John 11:37

"Could not this man, who has opened the eyes of the blind man, have prevented this man also from dying?"

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

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?

In Context

36"See how he loved him," said the Jews. But some of them said,

38Jesus therefore, again shuddering in himself with indignation, came to the tomb, which was a cave with a stone lying upon it.

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Cross References

Matthew 27:40"You who were going to destroy the Temple and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!"

Luke 23:35and the people stood looking on. Even the rulers repeatedly taunted him, saying, "He saved others, let him save himself, if this fellow is indeed the Christ of God, His Chosen One!"

John 9:6When he had thus spoken he spat on the ground, and made clay with the spittle, and smeared the clay on the man’s eyes.

John 11:32When Mary came to the place where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell at his feet, saying, "Master had you been here, my brother would not have died."

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 →

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