What is John chapter eleven verse forty five?

Answer 1

"Therefore many of the Jews who had come to visit Mary, and had seen what Jesus did, put their faith in him."

This comes after Jesus raised his friend Lazarus from death. Lazarus was the brother of Mary and Martha who all lived together in the village of Bethany. (Do not confuse this Mary with Jesus' mother Mary or with Mary Magdalene who were diffferent people). Jesus deliberately waited for the death of Lazarus rather than cure him when he was sick (verse 6 'Yet when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed where he was two more days). This deliberate act was to ensure that people realised just who he was. He arrived at Bethany four days after Lazarus' death . In verse 25 Jesus stated: ' I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?" he asked Martha. "Yes, Lord," she told him, "I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world."

Despite their doubts, Jesus then performed one of his great miracles. He prayed: "Father, I thank you that you have heard me. I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, that they may believe that you sent me." When he had said this, Jesus called in a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out!" The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen, and a cloth around his face. Jesus said to them, "Take off the grave clothes and let him go."

This miracle had a profound effect on the people around - including the Jewish authorities who saw him as a threat. Lazarus, though he had died, was now alive and well, and news spread of this like wildfire (well, wouldn't it do so today too?). Many people made a commitment to Jesus as a result of this miracle - hence verse 45.