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SoοὖνJesus,Ἰησοῦςagainπάλινdeeply movedἐμβριμώμενοςinἐνhimself,ἑαυτῷcomesἔρχεταιtoεἰςthe tomb.τὸ μνημεῖονIt wasἦνa cave,σπήλαιονandκαὶa stoneλίθοςwas lyingἐπέκειτοagainstἐπ’it.αὐτῷ
John 11:38
Study it in the app“So Jesus, again deeply moved in himself, comes to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone was lying against it.”
With the Greek beneath
John 11:38, word by word
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsous” appears- againπάλινpalin
again
Once more, repeating what came before.
Where else “palin” appears- deeply movedἐμβριμώμενοςembrimōmenos
be indignant
Feel strong inner stirring of anger.
Where else “embrimōmenos” appears- comesἔρχεταιerchetai
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “erchetai” appears- the tombμνημεῖονmnēmeion
tomb
The place where a dead person was buried, often a cave closed with a stone.
Where else “mnēmeion” appears- It wasἦνēn
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēn” appears- a caveσπήλαιονspēlaion
cave
Cave.
Where else “spēlaion” appears- a stoneλίθοςlithos
stone
A piece of hard rock, loose or cut.
Where else “lithos” appears- was lyingἐπέκειτοepekeito
lie on, press on
Lie on top of; press in on someone.
Where else “epekeito” appears
The context
37But 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?”
38 · This verse (above)
39Jesus says, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, says to him, “Lord, by now he stinks, for it is the fourth day.”
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?