Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
Parallel translations
- WEB Don’t marvel at this, for the hour comes, in which all that are in the tombs will hear his voice,
- BSB Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice
- NKJV Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice
- NASB Do not be amazed at this; for a time is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear His voice,
- NLT Don’t be so surprised! Indeed, the time is coming when all the dead in their graves will hear the voice of God’s Son,
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Quick answer
Jesus said not to marvel, for all in the tombs will hear his voice. He foretells a universal, bodily resurrection at his command.
Overview
Moving from present spiritual life to future bodily resurrection, Jesus declares that all the dead will hear his voice. This is a claim only God could make. It assures believers of resurrection and warns all that Christ's voice will summon every person from the grave.
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Cross-references · 15
- Rev 20:12And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
- 1 Th 4:14–17For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
- Isa 26:19Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.
- John 11:24–25Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.
- Job 19:25–26For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:
- 1 Cor 15:42–54So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:
- John 6:39–40And this is the Father’s will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.
- 1 Cor 15:22For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
- Phil 3:21Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.
- Ezek 37:1–10The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones,
- Hos 13:14I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.
- John 3:7Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
- John 4:21Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.
- John 5:20For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth: and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may marvel.
- 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?
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