John 11:38

“Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for John 11:38

Iesus therefore againe groning in himselfe, commeth to the graue. It was a caue, and a stone lay vpon it.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

So Jesus, again being deeply moved within, *came to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone was lying against it.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone lay against it.
- American Standard Version (1901)

So Jesus, deeply troubled in heart, came to the place of the dead. It was a hole in the rock, and a stone was over the opening.
- Basic English Bible

Jesus, once again deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

Jesus therefore, again deeply moved in himself, comes to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.
- Darby Bible

Jesus therefore again groaning in himself, cometh to the sepulchre. Now it was a cave; and a stone was laid over it.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone lay against it.
- English Revised Version

Jesus therefore, again groaning in himself, came to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone lay against it.
- World English Bible

Bible Commentary for John 11:38

Wesley's Notes for John 11:38


11:38 It was a cave - So Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and their wives, except Rachel, were buried in the cave of Machpelah, #Gen 49:29 |- 31. These caves were commonly in rocks, which abounded in that country, either hollowed by nature or hewn by art. And the entrance was shut up with a great stone, which sometimes had a monumental inscription.



People's Bible Notes for John 11:38


Joh 11:38 Jesus . . . cometh to the grave. Graves in Palestine were caves in the rock, either natural or cut, and the mouth was closed by a great stone. Such graves are still seen there. For references to graves, see Ge 23:9 35:8 1Ki 2:34 Isa 14:15 22:16 Mt 27:60 Joh 19:41.

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