John 11:17-27 Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already.… I. The GUIDE of her faith, the WORD of Christ. II. The GROUND of her faith, the AUTHORITY of Christ. III. The MATTER of her faith, that Jesus was — 1. The Christ. 2. The Son of God. 3. The One who should come. (M. Henry.)All that can be believed and known of Jesus is included in this threefold statement, which looks towards three possible sides: to the history of salvation, to the fellowship of salvation, and to the need and hope of salvation. We might say that the first names the theme of St. Matthew's Gospel, the third the theme of St. Luke's, and the second the theme of St. John's. And that which in the higher combination of the scattered points is the theme of the fourth Gospel, is in direct generality and unity the theme also of the second. (C. E. Luthardt, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already.WEB: So when Jesus came, he found that he had been in the tomb four days already. |
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