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chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/john/11.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Then the Jews said, &#8220See how he loved him!&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/john/11.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The people who were standing nearby said, “See how much he loved him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/john/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />So the Jews said, “See how he loved him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/john/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the Jews said, “See how He loved him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the Jews were saying, "Behold how He loved him!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/john/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/john/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then the Jews said, “See how He loved him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/john/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the Jews were saying, “See how He loved him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/john/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So the Jews were saying, &#8220See how He loved him!&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/john/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And so the Jews were saying, “Behold how He loved him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/john/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So the Jews were saying, “See how He loved him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/john/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So the Jews were saying, “See how He loved him [as a close friend]!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/john/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the Jews said, “See how he loved him! ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/john/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the Jews said, &#8220See how He loved him!&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/john/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The Jews therefore said, Behold how he loved him!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/john/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and the people said, "See how much he loved Lazarus." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/john/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The Jews therefore said, Behold how he loved him!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/john/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The Jews said, "See how much Jesus loved him."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/john/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"See how much he loved him!" the people said. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/john/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So the Jewish leaders said, "See how much he loved him!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/john/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the Jews said, ?See how He loved him!?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/john/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Thus the people who had come to mourn said, "Look how much he loved him!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/john/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The Judeans therefore said, "See how he loved him."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/john/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"See how dear he held him," said the Jews.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/john/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The Jews therefore said, “See how much affection he had for him!” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/john/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The Jews, therefore, said, “Behold, how He was cherishing him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the Jews were saying, "Behold how He loved him!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/john/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The Jews, therefore, said, 'Lo, how he was loving him!'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/john/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Then said the Jews, See how he loved him!<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/john/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The Jews therefore said: Behold how he loved him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/john/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, the Jews said, “See how much he loved him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/john/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />So the Jews said, “See how he loved him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/john/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So the Jews said, “See how he loved him!”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/john/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The Jews then said, Look, how much he loved him!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/11.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And the Judeans were saying, “See how much he loved him!”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/john/11.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Then said the Jews: See how he loved him!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/john/11.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />Then the Jews were saying, Behold, how He loved him as a friend!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/john/11.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Then said the Jews, Behold, how he loved him!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/john/11.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />upon which the Jews said, see how he loved him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"See how dear he held him," said the Jews.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/john/11.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />The Jews, therefore, said, "Behold, how He was loving him!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/john/11.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />The Jews therefore said, Behold, how he loved him!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/john/11-36.