary who later poured the expensive perfume on the Lord’s feet and wiped them with her h...
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So the two sisters sent a message to Yashua (Jesus) telling him, “Lord, your dear friend is very sic...
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But when Yashua (Jesus) heard about it he said, “Lazarus’s sickness will not end in death. No, it ha...
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So although Yashua (Jesus) loved Martha, Mary, and Lazarus,
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he stayed where he was for the next two days.
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Finally, he said to his disciples, “Let’s go back to Judea.”
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But his disciples objected. “Rabbi,” they said, “only a few days ago the people in Judea were trying...
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Yashua (Jesus) replied, “There are twelve hours of daylight every day. During the day people can wal...
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But at night there is danger of stumbling because they have no light.”
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Then he said, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but now I will go and wake him up.”
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The disciples said, “Lord, if he is sleeping, he will soon get better!”
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They thought Yashua (Jesus) meant Lazarus was simply sleeping, but Yashua (Jesus) meant Lazarus had...
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So he told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead.
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And for your sakes, I’m glad I wasn’t there, for now you will really believe. Come, let’s go see him...
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Thomas, nicknamed the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, “Let’s go, too — and die with Yashua (Jesu...
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When Yashua (Jesus) arrived at Bethany, he was told that Lazarus had already been in his grave for f...
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Bethany was only a few miles down the road from Jerusalem,
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and many of the people had come to console Martha and Mary in their loss.
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When Martha got word that Yashua (Jesus) was coming, she went to meet him. But Mary stayed in the ho...
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Martha said to Yashua (Jesus), “Lord, if only you had been here, my brother would not have died.
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But even now I know that God (Elohim) will give you whatever you ask.”
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Yashua (Jesus) told her, “Your brother will rise again.”
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“Yes,” Martha said, “he will rise when everyone else rises, at the last day.”
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Yashua (Jesus) told her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, e...
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Everyone who lives in me and believes in me will never ever die. Do you believe this, Martha?”
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“Yes, Lord,” she told him. “I have always believed you are the Messiah, the Son of God (Elohim), the...
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Then she returned to Mary. She called Mary aside from the mourners and told her, “The Teacher is her...
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So Mary immediately went to him.
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Yashua (Jesus) had stayed outside the village, at the place where Martha met him.
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When the people who were at the house consoling Mary saw her leave so hastily, they assumed she was...
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When Mary arrived and saw Yashua (Jesus), she fell at his feet and said, “Lord, if only you had been...
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When Yashua (Jesus) saw her weeping and saw the other people wailing with her, a deep anger welled u...
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“Where have you put him?” he asked them. They told him, “Lord, come and see.”
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Then Yashua (Jesus) wept.
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The people who were standing nearby said, “See how much he loved him!”
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But some said, “This man healed a blind man. Couldn’t he have kept Lazarus from dying?”
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Yashua (Jesus) was still angry as he arrived at the tomb, a cave with a stone rolled across its entr...
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“Roll the stone aside,” Yashua (Jesus) told them. But Martha, the dead man’s sister, protested, “Lor...
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Yashua (Jesus) responded, “Didn’t I tell you that you would see God (Elohim)’s glory if you believe?...
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So they rolled the stone aside. Then Yashua (Jesus) looked up to heaven and said, “Father, thank you...
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You always hear me, but I said it out loud for the sake of all these people standing here, so that t...
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Then Yashua (Jesus) shouted, “Lazarus, come out!”
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And the dead man came out, his hands and feet bound in graveclothes, his face wrapped in a headcloth...
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Many of the people who were with Mary believed in Yashua (Jesus) when they saw this happen.
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But some went to the Pharisees and told them what Yashua (Jesus) had done.
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Then the leading priests and Pharisees called the high council together. “What are we going to do?”...
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If we allow him to go on like this, soon everyone will believe in him. Then the Roman army will come...
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Caiaphas, who was high priest at that time, said, “You don’t know what you’re talking about!
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You don’t realize that it’s better for you that one man should die for the people than for the whole...
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He did not say this on his own; as high priest at that time he was led to prophesy that Yashua (Jesu...
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And not only for that nation, but to bring together and unite all the children of God (Elohim) scatt...
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So from that time on, the Jewish leaders began to plot Yashua (Jesus)’ death.
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As a result, Yashua (Jesus) stopped his public ministry among the people and left Jerusalem. He went...
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It was now almost time for the Jewish Passover celebration, and many people from all over the countr...
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They kept looking for Yashua (Jesus), but as they stood around in the Temple, they said to each othe...
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Meanwhile, the leading priests and Pharisees had publicly ordered that anyone seeing Yashua (Jesus)...
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