Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?
Parallel translations
- WEB Jesus said to her, “Didn’t I tell you that if you believed, you would see God’s glory?”
- BSB Jesus replied, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?”
- NKJV Jesus said to her, “Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?”
- NASB Jesus *said to her, “Did I not say to you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?”
- NLT Jesus responded, “Didn’t I tell you that you would see God’s glory if you believe?”
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Quick answer
Jesus reminds Martha that belief will lead her to see God's glory. Faith is the path to witnessing his works.
Overview
Jesus recalls his earlier promise, calling Martha back from doubt to trust. The 'glory of God' is about to be revealed in the raising of Lazarus, a sign pointing to Jesus' own resurrection glory. The verse teaches that faith precedes and prepares the heart to perceive God's mighty acts.
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Cross-references · 11
- John 11:4When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.
- John 11:23–26Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.
- Rom 4:17–25(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.
- Ps 63:2To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
- John 1:14And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
- 2 Cor 3:18But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the LORD.
- Ps 90:16Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their children.
- 2 Chr 20:20And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.
- 2 Cor 4:6For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
- John 9:3Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.
- John 12:41These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him.
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