John 11:4
Then, upon hearing this, Jesus said to them: “This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified by it.”
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In Context
3Therefore, his sisters sent to him, saying: “Lord, behold, he whom you love is sick.”
5Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister Mary, and Lazarus.
Cross References
Mark 5:39And entering, he said to them: “Why are you disturbed and weeping? The girl is not dead, but is asleep.”
John 5:23so that all may honor the Son, just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son, does not honor the Father who sent him.
John 9:3Jesus responded: “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but it was so that the works of God would be made manifest in him.
John 11:40Jesus said to her, “Did I not say to you that if you believe, you shall see the glory of God?”
John 13:31Then, when he had gone out, Jesus said: “Now the Son of man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him.
John 17:5And now Father, glorify me within yourself, with the glory that I had with you before the world ever 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 →