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John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
She saith unto him, yea, Lord,.... That is, she firmly believed all that he said concerning himself, and the happiness of those that believed in him: and for the confirmation of it adds, I believe: or "I have believed", as the Vulgate Latin version renders it; that is, long ago, ever since she knew him: that thou art the Christ the Son of God,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
She saith unto him, Yea, Lord I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come unto the world. By which she as good as said, “I believe that, and I believe everything else. I have an implicit faith in thee. Whatever thou sayest, whatever thou hast said or shalt say, I am prepared to believe it all. for I believe in thee. I...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And when she had so said,.... Had expressed her faith in Christ in such terms, as the apostles themselves did, Matthew 16:16 John 1:49. She went her way; from Christ, being ordered by him to go to her sister Mary, and fetch her to him: and called Mary her sister secretly; either beckoned her to come to her, or whispered her in the ear privately,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee. Martha’s title for Christ might be rendered, “The Teacher, The authoritative Teacher,” yet I am glad our translators put it “The Master.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, Because she knew that the Jews hated the Saviour, she could not tell what would come of it if they knew of his coming, so she whispers to her:
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee. As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto him. Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was at that place where Martha met him. Their cemeteries were outside the town, and probably the Saviour was near the very grave where Lazarus slept.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
As soon as she heard that,.... That Christ was come, and inquired for her, and wanted to see her: she arose quickly, and came unto him; having an equal affection for him as her sister Martha; and which she showed, by leaving her comforters at once, and by making the haste she did, to another and better comforter: both Martha and Mary, out of their...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto him. The coming of Christ had such an effect upon her that she arose from amid the ashes of her sorrow, and went out to meet her dear Lord and Master.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Now Jesus was not yet come into the town,.... Of Bethany, but stayed without, being nearer to Lazarus's grave, which he intended to go to, in order to raise him to life, it being usual to bury the without the towns and cities; [See comments on Matthew 8:28], [See comments on Lu 7:12]. but was in that place where Martha met him; here he stopped,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met him. The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep there. It is significant that these mourners did not follow Martha when she went...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
The Jews then which were with her in the house,.... Who came from Jerusalem to visit this afflicted family, and continued in the house with them and comforted her; which was the end of their coming, John 11:19. This they endeavoured to do, though they did not succeed: when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily, and went out, followed her; they...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep there. 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 Her...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Then when Mary was come where Jesus was,.... Where Martha met him, and where she left him. Travellers tell us, that close by a well, about a stone's cast out of the town of Bethany, is showed the place where Martha met our Lord when he came to raise Lazarus, and where Mary, being called also, met him; but this is not to be depended on, nor is it...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled, His heart was full of sympathy; he felt the grief of these...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
When Jesus therefore saw her weeping,.... At his feet, who, for sorrow and grief of heart, could say no more to him; but having expressed these words, burst out into floods of tears: and the Jews also weeping, which came with her; either through sympathy with her, or hypocritically: he groaned in the spirit; in his human soul; and which shows,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled, and said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord. come and see. Jesus wept. Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him! And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And said, where have ye laid him?.... This he might say as man, though he, as the omniscient God, knew where he was laid; and that it might appear there was no juggle and contrivance between him, and the relations of the deceased; and to raise some expectation of what he intended to do; and to draw the Jews thither, that they might be witnesses of...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see. Jesus wept. In the original, a very blessed and expressive word is used here concerning Christ’s weeping; quite a different word from that used to describe the weeping of Mary and the Jews. It should be a constant comfort to the sorrowing Church of God that “Jesus wept.”
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Jesus wept. As he was going along to the grave, see John 11:28; as he was meditating upon the state of his friend Lazarus, the distress his two sisters were in, and the greater damnation that would befall the Jews then present, who, notwithstanding the miracle, would not believe in him. This shows him to be truly and really man, subject to like...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Then said the Jews, behold, how he loved him!] Lazarus; for they supposed that these tears were shed purely on his account; and by all circumstances they could not but judge, that they proceeded from an hearty and sincere affection to him; and it was amazing to them, that his love to him should be so strong, when he was no relation, only, as they...