Footnotes

1. John 11:38 tn Or (perhaps) “Jesus was deeply indignant.”
2. John 11:38 sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.
3. John 11:39 tn Or “Remove the stone.”
4. John 11:39 tn Grk “the sister of the one who had died.”
5. John 11:39 tn Grk “already he stinks.”
6. John 11:39 tn Or “been there” (in the tomb—see John 11:17).
7. John 11:39 sn He has been buried four days. Although all the details of the miracle itself are not given, those details which are mentioned are important. The statement made by Martha is extremely significant for understanding what actually took place. There is no doubt that Lazarus had really died, because the decomposition of his body had already begun to take place, since he had been dead for four days.
8. John 11:40 tn Grk “Jesus said to her.”
9. John 11:41 tn Or “they removed.”
10. John 11:41 tn Grk “lifted up his eyes above.”
11. John 11:41 tn Or “that you have heard me.”
12. John 11:42 tn Grk “that you always hear me.”
13. John 11:42 tn The word “this” is not in the Greek text. Direct objects in Greek were often omitted when clear from the context.
14. John 11:43 tn Grk “And when.”
15. John 11:43 sn The purpose of the loud voice was probably to ensure that all in the crowd could hear (compare the purpose of the prayer of thanksgiving in vv. 41-42).
16. John 11:44 sn Many have wondered how Lazarus got out of the tomb if his hands and feet were still tied up with strips of cloth. The author does not tell, and with a miracle of this magnitude, this is not an important fact to know. If Lazarus’ decomposing body was brought back to life by the power of God, then it could certainly have been moved out of the tomb by that same power. Others have suggested that the legs were bound separately, which would remove the difficulty, but the account gives no indication of this. What may be of more significance for the author is the comparison which this picture naturally evokes with the resurrection of Jesus, where the graveclothes stayed in the tomb neatly folded (20:6-7). Jesus, unlike Lazarus, would never need graveclothes again.
17. John 11:44 tn Grk “and his face tied around with cloth.”
18. John 11:44 tn Grk “Loose him.”