John 11:3

The sisters therefore sent to him, saying: Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

In The King James Version

Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.

In Context

2It was the Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.

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.

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Cross References

John 11:1NOW a certain one was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, from the village of Mary and Martha her sister.

John 11:11These things said he; and after this he says to them: Lazarus our friend has fallen asleep; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.

John 13:23And there was reclining in Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.

2 Timothy 4:20Erastus remained in Corinth, but Trophimus I left at Miletus sick.

James 5:14Is any sick among you, let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.

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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