John 11:37

Some of them said, "Could not this man, who opened the eyes of him who was blind, have also kept this man from dying?"

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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

36The Judeans therefore said, "See how much affection he had for him!"

38Jesus therefore, again groaning in himself, came to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone lay against it.

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Cross References

Psalms 78:19Yes, they spoke against God.They said, "Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?

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

Luke 23:35The people stood watching. The rulers also scoffed at him, saying, "He saved others. Let him save himself, if this is the Messiah of God, his chosen one!"

John 9:6When he had said this, he spat on the ground, made mud with the saliva, anointed the blind man's eyes with the mud,

John 11:32Therefore when Mary came to where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying to him, "Lord, if you would have 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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