John 11:37

The NET Bible®

But some of them said, "This is the man who caused the blind man to see! Couldn't he have done something to keep Lazarus from dying?"

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
But some of them said, “Couldn’t he who opened the blind man’s eyes also have kept this man from dying?”

King James Version (1611)
And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blinde, haue caused that euen this man should not haue died?

King James Version
And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?

English Standard Version
But some of them said, "Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man also have kept this man from dying?"

New American Standard Bible
But some of them said, "Could this Man, who opened the eyes of the man who was blind, not have also kept this man from dying?"

New Century Version
But some of them said, "If Jesus opened the eyes of the blind man, why couldn't he keep Lazarus from dying?"

Amplified Bible
But some of them said, "Could not this Man, who opened the blind man's eyes, have kept this man from dying?"

New American Standard Bible (1995)
But some of them said, "Could not this man, who opened the eyes of the blind man, have kept this man also from dying?"

Legacy Standard Bible
But some of them said, "Could not this man, who opened the eyes of the blind man, have kept this man also from dying?"

Berean Standard Bible
But some of them asked, "Could not this man who opened the eyes of the blind also have kept Lazarus from dying?"

Contemporary English Version
Some of them said, "He gives sight to the blind. Why couldn't he have kept Lazarus from dying?"

Complete Jewish Bible
But some of them said, "He opened the blind man's eyes. Couldn't he have kept this one from dying?"

Darby Translation
And some of them said, Could not this [man], who has opened the eyes of the blind [man], have caused that this [man] also should not have died?

Easy-to-Read Version
But some of them said, "Jesus healed the eyes of the blind man. Why didn't he help Lazarus and stop him from dying?"

Geneva Bible (1587)
And some of them saide, Coulde not he, which opened the eyes of the blinde, haue made also, that this man should not haue died?

George Lamsa Translation
Some of them said, Could not this man, who opened the eyes of that blind man, have also kept this man from dying?

Good News Translation
But some of them said, "He gave sight to the blind man, didn't he? Could he not have kept Lazarus from dying?"

Lexham English Bible
But some of them said, "Was not this man who opened the eyes of the blind able to do something so that this man also would not have died?"

Literal Translation
But some of them said, Was this One, the One opening the eyes of the blind, not able to have caused that this one should not die?

American Standard Version
But some of them said, Could not this man, who opened the eyes of him that was blind, have caused that this man also should not die?

Bible in Basic English
But some of them said, This man, who made open the eyes of the blind man, was he not able to keep his friend from death?

Hebrew Names Version
Some of them said, "Couldn't this man, who opened the eyes of him who was blind, have also caused that this man wouldn't die?"

International Standard Version
But some of them said, "Surely the one who opened the eyes of the blind man could have kept this man from dying, couldn't he?"John 9:6;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
But some of them said, Could not this who opened the eyes of that blind have caused also that this should not have died ?

Murdock Translation
And some of them said: Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man, have caused that this also should not have died?

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And some of them sayde: Coulde not he which opened the eyes of the blinde, haue made also, that this man shoulde not haue dyed?

English Revised Version
But some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of him that was blind, have caused that this man also should not die?

World English Bible
Some of them said, "Couldn't this man, who opened the eyes of him who was blind, have also caused that this man wouldn't die?"

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Could not this person, who opened the eyes of the blind, have even caused that this man should not have died?

Weymouth's New Testament
But others of them asked, "Was this man who opened the blind man's eyes unable to prevent this man from dying?"

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And summe of hem seiden, Whethir this man that openyde the iyen of the borun blynde man, myyte not make that this schulde not die?

Update Bible Version
But some of them said, Could not this man, who opened the eyes of him that was blind, have caused that this man also should not die?

Webster's Bible Translation
And some of them said, Could not this man, who opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?

New King James Version
And some of them said, "Could not this Man, who opened the eyes of the blind, also have kept this man from dying?"

New Living Translation
But some said, "This man healed a blind man. Couldn't he have kept Lazarus from dying?"

