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Text -- John 11:15 (NET)

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11:15 and I am glad for your sake that I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.”
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Robertson: Joh 11:15 - -- For your sakes ( di' humas ). That they may witness his raising from the grave.

For your sakes ( di' humas ).

That they may witness his raising from the grave.

Robertson: Joh 11:15 - -- That I was not there ( hoti ouk ēmēn ekei ). Imperfect middle ēmēn of the later Greek instead of the common active ēn in indirect disco...

That I was not there ( hoti ouk ēmēn ekei ).

Imperfect middle ēmēn of the later Greek instead of the common active ēn in indirect discourse in place of the usual present retained as in Joh 11:13.

Robertson: Joh 11:15 - -- To the intent ye may believe ( hina pisteusēte ). Purpose clause with hina and the ingressive aorist active subjunctive, "that ye may come to bel...

To the intent ye may believe ( hina pisteusēte ).

Purpose clause with hina and the ingressive aorist active subjunctive, "that ye may come to believe"(more than you do). See the same use of the ingressive aorist in episteusan (Joh 2:11) where the disciples gained in belief.

Robertson: Joh 11:15 - -- Nevertheless let us go to him ( alla agōmen pros auton ). Volitive subjunctive, repeating the proposal of Joh 11:7. He is dead, but no matter, yea ...

Nevertheless let us go to him ( alla agōmen pros auton ).

Volitive subjunctive, repeating the proposal of Joh 11:7. He is dead, but no matter, yea all the more let us go on to him.

Vincent: Joh 11:15 - -- For your sakes - to the intent ye may believe These two clauses, which are separated in the A.V. and Rev., are, in the Greek order, placed togeth...

For your sakes - to the intent ye may believe

These two clauses, which are separated in the A.V. and Rev., are, in the Greek order, placed together: for your sakes , to the intent ye may believe; the latter clause being explanatory of the former.

Vincent: Joh 11:15 - -- That I was not there Bengel's comment is beautiful and characteristic. " It accords beautifully with divine propriety that we read of no one havi...

That I was not there

Bengel's comment is beautiful and characteristic. " It accords beautifully with divine propriety that we read of no one having died while the Prince of life was present. If you suppose that death could not, in the presence of Jesus, have assailed Lazarus, the language of the two sisters, Joh 11:21, Joh 11:32, attains loftier meaning; and the Lord's joy at His own absence is explained."

Vincent: Joh 11:15 - -- Unto him ( πρὸς αὐτόν ) Most touching. To him , as though he were yet living. Death has not broken the personal relation of the L...

Unto him ( πρὸς αὐτόν )

Most touching. To him , as though he were yet living. Death has not broken the personal relation of the Lord with His friend.

JFB: Joh 11:11-16 - -- Illustrious title! "Our friend Lazarus." To Abraham only is it accorded in the Old Testament, and not till after his death, (2Ch 20:7; Isa 41:8), to w...

Illustrious title! "Our friend Lazarus." To Abraham only is it accorded in the Old Testament, and not till after his death, (2Ch 20:7; Isa 41:8), to which our attention is called in the New Testament (Jam 2:23). When Jesus came in the flesh, His forerunner applied this name, in a certain sense, to himself (Joh 3:29); and into the same fellowship the Lord's chosen disciples are declared to have come (Joh 15:13-15). "The phrase here employed, "our friend Lazarus," means more than "he whom Thou lovest" in Joh 11:3, for it implies that Christ's affection was reciprocated by Lazarus" [LAMPE]. Our Lord had been told only that Lazarus was "sick." But the change which his two days' delay had produced is here tenderly alluded to. Doubtless, His spirit was all the while with His dying, and now dead "friend." The symbol of "sleep" for death is common to all languages, and familiar to us in the Old Testament. In the New Testament, however, a higher meaning is put into it, in relation to believers in Jesus (see on 1Th 4:14), a sense hinted at, and clearly, in Psa 17:15 [LUTHARDT]; and the "awaking out of sleep" acquires a corresponding sense far transcending bare resuscitation.

JFB: Joh 11:15 - -- This certainly implies that if He had been present, Lazarus would not have died; not because He could not have resisted the importunities of the siste...

This certainly implies that if He had been present, Lazarus would not have died; not because He could not have resisted the importunities of the sisters, but because, in presence of the personal Life, death could not have reached His friend [LUTHARDT]. "It is beautifully congruous to the divine decorum that in presence of the Prince of Life no one is ever said to have died" [BENGEL].

JFB: Joh 11:15 - -- This is added to explain His "gladness" at not having been present. His friend's death, as such, could not have been to Him "joyous"; the sequel shows...

This is added to explain His "gladness" at not having been present. His friend's death, as such, could not have been to Him "joyous"; the sequel shows it was "grievous"; but for them it was safe (Phi 3:1).

Clarke: Joh 11:15 - -- I am glad for your sakes that I was not there - " I tell you plainly, Lazarus is dead: and I am glad I was not there - if I had been, I should have ...

