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Soοὖνthey took awayἦρανthe stone.τὸν λίθονAndδὲJesusὁ Ἰησοῦςliftedἦρενhis eyesτοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺςupwardἄνωandκαὶsaid,εἶπεν“Father,ΠάτερI thankεὐχαριστῶyouσοιthatὅτιyou have heardἤκουσάςme.μου
John 11:41
Study it in the app“So they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted his eyes upward and said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard me.”
With the Greek beneath
John 11:41, word by word
- they took awayἦρανēran
take away
To take something or someone away from its place.
Where else “ēran” appears- the stoneλίθονlithon
stone
A piece of hard rock, loose or cut.
Where else “lithon” appears- 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- his eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmous
eye
The organ of sight, in the face.
Where else “ophthalmous” appears- upwardἄνωanō
above, up
Above, up.
Where else “anō” appears- saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- “FatherΠάτερPater
Father
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “Pater” appears- I thankεὐχαριστῶeucharistō
give thanks
Give thanks.
Where else “eucharistō” appears- you have heardἤκουσάςēkousas
listen
To pay attention and obey.
Where else “ēkousas” appears
The context
40Jesus says to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believe you will see the glory of God?”
41 · This verse (above)
42And I knew that you always hear me; but I said this because of the crowd standing around, so that they may believe that you sent me.”
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?