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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?...
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...
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.
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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 caused that even this man should not have died? Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it. Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
It was a cave and the stone lay upon it. Jesus said, Take ye away the stone, Martha, the sister of him that was dead, said unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days. “It were a pity to roll away the stone.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God? 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. That groaning in spirit was Christ’s prayer to his Father, that inward tumult of...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God? 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 has heard me. That is grand praying, is it not? Sometimes we ought to say, “Just so.” “Father,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
; Joh_11:44. And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me. And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with grave clothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin....
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And I knew that thou hearest me always. but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me. And when he had thus spoken he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus come forth. And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with grave clothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. He probably...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him. But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done. We could hardly have conceived it possible that men would have been guilty of such conduct as this to post off to Christ’s enemies, and lay it as an...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles. If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation. They pretended that if Jesus Christ gathered to himself a great party, the Romans would take umbrage at it —...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all. Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, And that the whole nation perish not. That was his advice. You are, none of you, up to the mark. You do not handle this thing rightly. Let us kill this man....