Pentecost Season · Year B
All Saints
Or first Sunday in November) · November 1, 2027
Overview & Insights
"Jesus cried out with a loud voice, 'Lazarus, come out!'" (John 11:43)
At the tomb of his friend Lazarus, Jesus is deeply moved, weeps, and prays, then calls the dead man out of the grave, and Lazarus comes out still bound in his grave clothes.
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Commentary
Working Preacher: Commentary on John 11:32-44 Working Preacher
Lutheran lectionary commentary on the raising of Lazarus for the Feast of All Saints.
Enduring Word: John 11 Enduring Word · David Guzik
David Guzik's verse-by-verse evangelical notes on the death and raising of Lazarus.
Precept Austin: John 11 Commentary Precept Austin
Detailed study page gathering many conservative commentators on John 11.
BibleHub: Commentaries on John 11:32 BibleHub
Parallel classic commentaries keyed to Mary meeting Jesus and the raising of Lazarus.
CEP: John 11:1-45 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
Reformed preaching commentary on Jesus as the resurrection and the life across the Lazarus narrative.
Background & Word Study
Enter the Bible: John Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary's scholarly introduction to the structure and themes of John's Gospel.
BibleProject: John 1-12 Overview BibleProject
Animated overview of the first half of John, where the raising of Lazarus falls.
BibleHub: John 11 Interlinear BibleHub
Greek-English interlinear for word-level study of John 11.
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