Key Verse Spotlight
John 11:38 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.”
John 11:38
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him!
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?
Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.
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.
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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