Geneva Bible Notes (1560): John 11

^{2 !} Christ raiseth Lazarus from death.

^{4 a} For although he dyed, yet being restored so sone to life, it was almost no death in comparison.

^{9 b} He that walketh in his vocation, & hathe the light of God for his guyde, nedeth to feare no dangers. The day also, bothe somer & winter was with the Jewes diuided into 12 houres.

^{12 c} They labored to stay Christ from going into Judea, as thogh there had bene no nede.

^{13 /} Or, slombering slepe.

^{16 d} Which signifieth in our tongue, a twynne in birth.

^{18 e} Which were almost two mile.

^{22 f} She sheweth some faith, which not with standing was almost ouercome by her affections.

^{25 g} Christ restoreth vs from death to giue vs euerlasting life.

^{31 h} Wherein she declared her affection and reuerence that she bare to Christ.

^{33 i} For compassion: for he felt our miseries, as thogh he suffred the like.

^{34 k} We read not that his affections were so excessiue that he kept to measure, as we do in our sorowes, joyes & other affections.

^{40 l} Thatis, a miracle whereby Gods Name shulde be glorified.

^{47 !} The hie Priests and Pharises gather a counsel against him.

^{48 m} They resist God, thinking to hinder his worke by their owne policies.

^{49 n} Or, for that present time.

^{50 !} Caiaphas prophecieth.

^{51 o} God made him to speake, nether colde his impietie let Gods purpose, who caused this wicked man euen as he did Balaam, to be an instrument of the holie God.

^{54 !} Christ getteth him out of the way.

^{55 p} Because thei thoght hereby to make them selues more holie against thei shulde eat the Passe ouer: but they were not commanded by God to vse this ceremonie.