"He purposed to give them one more evidence that He was the Restorer, the One who alone could bring life and immortality to light. This was to be an evidence that the priests could not misinterpret. This was the reason of His delay in going to Bethany. This crowning miracle, the raising of Lazarus, was to set the seal of God on His work and on His claim to divinity. DA 529.1"
"Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:"
Both passages connect Jesus to resurrection and life. The EGW passage describes the raising of Lazarus as evidence of Jesus' power to bring life and immortality, while John 11:25 directly quotes Jesus declaring Himself to be the resurrection and the life. The connection is a strong thematic parallel.
"For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will."
Both passages relate to Jesus' power to give life. The EGW passage describes the raising of Lazarus as evidence of Jesus' power, while John 5:21 states that the Son quickens whom He will, mirroring the Father's power. The connection is a thematic parallel.
"The message was given to Martha so quietly that others in the room did not hear. Absorbed in her grief, Mary did not hear the words. Rising at once, Martha went out to meet her Lord, but thinking that she had gone to the place where Lazarus was buried, Mary sat still in her sorrow, making no outcry. DA 529.3"
"Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house."
The EGW passage directly recounts the events described in John 11:20, providing additional details and context. The connection is clear and direct.
"Martha hastened to meet Jesus, her heart agitated by conflicting emotions. In His expressive face she read the same tenderness and love that had always been there. Her confidence in Him was unbroken, but she thought of her dearly loved brother, whom Jesus also had loved. With grief surging in her heart because Christ had not come before, yet with hope that even now He would do something to comfort them, she said, “Lord, if Thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.” Over and over again, amid the tumult made by the mourners, the sisters had repeated these words. DA 529.4"
"Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died."
The EGW passage directly quotes John 11:21, making the connection explicit.
"With human and divine pity Jesus looked into her sorrowful, careworn face. Martha had no inclination to recount the past; all was expressed by the pathetic words, “Lord, if Thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.” But looking into that face of love, she added, “I know, that even now, whatsoever Thou wilt ask of God, God will give it Thee.” DA 529.5"
"But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee."
EGW directly quotes John 11:22.