John 11:4
When this came to his ears, Jesus said, The end of this disease is not death, but the glory of God, so that the Son of God may have glory because of it.
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3So the sisters sent to him, saying, Lord, your dear friend is ill.
5Now Jesus had love in his heart for Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
Cross References
Mark 5:39And when he had gone in, he said to them, Why are you making such a noise and weeping? The child is not dead, but sleeping.
John 5:23So that all men may give honour to the Son even as they give honour to the Father. He who gives no honour to the Son gives no honour to the Father who sent him.
John 9:3Jesus said in answer, It was not because of his sin, or because of his father's or mother's; it was so that the works of God might be seen openly in him.
John 11:40Jesus said to her, Did I not say to you that if you had faith you would see the glory of God?
John 13:31Then when he had gone out, Jesus said, Now is glory given to the Son of man, and God is given glory in him.
John 17:5And now, Father, let me have glory with you, even that glory which I had with you before the world was.
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 →