I am glad for your sakes that I was not there - " I tell you plainly, Lazarus is dead: and I am glad I was not there - if I had been, I should have been prevailed on to have healed him almost as soon as he fell sick, and I should not have had so striking an occasion to manifest the glory of God to you, and to establish you in the faith."It was a miracle to discover that Lazarus was dead, as no person had come to announce it. It was a greater miracle to raise a dead man than to cure a sick man. And it was a still greater miracle, to raise one that was three or four days buried, and in whose body putrefaction might have begun to take place, than to raise one that was but newly dead. See Joh 11:39.

Calvin: Joh 11:15 - -- 15.And I rejoice, on your account, that I was not there He means that his absence was profitable to them, because his power would have been less illu...

15.And I rejoice, on your account, that I was not there He means that his absence was profitable to them, because his power would have been less illustriously displayed, if he had instantly given assistance to Lazarus. For the more nearly the works of God approach to the ordinary course of nature, the less highly are they valued, and the less illustriously is their glory displayed. This is what we experience daily; for if God immediately stretches out his hand, we do not perceive his assistance. That the resurrection of Lazarus, therefore, might be acknowledged by the disciples to be truly a Divine work, it must be delayed, that it might be very widely removed from a human remedy.

We ought to remember, however, what I formerly observed, that the fatherly kindness of God towards us is here represented in the person of Christ. When God permits us to be overwhelmed with distresses, and to languish long under them, let us know that, in this manner, he promotes our salvation. At such a time, no doubt, we groan and are perplexed and sorrowful, but the Lord rejoices on account of our benefit, and gives a twofold display of his kindness to us in this respect, that he not only pardons our sins, but gladly finds means of correcting them.

That you may believe He does not mean that this was the first feeble commencement of faith in them, but that it was a confirmation of faith already begun, though it was still exceedingly small and weak. Yet he indirectly suggests that, if the hand of God had not been openly displayed, they would not have believed.

TSK: Joh 11:15 - -- I am glad : Joh 11:35, Joh 11:36 for : Joh 12:30, Joh 17:19; Gen 26:24, Gen 39:5; Psa 105:14; Isa 54:15, Isa 65:8; 2Co 4:15; 2Ti 2:10 to : Joh 11:4, J...

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Barnes: Joh 11:15 - -- I am glad ... - The meaning of this verse may be thus expressed: "If I had been there during his sickness, the entreaties of his sisters and fr...

I am glad ... - The meaning of this verse may be thus expressed: "If I had been there during his sickness, the entreaties of his sisters and friends would have prevailed with me to restore him to health. I could not have refused them without appearing to be unkind. Though a restoration to health would have been a miracle, and sufficient to convince you, yet the miracle of raising him after being four days dead will be far more impressive, and on that account I rejoice that an opportunity is thus given so strikingly to confirm your faith."

To the intent - To furnish you evidence on which you might be established in the belief that I am the Messiah.

Poole: Joh 11:15 - -- Had I been upon the place, my kindness to his sisters, and pity, would have prevailed far with me to have prevented his death; but it is better, for...

Had I been upon the place, my kindness to his sisters, and pity, would have prevailed far with me to have prevented his death; but it is better, for your sakes at least, and I am glad. I was not there. For by this means I shalt have an advantage, by putting forth my Divine power in raising him from the dead, to confirm your faith in me as the Son of God, and the true Messias; therefore, though he be dead,

let us go unto him

Haydock: Joh 11:15 - -- When Christ says, that you may believe, we must not suppose he means, that they might begin than for the first time to believe, but that their faith...

When Christ says, that you may believe, we must not suppose he means, that they might begin than for the first time to believe, but that their faith, already begun, might be increased; for the faith of the disciples still stood in need of miracles, to make it grow more strong and rooted. (St. Augustine, as above.)

Gill: Joh 11:15 - -- And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there,.... At Bethany, before he died, or when he died; because he might have been prevailed upon through ...

And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there,.... At Bethany, before he died, or when he died; because he might have been prevailed upon through the solicitations of his dear friends, Mary and Martha, and through tender affection to Lazarus, to have prevented his death, by rebuking the distemper, and restoring him to health, or to have raised him immediately as soon as he was dead; and in either case the miracle would not have been so illustrious, nor have been such a means of confirming the faith of his disciples, as now it would be:

to the intent ye may believe; more strongly, that he was the Son of God, and true Messiah:

nevertheless, let us go unto him; to Lazarus, to the grave where he lies: the Syriac version reads, "let us go there"; to Bethany, where he lived, and died, and now lay interred.

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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Joh 11:15 So that you may believe. Why does Jesus make this statement? It seems necessary to understand the disciples’ belief here in a developmental sens...

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TSK Synopsis: Joh 11:1-57 - --1 Christ raises Lazarus, four days buried.45 Many Jews believe.47 The high priests and Pharisees gather a council against Christ.49 Caiaphas prophesie...

Combined Bible: Joh 11:11-27 - --of the Gospel of John    CHAPTER 38    Christ Raising Lazarus (Continued)    John 11:11-27    The follo...

MHCC: Joh 11:11-16 - --Since we are sure to rise again at the last, why should not the believing hope of that resurrection to eternal life, make it as easy for us to put off...

