John 11:9

In reply, he said, Are there not Sheneym Asar (Twelve) sha'ot (hours) of HaYom? If the derech of anyone is a derech by Yom, he does not stumble, because the Ohr HaOlam Hazeh he sees. + 11:9 Jer 13:16; Ps 1:6

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.

In Context

8His talmidim say to him, Rebbe, just now those of the land of Yehudah + 11:8 Judeans were seeking to stone you, and you go there again?

10But if the derech of anyone is a derech baLailah, he stumbles because the Ohr is not in him.

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Cross References

Jeremiah 31:9Hear the Devar Hashem, O ye Goyim, 1 and preach it in the farthest shores, and say: 1 He that scattered Yisroel will gather Yisroel, 1 and He shall be shomer over Yisroel, like a Ro'eh over the Eder thereof. 1

John 9:4It is necessary for us to work the pe'ulot of the One having sent me while it is Yom. Lailah comes when no one is able to work. + 9:4 Jer 13:16

Matthew Henry on John 11:2-17

The Death of Lazarus. 1 Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.) 3 Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. 4 When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby. 5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister,… Read the whole commentary →

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