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Selected Verse: John 11:45 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Joh 11:45 |
King James |
Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| many . . . which . . . had seen . . . believed . . . But some . . . went . . . to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done--the two classes which continually reappear in the Gospel history; nor is there ever any great work of God which does not produce both. "It is remarkable that on each of the three occasions on which our Lord raised the dead, a large number of persons was assembled. In two instances, the resurrection of the widow's son and of Lazarus, these were all witnesses of the miracle; in the third (of Jairus' daughter) they were necessarily cognizant of it. Yet this important circumstance is in each case only incidentally noticed by the historians, not put forward or appealed to as a proof of their veracity. In regard to this miracle, we observe a greater degree of preparation, both in the provident arrangement of events, and in our Lord's actions and words than in any other. The preceding miracle (cure of the man born blind) is distinguished from all others by the open and formal investigation of its facts. And both these miracles, the most public and best attested of all, are related by John, who wrote long after the other Evangelists" [WEBSTER and WILKINSON]. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
The things which Jesus did
The best texts omit Jesus. Some read ὃ, that which He did; others ἃ, the things which. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Many believed on Him - And so the Son of God was glorified, according to what our Lord had said, Joh 11:4. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Many of the Jews - believed on him - They saw that the miracle was incontestable; and they were determined to resist the truth no longer. Their friendly visit to these distressed sisters became the means of their conversion. How true is the saying of the wise man, It is better to go to the house of mourning than to the house of feasting! Ecc 7:2. God never permits men to do any thing, through a principle of kindness to others, without making it instrumental of good to themselves. He that watereth shall be watered also himself, Pro 11:25. Therefore, let no man withhold good, while it is in the power of his hand to do it. Pro 3:27. |
4 When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.
27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
25 The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
2 It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.