John 11:21 has Martha say 'if you had been here, my brother would not have died'—the same sentiment the crowd later echoes.

John 11:21 has Martha express the same regret—'if you had been here'—that the crowd later voices about Lazarus.

John 9:6 records Jesus healing the blind man with mud — the miracle referenced in John 11:37's question about preventing Lazarus' death.

John 9:7 records the healing of the blind man—the very miracle the crowd references when they say 'opened the eyes of the blind'.

John 5:36 explains that Jesus' works testify to his identity—the same works, like opening blind eyes, that the crowd questions here.

In Matthew 27:40-42, the mockers echo this same logic: 'He saved others but cannot save himself'—questioning Jesus' power to save just as here they doubt he could prevent death.

Mark 15:32 similarly taunts 'come down from the cross to make us believe'—another challenge to Jesus' power, paralleling the doubt in John.

Luke 23:35 has rulers sneer 'He saved others; let him save himself'—the exact same taunt, directly paralleling the skepticism in John.

Luke 23:39 records a criminal's taunt 'Save yourself and us!'—another mockery of Jesus' inability to save, similar to the crowd's doubt.

Isaiah 35:5 prophesies the opening of blind eyes—a sign of the Messiah that Jesus fulfilled, referenced here by the crowd.