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NASB | John 11:6 So when He heard that he was sick, He then stayed two days longer in the place where He was. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 11:6 So [even] when He heard that Lazarus was sick, He stayed in the same place two more days. |
Subject: US go... even we, the disciples? |
Bible Note: Hi, Ray! I think that for many of us that (following Jesus even at the risk of death) would be the ultimate test... and, though we have an advantage over Jesus' contemporaries, I think that many of today's "disciples" will not act accordingly; but will fail to choose to follow Him. I say this because it is evident by Christiandom's reluctance to be doers of the Word, and its readyness to embrace most any cultural adulteration of Jesus' Word! There was once some one who said that "for evil to prosper good men have but to do nothing." (Paraphrased as best as I remembered.) John 11:7, 8, and 12... Some Bible versions have "his" in 7 and 12 instead of "the." I would agree with you that in these verses as well as many others the tone is that of an inner circle... there seems to be some intimacy or familiarity that the general discipleship would not have with the Master or Rabbi. Even in today's society this is verifiable... While in high school I was involved with the performing arts... though the class or after-school groups were seldom under 40 students there was always an inner circle that clicked in an intimate/familiar manner while the rest were most always left out; mind you I do not mean it in todays abominable fashion of "clicks/inner ciercle"--I am talking about an inner group that put the extra effort into all of our activities, and would financially support the effort, rather than spend frivolously... so it would be a natural occurrance that we would enjoy each other company and spend intimate moments (dinners, picnics, movies...). I understand this to be a factor in Jesus' Twelve and the other disciples... I am not limiting Jesus' inner circle to the Twelve; rather I am saying that the Twelve would most assuredly be with Him, as they say today, "24/7." God Bless! Angel |