John 11:36

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

[Some of] the Jewish friends then said, “Look how [much] he loved him!” [See verse 3].

Cross References

John 11:3

So, the sisters sent [someone] to Him, saying, “Look, Lord, the person you love [i.e., your dear friend, Lazarus] is sick.”

Revelation 1:5

[It is also] from Jesus Christ, who is the Faithful Witness [to the truth], the Firstborn from the dead [i.e., the first One raised never to die again], the Ruler of the kings of the world. May there be honor and power forever and ever to Christ, who loved us and released us from our sins by His blood [Note: Some manuscripts say “washed us” since the two Greek words are spelled almost alike].

1 John 3:1

Look at how much love the Father has shown to us [Christians], that we should be called His children! But, that is what we [really] are! The reason the people of the world do not know who we are is because they do not know who God [really] is.

Ephesians 5:25

Husbands, you should love your wives just as Christ also loved the church, and gave up His life for her,

Ephesians 5:2

Live in a loving way, just like Christ loved us and gave Himself up [to die] for us as an offering and fragrant smelling sacrifice to God.

John 11:19

and many of Martha and Mary’s Jewish friends had come to comfort them over [the loss of] their brother.