John 11:34

34 καὶ εἶπεν · Ποῦ τεθείκατε αὐτόν; λέγουσιν αὐτῷ · Κύριε, ἔρχου καὶ ἴδε.

John 11:34 Meaning and Commentary

John 11:34

And said, where have ye laid him?
&c.] This he might say as man, though he, as the omniscient God, knew where he was laid; and that it might appear there was no juggle and contrivance between him, and the relations of the deceased; and to raise some expectation of what he intended to do; and to draw the Jews thither, that they might be witnesses of the miracle he was about to work.

They say unto him;
That is, Martha and Mary,

Lord, come and see;
it being but a little way off.

John 11:34 In-Context

32 ἡ οὖν Μαριὰμ ὡς ἦλθεν ὅπου ἦν Ἰησοῦς ἰδοῦσα αὐτὸν ἔπεσεν αὐτοῦ πρὸς τοὺς πόδας, λέγουσα αὐτῷ · Κύριε, εἰ ἦς ὧδε οὐκ ἄν μου ἀπέθανεν ⸃ ὁ ἀδελφός.

33 Ἰησοῦς οὖν ὡς εἶδεν αὐτὴν κλαίουσαν καὶ τοὺς συνελθόντας αὐτῇ Ἰουδαίους κλαίοντας ἐνεβριμήσατο τῷ πνεύματι καὶ ἐτάραξεν ἑαυτόν,

34 καὶ εἶπεν · Ποῦ τεθείκατε αὐτόν; λέγουσιν αὐτῷ · Κύριε, ἔρχου καὶ ἴδε.

35 ἐδάκρυσεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς.

36 ἔλεγον οὖν οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι · Ἴδε πῶς ἐφίλει αὐτόν.