John 11:36

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

The Jews therefore said, Behold how he loved him!

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

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Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

John 11:3 : 3 The sisters therefore sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.
John 14:21-23 : 21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself unto him. 22 Judas (not Iscariot) saith unto him, Lord, what is come to pass that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world? 23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my word: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
John 21:15-17 : 15 So when they had broken their fast, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, [son] of John, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs. 16 He saith to him again a second time, Simon, [son] of John, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Tend my sheep. 17 He saith unto him the third time, Simon, [son] of John, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
2 Cor 8:8-9 : 8 I speak not by way of commandment, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity also of your love. 9 For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might become rich.
Eph 5:2 : 2 and walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odor of a sweet smell.
Eph 5:25 : 25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it;
1 John 3:1 : 1 Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God; and [such] we are. For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
1 John 4:9-9 : 9 Herein {G5129} was the love of God manifested in us, that God hath sent his only begotten Son into the world that we might live through him. 10 Herein {G5129} is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son [to be] the propitiation for our sins.
Rev 1:5 : 5 and from Jesus Christ, [who is] the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loveth us, and loosed us from our sins by his blood;

Similar Verses (AI)

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John 11:31-35
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82%
31The Jews then who were with her in the house, and were consoling her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up quickly and went out, followed her, supposing that she was going unto the tomb to weep there.
32Mary therefore, when she came where Jesus was, and saw him, fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
33When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews [also] weeping who came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled,
34and said, Where have ye laid him? They say unto him, Lord, come and see.
35Jesus wept.
John 11:37-43
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37But 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?
38Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone lay against it.
39Jesus saith, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time the body decayeth; for he hath been [dead] four days.
40Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou believedst, thou shouldest see the glory of God?
41So they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou heardest me.
42And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the multitude that standeth around I said it, that they may believe that thou didst send me.
43And when he had thus spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.
John 11:3-7
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3The sisters therefore sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.
4But when Jesus heard it, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified thereby.
5Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
6When therefore he heard that he was sick, he abode at that time two days in the place where he was.
7Then after this he saith to the disciples, Let us go into Judaea again.
John 19:26
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26When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!
John 11:16-17
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71%
16Thomas therefore, who is called Didymus, said unto his fellow-disciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.
17So when Jesus came, he found that he had been in the tomb four days already.
John 12:9
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9The common people therefore of the Jews learned that he was there: and they came, not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.
John 15:12-13
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12This is my commandment, that ye love one another, even as I have loved you.
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John 2:18
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18The Jews therefore answered and said unto him, What sign showest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?
John 12:11
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11because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.
John 11:45
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John 13:1
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1Now before the feast of the passover, {G3588} Jesus knowing that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto his Father, having loved his own that were in the world, he loved them unto the end.
John 12:17-18
2 verses
69%
17The multitude therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb, and raised him from the dead, bare witness.
18For this cause also the multitude went and met him, for that they heard that he had done this sign.
John 1:36
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36and he looked upon Jesus as he walked, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God!
John 11:14
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14Then Jesus therefore said unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.
John 12:33
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33But this he said, signifying by what manner of death he should die.
John 13:35
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35By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
John 7:11
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11The Jews therefore sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he?
John 19:7
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7The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by that law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.
John 11:11-12
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68%
11These things spake he: and after this he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus is fallen asleep; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.
12The disciples therefore said unto him, Lord, if he is fallen asleep, he will recover.
Luke 19:41
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41And when he drew nigh, he saw the city and wept over it,
John 12:43
68%
43for they loved the glory [that is] of men more than the glory [that is] of God.
Luke 7:13
68%
13And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not.
John 10:31
68%
31The Jews took up stones again to stone him.
John 12:1
68%
1Jesus therefore six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus raised from the dead.
John 19:14
68%
14Now it was the Preparation of the passover: it was about the sixth hour. And he saith unto the Jews, Behold, your King!
John 7:25
67%
25Some therefore of them of Jerusalem said, Is not this he whom they seek to kill?
John 11:19
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19and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary, to console them concerning their brother.
John 18:32
67%
32that the word of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying by what manner of death he should die.
John 19:37
67%
37And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.
John 13:23
67%
23There was at the table reclining in Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.
John 8:52
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52The Jews said unto him, Now we know that thou hast a demon. Abraham died, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my word, he shall never {G165} taste of death.
John 6:6
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6And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.