John 11:23

Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.

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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Jesus	Ἰησοῦς· Iēsous	G2424	Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua) · noun — nominative singular masculine, a proper name
saith	Λέγει Legei	G3004	properly · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person singular
her	αὐτῇ autēa	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative singular feminine
Thy	σοῦ soû	G4675	of thee
brother	ἀδελφός adelphos	G80	a brother (literally or figuratively) near or remote (m… · noun — nominative singular masculine
shall rise again	ἀναστήσεται anastēsetai	G450	to stand up (literal or figurative · verb — future middle indicative, 3rd person singular

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Cross-references

John 11:43-44 And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 11:17-32

The matter being determined, that Christ will go to Judea, and his disciples with him, they address themselves to their journey; in this journey some circumstances happened which the other evangelists record, as the healing of the blind man at Jericho, and the conversion of Zaccheus. We must not reckon ourselves out of our way, while we are in the way of doing good; nor be so intent upon one good office as to neglect another. At length, he comes near to Bethany, which is said to be about fifteen furlongs from Jerusalem, about two measured miles, Joh 11:18. Notice is taken of this, that this miracle was in effect wrought in Jerusalem, and so was put to her score. Christ's miracles in Galilee…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 11:23

Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again--purposely expressing Himself in general terms, to draw her out.

Adam Clarke on John 11:23

Thy brother shall rise again - That is, directly; for it was by raising him immediately from the dead that he intended to comfort her.

John Gill on John 11:23

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.

John Calvin on John 11:18-27

John 11:18-27 18. Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs. 19. And many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother. 20. When Martha, therefore, heard that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him; but Mary sat at home. 21. Martha then said to Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother would not have died. 22. But I know that even now, whatsoever thou shalt ask of God, God will give it thee. 23. Jesus saith to her, Thy brother shall rise again. 24. Martha saith to him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day. 25. Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life; he who believeth in me, though he were d…

The Church Fathers

(Tr. xlix. 14) Shall rise again, is ambiguous: for He does not say, now.
— Augustine of Hippo ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

(Hom. lxii. 3) But our Lord taught her the truths which she did not know: Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again. Observe, He does not say, I will ask God, that he may rise again, nor on the other hand does He say, I want no help, I do all things of Myself; a declaration which would have been too much for the woman; but something between the two, He shall rise again.
— John Chrysostom ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

From this it appears that they, even though they believed somehow in the power of the Lord, were still in doubt because of the greatness of the task.… On the one hand, she has no doubts about his promise. On the other hand, however, she considers the task superior to human power. Indeed, we said above that they still thought they were speaking to a man who does everything through his own strength. This is why she said to him, "I know that he will rise again in the resurrection of the last day."
— Theodore of Mopsuestia, COMMENTARY ON JOHN 5.11.23-24

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Dictionary and topics

Ephraim in the wilderness — (John 11: 54), a town to which our Lord retired with his disciples after he had raised Lazarus, and when the priests were conspiring against him. It lay in the wild, uncultivated hill-country to the…
John, Gospel of — The genuineness of this Gospel, i.e., the fact that the apostle John was its author, is beyond all reasonable doubt. In recent times, from about 1820, many attempts have been made to impugn its…
Lazarus — An abbreviation of Eleazar, whom God helps. (1.) The brother of Mary and Martha of Bethany. He was raised from the dead after he had lain four days in the tomb (John 11:1-44). This miracle so excited…
Martha — Bitterness, the sister of Lazarus and Mary, and probably the eldest of the family, who all resided at Bethany (Luke 10:38, 40, 41; John 11:1-39). From the residence being called “her house,” some…
Mourn — Frequent references are found in Scripture to, (1.) Mourning for the dead. Abraham mourned for Sarah (Gen. 23:2); Jacob for Joseph (37:34, 35); the Egyptians for Jacob (50:3-10); Israel for Aaron…
Condolence · .Jesus, to Mary and Martha — .Jesus, to Mary and Martha
Friendship · .Mary, Martha, and Lazarus, with Jesus — .Mary, Martha, and Lazarus, with Jesus
Miracles Of Christ, The · The dead raised to life — The dead raised to life
Resurrection · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Sorrow · Of Mary and Martha — Of Mary and Martha

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

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Matthew Henry on John 11:17-32

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 11:23

Adam Clarke on John 11:23

John Gill on John 11:23

John Calvin on John 11:18-27

The Church Fathers

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Word by word — the Greek

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Matthew Henry on John 11:17-32

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 11:23

Adam Clarke on John 11:23

John Gill on John 11:23

John Calvin on John 11:18-27

The Church Fathers

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Tyndale Open Study Notes on John 11:22