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John 11:32-44

The Raising of Lazarus

November 1, 2027

The Raising of Lazarus, Rembrandt van Rijn
The Raising of Lazarus, Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1630–1632Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles
An early Rembrandt. Christ's arm is thrown straight up, the mourners recoil, and Lazarus is only beginning to rise out of a hole in the floor.Lazarus, come out! The painting is the instant of the command rather than the reunion.Rembrandt van RijnRembrandt (1606-1669) painted scripture as if it had happened in a room he had been in, and returned to the same stories across forty years, changing his mind about them in public.Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los AngelesThe largest art museum in the western United States, built from scratch in the 1960s and still rebuilding itself.Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles
Revised Common Lectionary
GospelJohn 11:32-44Jn 11:32-44
EpistleRev. 21:1-6aRev 21:1-6a
Old TestamentWis. 3:1-9Wis 3:1-9 orIsa. 25:6-9Is 25:6-9
PsalterPs. 24Ps 24

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 11:32-44Working Preacher: Commentary on Jn 11:32-44 Working Preacher

Lutheran lectionary commentary on the raising of Lazarus for the Feast of All Saints.

Enduring Word: John 11Enduring Word: Jn 11 Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik's verse-by-verse evangelical notes on the death and raising of Lazarus.

Precept Austin: John 11 CommentaryPrecept Austin: Jn 11 Commentary Precept Austin

Detailed study page gathering many conservative commentators on John 11.

BibleHub: Commentaries on John 11:32BibleHub: Commentaries on Jn 11:32 BibleHub

Parallel classic commentaries keyed to Mary meeting Jesus and the raising of Lazarus.

CEP: John 11:1-45 CommentaryCEP: Jn 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

BibleProject: John 1-12 OverviewBibleProject: Jn 1-12 Overview BibleProject

Animated overview of the first half of John, where the raising of Lazarus falls.

BibleHub: John 11 InterlinearBibleHub: Jn 11 Interlinear BibleHub

Greek-English interlinear for word-level study of John 11.

The Church Fathers

Catena: John 11Catena: Jn 11 Catena

Patristic comments gathered verse by verse on John 11.

Worship & Prayers

The Lectionary Page: All Saints, Year B The Lectionary Page

Anglican collect and full set of appointed readings for All Saints in Year B.

Podcast

Working Preacher: Sermon Brainwave Podcast Working Preacher

Weekly lectionary podcast where scholars discuss the appointed texts.

Art & Music

Vanderbilt: Revised Common Lectionary Art Index Vanderbilt

Lectionary art index for visual reflection on the appointed readings.

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