John 11:37
But other people there said, “He made a blind man see. Why didn’t he stop this man from dying?”
Plain English Version
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In Context
36The people saw Jesus crying, and some of them said, “Look at him. He really loved his friend.”
38Again Jesus felt upset and sad. He went and stood in front of the cave.
Cross References
John 9:6After he said that, Jesus spat on the ground and made some mud. Then he put the mud on the blind man’s eyes.
John 11:32But Mary didn’t go to the cave, she went to see Jesus. She got down on her knees in front of him, to show him respect, and she said, “Sir, you were not here to stop my brother from dying.”
Matthew Henry on John 11:34-45
Christ at the Grave of Lazarus; The Resurrection of Lazarus. 33 When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled, 34 And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see. 35 Jesus wept. 36 Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him! 37 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? 38 Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh… Read the whole commentary →