John 11:45

Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him.

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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Then	οὖν oun	G3767	(adverbially) certainly · conjunction
many	Πολλοὶ Polloi	G4183	(singular) much (in any respect) or (plural) many · adjective — nominative plural masculine
of	ἐκ ek	G1537	literal or figurative · preposition
Jews	Ἰουδαίων Ioudaiōn	G2453	Judæan · noun — genitive plural masculine, a people name
came	ἐλθόντες elthontes	G2064	to come or go (in a great variety of applications · verb — second aorist active participle, nominative plural masculine
to	πρὸς pros	G4314	a preposition of direction · preposition
Mary	Μαριὰμ Mariam	G3137	Maria or Mariam (i.e. Mirjam) · noun — accusative singular feminine, a proper name
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
seen	θεασάμενοι theasamenoi	G2300	to look closely at · verb — aorist middle deponent participle, nominative plural masculine
which	ἃ ha	G3739	the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun · relative pronoun — accusative plural neuter
Jesus	Ἰησοῦς Iēsoûs	G2424	Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua)
did	ἐποίησεν epoiēsen	G4160	to make or do (in a very wide application · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
believed	ἐπίστευσαν episteusan	G4100	to have faith (in · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural
on	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
him	αὐτόν. auton	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative singular masculine

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Cross-references

John 2:23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did.
John 11:19 And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.
John 7:31 And many of the people believed on him, and said, When Christ cometh, will he do more miracles than these which this man hath done?
John 10:41 And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true.
John 11:31 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,…
John 12:9-11 Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they came not for Jesus’ sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom…
John 12:17-19 The people therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record.
John 12:42 Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be pu…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 11:45–end

We have here an account of the consequences of this glorious miracle, which were as usual; to some it was a savour of life unto life, to others of death unto death. I. Some were invited by it, and induced to believe. Many of the Jews, when they saw the things that Jesus did, believed on him, and well they might, for it was an incontestable proof of his divine mission. They had often heard of his miracles, and yet evaded the conviction of them, by calling in question the matter of fact; but now that they had themselves seen this done their unbelief was conquered, and they yielded at last. But blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed. The more we see of Christ the more cause w…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 11:45

many . . . which . . . had seen . . . believed . . . But some . . . went . . . to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done--the two classes which continually reappear in the Gospel history; nor is there ever any great work of God which does not produce both. "It is remarkable that on each of the three occasions on which our Lord raised the dead, a large number of persons was assembled. In two instances, the resurrection of the widow's son and of Lazarus, these were all witnesses of the miracle; in the third (of Jairus' daughter) they were necessarily cognizant of it. Yet this important circumstance is in each case only incidentally noticed by the historians, not put forward or appeale…

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Adam Clarke on John 11:45

Many of the Jews - believed on him - They saw that the miracle was incontestable; and they were determined to resist the truth no longer. Their friendly visit to these distressed sisters became the means of their conversion. How true is the saying of the wise man, It is better to go to the house of mourning than to the house of feasting! Ecc 7:2. God never permits men to do any thing, through a principle of kindness to others, without making it instrumental of good to themselves. He that watereth shall be watered also himself, Pro 11:25. Therefore, let no man withhold good, while it is in the power of his hand to do it. Pro 3:27.

The Church Fathers

"Then many of the Jews who had come to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on Him. But some of them went away to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done." All of the Jews who had come to Mary did not believe, but many of them did.
— Augustine of Hippo, Tractates on John 49

The Jews, who were present, had different opinions about what had happened. Some believed in him because of the miracle, which he had performed. Others, on the contrary, were so far away from believing that they went to denounce him to the Pharisees, as if he had dared do something unlawful. But even what they did out of hatred and evil desire still contributed to making the accomplished miracle well known to everyone.
— Theodore of Mopsuestia, COMMENTARY ON JOHN 5.11.44

Overcome by the miracle many believe; but others, wounded with envy, deem the marvellous deed a fit opportunity for carrying into effect the intentions of the envious, and reported to the leaders what had taken place; that when those men also were grieved at the works which the Christ had wrought, they might have some consolation of their own grief in the knowledge that others shared their feelings and were partakers of the same foolish grief; and that, as they were unable themselves to injure Him Who had done no wrong, they might rouse to anger against Him those who possessed more power.
— Cyril of Alexandria, Commentary on the Gospel of John, Book 7

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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…
Friendship · .Mary, Martha, and Lazarus, with Jesus — .Mary, Martha, and Lazarus, with Jesus

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).

John 11:45

Word by word — the Greek

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 11:45–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 11:45

Adam Clarke on John 11:45

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John 11:45

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 11:45–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 11:45

Adam Clarke on John 11:45

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on John 11:45

John Calvin on John 11:45-52

Tyndale Open Study Notes on John 11:45-46