John 11:45

The Plot to Kill Jesus

45 ¹Many of the Jews therefore, ²who had come with Mary and ³had seen what he did, believed in him,

John 11:45 Meaning and Commentary

John 11:45

Then many of the Jews which came to Mary
To her house, to comfort her, and that came along with her to the grave:

and had seen the things which Jesus did;
in raising the dead body of Lazarus, and causing him to walk, though bound in grave clothes:

believed on him;
that he was the true Messiah: such an effect the miracle had on them; so that it was a happy day for them, that they came from Jerusalem to Bethany to pay this visit.

John 11:45 In-Context

43 When he had said these things, he cried out with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out. ”

44 The man who had died came out, his hands and feet bound with linen strips, and his face wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go. ”

45 Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what he did, believed in him,

46 but some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.

47 So the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered the council and said, “What are we to do? For this man performs many signs.

Cross References

• 1. 11:45 ch. 12:11; [Acts 9:42]
• 2. 11:45 ver. 19
• 3. 11:45 ch. 2:23