John 11:15
And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, so that ye may believe. Nevertheless let us go to him.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
14Therefore Jesus then said to them plainly, Lazarus died.
Cross References
Genesis 26:24And LORD appeared to him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father. Fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake.
Psalms 105:14He allowed no man to do them wrong. Yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,
Isaiah 65:8Thus says LORD, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and [a man] says, Destroy it not, for a blessing is in it, so I will do for my servants' sake, that I may not destroy them all.
John 11:4But when Jesus heard, he said, This sickness is not about death, but for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified by it.
John 12:30Jesus answered and said, This voice occurred not for my sake, but for your sakes.
John 17:19And for their sakes I sanctify myself, so that they may also themselves be sanctified in truth.
Matthew Henry on John 11:2-17
The Death of Lazarus. 1 Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.) 3 Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. 4 When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby. 5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister,… Read the whole commentary →