John 11:15

John 11:15

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13 However, Jesus spoke of his death, but they thought that He was speaking about taking rest in sleep.

14 Then Jesus said to them plainly, “Lazarus is dead.

15 And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, that you may believe. Nevertheless let us go to him.”

16 Then ^aThomas, who is called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, that we may die with Him.”

I Am the Resurrection and the Life

17 So when Jesus came, He found that he had already been in the tomb four days.

18 Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles away.

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Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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For your sakes (di umav). That they may witness his raising from the grave.

That I was not there (oti ouk hmhn ekei). Imperfect middle hmhn of the later Greek instead of the common active hn in indirect discourse in place of the usual present retained as in verse John 11:13.

To the intent ye may believe (ina pisteushte). Purpose clause with ina and the ingressive aorist active subjunctive, "that ye may come to believe" (more than you do). See the same use of the ingressive aorist in episteusan (John 2:11) where the disciples gained in belief.

Nevertheless let us go to him (alla agwmen prov auton). Volitive subjunctive, repeating the proposal of verse John 11:7. He is dead, but no matter, yea all the more let us go on to him.

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