Matthew Henry: Joh 11:1-16 - -- We have in these verses, I. A particular account of the parties principally concerned in this story, Joh 11:1, Joh 11:2. 1. They lived at Bethany, ...

Barclay: Joh 11:11-16 - --John here uses his normal method of relating a conversation of Jesus. In the Fourth Gospel, Jesus' conversations always follow the same pattern. J...

Constable: Joh 1:19--13:1 - --II. Jesus' public ministry 1:19--12:50 The first part of the body of John's Gospel records Jesus' public ministr...

Constable: Joh 11:1--12:50 - --I. The conclusion of Jesus' public ministry chs. 11-12 The major theme of the Gospel, Jesus' identity as...

Constable: Joh 11:1-44 - --1. The seventh sign: raising Lazarus 11:1-44 Jesus had presented Himself as the Water of Life, t...

Constable: Joh 11:1-16 - --Lazarus' death 11:1-16 In this pericope John stressed Jesus' deliberate purpose in allowing Lazarus to die and the reality of his death. 11:1-2 "Lazar...

College: Joh 11:1-57 - --JOHN 11 7. Lazarus and the Passover Plot (11:1-57) Chapter 11 of John is the celebrated story of bringing a dead man named Lazarus back to life. For...

McGarvey: Joh 11:1-46 - -- XCIII. PERÆA TO BETHANY. RAISING OF LAZARUS. dJOHN XI. 1-46.    d1 Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Ma...

Lapide: Joh 11:1-44 - --1-57 CHAPTER 11 Ver. 1.— Lazarus, a man honourable and rich, and therefore another person than the Lazarus who lay full of sores at the doors of ...

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Introduction / Outline

Robertson: John (Book Introduction) THE Fourth Gospel By Way of Introduction Greatest of Books The test of time has given the palm to the Fourth Gospel over all the books of the wor...

JFB: John (Book Introduction) THE author of the Fourth Gospel was the younger of the two sons of Zebedee, a fisherman on the Sea of Galilee, who resided at Bethsaida, where were bo...

JFB: John (Outline) THE WORD MADE FLESH. (Joh 1:1-14) A SAYING OF THE BAPTIST CONFIRMATORY OF THIS. (Joh 1:15) SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED. (Joh 1:16-18) THE BAPTIST'S TESTIM...

TSK: John (Book Introduction) John, who, according to the unanimous testimony of the ancient fathers and ecclesiastical writers, was the author of this Gospel, was the son of Zebed...

TSK: John 11 (Chapter Introduction) Overview Joh 11:1, Christ raises Lazarus, four days buried; Joh 11:45, Many Jews believe; Joh 11:47, The high priests and Pharisees gather a counc...

Poole: John 11 (Chapter Introduction) CHAPTER 11

MHCC: John (Book Introduction) The apostle and evangelist, John, seems to have been the youngest of the twelve. He was especially favoured with our Lord's regard and confidence, so ...

MHCC: John 11 (Chapter Introduction) (Joh 11:1-6) The sickness of Lazarus. (Joh 11:7-10) Christ returns to Judea. (Joh 11:11-16) The death of Lazarus. (v. 17-32) Christ arrives at Beth...

Matthew Henry: John (Book Introduction) An Exposition, with Practical Observations, of The Gospel According to St. John It is not material to enquire when and where this gospel was written; ...

Matthew Henry: John 11 (Chapter Introduction) In this chapter we have the history of that illustrious miracle which Christ wrought a little before his death - the raising of Lazarus to life, wh...

Barclay: John (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO SAINT JOHN The Gospel Of The EagleEye For many Christian people the Gospel according to St. John is the mos...

Barclay: John 11 (Chapter Introduction) On The Road To Glory (Joh_11:1-5) Time Enough But Not Too Much (Joh_11:6-10) The Day And The Night (Joh_11:6-10 Continued) The Man Who Would Not ...

Constable: John (Book Introduction) Introduction Writer The writer of this Gospel did not identify himself as such in the ...

Constable: John (Outline) Outline I. Prologue 1:1-18 A. The preincarnate Word 1:1-5 B. The witness...

Constable: John John Bibliography Allen, Ronald B. "Affirming Right-of-Way on Ancient Paths." Bibliotheca Sacra 153:609 (Januar...

Haydock: John (Book Introduction) THE HOLY GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST, ACCORDING TO ST. JOHN. INTRODUCTION St. John, the evangelist, a native of Bathsaida, in Galilee, was the son ...

Gill: John (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO JOHN The author of this Gospel is John, the son of Zebedee and Salome, the brother of James the greater; he outlived the rest of th...

College: John (Book Introduction) PREFACE INTRODUCTION Even the casual reader of the New Testament will notice that the first three accounts of Jesus' life are generally similar in t...

College: John (Outline) OUTLINE A good outline is more than half the battle in one's understanding and remembering the contents of any book. There is more than one way to bre...

Lapide: John (Book Introduction) NOTICE TO THE READER. Gospel of John Intro ——o—— AS it has been found impossible to compress the Translation of the Commentary upon S. John...

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