The Jewish priests took counsel that they might kill Lazarus (12:10) who testified to the resurrection power of the Lord. He was an evident and strong testimony of the Lord’s resurrection power.

Lord would prepare a place, accomplish redemption, open up the way, and make a standing for man to get into God.

这撒玛利亚妇人的干渴引她陷入好些错误的事里，诸如有过五个丈夫，又与一个不是她丈夫的人同居。那六个男人代表看得见和物质的事物，那永远不能满足人。

What is the way for a grain of wheat to multiply? It is not by being welcomed or honored, but by falling into the ground to die. This is absolutely contrary to the human concept. Nevertheless, we must remember that this is the only way to bring the church into being and to increase it in life.

耶稣在海上行走。（约六19。）这表征主能克服人生一切的困扰。祂能行走在人生困扰的波涛上，将一切的困扰踏在脚下。基督行走在一切波涛之上。似乎波涛越多，祂越喜欢行走其上。波涛惊骇了祂的门徒，祂却踏在其上。

In order for the Lord to abide in us, it is necessary to let His words abide in us.

人从外面看耶稣，只见祂是个拿撒勒人。祂无佳形美容，也无美貌使人羡慕。但在祂里面，祂就是神。有时我对主说，『主阿，为什么在美国，你带到教会的人很少是体面的，甚至有些人还衣冠不整的来聚会？』但我终于看出那些瓦器里有宝贝。

When the Lord came, Martha was the first one to meet Him (11:20). But before the Lord could say anything, Martha opened her mouth and gave forth another opinion:

子赐生命给死人。我们看见，那听子话，又信差子来者的，就有永远的生命，是已经出死入生了。

我们不可将活的话当作白纸黑字来接触，我们必须运用我们的灵，将活的话当作活的灵来接触。所以，经历生机体的路就是接触是灵的神，并且吃祂，喝祂。

The sheep are God’s chosen people. In eternity past, God with His foresight had chosen His people. In time, before Christ came, God put His chosen people into the custody of the law. After Christ came, He wanted all of His people to come out of the law’s custody.

三节指明主为门徒洗脚的原因

七章的末日，是指我们一生中的许多末日。你所宝贵的那件衣服有末日，你的婚姻生活有末日，每样东西都有末日。在你节期的末日－在你欢乐并享受后，仍觉干渴时－你必须来到一这位耶稣这里，接受活水解你干渴。

He did not groan over the death of Lazarus, but over the fact that not one of the sorrowful ones knew that He was the present resurrection, and He was troubled by this.  At this juncture, the Lord wept in sympathy with their sorrow over Lazarus’s death.

The Greek word for Comforter is the same as that for Advocate in 1 John 2:1