John 11:43 (ASV)

Passage

And when he had thus spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.

Nearby Context

John 11:41 So they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou heardest me.

John 11:42 And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the multitude that standeth around I said it, that they may believe that thou didst send me.

John 11:43 And when he had thus spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.

John 11:44 He that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with grave-clothes; and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.

John 11:45 Many therefore of the Jews, who came to Mary and beheld that which he did, believed on him.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thus", "spoken", "cried", "loud", "voice", "lazarus", "come", and "forth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thus" and "spoken", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 42's "And I knew that thou hearest me..." into verse 44's "He that was dead came forth bound...", so "thus" and "spoken" belong inside that flow. In John context, the local focus is the identity of Jesus, new birth, eternal life, and belief and unbelief.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "thus" and "spoken" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.