And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.
Parallel translations
- WEB When he had said this, he cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”
- BSB After Jesus had said this, He called out in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”
- 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 4:33–36He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the LORD.
- Acts 9:40But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning him to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up.
- Acts 9:34And Peter said unto him, Aeneas, Jesus Christ maketh thee whole: arise, and make thy bed. And he arose immediately.
- Luke 7:14–15And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise.
- Acts 3:6Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.
- 1 Kgs 17:21–22And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray thee, let this child’s soul come into him again.
- Acts 3:12And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?
- Mark 4:41And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?
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