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|His disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again?
|His disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again?
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|His disciples responded, "Rabbi, the Jews just tried to stone you, and you want to go back there again?"
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|Remember chapter ten ended with the Jews, once again, trying to kill Jesus. That event was not very long ago, so the disciples were understandably concerned.
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|Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.
|Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.
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|Jesus answered, "There are twelve hours in the day, right? If anyone walks around during the day, he doesn't trip over anything, because the physical light allows him to see where he is going.
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|Rhetorical question implying "yes." The Greek literally says, "because he sees the light of this world."
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|But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him.
|But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him.
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|But if someone walks around at night, he trip over things, because there is no light for him."
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|The Greek here literally says, "because the light is not in him." The phrasing in the last clause of this verse and the previous one are intentional, so that the double reference is easier to see: Jesus is drawing a parallel between physical and spiritual light. When you walk in the light of God, you will not be tripped up by life's problems because the light of God will lead you, but when you don't have the light of God inside, you will make bad choices, and life's problems will trip you up. Interesting point to ponder: how does this point relate to the Jews trying to kill Jesus?
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|These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.
|These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.
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|He said these thing after He had told them, "Our friend, Lazarus, has fallen asleep, however, I am going so that I can awaken him."
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|Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.
|Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.
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|So His disciples responded, "Lord, if he is sleeping, then he shall recover."
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|They were still trying to figure out why Jesus felt the need to go back to Judea, where the Jews were plotting to murder Him.
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|Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.
|Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.
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|Because although they thought He was talking about sleeping restfully, but Jesus had been talking about Lazarus' death.
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|Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.
|Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.
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|So Jesus explained, "What I mean is, Lazarus is dead.
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|And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.
|And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.
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|I am glad, for your sakes, that I was not there to prevent it, so that you can believe. Therefore, we must now go to him."
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|Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellowdisciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.
|Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellow disciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.
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|Then Thomas, whose name means 'The Twin,' said to his fellow disciples, "We should go too, so that we can die with Him."
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|"Thomas" and "Didymus" are the Hebrew and Greek versions of the same name. Both names mean "twin." This was the same man who would later betray Jesus.
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|Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already.
|Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already.
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|When Jesus arrived, He discovered that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days.
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|The law required Jews to bury someone who died on the same day, so being in the tomb for four days means he had been dead for four days.
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|Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:
|Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:
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|Because Bethany was near Jerusalem, being a little less than two miles away,
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|The Greek actually says "fifteen stadia." One stadia was the length around a standard Roman stadium, or about 600 feet, so 15 stadia is about 9000 feet, or almost exactly 1.7 miles.
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|And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.
|And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.
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|many Jews came to see Martha and Mary, to comfort them at the loss of their brother.
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