KJV King James Version
And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?
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John 11:37
And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But some of them asked, “Could not this man who opened the eyes of the blind also have kept Lazarus from dying?”
WEB World English Bible
Some of them said, “Couldn’t this man, who opened the eyes of him who was blind, have also kept this man from dying?”
ASV American Standard Version
But some of them said, Could not this man, who opened the eyes of him that was blind, have caused that this man also should not die?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and certain of them said, ‘Was not this one, who did open the eyes of the blind man, able to cause that also this one might not have died?’
Surrounding context — John 11
34 And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see.
35 Jesus wept.
36 Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him!
37 And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?
38 Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.
39 Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been [dead] four days.
40 Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
τινὲςG5100 · tisoneδὲG1161 · dethenἐξG1537 · ekout fromαὐτῶνG846 · autosit/s/heεἶπαν·G2036 · eiponto sayοὐκG3756 · ounoἐδύνατοG1410 · dunamaibe ableοὗτοςG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀνοίξαςG455 · anoigōto openτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoὀφθαλμοὺςG3788 · ophthalmoseyeτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoτυφλοῦG5185 · tuphlosblindποιῆσαιG4160 · poieōto do/make: doἵναG2443 · hinain order that/toκαὶG2532 · kaiandοὗτοςG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itμὴG3361 · mēnotἀποθάνῃ;¶G599 · apothnēskōto die
Cross-references
John 9:6-7When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,Luke 23:39And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.Luke 23:35And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided [him], saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.John 11:32Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.Psalm 78:19-20Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?Matthew 27:40-42And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest [it] in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.Mark 15:32Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him.John 11:21Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
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