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Butδὲsomeτινὲςofἐξthemαὐτῶνsaid,εἶπαν“Could notΟὐκ ἐδύνατοthis man,οὗτοςwhoὁopenedἀνοίξαςthe eyesτοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺςof the blind man,τοῦ τυφλοῦhave madeποιῆσαιit so thatἵναthis manοὗτοςalsoκαὶwould notμὴdie?”ἀποθάνῃ
John 11:37
Study it in the app“But some of them said, “Could not this man, who opened the eyes of the blind man, have made it so that this man also would not die?””
With the Greek beneath
John 11:37, word by word
- saidεἶπανeipan
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipan” appears- “Could notἐδύνατοedynato
can, be able
Can, be able.
Where else “edynato” appears- openedἀνοίξαςanoixas
open
Open.
Where else “anoixas” appears- the eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmous
eye
The organ of sight, in the face.
Where else “ophthalmous” appears- of the blind manτυφλοῦtyphlou
blind
Someone who cannot see.
Where else “typhlou” appears- have madeποιῆσαιpoiēsai
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “poiēsai” appears- dieἀποθάνῃapothanēi
die
To stop living: the end of life in the body.
Where else “apothanēi” appears
The context
36So the Jews were saying, “See how he held him dear!”
37 · This verse (above)
38So Jesus, again deeply moved in himself, comes to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone was lying against it.
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?