New Life Bible
Some of them said, "This Man opened the eyes of the blind man. Could He not have kept this man from dying?"

New Revised Standard
But some of them said, "Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?"

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, some from among them, said - Could not this man, who opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that, this one also, should not have died?

Douay-Rheims Bible
But some of them said: Could not he that opened the eyes of the man born blind have caused that this man should not die?

Revised Standard Version
But some of them said, "Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?"

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And some of the sayde: coulde not he which openned the eyes of the blynde have made also that this man shuld not have dyed?

Young's Literal Translation
and certain of them said, `Was not this one, who did open the eyes of the blind man, able to cause that also this one might not have died?'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But some of the saide: Coulde no the which opened the eyes of ye blynde, haue made also, that this ma shulde not haue dyed?

Mace New Testament (1729)
but some of them said, this man who has given sight to the blind, could not he have prevented Lazarus's death?

THE MESSAGE
Others among them said, "Well, if he loved him so much, why didn't he do something to keep him from dying? After all, he opened the eyes of a blind man."

Simplified Cowboy Version
but some people said it was his fault Lazarus had died. Some of them said, "If he could heal the blind, he could have healed his friend if he cared that much."

Contextual Overview

³³ When Jesus saw her weeping, and the people who had come with her weeping, he was intensely moved in spirit and greatly distressed. ³⁴ He asked, "Where have you laid him?" They replied, "Lord, come and see." ³⁵ Jesus wept. ³⁶ Thus the people who had come to mourn said, "Look how much he loved him!" ³⁷ But some of them said, "This is the man who caused the blind man to see! Couldn't he have done something to keep Lazarus from dying?" ³⁸ Jesus, intensely moved again, came to the tomb. (Now it was a cave, and a stone was placed across it.) ³⁹ Jesus said, "Take away the stone." Martha, the sister of the deceased, replied, "Lord, by this time the body will have a bad smell, because he has been buried four days." ⁴⁰ Jesus responded, "Didn't I tell you that if you believe, you would see the glory of God?" ⁴¹ So they took away the stone. Jesus looked upward and said, "Father, I thank you that you have listened to me. ⁴² I knew that you always listen to me, but I said this for the sake of the crowd standing around here, that they may believe that you sent me."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Could: John 9:6, Psalms 78:19, Psalms 78:20, Matthew 27:40-42, Mark 15:32, Luke 23:35, Luke 23:39

Reciprocal: Isaiah 35:5 - the eyes Isaiah 42:20 - Seeing John 5:36 - the works John 9:7 - and came John 11:21 - if John 11:32 - if Acts 9:37 - she was

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And some of them said,.... Who were averse to him, and bore him a secret grudge, and were willing to put the worst construction on every action of his:

could not this man which opened the eyes of the blind; as it is said, at least pretended, that he did, John 9:6, for this must be understood as calling the miracle into question, and as a sneer upon it, and not as taking it for granted that so it was; and even supposing that, it is mentioned to his reproach, since if so, he might

have caused that, even this man should not died: for either the above cure was a sham, or, if it was a real thing, he who did that could have prevented Lazarus's death; and if he could, and would not, where is his friendship? and what must be thought of all this show of affection to him? and what are these tears, but crocodile ones? but this reasoning, as specious as it may seem, was very fallacious; for he that cured the man born blind could raise Lazarus from the dead, which he intended; and therefore did not prevent his death, that he might still give more joy to the family, bring more glory to God, and himself, and more shame and confusion to his enemies.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 37. Could not this man, which opened the eyes, c.] Through the maliciousness of their hearts, these Jews considered the tears of Jesus as a proof of his weakness. We may suppose them to have spoken thus: "If he loved him so well, why did he not heal him? And if he could have healed him, why did he not do it, seeing he testifies so much sorrow at his death? Let none hereafter vaunt the miracle of the blind man's cure if he had been capable of doing that, he would not have permitted his friend to die." Thus will men reason, or rather madden, concerning the works and providence of God; till, by his farther miracles of mercy or judgment, he converts or confounds them.