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14 Then Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus has died, 15 and I am glad[a] for your sake that I was not there, so that you may believe.[b] But let us go to him.”

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  1. John 11:15 tn Grk “and I rejoice.”
  2. John 11:15 sn So that you may believe. Why does Jesus make this statement? It seems necessary to understand the disciples’ belief here in a developmental sense, because there are numerous references to the disciples’ faith previous to this in John’s Gospel, notably 2:11. Their concept of who Jesus really was is continually being expanded and challenged; they are undergoing spiritual growth; the climax is reached in the confession of Thomas in John 20:28.