John 11:38
“Iesus therefore againe groning in himselfe, commeth to the graue. It was a caue, and a stone lay vpon it.”
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John 11:38 Context
36Then said the Iewes, Behold, how he loued him. 37And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blinde, haue caused that euen this man should not haue died? 38Iesus therefore againe groning in himselfe, commeth to the graue. It was a caue, and a stone lay vpon it. 39Iesus said, Take yee away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, sayth vnto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath beene dead foure dayes. 40Iesus saith vnto her, Said I not vnto thee, that if thou wouldst beleeue, thou shouldest see the glory of God?
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Other Translations for John 11:38
Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.
- King James Version
So Jesus, again being deeply moved within, *came to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone was lying against it.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone lay against it.
- American Standard Version (1901)
So Jesus, deeply troubled in heart, came to the place of the dead. It was a hole in the rock, and a stone was over the opening.
- Basic English Bible
Jesus therefore, again deeply moved in himself, comes to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.
- Darby Bible
Jesus therefore again groaning in himself, cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.
- Webster's Bible
Jesus, however, again restraining His strong feeling, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone had been laid against the mouth of it.
- Weymouth Bible
Jesus therefore, again groaning in himself, came to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone lay against it.
- World English Bible
Therfor Jhesus eft makynge noise in hym silf, cam to the graue. And there was a denne, and a stoon was leid theronne.
- Wycliffe Bible
Jesus, therefore, again groaning in himself, cometh to the tomb, and it was a cave, and a stone was lying upon it,
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for John 11:38
11:38 It was a cave - So Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and their wives, except Rachel, were buried in the cave of Machpelah, #Gen 49:29 |- 31. These caves were commonly in rocks, which abounded in that country, either hollowed by nature or hewn by art. And the entrance was shut up with a great stone, which sometimes had a monumental inscription.
People's Bible Notes for John 11:38
Joh 11:38 Jesus . . . cometh to the grave. Graves in Palestine were caves in the rock, either natural or cut, and the mouth was closed by a great stone. Such graves are still seen there. For references to graves, see Ge 23:9 35:8 1Ki 2:34 Isa 14:15 22:16 Mt 27:60 Joh 19:41.