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andκαὶI am gladχαίρωforδι’your sakeὑμᾶςthatὅτιI was notοὐκ ἤμηνthere,ἐκεῖso thatἵναyou may believe.πιστεύσητεButἀλλὰlet us goἄγωμενtoπρὸςhim.”αὐτόν
John 11:15
Study it in the app“and I am glad for your sake that I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.””
With the Greek beneath
John 11:15, word by word
- I am gladχαίρωchairō
rejoice
To feel joy and gladness about something.
Where else “chairō” appears- I was notἤμηνēmēn
be present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “ēmēn” appears- you may believeπιστεύσητεpisteusēte
trust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteusēte” appears- let us goἄγωμενagōmen
let us go
An invitation to set out together.
Where else “agōmen” appears
The context
14So then Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus has died,
15 · This verse (above)
16So Thomas, who is called Didymus, said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, so that we may die with him.”
To study John 11 in a group
1. What it says
What does Jesus do when he arrives at Lazarus's tomb and sees Mary and those with her weeping? (vv. 32-44)
2. What it means
Jesus tells Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life.” What does he ask her next, and how does she answer? (vv. 25-27)
3. How I live it
Jesus wept with those who wept (v. 35). How can you accompany someone who is grieving today?