Had come (εληλυθεισαν). Past perfect of ερχομα. These Jews were probably not hostile to Jesus. There were seven days of solemn mou…

Many of the Jews. Probably their distant relatives or their friends.

To comfort. These visits of consolation were commonly…

And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary.—Better, and many of the Jews had come...—They had come before our Lord’s arrival. T…

And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother. Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming…

Alcuin of York: Our Lord delayed His coming for four days so that the resurrection of Lazarus would be more glorious: The…

The family at Bethany must have been well known in Jerusalem, since many “Jews” came to comfort Martha and Mary over the loss of Lazarus. A process…

To comfort them concerning their brother. This was, no doubt, the object they had in view, but God had another object to accomplish, as we…

And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary
Or "to those that were about Martha and Mary"; in order to have access …

Here was a house where the fear of God was, and on which his blessing rested; yet it was made a house of mourning. Grace will keep sorrow from the …

1. The Evangelist, after telling us that Lazarus was to be raised, now describes the events surrounding it. He does so in three parts: