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John 11 — Sermon Preparation
The seventh sign — Lazarus raised from death — and Jesus's declaration 'I am the resurrection and the life.' Below is a research summary for John 11, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- Greek words / lemmas
- 43
- classic sermon excerpts
- 8
- preachers & commentators
John 11 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Μάρθα | Mártha | G3136 | 8 | Martha |
| ἀποθνῄσκω | apothnḗskō | G599 | 9 | be dead, death, die, lie a-dying |
| πιστεύω | pisteúō | G4100 | 9 | believe, commit, put in trust with |
| Λάζαρος | Lázaros | G2976 | 6 | Lazarus |
| Μαρία | María | G3137 | 7 | Mary |
| Ἰουδαῖος | Ioudaîos | G2453 | 8 | Jew, of Judæa |
| ἀδελφή | adelphḗ | G79 | 5 | sister |
How preachers through history handled this text
43 public-domain excerpts on John 11, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Here was a house where the fear of God was, and on which his blessing rested; yet it was made a house of mourning. Grace will keep sorrow from the heart, but not from the house. When God, by his grace and providence, is coming towards us in ways of mercy and comfort, we should, like Martha, go forth by faith, hope, and prayer, to meet him. When Martha went to meet Jesus, Mary sat still in the house; this temper formerly had been an advantage to her, when it put her at Christ's feet to hear his word; …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on John 11:17–32 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Bethany 1— John 11:1
- Jerusalem— John 11:18
- Ephraim 2— John 11:54
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