John 11:44

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.

He that

Bound

John 20:5

Loose

John 11:39

Mark 5:43

Luke 7:15

General references

John 12:9

John 20:7

Bible References

He that

Jesus said: I am the resurrection and the life. He who puts active faith in me will live, even if he dies.

The Father raises the dead and gives them life. The Son also gives life to those he wills.

The Father and I are one (united in purpose).

Then God said: Let there be light! And there was light.

Jehovah kills and makes alive. He brings down to the grave and brings up.

He spoke and it was done! He commanded and it stood fast.

He said to me: Son of man, can these bones live? I answered, O Lord Jehovah, you know.

I will ransom them from the power of the grave. I will redeem them from death! O death, where are your stings (plagues)? O grave, where is your destruction (devastation)? Compassion will be concealed from my eyes. (1 Co 15:54-57)

A young man named Eutychus sat in the window. He was very sleepy. Paul's talk was long and he fell asleep. He fell down from the third story, and was taken up dead.

Christ will, through his power, bring everything under his authority. He will change our humble bodies and make them like his glorified (glorious) body (literally and figuratively: body of his glory). He is able to subject all things to himself.

I am alive! I was dead and, behold, I am alive forever, Amen. I have the keys of death and the grave.

Bound

He stooped and looked inside where he saw the linen clothes. He did not enter.

Loose

Jesus said: Take away the stone. Martha, the sister of the dead man said: Lord by now the body has decayed for he has been dead four days.

He gave them firm orders not to tell any man about this. Then he commanded that she be given something to eat.

He who was dead sat up and spoke and he was returned to his mother.

General references

The common people of the Jews learned that he was there. So they came to see Jesus and Lazarus, whom he raised from the dead.

The napkin that was on his head was not with the linen clothes. It was rolled up by itself.