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John 11:31
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29 As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly and came to Him.
30 Now Jesus had not yet come into the town, but1 was in the place where Martha met Him.  
31 aThen the Jews who were with her in the house, and comforting her, when they saw that Mary rose up quickly and went out, followed her,1 saying, “She is going to the tomb to weep there.”  
32 Then, when Mary came where Jesus was, and saw Him, she afell down at His feet, saying to Him, b“Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.”  
33 Therefore, when Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her weeping, He groaned in the spirit and was troubled.
34 And He said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to Him, “Lord, come and see.”
35 aJesus wept.  
36 Then the Jews said, “See how He loved him!”
37 And some of them said, “Could not this Man, awho opened the eyes of the blind, also have kept this man from dying?”  
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John 11:31

Followed her (hkolouqhsan auth). First aorist active indicative of akolouqew with associative instrumental case (auth). This crowd of consolers (paramuqoumenoi) meant kindly enough, but did the one wrong thing for Mary wished to see Jesus alone. People with kind notions often so act. The secrecy of Martha (verse John 11:28) was of no avail.

Supposing that she was going unto the tomb (docantev oti upagei eiv to mnhmeion). First aorist active participle of dokew, justifying their conduct by a wrong inference. Note retention of present tense upagei in indirect discourse after the secondary tense hkolouqhsan.

To weep there (ina klaush ekei). Purpose clause with ina and the first aorist active subjunctive of klaiw, old verb to weep. Sometimes to wail or howl in oriental style of grief, but surely not that here. At any rate this supposed purpose of Mary was a real reason for this crowd

not to go with her.




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing John 11:31:

John 5:39
John 11:19
John 13:27
John 16:20
John 20:11
1 Thessalonians 5:14

 

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