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John 11:35-37 NIV (New International Version)

Jesus wept. Then the Jews said, “See how he loved him!” But some of them said, “Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?”

John 11:35-37 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

Jesus wept. So the Jews said, “See how he loved him!” But some of them said, “Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man also have kept this man from dying?”

John 11:35-37 NLT (New Living Translation)

Then Jesus wept. The people who were standing nearby said, “See how much he loved him!” But some said, “This man healed a blind man. Couldn’t he have kept Lazarus from dying?”

John 11:35-37 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)

Jesus wept.  So the Jews said, “See how he loved  him! ” But some of them said, “Couldn’t he who opened the blind man’s eyes  also have kept this man from dying? ”

John 11:35-37 KJV (King James Version)

Jesus wept. Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him! And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?

John 11:35-37 NKJV (New King James Version)

Jesus wept. Then the Jews said, “See how He loved him!” And some of them said, “Could not this Man, who opened the eyes of the blind, also have kept this man from dying?”

John 11:34-37 MSG (The Message)

“Master, come and see,” they said. Now Jesus wept. The Jews said, “Look how deeply he loved him.” Others among them said, “Well, if he loved him so much, why didn’t he do something to keep him from dying? After all, he opened the eyes of a blind man.”

John 11:35-37 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)

Jesus wept. So the Jews were saying, “See how He loved him!” But some of them said, “Could this Man, who opened the eyes of the man who was blind, not have also kept this man from dying?”

John 11:35-37 AMP (Amplified Bible)

Jesus wept. So the Jews were saying, “See how He loved him [as a close friend]!” But some of them said, “Could not this Man, who opened the blind man’s eyes, have kept this man from dying?”

John 11:35-37 NET (New English Translation)

Jesus wept. Thus the people who had come to mourn said, “Look how much he loved him!” But some of them said, “This is the man who caused the blind man to see! Couldn’t he have done something to keep Lazarus from dying?”