John 11:15

And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, that ye may believe. But let us go to him.

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

In The King James Version

And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.

In Context

14Then therefore Jesus said to them plainly: Lazarus is dead.

16Therefore said Thomas, who is called Didymus, to his fellow disciples: Let us also go, that we may die with him.

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Cross References

John 11:4And Jesus hearing it, said: This sickness is not for death, but for the sake of the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified thereby.

John 12:30Jesus answered and said: This voice came not for my sake, but for your sakes.

John 17:19And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also may be sanctified in the 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 →

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