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=4120" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/john/11.htm">Jesus Comforts Martha and Mary</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">35</span>Jesus wept. <span class="reftext">36</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/3767.htm" title="3767: oun (Conj) -- Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.">Then</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2453.htm" title="2453: Ioudaioi (Adj-NMP) -- Jewish. From Iouda; Judaean, i.e. Belonging to Jehudah.">Jews</a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: Elegon (V-IIA-3P) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">said,</a> <a href="/greek/2400.htm" title="2400: Ide (V-AMA-2S) -- See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo!">“See</a> <a href="/greek/4459.htm" title="4459: pōs (Adv) -- Adverb from the base of pou; an interrogative particle of manner; in what way?; also as exclamation, how much!">how</a> <a href="/greek/5368.htm" title="5368: ephilei (V-IIA-3S) -- From philos; to be a friend to (an individual or an object), i.e. Have affection for; specially, to kiss.">He loved</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auton (PPro-AM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">him!”</a> </span> <span class="reftext">37</span>But some of them asked, “Could not this man who opened the eyes of the blind also have kept Lazarus from dying?”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16</a></span><br />For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-13.htm">John 15:13</a></span><br />Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/5-8.htm">Romans 5:8</a></span><br />But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/4-9.htm">1 John 4:9-10</a></span><br />This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him. / And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41</a></span><br />As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-15.htm">Hebrews 4:15</a></span><br />For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3-4</a></span><br />He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. / Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-36.htm">Matthew 9:36</a></span><br />When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/10-21.htm">Mark 10:21</a></span><br />Jesus looked at him, loved him, and said to him, “There is one thing you lack: Go, sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-7.htm">1 Peter 5:7</a></span><br />Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/103-13.htm">Psalm 103:13</a></span><br />As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-32.htm">Lamentations 3:32-33</a></span><br />Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion. / For He does not willingly afflict or grieve the sons of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-9.htm">Isaiah 63:9</a></span><br />In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/145-8.htm">Psalm 145:8-9</a></span><br />The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion. / The LORD is good to all; His compassion rests on all He has made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/14-14.htm">Matthew 14:14</a></span><br />When He stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them and healed their sick.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him!</p><p class="hdg">Behold.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/14-21.htm">John 14:21-23</a></b></br> He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/21-15.htm">John 21:15-17</a></b></br> So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, <i>son</i> of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_corinthians/8-8.htm">2 Corinthians 8:8,9</a></b></br> I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/11-3.htm">Affection</a> <a href="/john/11-3.htm">Dear</a> <a href="/john/5-4.htm">Held</a> <a href="/john/11-33.htm">Jews</a> <a href="/john/11-5.htm">Loved</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/16-27.htm">Affection</a> <a href="/john/12-25.htm">Dear</a> <a href="/john/11-47.htm">Held</a> <a href="/john/11-45.htm">Jews</a> <a href="/john/12-43.htm">Loved</a><div class="vheading2">John 11</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/11-1.htm">Jesus raises Lazarus, four days buried.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">45. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/11-45.htm">Many Jews believe.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">47. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/11-47.htm">The high priests and Pharisees gather a council against Jesus.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">49. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/11-49.htm">Caiaphas prophesies.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">54. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/11-54.htm">Jesus hides himself.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">55. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/11-55.htm">At the Passover they enquire after him, and lay wait for him.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/11.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then the Jews said,</b><br>This phrase indicates the presence of Jewish onlookers, likely friends, family, and mourners who had come to comfort Mary and Martha after the death of their brother Lazarus. The term "Jews" in the Gospel of John often refers to the Jewish leaders or people from Jerusalem, highlighting the cultural and religious context of the narrative. This setting underscores the communal nature of mourning in Jewish culture, where public expressions of grief were common.<p><b>“See how He loved him!”</b><br>This exclamation reflects the observers' recognition of Jesus' deep emotional connection to Lazarus. The use of the word "loved" is significant, as it emphasizes the genuine human emotions of Jesus, who is both fully divine and fully human. This moment foreshadows the ultimate demonstration of love that Jesus will show through His sacrifice on the cross. The love Jesus has for Lazarus is a type of the love He has for all humanity, which is further illustrated in <a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16</a>. This statement also serves as a testament to Jesus' compassion and empathy, qualities that fulfill the messianic prophecies of a Savior who would be intimately involved with His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>Central figure in the Gospel of John, the Son of God, who demonstrates His divine love and power throughout His ministry.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/l/lazarus.htm">Lazarus</a></b><br>A close friend of Jesus who had died, prompting Jesus to perform one of His most significant miracles by raising him from the dead.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/mary_and_martha.htm">Mary and Martha</a></b><br>Sisters of Lazarus, who are deeply grieved by their brother's death and are comforted by Jesus.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_jews.htm">The Jews</a></b><br>Observers of the events surrounding Lazarus's death and resurrection, who comment on Jesus' love for Lazarus.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/bethany.htm">Bethany</a></b><br>The village where Lazarus, Mary, and Martha lived, and where the miracle of raising Lazarus took place.