ESV Reformation Study Bible – John 11:37
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John 11:37

11:37 Could not he. The questions raised are what sort of power Jesus has and when He will choose to use it. Lazarus was allowed to die and the sisters to mourn, in order that God’s glory might be manifested (v. 4; 9:3). The healing of the blind man is remembered as clearly supernatural.