John 11:3

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

American Standard Version

In The King James Version

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

In Context

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

4But when Jesus heard it, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified thereby.

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Cross References

Genesis 22:2And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son, whom thou lovest, even Isaac, and get thee into the land of Moriah. And offer him there for a burnt-offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.

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

John 11:11These things spake he: and after this he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus is fallen asleep; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.

John 13:23There was at the table reclining in Jesus` bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.

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

James 5:14Is any among you sick? 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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