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_depth_of_jesus'_love.htm">The Depth of Jesus' Love</a></b><br>Jesus' tears for Lazarus reveal the depth of His love and compassion, reminding us that He cares deeply for each of us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/empathy_in_action.htm">Empathy in Action</a></b><br>Jesus models empathy by sharing in the grief of Mary and Martha, encouraging us to be present and compassionate in others' suffering.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_witness.htm">The Power of Witness</a></b><br>The Jews' observation of Jesus' love serves as a testimony to His character, challenging us to live in a way that reflects Christ's love to others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_timing.htm">Faith in God's Timing</a></b><br>Despite the delay in coming to Lazarus, Jesus' actions demonstrate that God's timing is perfect, encouraging us to trust in His plans.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_resurrection.htm">Hope in Resurrection</a></b><br>The raising of Lazarus foreshadows the ultimate resurrection through Christ, offering hope and assurance of eternal life.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 11</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_did_jesus_mean_by_'ask,_receive'.htm">What did Jesus mean by 'Ask and You Shall Receive'?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_doesn't_divine_love_stop_hell.htm">Why does divine love not prevent eternal punishment?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_flock_management_biblical.htm">Is God inherently self-centered?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_a_loving_god_allow_predestination.htm">How can a loving God allow predestination while holding people accountable?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(36) <span class= "bld">Then said the Jews</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e.,</span> part of them. (See the next verse.) The term "Jews" is repeated with a frequency (<a href="/john/11-31.htm" title="The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goes to the grave to weep there.">John 11:31</a>; <a href="/john/11-33.htm" title="When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled.">John 11:33</a>) which makes prominent their hostile position.<p><span class= "bld">Behold how he loved him!</span>--Or, more exactly, <span class= "ital">how He used to love him.</span> The word used is the strong word for love which the sisters had themselves used in <a href="/john/11-3.htm" title="Therefore his sisters sent to him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom you love is sick.">John 11:3</a>. "How He must have loved him," they think, "during his life, if He thus sheds tears for him after his death!"<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 36, 37.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The Jews therefore said, Behold how he loved him! But some of them said, Could not this Man, who opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that this man also should not die?</span> The effect upon the <span class="greek">Ἰουδαῖοι</span> differs here, as always; but if (<span class="greek">πολλοὶ</span>, ver. 45) many were favorably impressed, we may believe here that the <span class="greek">πολλοὶ</span> said one to another with genuine emotion, "Behold how he loved him!" (<span class="greek">ἐφίλει</span>, not <span class="greek">ἠγάπα</span>; <span class="accented">amabat</span>, not <span class="accented">diligebat</span>). Tears are often the expression of love as well as grief. Hengstenberg sees in the cry of the better class of these Jews, "How has he then let him die?" probably he could not have helped him if he would. In the language of the other Jews there was the suggestion of inability, and the ironical hint that the cure of the blind man, which had created so great a commotion, was only a delusion. Perhaps, too, a covert expectation of some further display of wonder-working power. Strauss regards it as unhistorical that the previous restorations from the dead should not be cited. But surely, when John wrote this Gospel, the story of the widow's son and of Jairus's daughter was known throughout the world. And if, in the middle of the second century, this Gospel had been written by a speculative theologian, who deliberately set himself to concoct such a narrative as this, with the view of completing the picture of the Vanquisher of Hades, he <span class="accented">would</span> most certainly have cited the Galilaean miracles. John, however, is merely recording his own experiences. These <span class="accented">Jews</span> at that time may never have heard of either Nain or the daughter of Jairus, and spoke merely of that which was within their own recollection and experience. As they stand here, these words are striking testimony to their historical validity. The Gospel which most unequivocally establishes the claim of our Lord to a Divine Personality or subsistence, is more explicit than any of them in asserting his pure humanity, and giving proofs of it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/john/11-36.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Then</span><br /><span class="grk">οὖν</span> <span class="translit">(oun)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3767.htm">Strong's 3767: </a> </span><span class="str2">Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">οἱ</span> <span class="translit">(hoi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jews</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἰουδαῖοι</span> <span class="translit">(Ioudaioi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2453.htm">Strong's 2453: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jewish. From Iouda; Judaean, i.e. Belonging to Jehudah.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">said,</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἔλεγον</span> <span class="translit">(Elegon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> </span><span class="str2">Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“See</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἴδε</span> <span class="translit">(Ide)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2400.htm">Strong's 2400: </a> </span><span class="str2">See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">how</span><br /><span class="grk">πῶς</span> <span class="translit">(pōs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4459.htm">Strong's 4459: </a> </span><span class="str2">Adverb from the base of pou; an interrogative particle of manner; in what way?; also as exclamation, how much!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He loved</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐφίλει</span> <span class="translit">(ephilei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5368.htm">Strong's 5368: </a> </span><span class="str2">From philos; to be a friend to (an individual or an object), i.e. Have affection for; specially, to kiss.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him!”</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτόν</span> <span class="translit">(auton)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. 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