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Berean Standard Bible

“But some of them asked, “Could not this man who opened the eyes of the blind also have kept Lazarus from dying?””

John 11:37

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At the tomb of Lazarus in Bethany, Jesus has wept. Some of the mourners react to his tears, and others ask a harder question.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

But some of them asked, “Could not this man who opened the eyes of the blind also have kept Lazarus from dying?”

World English Bible (WEB)

Some of them said, “Couldn’t this man, who opened the eyes of him who was blind, have also kept this man from dying?”

King James Version (KJV)

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?

American Standard Version (ASV)

But some of them said, Could not this man, who opened the eyes of him that was blind, have caused that this man also should not die?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

But some of them said, This man, who made open the eyes of the blind man, was he not able to keep his friend from death?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and certain of them said, 'Was not this one, who did open the eyes of the blind man, able to cause that also this one might not have died?'

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y algunos de ellos dijeron: ¿No podía éste que abrió los ojos al ciego, hacer que éste no muriera?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Pero otros decían: ―Este, que le dio la vista al ciego, ¿no podía haber evitado que Lázaro muriera?

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