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John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem,.... Which was a reason why them were so many of the Jews come there to condole the two sisters upon the death of their brother; and by this means the following miracle became more known there: it was about fifteen furlongs off; that is, about two miles, for seven furlongs and a half made a Jewish mile, as...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off. Just a nice little walk which our Saviour had often taken in the evening after the toils of the day in Jerusalem. He had loved to make Bethany his quiet resting-place. “Fifteen furlongs off.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off: An easy walk of somewhere about two miles.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary,.... Or "to those that were about Martha and Mary"; in order to have access to them, they came to them, and to the rest of the family; though the phrase may design them only, as the Vulgate Latin, and all the Oriental versions read: these Jews, as appears from the context, John 11:18, came from...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother. Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house. Because she had not heard that Jesus was come, or else, no doubt, she would have been there as soon as Martha.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother. Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house. You will often hear people praising Mary at the expense of Martha, but although Mary is commended for sitting at Christ’s feet, Martha here was the first...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming,.... Which she might hear of, either by a messenger sent by Christ to her, to acquaint her of it; or rather by some of the people of the town, who knew him, and ran and told her of it; and she being an active person, and stirring about house, might receive the report unknown to her sister, as...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
When said Martha unto Jesus,.... When she was come to him, Lord, if thou hadst been here my brother had not died: which expresses much faith, but with a mixture of weakness, as if the presence of Christ was necessary for the working a cure; whereas he could as well have restored her brother to health absent, as present, had it been his will, as he...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. They had often said to one another, “Oh, we wish the Lord were come.” They had sent for him. They felt sure that he would come. But, alas, their brother had died before the Master had arrived; and now this thought which was uppermost in their hearts is uppermost...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. There seems to have been just a tinge of reproach in Martha’s words, and Mary said exactly the same words to their dear Master and Friend a little later; and I have often heard Martha and Mary talk in this fashion: “Oh, if we had only had another doctor!” or, “If...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
But I know that even now,.... At this distance of time, though her brother had been in the grave four days: whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give [it] thee; whether Martha had such a clear notion of the deity of Christ, as yet, as she afterwards had, is not so certain: however, she was persuaded that he had great interest with God, and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee. There is faith there, and there is unbelief too. She believes that Christ can have what he wills of God, but she does not recognize his own personal Godhead — his own power to work resurrection.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee. 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. She could not believe the joyful meaning that Christ meant to convey to her when he said, “Thy brother shall rise again.”
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Jesus saith unto her, thy brother shall rise again. Christ knew what she meant, and accordingly gave her an answer, and yet in such general terms, that she could not tell whether his meaning was, that he should rise now, or at the general resurrection.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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? She...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Martha saith unto him,.... Being desirous of knowing the sense and meaning of Christ, as well as to express her own faith; I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection, at the last day. The Jews were divided about the doctrine of the resurrection, the Sadducees denied it, the Pharisees asserted it; and on this latter side was Martha; she...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection and the life,.... Signifying, that he was able of himself to raise men from death to life, without asking it of his Father; and that he could do it now, as well as at the general resurrection; at which time Christ will be the efficient cause of it; and which will display both his omniscience and his...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection,- Note that our Lord did not say, “I am he who raiseth the dead;” but, “I am the resurrection,”-
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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? She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world. Will not many of you make Martha’s grand confession of faith your own?...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And whosoever liveth and believeth in me,..... Whoever will be found alive at Christ's second coming, and is a believer in him, shall never die, but shall be changed, and shall be for ever with Christ; and such as shall be raised to life by him, shall never die any more, not even a bodily death, and much less an eternal one, or the second death:...