After Jesus had said this, He called out in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”
Parallel translations
- WEB When he had said this, he cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”
- KJV And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.
- NKJV Now when He had said these things, He cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come forth!”
- NASB And when He had said these things, He cried out with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”
- NLT Then Jesus shouted, “Lazarus, come out!”
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Quick answer
Jesus calls out with a loud voice, 'Lazarus, come out!' His word commands the dead to live.
Overview
With a single authoritative command, Jesus summons Lazarus from death, displaying the power of his life-giving word. The loud voice ensures all witness the source of the miracle. This anticipates the day when, at his voice, all the dead will rise, as Jesus elsewhere promises in John.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 8
- 2 Kgs 4:33–36So he went in, closed the door behind the two of them, and prayed to the LORD.
- Acts 9:40Then Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down and prayed, and turning toward her body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up.
- Acts 9:34“Aeneas,” Peter said to him, “Jesus Christ heals you! Get up and put away your mat.” Immediately Aeneas got up,
- Luke 7:14–15Then He went up and touched the coffin, and those carrying it stood still. “Young man,” He said, “I tell you, get up!”
- Acts 3:6But Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!”
- 1 Kgs 17:21–22Then he stretched himself out over the child three times and cried out to the LORD, “O LORD my God, please let this boy’s life return to him!”
- Acts 3:12And when Peter saw this, he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why are you surprised by this? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?
- Mark 4:41Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”
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