John 11:8 BSB — MannaFest

John 11:8

“Rabbi,” they replied, “the Jews just tried to stone You, and You are going back there?”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

The disciples say unto him, Rabbi, the Jews were but now seeking to stone thee; and goest thou thither again?

KJV

His disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again?

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Commentary

4 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

His disciples said unto him, master,.... Addressing him very reverently, and with great concern for his safety, as well as their own: the Jews of late, or but now, sought to stone thee; as they had attempted to do twice in a very little time; see Joh 8:59; and goest thou thither again? where there are so many enemies; and so much danger, and but little hope of doing much good; whereas here he was among his friends, and in safety, and very useful.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Though it was at least two months ago, the remembrance of the fright was fresh in their minds. [2.] They marvel that he will go thither again. "Wilt thou favour those with thy presence that have expelled thee out of their coasts?" Christ's ways in passing by offences are above our ways.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The Jews of late sought to stone thee - It was but a few weeks before that they were going to stone him in the temple, on the day of the feast of the dedication, Joh 10:31.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: John (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1869)

We should notice, in this passage, how mysterious are the ways in which Christ sometimes leads His people. We are told that when He talked of going back to Judea, His disciples were perplexed. It was the very place where the Jews had lately tried to stone their Master—to return there was to plunge into the midst of danger. These timid Galileans could not see the necessity or prudence of such a step. "Are You going there again?" they cried. Things such as these are often going on around us.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
λέγουσιν	legousin	Say	G3004 →
αὐτῷ	autō	to Him	G846 →
οἱ	hoi	the	G3588 →
μαθηταί·	mathētai	disciples;	G3101 →
ῥαββί,	rhabbi	Rabbi,	G4461 →
νῦν	nun	just now	G3568 →
ἐζήτουν	ezētoun	were seeking	G2212 →
σε	se	You	G4771 →
λιθάσαι	lithasai	to stone	G3034 →
οἱ	hoi	the	G3588 →
Ἰουδαῖοι,	Ioudaioi	Jews,	G2453 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
πάλιν	palin	again	G3825 →
ὑπάγεις	hupageis	You are going	G5217 →
ἐκεῖ;¶	ekei	there?	G1563 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
John 10:39
At this, they tried again to seize Him, but He escaped their grasp.
leads to
- John 8:59
  At this, they picked up stones to throw at Him. But Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple area.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Luke 4:29–30
  They got up, drove Him out of the town, and led Him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw Him over the cliff.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- John 7:30
  So they tried to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.
- John 7:44
  Some of them wanted to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him.
Through
John 10:31
At this, the Jews again picked up stones to stone Him.
leads to
- John 5:18
  Because of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.
Through
John 8:59
At this, they picked up stones to throw at Him. But Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple area.
leads to
- John 10:39–40
  At this, they tried again to seize Him, but He escaped their grasp.
- John 10:30–33
  I and the Father are one.”
- Leviticus 24:16
  Whoever blasphemes the name of the LORD must surely be put to death; the whole assembly must surely stone him, whether he is a foreign resident or native; if he blasphemes the Name, he…